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Rep. Ken Buck Challenger Karen McCormick Launches Weeklong Southeast Colorado Tour
Karen McCormick will tour southeastern Colorado in her bid to oust Rep. Ken Buck, beginning in Trinidad September 3, making stops in Las Animas, Bent, Baca, Prowers, Cheyenne, Kiowa, and Otero Counties through September 8. McCormick will visit local farms, Southeast Colorado Hospital, and Otero County Public Schools; meet with elected officials and […]
CDOT Prepares for Labor Day with Heightened DUI Enforcement
1,000 Breathalyzers have been sold at Deep Discount – Offer Continues STATEWIDE — As summer winds down, law enforcement agencies across the state prepare to crack down on impaired driving during the weeks leading up to Labor Day and during the holiday weekend. The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and local […]
Financial Struggle for Holly Library
The Holly Public Library needs to be open 20 hours a week in order to be considered a municipal library, but according to librarian Elaine Anderson and Cheryl Roup, the don’t have the funds to pay the employees for their time at the current hourly wage. They addressed their concerns to the Prowers […]
Prowers Economic Prosperity Plans Puma Review
Three years ago, PUMA, Progressive Urban Management Associates, provided the PCDI board with suggestions and objectives on how to better develop a county-wide economic development organization. What followed was a change in direction and the creation of PEP, Prowers Economic Prosperity. Now current board members are planning to re-evaluate the effectiveness of those […]
Southeast Colorado Farms Presented with Awards at State Fair
Centennial Farm awards were held recently at the Colorado State Fair in Pueblo. Six recipients from south central and southeastern Colorado were presented their awards. Bond Metz Farms Inc 1917-Monte Vista, Dale J and Denice Seufer Farm 1918- Prowers County, Harold G Vickerman Ranch 1917 Westcliffe, Sporleder Ranch 1915-Walsenburg, Vigil Farms 1876-Capulin Windy […]
Southeast Colorado Represents at the 2018 State Fair
Former State Agricultural Director John Stulp of Lamar, Nancy and Bill Long of Bent County (he’s a former county commissioner) and Dick Wadhams, who grew up in Las Animas, were enjoying a recent trip to this year’s Colorado State Fair. From the sign to the rear of the group, the visit appears to […]
CSP Investigates Bent County Rollover
At 2:56pm on Saturday, August 25th, the CSP responded to a one-vehicle rollover crash that occurred on Bent County Road GG between Bent County Road 6.5 and Bent County Road 7.5. This is just west of the city of Las Animas in Bent County, CO. The black 2000 Ford Explorer, driven by 23 year old […]
Granada Gets Community Support for Annual National Night Out
Granada’s National Night Out was held at the Granada Town Park on Tuesday, August 7th. There were approximately 125 folks who enjoyed live D.J. music with Vic Coberly, good food, drawings for prizes, balloon/dart game, old fashioned sack races and musical chairs that the kids loved. The officers gave an Eddie Eagle Gun Safety […]
Pueblo Vet Center Mobile Vet Center Visit to Lamar, CO
(Lamar, CO)- The Pueblo Vet Center Mobile Vet Center will be in Lamar, CO at the Walmart parking lot on Aug. 30th from 12 to 4:30pm and the 31st from 8am to 12pm by invitation of the Prowers County Veterans Service Officer. Vet Center staff will be on hand to provide information about Vet […]
Prowers County Democrats Begin Neighborhood Campaign
This Sunday! A day of action for Prowers County Dems Please join us on Sunday, August 25th, as we support our candidates and hand out campaign literature for Jared Polis, Karen McCormick, Jena Griswold, and Paul Weisman. We will meet at Lamar High School at 2:00 Sunday afternoon. From there, we will divide up […]
Lodging Panel Approves Three Fall Events
Activities around Prowers County are moving into the fall season as the county Lodging Tax Panel recently approved several activities set for September and October of this year. The Panel, meeting for their August session on Tuesday, the 21st, approved funding for the November 9th, Farm-/- City Banquet at the Lamar Community Building, the […]
Prowers Medical Center Celebrates Quorum Award
Prowers Medical Center was recently recognized by Quorum Health Resources as “2018 Best Overall Performance for a Critical Access Hospital”, according to Chief Executive Officer, Craig Loveless. Loveless informed the Prowers County Commissioners of the award during his regular updates pertaining to hospital developments. “The award doesn’t belong to any one individual or […]
Blue Rose Ranch in Baca County, Over Decade of Service (Part 1)
Blue Rose Ranch in Baca County, just two miles north of Springfield along Highway 287, has been in operation as a non-profit foster care, adoption and horse rescue facility that has placed almost 300 horses since its beginning in 2007. Owners Cheryl and John Webb purchased two sites, one, along Bear Creek, is a […]
Big Timbers Community Alliance Engaged in National Heath Project
Big Timbers Community Alliance has been chosen as the only team from Colorado to send Family Leadership Training Institute (FLTI) alumni from Prowers County to a National Parent Leadership Institute (NPLI) pilot project! Our alumni will collaborate with six communities across the nation! We are honored to send six participants to New York to […]
What the Hail is Going On this Year?
The 2018 severe weather season over southeast Colorado started slow this year. With dry southwest mid-level flow over the region, the area experienced below normal precipitation and above normal temperatures through most of the spring (April, May and into June). With the warm and dry weather over the region, thunderstorm coverage was less than normal, […]
