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Important Facts about Rabies
Rabies is a viral disease that affects the central nervous system, the brain and spinal cord, causing swelling of the brain and death. This virus is spread to people from the saliva of infected animals. The primary route of transmission for rabies is through the bite of an infected animal, but it is also possible, […]
Council Briefed on Syringe Exchange Program Proposal
A discussion concerning a program to reduce the increase of Hepatitis C in Prowers County was presented to the Lamar City Council by members of the County Health Department. Tammie Clark, Director of Public Health for Prowers County, was accompanied by public health nurses Morgan Bennett and Ryann Wollert, who presented health-related concerns regarding local […]
Curtis Lane Porter Becomes Prowers County Court Judge
Curtis Porter was sworn in as the new Prowers County Court Judge Friday, July 1st in the courtroom where he will preside. Porter is replacing Judge Larry Stutler who resigned his position after years on the bench. Stutler said during his farewell reception at the courthouse just hours earlier on Thursday that he and his […]
Judge Stutler Retires
Friends, colleagues and well-wishers were on hand on the third floor of the county courthouse to pay their respects to Judge Larry Stutler Thursday afternoon, as he was officially retiring as Prowers County Judge on June 30th. Stutler said he came to Lamar in 1975 to do a clerkship with George McLachlan and was later […]
Lamar Chamber Hosts Evening of Taste Tempting Wines
Wines have been gaining in popularity over the years. But we can be faced with an array of wine choices ranging from white to red to rose or from a Grigio to Beaujolais to a Sauvignon Blanc. Most young wine drinkers got their start from Boone’s or Ripple and hopefully graduated to more sophisticated tastes. […]
Unofficial Primary Election Results for June 28th
These are the unofficial voting numbers for Prowers County and a partial listing of the statewide contests for elected seats of interest. The Prowers County voter turnout was 42.68% from 1,754 votes cast out of a total voting population of 4,110. For Prowers County Commissioner, Wendy Buxton Andrade ran unopposed for District 3 on the […]
Lamar Transportation Projects Noted at City Council Meeting
Transportation in one form or another was a topic of discussion for the Lamar City Council during their Monday meeting, June 27th. The council approved an agreement between the city and Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) railroad for the replacement of sidewalks across the Main Street tracks which will be built by CDOT during the […]
Two Suspects Arrested in Drug Possession and Theft Case
Media Release On June 26, 2016, officers of the Lamar Police Department received a call in the 400 block of East College Road concerning a residential burglary. Officer performed a thorough investigation at the scene and identified two suspects in the case. Officers and Detectives served a search warrant at a residence in the […]
PMC Renovation Project Nearing Completion
“We did the final punch-walk through the gymnasium on Friday and found only some minor repairs were needed and we should be ready to move into the gym by Tuesday,” explained Prowers Medical Center, CEO, Craig Loveless, during a meeting with the Prowers County Commissioners. With the completion of some cosmetic remodeling issues in the […]
County Discusses Weather Related Emergency Measures
A new outdoor warning siren will be erected opposite the former VFW hall on Memorial Drive in Lamar in the near future. This will serve residents of Quail Ridge, the Ridges which lies south of that development, residents along the southern portion of Memorial Drive and patrons of the Spreading Antlers Golf Course and Lamar […]
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER – MAY 2016 – UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.00 billion pounds in May, up 5 percent from the 3.81 billion pounds produced in May 2015. Beef production, at 2.03 billion pounds, was 5 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.51 million head, up 6 percent from May 2015. The average live weight […]
Searching for Dollars, County Considers Tax Capture Plans
Lamar and Prowers County loses approximately $80 million in leakage sales each year. That’s from shoppers buying out of town, either when traveling to a destination point or online shopping. In an effort to reclaim some of that leakage, if only in sales tax on construction materials purchased outside the county, the Prowers County Commissioners […]
North Gateway Park Receives Floating Dock
First the vault restroom, and now the floating dock has been set up at North Gateway Park in Lamar. Crews from the City of Lamar Public Works Department and Colorado Parks and Wildlife spent Wednesday and Thursday, June 22-23rd, putting the dock together at the park and assembling the final sections once they were floating […]
2nd Annual Pirate’s Party at the Buzzard’s Roost Big Success
Once again, our communities came together for fun and a great cause at the annual Pirate’s Party hosted by the Buzzard’s Roost. A wide variety of wonderful auction items were available for bidding, in addition to live music by Judi, the Buzzard’s famous pizza and a lively crowd. The highlight of the evening was and […]
CDOT Announces US 287 Concrete Roadway Preventative Maintenance
BACA COUNTY –Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) and Iowa Erosion Control have started roadwork improvements along Hwy 287. Work will extend from the south at Milepost (MP) 21.30 in Baca County northward to MP 133 in Cheyenne County, with anticipated completion at the end of the summer. Work primarily involves replacement of deteriorated pavement […]
