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Cattlemen’s Annual Business Meeting/Festivities April 9 in La Junta
Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Association’s annual meeting, auction, banquet and cowboy ball will rotate to La Junta this weekend. Events are open to the agricultural community, with the majority of events being held at Inspiration Field. Registration begins at 8:30 a.m. Saturday for a free educational session designed to certify ranchers of any age […]
Distracted Driving Crashes on the Rise in Colorado
CDOT Plans for Distracted Driving Awareness Month STATEWIDE — There were an estimated 15,307 distracted driving crashes in Colorado in 2015, a number that has grown by 16 percent in the last four years. In 2012 there were 13,236 distracted driving crashes; in 2013 there were 14,002; and in 2014 there were 14,753. With these troubling statistics […]
Public Health Week: How to get to Healthiest Nation 2030
[Lamar] – Americans are living 20 years longer than their grandparents’ generation, thanks largely to the work of public health. Still, people in many other high-income countries live longer and suffer fewer health issues than Americans. The American Public Health Association’s annual observance of National Public Health Week, April 4-10, brings attention to many of […]
Colorado Helps Close Sham Cancer Charities
DENVER, March 30, 2016 — The Colorado Secretary of State’s Office, along with agencies in all 50 states and the Federal Trade Commission, worked to shut down sham charities that claimed to help cancer patients but spent an overwhelming amount of donations on family, friends, other causes — even the purchase of a boat. Under a settlement filed in […]
Annual Open House at SDS in Lamar
This Thursday, March 31st, Southeastern Developmental Services on South 4th Street in Lamar hosted their annual open house to showcase the services they provide to their clients in the area. SDS has been serving Prowers, Baca, Kiowa and Eastern Bent Counties now going on five decades. One of the main purposes of the assisted living […]
Bristol-Granada Residents Express Concerns over Speeders
Amid growing concerns over speeders in their community, several dozen residents signed petitions which were recently sent to the Prowers County Commissioners. A letter from Rodney Carr, representing concerned citizens in Bristol, stated, “…we are signing this petition to seek immediate action for the permanent installation of solar-powered flashing speed limit caution signs on the […]
Health Concerns Force Retirement of Lamar Police Department Canine
Canine Nero, who began his duties with the Lamar Police Department in June, 2012, when he was 13 months old, is having health problems and his retirement was approved by the Lamar City Council during the Monday night meeting, March 28th. Lamar Police Chief Kyle Miller explained Nero was certified in narcotics detection, tracking and […]
Jackson Cartage is Coming Down
Jackson Cartage, a transportation warehouse established in Lamar in the mid 1950’s is being torn down. Originally owned and operated by A.J. Jackson on East Maple Street, the company delivered for the Red Ball Freight Company from the former Pet Milk Factory. It was one of several freight carriers in Lamar, but not the […]
LCC Open House Set for April 7
(Lamar, Colorado; March 29, 2016) Lamar Community College will be hosting an Open House on April 7, 2016, from 3:30–6:30pm at the Betz Technology Building. A free light dinner will be provided and attendees will have the chance to win door prizes all night long. This event will serve as a one-stop-shop for information about […]
PUMA Details Early Economic Survey, Requests More Responses
Prowers County representatives and PCDI Board members received a preliminary overview of the economic study recently conducted by PUMA, Progressive Urban Management Associates, on the last day of their most recent visit, Wednesday, May 25th. “We’re at the mid-way point of our mission with you,” explained Brad Segal, President of the economic development firm hired […]
Lamar Council Okays Future Event Dates, Equipment Funding for LFD
County Commissioner, Ron Cook, is organizing the 21st Annual Car Show and Rod Run at Willow Creek Park on May 21st and received permission from the Lamar City Council to hold the event in a section of the park including an overnight stay for vendors on the 20th. “We had 39 vendors last year as […]
Stolen Corvette Involved in Fiery, Fatal Crash in Otero County
On Tuesday, March 29, 2016, around 4:43 p.m., the Colorado State Patrol received a report of a reckless driver on Hwy 350 near Highway 71 in Otero County, Colorado. The reporting party stated a white Corvette tried to run her off the road. The reporting party turned off Highway 350 and went to Rocky Ford […]
PCDI Hosts Annual Meeting, New Director Vote
The annual Prowers County Development Incorporated annual meeting held Tuesday, March 29th at the Rodeway Cow Palce Inn was brief and had a low attendance, as was anticipated on both counts. Minus an executive director for over a year by choice and circumstances, there was no annual director’s report to summarize developments from the preceding […]
LCC Names New Head Volleyball Coach
(Lamar, Colorado; March 24, 2016) The Lamar Community College Runnin’ Lopes volleyball program will be under the direction of new head coach Dante Geoffrey in 2016 and beyond. “We are excited to have Dante as our new head volleyball coach,” remarked LCC Athletic Director and Head Baseball Coach Scott Crampton. “He comes from […]
Lamar City Council, Prowers County Discuss Funding Rail Line Upgrades
Rick Klein, La Junta City Manager, detailed the unique success story of how local funding from numerous small communities in three states, has directly related to 127 miles of improvements for railroad tracks and infrastructure. The latest funding effort marks the third year the Lamar City Council has joined with other communities in Colorado, Kansas […]
