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Granada Schools announce upcoming school schedule
Prowers County RE-1, Granada Schools has announced the opening of school for the 2024-2025 school year on Monday, August 12. This will be a full day of school with lunch served. Classes will convene at 7:50 a.m. and dismiss at 4:00 p.m. The final day of school will be Wednesday, May 21, 2025. Granada Schools […]
Colorado’s recent lane filtering law goes into effect August 7 – what is it?
Colorado Lane Filtering vs. Lane Splitting –What’s the difference? Recently, the state of Colorado passed a lane filtering bill that will go into effect August 7, 2024. While lane splitting and filtering have long been controversial, motorcycle riders and drivers need to understand the rules going into effect to ensure a safe experience on our […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting of July 9, 2024
Board member Roger Stagner was not present at the meeting. Minutes from the June 25, 2024 meeting were approved. The board voted unanimously to approve purchase orders 630069 through 630110, which totaled $797,284.97. As usual, the largest purchase order amount was to ARPA, this month in the amount of $730,861.58. Other large orders were for […]
Prowers County Board of Commissioners meeting July 9, 2024
During the morning work session, the commissioners heard monthly updates from Cheryl Sanchez of Prowers Economic Development and Gary Harbert, Veterans’ Service Officer. Ms. Sanchez thanked Mark Westhoff, outgoing County Administrator for all the assistance he has provided as part of the PEP Board. Westhoff has submitted a letter of resignation to the County effective […]
Lamar RE-2 Board Meeting of July 8, 2024
Board members Shannon O’Bryan and Travis Hall were not able to attend the meeting of July 8. The board had a relatively short agenda for the evening. The revised agenda as well as meeting minutes from June 10 were approved unanimously. Superintendent Dr. Chad Krug updated the board on progress with the new stadium. He […]
Lamar City Council meeting of July 8, 2024
Mayor Kirk Crespin swearing in Lamar’s new Chief of Police Al Fear All Council members were present for the meeting. Mayor Kirk Crespin spoke to viewers about the presentation prior to the meeting by Sam Light of CIRSA, the city’s insurance liability company. The mayor said this is a yearly review to Council about legal […]
Colorado’s rural fire departments facing challenges – how does Lamar fare?
Lamar Fire Chief Jeremy Burkhart A recent article published by Colorado Politics discussed Colorado’s rural fire departments and the struggles they face regarding recruiting and retention challenges, as well as a growing demand for emergency medical services due to an aging population. Also mentioned was a November 2023 survey conducted by the Colorado Division of […]
Prowers Board of Commissioners accepting applications for Lodging Tax Tourism Panel
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from persons who are residents of Prowers County to fill the remaining term of one (1) position on the nine-member Prowers County Lodging Tax Tourism Panel. The term will expire in December 2024. The Colorado Statutes stipulate that directors must be from the tourism industry. […]
Buffalo Soldier Presentation July 13 – sponsored by Bent’s Fort Chapter of SFT
The Bent’s Fort Chapter will meet at the Rocky Ford Grand Theatre on July 13 to hear a presentation on the Buffalo Soldiers. The featured speaker will be Dennis Moore of Colorado Springs. The presentation will begin at 1:00 pm at the Grand Theatre in Rocky Ford, 405 S. Main St. Dennis Moore Dennis is […]
Colorado now has the worst outbreak of bird flu among dairy cattle in the country
Colorado’s outbreak of bird flu among dairy cattle is now the worst in the country, with more cases in the past month than any other state, according to the latest state and federal data. As of Monday evening, Colorado had identified 26 herds with cases of avian influenza. Of those, 22 were identified within the past month […]
Bent’s Fort hosting July 4 programs
Beginning July 4th, the public is invited to discover stories from the borderlands along the Arkansas River in the 1800s throughout 2024. “Stories from the Borderlands” is a regular series of programs which will explore the complex histories found at the fort. Visitors young and old are invited on Thursday, July 4, from 1:00 […]
