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Prowers County One of CDHS Awards Community Grantees through the Colorado Fatherhood Program
The Colorado Department of Human Services announced today that seven community sites across Colorado have been selected to provide services to fathers with funding support from a $7.5 million grant. The grant funding created the five-year Colorado Fatherhood Program, which seeks to support fathers to sustain healthy relationships, reinforce responsible parenting through skills-based […]
Colorado Senate Passes Bipartisan Legislation to Protect Wildlife Corridors
The Colorado Senate unanimously passed a bipartisan resolution to protect the state’s wildlife corridors, which would conserve native species while improving road safety and bolstering Colorado’s economy. The bipartisan resolution was introduced earlier this month by Democratic Senator Jessie Danielson and Republican Representative Perry Will. The legislation, which marks a monumental step towards preserving […]
DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT-National Weather Service – May 20 2021
Spring Storms Bring Abundant Moisture to Eastern Colorado SYNOPSIS: Late winter and early spring storm systems have provided abundant and much needed moisture to eastern Colorado. Precipitation through the middle of May is also proving up to task, thus far, with widespread 2-to-3-inch amounts recorded across southeastern Colorado, along with pockets of […]
The NPS is Conducting a Study on the Zebulon Pike Trail
The National Park Service (NPS) is conducting a study on the Zebulon Pike Trail to evaluate its eligibility as a new national historic trail. The study addresses the 1806-07 expedition led by Lt. Zebulon M. Pike into the southern portions of the Louisiana Purchase, and the northern edge of the Spanish colonial empire. The […]
Prowers County Public Health & Environment Update, May 26, 2021
The seven-day average Test Positivity rate is 3.73%, up from 3.57% last week (goal is <5%). There have been ten cases over the past seven days and 23 cases over the past 14 days. NEWS WALK-IN VACCINE CLINICS: Due to changes made by CDPHE we are now able to offer walk-in vaccine clinics. You […]
Lamar Utility Board Wraps up May Meetings
Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, noted that on Tuesday, May 18th, the plant began supplying power to Las Animas and has been asked to do so until September. The request was made by Arkansas River Power Authority, Black Hills Energy and Tri-State G & T as part of a line upgrade by […]
Council Approves Public Safety Board
The Lamar City Council, during its May 24th meeting, approved on first reading, Ordinance 1245, establishing an Advisory Board of Public Safety for the City of Lamar, Colorado. The board will have five members who will provide input on a “Review of certain un-resolved citizen complaints, after the proper internal administrative process has […]
Colorado Employment Situation – April 2021
Household survey data According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was flat in April at 6.4 percent. During the same period, the national unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point to 6.1 percent. Other highlights from the household survey: Colorado’s labor force grew by 8,900 in April to […]
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER – APRIL 2021
UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.71 billion pounds in April, up 22 percent from the 3.86 billion pounds produced in April 2020. Beef production, at 2.35 billion pounds, was 29 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.85 million head, up 27 percent from April 2020. The […]
Cattle on Feed Report
COLORADO The number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Colorado feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 head or larger was estimated at 1,040,000 head as of May 1, 2021. The latest inventory was 2 percent below last month’s inventory but 9 percent above the May 1, 2020 inventory. Cattle feeders […]
2021 Colorado Wheat Field Days for Southeast Colorado Planned
Speakers Esten Mason, CSU Wheat Breeder: Walk-through of variety trial; Jerry Johnson & Sally Jones-Diamond, CSU Crops Testing, 2021 Wheat Report; Laura Pottorff, CSU Director of Seed Programs: Seed cert. & plant variety protection and Brad Erker & Tyler Benninghoven, Colorado Wheat: CWRF and CWAC updates. Southeast Colorado Schedule: Thursday, June 10: 8:30am – […]
Click It or Ticket Enforcement Shows Fatalities Surge on Colorado Hwys
DENVER – With traffic fatalities up 12% over this time last year, the Colorado Department of Transportation and Colorado State Patrol are partnering with 47 law enforcement agencies for the largest seat belt enforcement campaign of the year, Click It or Ticket. A press conference will also serve as the kickoff for multiple impaired […]
Prowers County Public Health and Environment COVID-19 Update for May 19, 2021
The latest information from the County Public Health Department indicates the seven-day test positivity rate has dropped in the past week, now down to 3.56% from 10.04% registered the week before. The goal remains at under 5%. There have been 13 cases of Covid-19 in the past 13 days and 31 cases […]
CDOT Begins Awarding New Revitalizing Main Streets Grants from Additional State Stimulus Funding
STATEWIDE- The Colorado Department of Transportation continues to award Revitalizing Main Streets grants to help communities improve their roadways and community infrastructure, supporting strong economic activity and public safety. The Revitalizing Main Streets grant program began last summer in an effort to mitigate the negative economic fallout from the COVID-19 crisis. The continuation […]
Lamar Rotary Ducky Dash Winners, 2021
One of the more popular Lamar Days events is the ‘Ducky Dash’, sponsored by Lamar Rotarians. The race may finally have found its home after having been held years ago in the Lamar Canal, the Lamar Swimming Pool and now at Willow Creek in the park. This year, 2,500 tickets were sold which […]
