All Entries in the "Consumer Issues" Category
Colorado DMV Unveils Top License Plate Designs for 2023
LAKEWOOD – Friday, Jan. 5, 2024 — The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) proudly reveals the most popular license plates of 2023, including a rereleased plate and a longstanding design that honors victims and survivors of a Colorado tragedy. Based on Colorado’s 1945 variant (Retired Style Black plate in the attached report), the […]
Jimmie Dale Wright – November 14, 1940 — December 9, 2023
A celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident, Jimmie Dale Wright, affectionately known to his family and friends as Jim, will be held at 10:00AM on Thursday, December 14, 2023 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Paul Floyd and Bill Emick co-officiating. Interment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar. Visitation […]
Prowers County Farm Bureau/Elks Toy Show in January
Prowers County Farm Bureau is sponsoring the Lamar Elks Toy Show, to be held Saturday, January 13th, 2024, at the Lamar Elks Lodge 28157 Hwy 287 South, Lamar CO 81052. The show will start at 9 am and run until 3 pm mountain time. Toys of all shapes and sizes, new in the box, […]
2023 Weather Year in Review Across Southern Colorado-7 Year Precip Report for SE Colorado
The first week of the January 2023 was relatively cool and unsettled across south central and southeast Colorado, before upper-level ridging brought warm and dry conditions to region for the second week of January. The last half of January saw occasional disturbances bringing surges of cold and unsettled weather to the area, with […]
PRESS RELEASE – FAMLI Leave Benefits
Press Release For Immediate Release | December 31, 2023 Paid Family Leave Benefits Start Tomorrow for Colorado Workers Colorado’s new Family and Medical Leave Insurance program approves benefits for first workers who need to temporarily step away from the job (DENVER) – Colorado workers who have been waiting for a statewide solution for paid family […]
November 2023 Year in Review from The Prowers Journal
November 2023 General Election Results for Prowers County There was a record number of candidates running office for City of Lamar-Mayor and City Council during the November 7th General Election, as eleven candidates made the ballot. Kirk Crespin remains as mayor with 777 official votes, defeating Bill Becker and Patrick Christensen Jr out of […]
Commissioner Greenberg Appointed to USDA Urban Agriculture & Innovative Production Federal Advisory Committee
BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture Kate Greenberg was recently appointed by USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to serve on the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Federal Advisory Committee. Commissioner Greenberg’s focus will be on Business and Economic Development.“Urban agriculture holds much importance in state and national contexts for the […]
2024 New Year’s Scheduling
2024 NEW YEAR’S SCHEDULING As expected, New Year’s week brings a slight variation to the City’s standard operations, with many offices closed on Monday, 1/1/24. Additional modifications include: Building Closures – The Lamar City Complex, Public Works buildings, Lamar Community Building and Lamar Public Library will be closed on Monday, 1/1/24. Residential Trash Pick-up – […]
Arkansas River Power Authority Business Operations – December 2023
ARPA Board Adopts 2024 Budget. At its December meeting the ARPA Board of Directors approved its operating budget for 2024 in the amount of $25,428,886. Rates will remain unchanged and stable for the 2024 budget which includes: Revenues of approximately $31 million Power supply expense of approximately $15 million Transmission expense of approximately $3.6 […]
Prowers Lodging Panel Wraps up 2023
Members of the Prowers County Lodging Tax panel approved a funding request from Southeast Colorado All-Star Rodeo for its annual three-day competition set for the Prowers County Fairgrounds for April, 2024. The group requested $6,000 and was funded for $3,000 for marketing expenses and contract fees. Final details for a visitor’s guide for […]
Governor Polis Releases Bold Vision for Housing and Transit in Colorado
LAKEWOOD – Today, at Lamar Station in Lakewood, Governor Polis released the Roadmap to a Future Colorado 2026, detailing practical steps to create more housing that Coloradans can afford, expand transit options, protect Colorado’s precious resources like water and public land and improve air quality. “We have an opportunity to create a […]
City of Lamar 2023 Christmas Week Scheduling
Christmas Week brings a variation to the City’s standard operations, with many offices closed on Friday and Monday, 12/22 and 12/25. Additional modifications include: Free Transfer Station & Landfill Weekend – December’s free dump weekend is scheduled for Saturday, 12/30, from 8:30 am to 3:30 pm and Sunday, 12/31, from 12:30 to 3:30 pm. […]
Lamar Council Begins Search for Police Chief
Mayor Kirk Crespin announced during the December 11th city council meeting, that Lamar Police Chief, Kyle Miller, is retiring from his position with the City of Lamar and as such, the council awarded the bid for replacement recruitment services to KRW Associates, LLC which provided the lowest overall cost and had the desired […]
Robert Sakata Named as first-ever CDA Agricultural Water Policy Advisor
Broomfield, Colorado — The Colorado Department of Agriculture has hired farmer Robert Sakata to serve as the first Agricultural Water Policy Advisor, a position which was created as a result of funding approved during the 2023 legislative session to engage with Colorado farmers and ranchers on water issues affecting agricultural users. He will start in […]
City of Lamar Retail Sales Tax Revenue Report, October 2023
Retail sales tax revenue for October for the City of Lamar gained 4.62% for an increase of $16,588. Revenues for 2022 were $358,797 compared to 2023 at $375,385. Use Tax collections were off 17.18% for a drop of $6,862. Total Sales and Use Tax collections for October were up 3.75% for a gain over […]
