All Entries in the "City of Holly" Category
Prowers County Redistricting & Voting Precinct Procedures
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners set public meetings to allow residents to view and comment on the proposed commissioner redistricting and voter precinct redistricting maps. The three county commissioner district boundaries are being redrawn to equalize the reflected population changes in the counties following the latest census. District One is represented by Commissioner […]
Prowers County Represented in National Investment Summit
We are so excited that one of PEP’s very own, Cheryl Sanchez, got selected to represent Colorado at SelectUSA Investment Summit in Maryland this week! She is one of only two Economic Developers from Colorado that was selected to represent our state. What an achievement!! SelectUSA Investment Summit draws more than 3000 attendees featuring economic […]
PEP Shares News of Broadband Expansion and Multi-Team Babe Ruth Tournament
Prowers Economic Prosperity received several guests during the organization’s monthly board meeting on Monday, April 17th. Jimmy Bencomo explained his need for volunteers this summer to help organize and run a Babe Ruth state tournament which will bring several hundred participants of all ages and their families to Lamar between July 7th and 10th. “We’re […]
PEP Annual Meeting Highlights Local Businesses
Three area businesses were highlighted for their achievements during the March 23rd Prowers Economic Prosperity annual meeting, held at Las Brisas Restaurant in Lamar. PEP Executive Director, Cheryl Sanchez presented Shane and Tori Hawks of Stampede Services in Wiley with the Rising Star award for their contribution to the economy and workforce of the […]
Arkansas River Power Authority Business Operations – March 2023
ARPA Board Holds its Annual Election of Officers: The ARPA Board of Directors held its annual officer elections at its meeting on February 23. The Board elected Lorenz Sutherland (La Junta), President; Ron Clodfelter (Las Animas), Vice President; Gary Cranson (La Junta), Treasurer; and ARPA staff member, Arvenia Morris, Secretary. Mr. Sutherland has been […]
Media Release from Prowers County Sheriff’s Office
12-29-2022 REF: Sheriff’s Office & Town of Holly Municipal Law Enforcement Contract The Prowers County Sheriff’s Office would like to notify the public that the Town of Holly has chosen to not renew their contract with PCSO for law enforcement services, moving into the year 2023. This requires the turn back of one of the […]
Riverside Communications, LLC signs agreement to purchase KLMR (AM) and KLMR-FM Radio
KLMR radio, in Lamar, Colorado, originally signed on the air as an AM radio station in December of 1948. Nearly 28 years later, KLMR-FM was added and signed on the air in November of 1976. Both stations were destroyed by a microburst in July of 2022 and 25/7 Media, Inc. subsequently elected to shut the […]
Toys for Tots Concludes Christmas 2022
Saturday, December 24th was bright and crisp as the final chapter of this year’s Toys for Tots campaign in Prowers County concluded with a delivery of bikes for area youngsters. “There weren’t as many bike donations this year as in year’s past,” said organizer, Darlene Lopez from the headquarters at 500 West Beech […]
LCC Begins Training Program for IT Technicians
A new information technology program is under development at Lamar Community College. Mittie Helm, Business Faculty and Kendra King, Department Head of the Cosmetology Department at Lamar Community College, briefed the Prowers Economic Prosperity board members on ways the new courses will help students find jobs in information technology. “The grant-funded program will develop in […]
Food for Families Holiday Schedule for 2022
The manner in which the annual Christmas meal will be presented is following the changes made earlier in the season for the Toys for Tots distribution schedule. The meal will be available on a first-come, first-served basis between 9am and 11am at various distribution sites in Lamar and throughout the county. The Lamar […]
USDA Confirms Detection of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in a Commercial Game Bird Operation In Prowers County
Lamar, Colo. — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory (NVSL) has confirmed the detection of Highly Pathogenic H5N1 Avian Influenza (HPAI) virus in a commercial game bird operation in Prowers County. Avian influenza does not present a food safety risk; poultry and eggs are safe to eat when handled and cooked […]
PEP Guest Outlines Rural Jump Start Program
Morgan VanKat, a representative from OEDIT, Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade, outlined a state program developed to provide tax relief and grants for new business start-ups and business relocations, specifically in rural areas of the state. “We’re targeting those communities and counties that are experiencing economic distress,” she explained to […]
Changes Coming for Toys for Tots Distribution this Holiday
Darleen Lopez is taking a new tack for this year’s Toys for Tots, Food for Families holiday drive. Families qualified to receive kid’s toys will still arrive at her headquarters at 500 West Beech Street in Lamar, but the manner in which the toys will be handed out will be changed as well as the […]
Election Information – Understanding Your November 8, 2022 Ballot
What will my November 8, 2022, General Election Ballot look like? Sample ballots are posted to the Prowers County website at www.prowerscounty.net under the Departments then Election. Election Offices will be reporting by precinct for this 2022 General Election. Q: What does that mean? A: A certain Ballot Style will be mailed to a voter. […]
“Imagine Rotary” Opens Doors to Learning for Elementary School Students
The Lamar Rotary and Interact members continued a unique tradition this past Thursday, September 14th, by distributing just over 230 dictionaries to third grade students in various schools in southeast Colorado. Judy Turpin, Lamar Rotary President, noted this year’s theme is, “Imagine Rotary”, believing that if we can imagine a better world, we […]
