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Prowers County Board of Commissioners holds first meeting of 2026 January 13
The Board of Prowers County Commissioners met for the first meeting of the year on January 13, 2026. At the morning work session, Tallie Harmon and Brent Bates with Prowers Economic Prosperity met with the commissioners to give a monthly update. Ms. Harmon recently returned from maternity leave and said she’s excited to be back […]
Ron Cook Seeking Re-Election for Prowers County Commissioner District #2
Ron Cook, District 2 Prowers County Commissioner Prowers County District 2 lies in the northwest corner of Prowers County and generally encompasses citizens living in the rural area of northwest Prowers County and citizens living in the west half of the Town of Bristol, the north one-third of the City of Lamar, and all […]
Anthony Letteer announces bid for Prowers County Coroner
Anthony Letteer, Candidate for Prowers County Coroner Public Announcement Letter Hello, I am writing to publicly announce that I am running for Prowers County Coroner. I have consistently served in Prowers County and look forward to continuing to serve our wonderful county and all of its citizens. I am committed to approaching this role […]
January 13, 2026 marks 20th anniversary of closure of Neoplan USA’s Lamar plant
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is reprint of a November 15, 2005 Denver Post article regarding the upcoming closure of Lamar’s Neoplan plant. Neoplan USA was a major transit bus manufacturing company based in Denver. It started as a subsidiary of the German corporation Neoplan in 1981 with its main factory and headquarters in Lamar. In […]
Prowers County offices close at 1 pm today due to deteriorating weather
Due to deteriorating weather conditions including heavy snowfall and strong winds that will continue through the end of the day, the County Commissioners have decided that all County Offices will close at 1:00 pm today.
Prowers County Board of Commissioners accepting applications for County Planning Commission
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from persons who are residents of Powers County to fill a term of two (2) position on the five-member Prowers County Planning Commission with a term expiring January 2028. Commission members are required to meet at 8:00 a.m. on the second Wednesday of each month. Additional […]
Prowers County Commissioners seeking applicants for Lodging Tax Tourism Panel
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from persons who are residents of Prowers County to fill (2) positions of terms that will expire in December of 2027 on the nine-member Prowers County Lodging Tax Tourism Panel. The Lodging Tax Tourism Panel meets monthly with their meetings on the third Tuesday of each […]
Prowers County Sheriff Sam Zordel seeking re-election in 2026
Date: 12-4-2025 To the Citizens of Prowers County, It has been a great pleasure serving as the Sheriff of Prowers County, this term. This job isn’t always the easiest, but it is the most rewarding, being able to interact and serve the citizens of Prowers County, my employees and with the other offices of this […]
Quilts of Valor, local schools honor local veterans
Veterans Ron Grasmick and Manuel Gonzales, Sr. at one of the recent Quilts of Valor presentations at local schools Eighteen Prowers County veterans were presented with beautiful, hand-sewn quilts recently during Veterans Day celebrations at four local schools. The first presentation was November 11 at Wiley School, where three veterans were honored during a presentation […]
Prowers County Commissioners listen to complaints by Peacock Funeral Home regarding county coroner at recent meeting
During the morning work session of November 12, the Prowers County Commissioners heard updates from staff with the CSU Extension office. Claudia Terrazas, Spanish Language Specialist, said that she has been busy with both ESL classes in Rocky Ford and Lamar as well as the free beginner Spanish classes for kids in pre-kindergarten through 12th […]
Prowers County Commissioners Oppose CWRC; another Unfunded Mandate.
Lamar, Colo. – The Prowers County Board of County Commissioners has adopted a resolution formally declaring that the newly adopted 2025 Colorado Wildfire Resiliency Code (CWRC) constitutes another unfunded mandate on local governments. The resolution follows concerns raised by the Commissioners regarding the significant financial burden the CWRC would impose on the County, including an estimated $150,000 in […]
City of Lamar will have 2 new City Council members as result of November 4 Coordinated Election
EDITOR’S NOTE: These are unofficial results which were released at 8:55 pm November 4, 2025. There was a 36.39% voter turnout for the Mayor and City Council races in Lamar. Out of 7,254 active voters, 2,640 votes were cast. Lamar mayor Kirk Crespin was running unopposed at this election, receiving 990 votes. He will […]
Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s Office announces temporary closures to allow for training for new computer system
The Prowers County Clerk & Recorder’s Office will temporary close for motor vehicle online training in preparations for the State Division of Motor Vehicles new CORE21 computer system implementation, which fully expects to launch on February 16, 2026. Thursday, November 6th, 9:00-10:30 am Wednesday, November 12th, 9:00-10:30 am Thursday, November 20th, 10:00-11:30 am Tuesday, […]
Updated election information including how to view results
ELECTION NEWS Prowers County Clerk & Recorder Election Information: All ballots have been mailed out, so please don’t wait in returning your voted ballot back to the County Clerk and Recorder’s Office! The sooner we get them back the sooner we can provide election results on election night. Election Night Reporting results can be found […]
