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CDLE: Unemployment Claims and Featured Job Openings Ending December 12
(DENVER) –Today the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) reported that 19,854 regular initial unemployment claims were filed the week ending December 12th. There were also 20,621 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) claims filed for the same week. Since mid-March, a total of 682,362 regular initial unemployment claims have been filed and a […]
Trooper Tips – What’s around the Bend
I hope everyone has been enjoying the holidays this year. It’s been a hard and difficult year for a lot of people. With that being said, people don’t need anything else sad happening to them. The last thing I want for anyone is to get that knock on the door and being […]
COVID-19 Vaccine Being Administered by PMC and PCDHE per CDC Prioritization
The Prowers County Public Health and Environment Department now lists 897 cumulative pandemic cases in the county with 38 hospitalizations and 17 deaths as of December 15, 2020. The two age groups most heavily impacted by COVID-19 in Prowers County remains 30-39 and 60-69 years of age with 45 under ten years and […]
LUB Wraps Up 2020 in Final Meeting of the Year
The Lamar Utility Board held its final meeting of 2020 on December 15th by approving Resolution 20-12-05, adopting a modification to the Charter Appropriation Adjustment, an annual housekeeping action that establishes the adjustment for 2021, according to Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh. Since 2009, a tariff entitled “Charter Appropriation Adjustment” allows the board […]
Prowers County Clerk’s Office Noting On-line Procedures for Registrations
Please continue to call the Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s Office for an appointment if you are needing to process a new motor vehicle transaction or need to do a public record search of our Real Estate Recording documents. You may also search some of our Real Estate Recording records online dated 7-1-1994 to […]
CSA Marks 50th Year with Awards, Reports and Elections
Colorado Simmental Association (CSA) held its 50th annual meeting in a virtually format. Award winners were recognized, and business completed in the milestone celebration, held on Zoom. Dr. Wade Shafer, American Simmental Association’s executive vice-president, and Terry Fankhauser, Colorado Cattlemen’s executive vice-president, both gave updates and fielded questions from members. The CSA membership re-elected Ron […]
State Health Officials Release Tips for Safer Winter Holidays
Virtual Christmas celebration (Dec. 10, 2020): As we approach the winter holidays, it’s important to think about the best ways to keep our loved ones and communities safe during our celebrations. This year is an opportunity to reimagine what togetherness can look like. To help slow the alarming spread of COVID-19, the Colorado Department […]
Outreach for CSP/EQIP 2021
The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) in Colorado is currently accepting applications for enrollment into the 2021 Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP). EQIP provides cost-share for the installation of: irrigation practices (e.g., sprinklers, ponds, underground pipelines), stock water tanks, lines, and wells, cross fences, and much more. The NRCS is also accepting applications into […]
Colorado Distribution Plan for COVID-19 Vaccine
The first delivery of the Pfizer vaccine will provide 46,800 vaccine doses. These vaccines will go to health care workers who are treating COVID-19 patients. These workers have been on the front lines since the beginning of the pandemic and are directly exposed to COVID-19 as part of their job. Protecting the people who […]
Prowers County Public Health & Environment COVID-19 Update
Prowers County is still listed as Level Red by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment as of December 9, 2020 with 815 cumulative cases and 29 hospitalizations and 15 deaths reported. Those 15 deaths are for those people who tested positive for COVID-19. The county’s positivity rate is 21.68% which is down from 25.44% […]
NWS-Pueblo 2020 Fall Weather Review & Precipitation Summary
The start of Meteorological Fall 2020 (September, October and November) was extremely warm, with Alamosa, Colorado Springs and Pueblo all setting new September and Fall record high temperatures, with a possible new Colorado September record high temperature of 108 degrees set in La Junta on September 6th. This record warmth was followed by record […]
Prowers County to Extend COVID-19 Business Relief Grant Program
Beginning today, Prowers County is again offering grants to assist small businesses in Prowers County that have been adversely affected by COVID-19. The grants will be paid from the County’s available allocation of federal relief funds under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Grants are available to assist with payroll, […]
Holly Trustees Approve 2021 Budget
The Holly Trustees approved the town’s budget for 2021, following a public hearing on Wednesday, December 2nd, for comments. Ordinance No. 532 allow appropriation of sums of money totaling $2,373,796 which will be applied to the General Fund at $523,413, The Library Fund at $21,701, the Utility Fund at $1,819,677 and the Conservation […]
USDA to Open Signup for the Conservation Reserve Program and CRP Grasslands in Early 2021
WASHINGTON, Nov. 12, 2020 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced the signup periods for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) and the CRP Grasslands in 2021. Signup for general CRP will be open from Jan. 4, 2021, to Feb. 12, 2021, and signup for CRP Grasslands runs from March 15, […]
Governor Polis, CDLE Announce Arrival of Direct Cash Payments for Hardworking Coloradans Impacted by Pandemic
DENVER – Governor Polis and the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment announced that the state has begun issuing one-time stimulus payments of $375 to Coloradans facing economic hardships related to the COVID-19 pandemic. “Whether you’ve suffered from the virus itself, faced economic struggles, or felt the mental toll – no one is […]
