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Colorado Introduces Changes to Bike Laws
Bicyclists and Drivers Need to Know the “Safety Stop” (COLO) – As a reminder for Colorado Bike Month, motorists should be aware that a new bill was signed into Colorado law this past April that may change the behaviors of bicyclists and other human-powered vehicles. The new rule has been termed the “Safety Stop,” […]
ARPA BUSINESS OPERATIONS – June 2022
2022 Integrated Resource Plan: The ARPA Board of Directors approved an Integrated Resource Plan and directed its submittal to Western Area Power Administration. The Resource Plan recommended 2-year and 5-year action plans. Two-Year Plan: Work on the transition of partial requirements supply from Xcel Energy to Guzman Energy at the end of the existing agreement in […]
Spring of 2022 Review from NWS – Recent Storm Pix
The start of meteorological spring (March, April and May) started out and ended warm and dry, with periods of cold and wet weather the rule throughout the rest of March, as several weather systems brought cool and unsettled weather to south central and southeast Colorado. Occasional breezy to windy conditions also brought periods of […]
Wiley Appoints Dr. Bryan Akins as Superintendent
WILEY— 6/1/22—It is with pleasure that the Board of Education of Wiley School District announces Dr. Bryan Akins as their choice for Superintendent. “We have considered several outstanding candidates through a competitive selection process and we are looking forward to having Dr. Akins at the helm of Wiley Schools,” says Neil Mauch, President of Wiley Board of […]
Lupita Marquez Receives County Sheriffs of Colorado Scholarship
Sam Zordel, Prowers County Sheriff, is pleased to announce that Lupita Marquez 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 higher-level educational […]
Fatal Crash on Hwy 50 in Prowers County
On Sunday, 5/29/2022, at approximately 10:10pm, the Colorado State Patrol was notified of a two-vehicle injury crash that occurred on Highway 50 at Prowers County Road 7 near Lamar. The crash involved a Kiowa County Sheriff’s Deputy that was responding emergent to a call (an unknown-if-injury crash in Kiowa County) when a 2013 Dodge Challenger pulled […]
Ark Valley Conduit on Fast Track
Bill Long and Lee Miller, representing the Southeastern Colorado Water Conservancy District, told the Lamar City Council an influx of federal funds has allowed the Arkansas Valley Conduit to move forward on its construction date. The Conduit, first proposed in 1962, has been treading water for half a century or more until the past […]
Regional Collaboration Yields 83 New Homes
Southeast Colorado Enterprise Development (SECED), Southern Colorado Economic Development District (SCEDD), 4Points Funding, and Bywater Development LLC held groundbreaking for High Prairie Homes, a southeast Colorado workforce housing development project, on May 25 at 1:30 p.m., Las Animas, Colorado, at Memorial Field (just east of the John Rawlings Museum). Housing in the southeastern […]
Colorado Employment Situation – April 2022
14,600 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Added in April; Unemployment Rate Falls Slightly to 3.6% Household survey data: According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell one-tenth of a percentage point in April to 3.6 percent. This marks the lowest rate since February 2020, when it was 2.8 percent. The […]
Gov. Polis Announces Boards and Commissions Appointments
Ground Water Commission The Commission determines the boundaries of designated ground water basins by geographic description and considers well permit applications for persons desiring to appropriate designated ground water for beneficial use. The Commission is responsible for the development of policies and procedures for maximum economic development, as well as the protection of the vested […]
Prowers County Clerk & Recorder, May 20, 2022 Election Alert
ELECTION ALERTS: Ballots will be sent out to all active registered electors the week of June 6-10, 2022 for the 2022 Primary Election. Sample Ballots are posted on the Prowers County website at www.prowerscounty.net under the Election Department. Tuesday, June 28, 2022 Primary Election will be conducted as an all Mail Ballot Election. The ballot […]
Prowers County Elected Officials Sign Statewide Letter Calling on Polis to Veto Collective Bargaining Bill
Prowers County, Colorado, May 19, 2022 – Prowers County Commissioners have joined a statewide coalition of over 170 county elected officials to call on Governor Polis to veto the collective bargaining bill. The letter, and the signers are below. An Open Letter from Elected County Officials throughout Colorado Concerning the expansion of county employees’ rights […]
Prowers Economic Prosperity Developing Community Promo Sheet
Once upon a time, southeast Colorado had several apparel manufacturing companies for jeans and winter sports. Inquiries by several communities of interest have indicated a strong desire to re-establish the textile and sewn goods industries in our area. Supply chain challenges of overseas production and logistics have prompted a resurgence of “Made in USA” […]
Prowers County Public Health and Environment, May 18, COVID 19 Update
This is the latest Covid update from the PCPHE office since March 16, 2022. At that time, there had been 2,719 cases reported with 167 hospitalizations and 48 deaths in people who tested positive for COVID-19. As of the May 18th report, the numbers are at 2,727 cases, 170 hospitalizations and 51 deaths. The […]
Quilt of Valor Foundation Recognizes Freouf and Harris
Members of the Quilt of Valor Foundation awarded Henry Freouf of Lamar, CO a quilt to thank him, honor him and comfort him for his service to the United States of America. Henry Freouf enlisted in the US Navy in 1955. He served aboard the USS Seaverling, Boxer, and Toledo CA-133. While serving the […]
