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Rodeos and Windmills Coming to Prowers County
The Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel voted to fund several events which were presented to them this past Thursday, March 17th. An earlier request from the regional tourism promotion group, Canyons and Plains, received approval for $1,000 to be applied to general marketing for activities in southeast Colorado. Panel members discussed sending representatives […]
City Council’s Cooperative Meeting
The Lamar City Council hosted their La Junta counterparts to an informal luncheon meeting this past Wednesday, March 16th, comparing notes on municipal problems, solutions and opportunities to combine efforts for shared projects. Lamar Mayor, Kirk Crespin, welcomed the La Junta delegation, saying this would be an opportunity to compare ideas on some future […]
President Biden Designates Amache National Historic Site as America’s Newest National Park
WASHINGTON — President Biden signed the Amache National Historic Site Act today, designating the Amache site in Granada, Colorado as part of the National Park System. This designation, the first in the National Park System during this Administration, will permanently protect the site for future generations and will help tell the history of Japanese American […]
Planning Commission Reviews Junk Ordinance
The Prowers County Planning Commission, Michelle Hiigel, Land Use Administrator, as well as all three county commissioners, Tom Grasmick, Wendy Buxton-Andrade, Ron Cook and County Attorney Rose Pugliese via Zoom, discussed means by which the county’s junk ordinance could be beefed up with stricter enforcement. Legislating the ordinance has been a continued concern […]
PCPHE Covid-19 Report for March 16, 2022 Shows Minimum Cases
The Prowers County Department of Public Health and Environment reported zero cases in the county over the past seven days and only six cases in the past 14 days. These numbers are the lowest for Prowers County in the past year. Hospitalizations are up two at 167 since reporting began and the total number […]
Drought Information Statement from NWS-Pueblo
Drought Persists across South Central and Southeast Colorado SYNOPSIS: After a very warm and dry start to the Winter of 2021-2022, late December storms brought abundant snowfall to the higher terrain along the Continental Divide. January storms brought more focused precipitation to northern Colorado with a cold and unsettled February bringing some […]
Colorado Employment Situation – January 2022
Household survey data: According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased in January to 4.1 percent from the revised December rate of 4.2 percent. Colorado’s unemployment rate of 4.1 percent marks the lowest level since it was 2.8 percent in February 2020. The national unemployment rate moved upward by one-tenth […]
Prowers Medical Center Board of Director Candidates
A mail-in ballot election has been scheduled for Tuesday, May 3rd for eligible voters within the Prowers County Hospital District for three new board of director members. The election will be conducted on that day between 7am and 7pm. Members are term-limited and three positions are open for two, three-year terms and one, […]
Lamar VA Clinic Recommended for Closure, One of Several in Eastern Colorado
A recommendation has been made to close the Lamar VA Clinic by 2026, according to a review commissioned by the 2019 Veteran’s Mission Act. Similar clinics in La Junta, Burlington and Salida have also received a recommendation of closure. The Lamar VA Clinic has been in operation since November, 2014. The recommendations stemmed from […]
PCPHE COVID-19 Update for March 9, 2022
The Prowers County Public Department of Health and Environment reported that as of Wednesday, March 9th, 2022, there had been only six new Covid cases reported in the last seven days and 18 cases in the past two weeks. Total cases were 2,719 up from 2,713. Hospitalizations and deaths due to Covid were unchanged. Last […]
Pueblo NWS Winter Weather Summary
The winter of 2021-2022 (December through February) started very warm with new record high temperatures being set across south central and southeast Colorado in the first few days of the December. A few strong weather systems moved across the Rockies through the middle and end of December, bringing abundant snowfall to the higher terrain […]
Colorado Attorney General Weiser to Visit Lamar March 9th
Action22, in partnership with Attorney General, Phil Weiser and with the cooperation of DoLA, OEDIT and other funders, brings you the Rural Resourcing Road Trip. Through a series of convenings over the next few months, this “road trip” will help you connect and gather those resources necessary for effective operation and fund seeking for your […]
PEP Board Receives Overview of DoLA for Southeast Region
Tara Marshall, the Southeast Regional Director for the Colorado Department of Local Affairs, was invited to brief the Prowers Economic Board of Directors on various financing programs made available to communities around the state. “Most states don’t have a DoLA department,” she explained during the February 28th monthly meeting, adding, “The Colorado Constitution […]
PCPHE Weekly COVID-19 Update for March 2, 2022
The COVID-19 case profile is somewhat fluid in Prowers County and in Colorado. This update will be changing soon due to changes in our pandemic response from the CDC, the White House and CDPHE. Prowers County Public Health and Environment reported the seven-day average Test Positivity rate is 1.69% (goal is <5%). This […]
My CPW app Will Provide 21st Century Service at Colorado Parks and Wildlife
DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife launched a new smartphone application this week that will make purchasing hunting and fishing licenses and state park passes easier. My CPW is the official mobile application for CPW’s license and pass purchasing system, IPAWS, and it is available to all CPW customers (residents and nonresidents). My […]
