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Recap and Forecast, Southeast Colorado Climate Info
Summer of 2019 Climate Review June was a roller coaster month for weather across Colorado, with a few warm and dry spells followed by unseasona-bly cold and strong weather systems that brought rain, mountain snow and severe storms across the area. Accumu-lating snowfall was recorded across the high peaks on June 22nd, the first […]
CSP Investigates Prowers County Fatality
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a traffic crash that resulted in one fatality in Prowers County. A 2013 Hyundai Veloster was driving southbound on Colorado 287 when it collided its front into the back of a semi-truck pulling a trailer that was stopped in the southbound lane waiting in line to enter a […]
Basic Agenda for Lamar Utility Board Meeting
The Lamar Utility Board approved $14,685.86 in purchase orders from a total of $33,234.92. Payment of bills amounting to $1,176,175.74 was also approved during the September 24th meeting. Power purchases from ARPA, Arkansas River Power Authority, for what may be the last time this summer, were over the million dollar mark at $1,055,432.08. Total operating […]
City Council Okays Chickens, KO’s Logo
The Lamar City Council approved an ordinance on first reading, to allow city residents to keep no more than ten hen chickens on their personal property. The action during their September 23rd meeting is a follow-up to a request made to the council this past August by Katie and Kaylee Kurtz to alter […]
Lamar City Council Moves Forward on Waste Water Project
The City of Lamar is moving forward with a water quality improvement project as the city council ratified a phone poll for a WQIF grant for $243,300 with a local match of $30,350 for the completion of the project. The city owns a wastewater treatment facility headworks building, lift station and fine screen and […]
County Moves Forward with Energy Efficiency Programs
The Prowers County Commissioners, during their September 17th meeting, approved a resolution concerning the authorization of the Colorado New Energy Improvement District to conduct the program, called Colorado Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-PACE) within Prowers County. ‘(C-PACE) is a financing tool that allows commercial and multifamily property owners to finance qualifying energy […]
Arkansas River Power Authority BUSINESS OPERATIONS – SEPTEMBER 2019
ARPA Board Reviews Preliminary 2020 Budget: A preliminary budget was presented to the ARPA Board of Directors at its August 29 meeting that anticipates no rate increase for 2020. The budget includes total revenues of $30.9 million, power supply costs of $14.4 million, transmission costs of $3.25 million, and A&G costs of $1.96 million. […]
Lodging Panel Funds YAKS and Farm-City Banquet
Keep your eyes on the skies this weekend as the Lamar Municipal Airport is hosting as many as 30 YAK Red Star airplanes, members of the Pilots Association YAK event. Airport manager, Eric McSwann told the Prowers Lodging Panel board of directors, approximately 60 people will be involved in this annual event which […]
PEP Continues to Develop Delegate Base
Interim PEP executive director, Tara Hosick, hosted the monthly meeting of Prowers Economic Prosperity this past Monday, September 16th, highlighting the need for board of directors to seek and announce their selected delegates before the end of the year. A delegate, which is a new feature since Hosick took over consulting duties for the […]
Governor Polis Kicks Off Pedal the Plains in Lamar
LAMAR – Governor Jared Polis today joined cabinet members, stakeholders and local leaders to kickoff of the Denver Post Pedal the Plains 2019. This ride is an opportunity for Coloradans to get out into communities on the eastern plains and celebrate the state’s agriculture industry. The ride will make stops in Lamar, […]
Ron Manly Appreciation for Service with PCSO
Ron Manly’s career with the Prowers County Sheriff’s Office began 41 years ago when he volunteered for the Junior Sheriff’s Posse. He retired this past Thursday, September 12th, after a career that saw him rise from junior volunteer to the rank of Senior Sergeant. Ron joined the Junior Sheriff’s Posse as a volunteer in […]
Advanced Treatment Center in Lamar Showcased
Advanced Treatment Center at 800 East Maple Street in Lamar, owned by Doug Carrigan, held a by-invitation open house for those associated with the corrections program in Lamar and Prowers County this past Wednesday, September 11th. The Lamar facility, which opened in late spring, is one of four Advanced Treatment Centers with others […]
Lamar Utility Board Holds Brief Meeting
The Lamar Utilities Board held a brief regular meeting on Tuesday, September 10th. Purchase orders totaling $188,313.44 were submitted and of those $1,165,067.85 were submitted for approval including $1,146,034.19 for power purchased from ARPA, Arkansas River Power Authority. That marks another month in which the Light Plant purchased over one million dollars’ worth of […]
Hemp Processing Business Slated for Lamar
The Lamar City Council added an extra item to its September 9th meeting agenda to provide information for a proposed hemp processing business to be located at the former Kmart building at 701 North Main Street in Lamar. The council contacted by phone, Hiver Salley of Isolate Kings LLC and Tara Hosick, Prowers […]
Council Considers Study for Year-Round Covered Pool
Lamar is joining with High Plains Community Health Center in a Memorandum of Understanding to research the feasibility of a partnership leading to a year-round covered swimming pool or aquatics center to serve Lamar and the surrounding area on an annual basis. The goals outlined in the MOU include: the ‘low-cost’ study of […]
