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PEP Hires Executive Director
Eric Depperschmidt has been hired by the Prowers Economic Prosperity (PEP) board to serve as its new Executive Director. The unanimous vote was taken during a special PEP directors meeting on Friday, February 17th. The hiring of an experienced director is pivotal to the future implementation of the Prowers County Economic Prosperity Plan. A western […]
PEP Board Initiates Business Round Table Discussions
While the Prowers Economic Prosperity screening committee narrows its search for an executive director and a projects coordinator, the focus of the Tuesday, February 7th meeting centered on adding members to take part in a series of business roundtable discussions. PEP President, Rick Robbins, said the groups will focus on categories that represent the economic […]
Colorado Traffic Fatalities Up 24% in Two Years – Motorcycle Deaths at All-Time Record
STATEWIDE — Preliminary data from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) indicates that traffic fatalities have risen by 24 percent since 2014. In 2016 there were 605 traffic fatalities in Colorado, compared to 547 fatalities in 2015. “Colorado is growing but that doesn’t mean traffic fatalities must grow too,” said Shailen Bhatt, CDOT Executive […]
Holly Trustees Review Backflow Policy
The Holly Trustees will meet in a work session on February 15th to determine who needs to have a water backflow device installed on their plumbing to prevent contamination of the public water supply. The issue was on the Trustee’s agenda for their meeting February 1st. The Backflow and Cross Connection Control Ordinance was unanimously […]
Prowers County 4-H Council Officer’s Retreat
On Sunday, December 18, 2016, the 4-H County Council Officers took their annual officer planning retreat trip to Denver, Colorado. Our group had some fun activities such as going to a trampoline park, eating out at a local restaurant, and swimming in the hotel pool. We then buckled down and got busy on our meeting […]
Workforce Job Fair in Lamar Matches Seekers with Interested Employers
The winter job Fair and the State Workforce Center in Lamar had just as many attendees as the earlier one in September, with an average of 100 persons on hand for the four hour session which ran between 10am and 2pm on Wednesday, January 25th. Elva Macias, the local workforce center labor and employment specialist […]
Colorado Employment Situation for December, 2016
Total nonfarm payroll jobs declined 4,000 from November to December to 2,627,400 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs decreased 3,700 and government decreased 300. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased two-tenths of a percentage point in December to 3.0 percent. The number of people actively […]
Prowers and Hamilton County Deputies Make Arrest After High Speed Chase
Media Release from Prowers County Sheriff’s Office: On Wednesday, January 18, 2017, at approximately 0700 hours, deputies were dispatched to an address in Holly, Colorado to a report of a domestic violence in progress. When deputies arrived, the male suspect had already left in a vehicle. The suspect was identified as Rito Tarango, 25, of […]
Prowers County Emergency Telephone Authority Equipped to Receive Text 911 Messages
The Prowers County Emergency Telephone Authority is pleased to announce the ability to send a text message to 9-1-1 as an integrated service to our 9-1-1 network and 9-1-1 equipment. Thorough testing has been conducted and Text to 9-1-1 is live, for the public in Prowers County. Texting to 9-1-1 provides accessibility to the hearing […]
Lodging Panel Okays Horse Puller Event for Lamar Days
Only one funding request came before the Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel during their monthly meeting on Tuesday, January 17th. Now in its fifth year, the Arkansas Valley Horse Pullers group will appear for Lamar Days, scheduled for May 20th at Willow Creek Park. Palmer, who is the president of the Panel, excused himself from […]
Winter Storm Approaching S.E. Colorado
WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE – NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 8:01 PM MST FRI JAN 13 2017 …WINTER STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING… * LOCATION…KIOWA…BENT…PROWERS AND BACA COUNTIES…INCLUDING EADS…LAS ANIMAS…LAMAR AND SPRINGFIELD. * CAUSE AND TIMING…A PACIFIC STORM WILL BRING A WINTRY MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW TO THE […]
Report: 62,000 Clean Energy Workers in Colorado
Top 10 Counties: Denver, Arapahoe, Jefferson, Adams, Douglas, Boulder, Larimer, Weld, El Paso, Mesa; Energy Efficiency, Renewables Are Top Industries for Jobs DENVER (January 6, 2016) – More than 62,000 people in Colorado work in the clean energy sector, according to a new report unveiled today by the national, nonpartisan business group Environmental Entrepreneurs […]
New Year Means Big Problems for 272 Impaired Drivers
Heat Is On Campaign Logs Over 7000 arrests in 2016 STATEWIDE — Parties and celebrations rang in the new year across Colorado, but for 272 impaired drivers, the ring came from law enforcement sirens instead of festive horns and whistles. From Dec. 30, 2016 to Jan. 3, 2017, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado […]
Prowers Economic Prosperity Seeks Project Coordinator
LAMAR, CO, January 3, 2017 – With the New Year, Prowers Economic Prosperity (PEP), the economic development organization for Prowers County, is poised to implement its prosperity plan that was adopted in late 2016. The prosperity plan provides a potential road map for economic growth in Prowers County. A large portion of the plan calls […]
LCC announces Employees of the Year for 2016
LCC honors employee’s hard work and dedication (Lamar, Colorado; December 29, 2016) Lamar Community College is proud to recognize the following staff and faculty members who have been selected as Employees of the Year: Susan Frankel, Administrator; Valerie Reifschneider, Faculty; Roger Reamy, Classified Employee; and Rory Gillespie, Adjunct Instructor. These individuals have made a true […]
