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Bluegrass Festival Plans Updated at Holly Commercial Club
The schedule of events for this year’s Holly Bluegrass Festival, set for June 10-12, was presented to the Holly Commercial Club by Rod Swisher of the Bluegrass committee. The committee took no action during the May 4th meeting on his request to help with finances for the Festival’s radio ads. The menu and pricing […]
Courthouse Work Above, Courthouse Work Below
A new roof is going on the Prowers County Courthouse. A construction crew and crane were just south of the courthouse Monday afternoon, May 9th for just the amount of time needed to haul new roofing materials to the top. The old roof will be stripped down to the concrete and a new surface will […]
9-11 Tribute Memorial Site Re-located to Big Timbers
The Prowers County Commissioners approved the requested site change for the proposed 9-11 Tribute Memorial during their May 9th meeting. Two other sites had been considered, at Bicentennial Park across from Lamar Middle School and at the corner of Savage Avenue and Highway 287, across the road from Mission Villanueva Restaurant, with that location considered […]
Dempsey Recipient of Sheriff’s Scholarship
Prowers County Sheriff, Sam Zordel, is pleased to announce that Paige Dempsey is this year’s recipient of the County Sheriffs of Colorado, CSOC, scholarship award for Prowers County. CSOC, Colorado’s state sheriffs’ association, offered a total of 31 awards of $500 each, this year to deserving high school and college students in Colorado to fund […]
Birder’s Eye View of Lamar
Lamar hosted the Colorado Field Ornithologists 54th Annual Convention May 5th through the 8th with an estimated 225 members on hand for the activities. As part of the welcoming event, members were treated to a catered BBQ dinner at Willow Creek Park with Mayor Roger Stagner providing introductory remarks to the crowd which enjoyed a […]
CO Motorcyclist Fatalities at All Time High
During Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month CDOT Launches Campaign to Promote Training STATEWIDE – Motorcyclist fatalities surpassed the triple digit mark for the first time ever in Colorado, tallying 106 deaths last year according to preliminary data from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). This figure represents an 11.7% increase from 2014 and 20% […]
June 28 Primary Election Information for Prowers County
ELECTION INFORMATION: Do you know someone that is in one of the following circumstances? Turning 18 in 2016 and would like to vote? They can register to vote on-line at www.govotecolorado.com or can register in person at the Prowers County Clerk & Recorder’s Office, 301 S. Main St., Ste. 210, Lamar, CO 81052 anytime […]
Alert Officers Nab Alleged Drug Traffickers
MEDIA RELEASE The following media release is the combined efforts of the Drug Task Force, consisting of Prowers, Kiowa, Cheyenne, and Baca Counties’ Sheriffs Offices, as well as an agreement to assist Bent County Sheriff’s Office in narcotics investigations, in all the jurisdictions listed. At approximately 1730 hours, on Tuesday, 5-3-16, Prowers County and Cheyenne […]
Electric Car Charger Available at Lamar Chamber of Commerce
Owners of electric powered cars will soon be able to charge their vehicles in Lamar, according to Stephanie Gonzales, Executive Director of SECED, Southeast Colorado Enterprise Development. Several months ago Gonzales informed the Prowers County Commissioners and Lamar City Council, that a grant application made to Colorado Charge Ahead last fall had been approved. “We […]
Search for Prowers County Judge Narrowing
The 15th Judicial District Nominating Commission is set to meet May 23 to interview and select nominees for appointment by the governor to the office of county judge for Prowers County. The vacancy will be created by the retirement of Judge Larry Stutler, who plans to retire July 1. To be eligible, the applicant must […]
Oil/Gas Development & Healthy Environment Measures Green Lit to try for Nov Ballot
DENVER, April 12, 2016 — The backers of a proposed constitutional amendment that would allow local government regulation of oil-and-gas development can begin collecting voter signatures to try to get the issue on the 2016 general election ballot, Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams announced today. Karen Dike of Longmont and Bruce Mason of […]
PCDI Overview on Economic Potential
There was a light agenda for the PCDI monthly meeting, Tuesday, April 26th. The Prowers County Development Incorporated (PCDI) board was updated on a new business development in Lamar. Angie Cue, Lamar’s Community Development Director, summarized the efforts of Nebraska Midwest Medical Transport to establish a satellite office, their first venture into Colorado. “The […]
Tourism to Bent’s Old Fort Creates $1.8 Million in Economic Benefits
Report shows visitor spending supports 22 jobs in local economy La Junta, CO – A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 26,219 visitors to Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in 2015 spent over $1.5 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 22 jobs in the local area and had […]
ELECTION INFORMATION: Overvoting and Undervoting Explained
Have you ever wondered why when results come out election night there are these things called Overvotes and Undervotes? Undervote: occurs when the number of choices selected by a voter in an election contest is less than the maximum number allowed for that contest. An undervote also occurs when no votes for a single choice […]
Public Hearings Set for Beer Garden and Country Jam
The Lamar City Council set May 23rd for two public hearings during their meeting, Monday, April 25th. One pertains to a request from the Buzzard’s Roost for a temporary modification of premise application for their annual Country Jam, scheduled for June 11th-12th and the Road Jam September 17th and 18th. The same date was […]
