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Update on Wind Turbine Longevity from LUB
Through the end of October, the plant’s wind turbines have generated 10,729.10 MWh’s of electricity which is about 2.89% lower than the same period a year ago. Crews discovered trace amounts of metal shavings in the gearbox filter of turbine T-4 and they will flush and replace the gearbox oil. The turbines have an […]
COVID-19 WEEKLY UPDATE – PCPHE – November 23, 2021
The Prowers County, seven-day test positivity rate has dropped from 9.88% last week to 7.06% for the current week, according to figures from the Prowers County Department of Health and Environment. There have been 39 cases reported in the past seven days of which three persons had been vaccinated and there were 90 cases […]
Zonta Graphics Against Gender Violence on Display
A first glance makes you think someone has scribbled graffiti on the sidewalk, but once you’ve read the message, you get a different assessment on the situation. This year, as in year’s past, the Zonta Club of Prowers County, a part of Zonta International, is taking part in the 16 day-long Zonta Says […]
DAR, Fort William Bent Chapter Celebrates 101 Years
October Meeting: Kent Brooks, Historian and grandson of Baca County Sheriff Robert Luther Huckaby (1951-1955) kicked off the year of celebration from outlines and photos from his new upcoming book titled “Letters Stories and Incidents form the Santa Fe Trail ~ The Bent Fort Years 1833-1849”. Following a luncheon at the Third […]
Colorado Employment Situation – October 2021
Unemployment Rate Declines to 5.4%; Colorado Job Recovery Continues to Outpace U.S. Household survey data: According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point in October to 5.4 percent. The national unemployment rate also declined by two-tenths of a percentage point to 4.6 percent. Other […]
CPW Accepting Applications for Shooting Range Grants through February 1
DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is now accepting applications for shooting range construction and improvements through the Shooting Range Grant Development Program. The program is the largest of its kind in the nation and has supported dozens of shooting range improvement projects across Colorado. An estimated $600,000 will be available in the 2022 […]
Annual LHS DECA Chapter Coat Drive
(Lamar, Colorado, November 17, 2021) The Lamar High School DECA Chapter coat drive is underway. Donations can be taken to Washington Elementary, Parkview Elementary, Alta Vista Charter School, and Lamar High School. The goal is to have all goods donated by December 2, 2021, in order for coats, hats and gloves to be distributed as […]
Flood Risk Study Focuses on Prowers County
Residents of Prowers County – There is a flood risk study underway for select areas in the County, which involves collecting field survey measurements along portions of various streams. You may see surveyors or project staff from AECOM or Michael Baker walking portions of the stream channel or parking alongside the road and collecting measurements at […]
Wiley Developments Highlighted at PEP Board Meeting
Prowers Economic Prosperity have been highlighting new developments in member communities during their monthly meetings. Board member, Allen Campbell and Mayor of Wiley, noted the new Best Wholesale flooring business on Main Street held an open house recently and the Cornerstone Restaurant is open under new management/ownership by David and Amy Carr. “A […]
Prowers County Public Health and Environment COVID-19 Update, November 17, 2021
COVID-19 cases are increasing for another week according to the Prowers County Department of Public Health and Environment. Cumulative cases have climbed by 51 to 1,865 from the previous week of 1,814 and hospitalizations are up the same time period by 16, now to 136. Deaths from people who tested positive for COVID-19 increased […]
Colorado Crop Progress/Condition Report, Week Ending Nov 14, 2021
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Another dry week allowed harvest and fieldwork to continue, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Statewide, soil moisture supplies declined and precipitation was mainly confined to the high country. In northeastern and east central counties, corn and sorghum harvest was nearly complete and sunflower […]
Flood Risk Study Focuses on Prowers County
Residents of Prowers County – There is a flood risk study underway for select areas in the County, which involves collecting field survey measurements along portions of various streams. You may see surveyors or project staff from AECOM or Michael Baker walking portions of the stream channel or parking alongside the road and collecting measurements at stream […]
DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT-NWS Pueblo – November 11, 2021
Drought Conditions Deepen across South Central and Southeast Colorado SYNOPSIS: Warm and generally dry weather experienced from the late summer through mid fall has allowed for drought conditions to develop and deepen across south central and southeast Colorado. With that said, the latest US Drought Monitor (issued Thursday, November 11th, 2021) continues to […]
Lodging Tax Panel Open for Board Members
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from persons who are residents of Prowers County to fill three (3) positions on the nine-member Prowers County Lodging Tax Tourism Panel. Each term is for three (3) years and will expire in December 2024. The Colorado Statutes stipulate that directors must be from the […]
Colorado and US Crop Production Highlights as of November 1, 2021
COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS Based on November 1st conditions, corn production in Colorado is forecast at 150.96 million bushels, up 23 percent from last year’s 122.96 million bushels, according to the November 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. The 1.11 million acres expected to be […]
