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CATTLE ON FEED-Colorado/U.S.
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 1,100,000 head as of December 1, 2019. The latest inventory was 3 percent above last month’s inventory and 9 percent above the December 1, 2018 inventory. […]
Christmas Lighting Contest Winners- 2019
The annual Christmas Lighting Contest was held recently in Granada and Holly. Here are the winners: Holly: TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS: 1st Place: Christie & Tim Weeder 2nd Place: Bill & Shawna Kissell RELIGIOUS: 1st Place: Shawndi & Rory Tuttle 2nd Place: Tony & Nellie Garcia ORIGINAL: 1st Place: Mark & Linda Bagley 2nd Place: […]
2019 Year in Review Articles – FEBRUARY
The following articles are a recap of various news events which have had an impact on residents of Prowers County this past year. John Martin Stilling Basin is Cleaned Out for First Time in 70 Years The cleaning project, underway since this past November, is nearing completion at John Martin Dam in Bent […]
2019 Year in Review-JANUARY
The following articles are a recap of various news events which have had an impact on residents of Prowers County this past year. Shore Arts Pocket Park Project Completed with New Shade Structures 2019 began with the finalization of the Shore Arts Center Pocket Park project, the three large umbrella-type coverings that […]
City of Lamar New Year’s Holiday Schedule
City offices will be closed on Wednesday, January 1, 2020. The Community Building and the Public Library will also be closed. All city offices will reopen on Thursday, January 2, 2020. Commercial Refuse Collection scheduled for Wednesday, January 1, 2020 will remain the same. Residential Refuse Collection will remain the same. Cardboard Collection for […]
Santa Claus Has Come to Town
Old Saint Nick, in one of his last visits before the BIG night, paid a visit with Mrs. Claus to the Shore Arts Center in Lamar this past Saturday, December 21st. This is the fourth year the Lamar Rotarians have invited the Jolly Old Gent to help them entertain, educate and amuse youngsters in […]
County Sheriffs of Colorado Scholarship Program
Sheriff Sam Zordel announced today that County Sheriffs of Colorado, Inc. (CSOC), the state Sheriffs Association, will award a $500 scholarship to a deserving Prowers County student next spring. CSOC established the scholarship program in 1978. Since then, this effort has continued as a meaningful expression of the sheriffs’ confidence in and respect […]
CPW Celebrates 30 years of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act
DENVER, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is celebrating 30 years of the North American Wetlands Conservation Act this month. NAWCA, signed in December 1989, provides financial support for waterfowl habitat that also supports a multitude of other wetland-related wildlife species. NAWCA provides matching grants to wetlands conservation projects in the United States, Canada, […]
ARPA December 2019 Business Operations Summary
ARPA Board Adopts 2020 Budget. At its December meeting, the ARPA Board approved its operating budget for 2020 in the amount of $26,412,190. The 2020 Budget supports the Board’s ongoing plan to accumulate sufficient cash to retire 2010 bonds when they become callable in 2020. The Budget will ensure funding for operations including adequate revenue […]
Lamar Selects New City Administrator
LAMAR, COLORADO (December 20, 2019) – After an extensive search, Lamar’s Mayor and City Council of Lamar have announced that Steve Kil will be the City’s new Administrator. Steve Kil is currently the Town Manager for the Town of St. John, Indiana, a position he has held since 2001. Mayor Kirk Crespin and the members of […]
Colorado Employment Situation – November 2019
Employers in Colorado added 4,100 nonfarm payroll jobs from October to November for a total of 2,796,800 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 3,100 and government increased 1,000. October estimates were revised up to 2,792,700, and the over the month change from September to October was an […]
City of Lamar Christmas Holiday Schedule
City offices will be closed on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 and Wednesday, December 25, 2019. The Community Building and the Public Library will also be closed. All city offices will reopen on Thursday, December 26 at regular hours. Commercial Refuse Collection scheduled for Wednesday, December 25, Christmas Day, will be collected on Tuesday, […]
Livestock Slaughter -November 2019, U.S. Highlights
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.74 billion pounds in November, up 1 percent from the 4.68 billion pounds produced in November 2018. Beef production, at 2.30 billion pounds, was 1 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.77 million head, down 1 percent from November 2018. The average live weight […]
Lamar City Administrator Finalists Meet the Public
The two candidates for Lamar City Administrator remain from the 29 first considered for the position. They are: Erik Hansen and Steve Kill. Candidates from 13 states including Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Oklahoma, and Texas were offered by a commercial recruitment Firm (SGR), which was hired […]
County Commissioners Set 2020 Budget
The Prowers County Commissioners passed a resolution setting the 2020 county budget at $31,811,431 this past Tuesday, December 10th following a public hearing. The mill levy was set at 27.17 mills upon each dollar of the total valuation for assessment of all taxable property in the county for 2020. That amount is $138,234,274 […]
