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Monthly Book Sale at Lamar Library will be February 7 and 8 from 9 am to 1 pm
What’s better than a good book on a cold day? All proceeds from the monthly book sales help the Lamar Library’s children’s reading programs.
Prowers Economic Prosperity accepting applications for 2025 Business Enhancement Incentive Program
Tallie Harmon, Executive Director of PEP gave information about this year’s “Business Enhancement Incentive Program” at the January 28 Prowers County Commissioners Meeting. The program’s aim is to encourage small businesses to enhance the appearance of the fronts of their buildings. Businesses must have their headquarters within Prowers County to be eligible. These improvements can […]
Prowers County Commissioners meeting of January 28, 2025
At the morning work session on January 28, 2025, Commissioners met with Tallie Harmon, Executive Director of Prowers Economic Prosperity. She said there are several projects in the works, including the possibility of bringing a textile company to our area. The company, who makes clothing, is hoping to open a pop-up site here to get […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting of January 28, 2025
Board members Jay Brooke, Jill Bellomy, Patrick Leonard and Elmer Grett were present for the January 28, 2025 meeting of the Lamar Utilities Board. Chairman Doug Thrall was not in attendance but participated via phone call. After approving the minutes from the January 14 meeting, Purchase Orders 630564 through 630597 were approved. Of the $314,388.08 […]
Lamar City Council meeting of January 27, 2025
Mayor Kirk Crespin opened the January 27 City Council meeting with an announcement about the Lamar Police Department. He said “Some of you may have seen the post I made today on Facebook. There was a very large arrest that was made. It was very good for our community as it took a lot of […]
Lamar Chamber of Commerce Annual Banquet slated for January 31, 2025
ADDENDUM: We apologize to Acacia Truitt, whose name was inadvertently not included in the information for this article that was in our print version of January 29. Acacia is one of the 2025 Lamar Chamber of Commerce Board members. The Historic Cow Palace Inn will be the site of the Lamar Chamber of […]
Federal agents arrest Venezuelan gang members, seize drugs and weapons in overnight party bust in Adams County
DEA and ICE agents took nearly 50 people into custody, as well as drugs and weapons, after seeing social media posts about an invite-only party at a makeshift nightclub Federal agents detained 50 people, many of them connected to the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, during an early-morning raid of a makeshift nightclub in Adams […]
Cattle Rustling is decimating Western Slope ranchers
Cattle graze near Needle Rock in Delta County The grass crunches underfoot and dust billows in dense clouds as a truck and trailer speed out of public lands in Montrose County. The trailer is full of calves lowing plaintively. The driver gives the Western salute, one or two fingers raised as a four-by-four rumbles past. The […]
USDA Cattle on Feed Report
CATTLE ON FEED 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 1.05 million head as of January 1, 2025. The latest inventory was down 1 percent from December 1, 2024, but up 3 percent from January […]
“Persons Who Wander” grant awards $89,141 to 9 law enforcement agencies, including Prowers County Sheriff’s Office
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is pleased to announce that it has awarded a total of $89,141 to nine different law enforcement agencies across Colorado. These Persons Who Wander grants will be used to purchase drones and GPS tracking fobs or watches, which will help to improve search and rescue efforts for individuals who […]
State of Colorado expands Dark Sky Certification program, twelve additional state parks to participate, including John Martin Reservoir
Amazing view during the Perseid meteor shower last year at Eleven Mile State Park, which recently received Dark Sky Colorado certification. Photo courtesy of Eric Schuette/CPW Gov. Polis, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO), a division of the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), announced […]
Colorado Grand Jury indicts 10 people in drug trafficking ring that included Prowers County – 30 pounds of fentanyl seized
Photo courtesy of Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite Colorado’s statewide grand jury indicted 10 people in an alleged drug trafficking ring that stretched from the far southeast corner of the state to the Denver metro area. Criminal cases were filed in Adams County and 200 miles away in Prowers county for distribution of fentanyl, methamphetamine, heroin, and […]
USDA December 2024 Chicken and Eggs report shows further decrease in egg production
MONTHLY CHICKENS AND EGGS – DECEMBER 2024 COLORADO Colorado egg production during December 2024 totaled 42.0 million eggs, down 5 percent from November 2024 and down 66 percent from December 2023 production, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. The average number of layers on hand in December […]
Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome Nearly $112 Million for Colorado Infrastructure Projects – Highway 50 through Prowers County will benefit
Denver — Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper celebrated investments from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for 11 projects across Colorado totaling nearly $112 million. “Through investments like these, the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act continue to support Colorado as we work to meet our state’s changing needs – from improving our […]
Outgoing Prowers County Commissioner Tom Grasmick honored at reception on January 14, 2025
Left to right: Tom Grasmick, Ron Cook and Roger Stagner, Prowers County Commissioners Outgoing Prowers County Commissioner Tom Grasmick was honored after the January 14, 2025 board meeting with a reception thanking him for his years of service to the county. He received a commemorative glass plaque and a stone marker inscribed “Grasmick” for his […]
