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USDA ANNOUNCES DETAILS FOR THE UPCOMING CENSUS OF AGRICULTURE
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – September 1, 2022 – Farmers and ranchers in Arizona, Colorado, Montana, New Mexico, Utah, and Wyoming will soon have the opportunity to be represented in the nation’s only comprehensive and impartial agriculture data for every state, county and territory. The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) will mail the 2022 Census of Agriculture […]
Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes to Present Their Perspectives on the Sand Creek Massacre in a November Exhibition at the History Colorado Center
Three Tribal Nations and History Colorado Partner to Give an Authentic Representation of Atrocity’s Impact DENVER – On November 19, 2022, a new exhibition “The Sand Creek Massacre: The Betrayal that Changed Cheyenne and Arapaho People Forever,” opens at the History Colorado Center in Denver. The exhibition will recount the deadliest day in […]
Attorney General Phil Weiser says 7,000 Colorado Student Loan Borrowers to Get Checks from Navient Settlement
Nearly 7,000 Coloradans will soon receive checks in the mail from a settlement earlier this year that the Colorado Attorney General’s Office reached with Navient, a student loan servicer that used widespread unfair, deceptive, and predatory loan servicing practices. The nationwide investigation by a bipartisan coalition of 39 attorneys general uncovered evidence that […]
LUB Approves Transformer Rewiring Project
The Lamar Utility Board approved $301,192.75 in purchase orders from a total of $313,747.45 during its Tuesday, August 23rd meeting. The approval orders included $157,000 to rewind a failed transformer which had been discussed by the board in an earlier meeting. Superintendent Houssin Hourieh said his research showed quotes between $130,000 to $165,000 compared […]
Colorado DMV ready to roll with DMV2GO
State aims to better serve underrepresented Coloradans LAKEWOOD, Monday Aug. 15, 2022 — Coloradans have another option in getting the Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) services they need as the Division shifts its DMV2GO mobile office program into drive, literally. The new program — which fully launched following a public reveal of […]
Colorado Employment Situation – July 2022
Unemployment Rate Falls to 3.3% in July; 2,200 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Added Household survey data: According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point in July to 3.3 percent. This marks the lowest rate since February 2020, when it was 2.8 percent. The national unemployment rate […]
CCAC Welcomes Ryan Taylor
Ryan Taylor is the new Sustainability, Research and Industry Outreach Manager for the Colorado Corn Administrative Committee. He grew up in Fort Collins, and living on the edge of town always afforded a good mix of urban and rural experiences that drove his curiosity of the natural world and propelled him to studying […]
CATTLE ON FEED, Week of August 19, 2022
COLORADO The number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Colorado feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 head or larger was estimated at 1,040,000 head as of August 1, 2022. The latest inventory was 2 percent below the previous month’s inventory and unchanged from the August 1, 2021 inventory. Cattle feeders […]
Alfred Adame Receives Quilt of Valor
During the September 11 Tribute, 2021, Quilt of Valor Foundation members were privileged to award Mr. Alfred Adame a Quilt of Valor in honor of his service to the United States of America. Mr. Adame volunteered for the U.S. Army in October 1963 and was honorably discharged in 1966. He served those years in […]
Colorado Crop Progress/Condition Report, Week Ending 8-14-2022
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: High temperatures and limited moisture continued to plague the state last week, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 58 percent of the State is under drought conditions, down 4 percentage points from the previous week. Twenty-seven […]
PEP Hosts Clean Energy Representative
Mike Kruger of Colorado Solar and Storage Association was a Zoom guest for the monthly Prowers Economic Prosperity meeting, Monday, August 15th. Kruger’s pinpoint media presentation stated that at least half of the new electricity generated in the country in 2022 will be from solar, wind and battery storage. He was optimistic about […]
Prowers County Commissioners had Full Agenda
The Prowers County Commissioners met Tuesday, August 9th in routine session and approved various agenda action items through the day before attending the local VA Town Forum held that afternoon at the County SOS Center on East Olive Street. To that end, the commissioners noted in a letter to U.S. Congressman, Michael Bennet, […]
LUB Ponders Cost of Replacement Transformer
Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, noted plant crews replaced the T-3 wind turbine’s main bearings and collector ring as well as the installation of five, man-lifts on all five wind turbines. He said the devices will help improve efficiency and reduce stress on the wind turbine crew during the August 9th Utility Board […]
Council Gains More Background on Tiny Home Specs
Mark Westoff, co- founder of Sangre de Cristo Tiny Homes, met with the Lamar City Council for a work session Monday, August 8th, to discuss regulations concerning establishing tiny homes ordinances in the city. The council has discussed some ramifications of having the small-sized homes, approximately 400 square feet, within the city limits during […]
City Sales Tax Report Posts Another Monthly Gain
The June, 2022 Lamar Tax Revenue collection report shows a 10.10% increase over the same time last year, with a gain of $38,241, putting total collections for the month at $416,781 compared to $378,540 in 2021. Use Tax collections were down 14.36% for a decrease of $5,846. Total Sales and Use Tax collections […]
