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Stampede Powerline Services from Wiley assisting with Hurricane Helene relief work in North Carolina
Our team providing support in North Carolina consists of: Shane Hawks (Wiley, CO), Keith Dennis (Holly, CO), Josh Batemon (Lamar, CO), Ezequeil Chenoweth (Idalia, CO), Gunner Hesse (Keenesburg, CO), Ryan Hause (Ulysses, KS), Victor Correa (Ulysses, KS), Levi Johnson (Haswell, CO), and Tony Anderson (Yoder, CO), pictured left to right. On September […]
Former Prowers County Commissioner Wendy Buxton-Andrade one of four statewide recipients of AG’s Leadership awards September 30, 2024
Former Prowers County Commissioner Wendy Buxton-Andrade with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser as she is presented with the “Champion of the Year” Award Attorney General Phil Weiser honored 4 statewide leaders at the Colorado Communities in Action: Leadership Awards on September 30th with the Colorado Attorney General’s Excellence in Opioid Response Awards. Each awardee was […]
Election news from the Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s Office – Ballot info
Election News from the Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s Office November 5, 2024 General Election will be conducted as an all Mail-in Ballot Election. Your official ballot will be mailed during the week of October 14 – 18, 2024. RETURNING YOUR VOTED BALLOT: Your voted ballot may be returned to the County Clerk and Recorder’s […]
Lower Arkansas Valley Water District and Aurora plan talks to discuss controversial water purchase
The Catlin Canal winds its way through Otero County near Swink, Colo. on June 8, 2024. Water rights to the canal were purchased by Aurora Water earlier this year for $80 million. (Mike Sweeney, Special to The Colorado Sun) Lower Arkansas Valley water districts and Aurora plan to open talks as soon as December […]
9/11 survivor and author Will Jimeno to speak to students at Lamar Community Building October 16, 2024
Will Jimeno, 9-11 Survivor This is an event that will be attended by local students. Please note that it is not open to the public, as all seats have been filled, but it will be live-streamed on caf-media.com for those who would like to view it. The event is being sponsored by the Tri-State 9-11 […]
Lamar City Council meeting September 23, 2024
NOTE: The print version of this article in our October 2, 2024 paper had incorrect information in the third paragraph regarding the $350,000 settlement money. This amount, in the past, was directed to Lamar Light and Power to lower electric rates for their customers. Council voted at this meeting to deposit this money into […]
Lamar Historic Preservation Advisory board meeting October 15, 2024
Public Service Announcement There will be a Lamar Historic Preservation Advisory Board meeting On Tuesday, October 15, 2024 at 7:00 AM Located in the 2nd floor Conference room At the City Complex
The tradition of Granada’s “Fiesta de Colores” continues in 2024
2024 Fiesta de Colores Queen Jesenia Gamboa – photo credit: Kara Dorenkamp The 2024 Fiesta de Colores was held Saturday, September 21 in Granda at the town park. The Fiesta originated in the 1950s but was not held for many years, being resurrected in 2014. Since then, it has become one of the area’s favorite […]
Gospel concerts coming to area with the “Down East Boys” provided by Brown Funeral Homes
The Down East Boys quartet Brown Funeral Homes are pleased to be bringing Gospel Music’s Premier Male Quartet to our area. The Down East Boys, based out of Reidsville, North Carolina are currently sitting at the top of the gospel music world. They have had more #1 songs in the last 5 years than any […]
Blindzones… Every Vehicle Has Them: Colorado troopers want to end these predictable tragedies
(COLO)—Nothing is more devastating to a parent than watching their child get hurt. Kids and Car Safety, a nationwide nonprofit, reported an alarming statistic showing 110 children are hit by vehicles in parking lots and driveways every week in the United States. Colorado State Patrol reviewed data over the last five years (2019 – 2023) and […]
Colorado leads nation in recent cocaine use among adults
Colorado adults are outpacing the rest of the country in cocaine consumption, according to data released this year by the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. According to the agency, in 2021 and 2022, about 3.06% of Colorado adults had used cocaine in the past year compared to 1.95% of adults across the United […]
CDA, State Fair Board Select New General Manager to Lead the Colorado State Fair
After a competitive national search, the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) and the Colorado State Fair Board of Authority are pleased to announce that Andrea Wiesenmeyer was selected as the new Colorado State Fair General Manager. Wiesenmeyer was chosen unanimously by the interview committee, which included members of the State Fair Board Governance Committee, representatives […]
Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s Office performing private and public logic and accuracy tests of voting equipment Oct. 1
The Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s Office will be performing a Private and Public Logic and Accuracy Test of the election voting equipment. The Private Test is scheduled for Tuesday, October 1, 2024 and the Public Test is Wednesday, October 2, 2024, with a start time for both days at 9:00 a.m., located in the […]
Colorado policymakers asked PERA what it would take to bolster its odds of full funding. The answer: $13 billion.
The Colorado Public Employees’ Retirement Association has less than a 50-50 chance of reaching its goal of full funding by 2048 Six years and billions of dollars into Colorado’s 30-year pension rescue plan, the Public Employees’ Retirement Association has less than a 50-50 chance of reaching its goal of full funding by 2048. PERA officials […]
