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LCC Nursing Department Secures Sizeable Grant to Support Simulation Center
(Lamar, Colo.) – Lamar Community College (LCC) Nursing Program was named the recipient of a Colorado Talent Pipeline Report grant. The funding will support improvements to LCC’s simulation center, which provides a safe, hands-on learning environment for nursing students. Through the grant, the center will undergo updates and renovations to enhance student learning […]
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 […]
New Rodeo Coach at LCC
(Lamar, CO) – Lamar Community College (LCC) is offering real-life equine experience and education to students through new Rodeo Coach TJ Watts. After being the college’s horse training and management instructor since the fall 2020 semester, Watts recently stepped into the LCC coaching role for the college’s rodeo team. Watts’s accomplishments in the rodeo arena include […]
Colorado A.G. Weiser Lists Top 10 Consumer Complaints During National Consumer Protection Week
March 7, 2022 (DENVER)—Attorney General Phil Weiser today kicked off National Consumer Protection Week by unveiling the list of the top 10 consumer complaints and inquiries his office received in 2021, which included unemployment insurance scams, retail sales related to COVID-19, and automotive sales and services. Last year, consumers filed 13,970 complaints and inquiries […]
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 […]
Lamar Community College Seeks Nominations for Outstanding Alumni
2022 Alum of the Year will be honored at LCC’s Antelope Night, an annual event recognizing student achievements (Lamar, CO) – Lamar Community College (LCC) is currently accepting nominations for its 2022 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year. Nomination forms are due by March 25 and are available at lamarcc.edu/alumni-relations. Nominees must have attended LCC […]
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 […]
LUB Reviews Incentive Assistance for EV Charging Stations
As more and more electric vehicles are being manufactured, the City of Lamar has been working to develop an electric gas station, for lack of a better description, adjacent to the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and Welcome Center on East Beech Street. Groundbreaking in preparation for the installation of eight charge points will […]
Prowers Zonta Announces Award
The Zonta Club of Prowers County is proud to announce that Danielle B. Wallace is Zonta District 12’s winner for the Jane M. Klausman Women in Business Scholarship. She is 1 of only 32 women worldwide to receive this award. Danielle is a third year student at Colorado State University-Pueblo studying Business Administration/Accounting in […]
Lamar City Council Discusses Future Meetings and Projects
Several meetings, planning sessions and future events were highlighted during the Lamar City Council’s February 28th meeting. Mayor Kirk Crespin said he and City Administrator, Rob Evans, met with the Prowers County Commissioners on February 22nd, to discuss what updates might be needed for the 3 Mile Intergovernmental Agreement between both parties. Originated […]
Lamar Community College President Dr. Linda Lujan Announces Retirement
February 28, 2022 (Denver, CO) – Today, Lamar Community College (LCC) president, Dr. Linda Lujan, announced she will step down on December 31, 2022 as part of her planned retirement. Dr. Lujan has valiantly served LCC and Southeast Colorado since 2016. Dr. Lujan is completing her 40th year in higher education that includes leadership roles […]
Update from Lamar School District Mascot Committee
Lamar School District Press Release February 28, 2022 In response to SB21-116 Concerning the Prohibition of American Indian Mascots in Colorado Schools, the Lamar RE-2 Board of Education conducted a community meeting in July. At that meeting a timeline for the adoption of a new logo for Lamar High School was shared. The logo […]
Colorado to receive $385 million in Opioid Settlement
Feb. 25, 2022 (DENVER) – Attorney General Phil Weiser today announced the final approval of the $26 billion opioid agreement with the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors – Cardinal, McKesson, and AmerisourceBergen – and Johnson & Johnson. The companies will start releasing funds to a national administrator on April 2, 2022. Money will start flowing […]
