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Colorado State Fair To Launch Flash Ticket Sale
PUEBLO, Colo. — The Colorado State Fair is bringing back a favorite: the annual flash sale for heavily discounted tickets to the Colorado State Fair. Fair admission tickets will be offered for only $2 during the two-hour flash sale, which will be announced on the Colorado State Fair social media channels and begin at […]
Colorado Lawmakers reject proposed ban on new oil and gas drilling after 2030
A bill to ban new oil and gas drilling in Colorado after 2030 — which sparked a spate of industry TV ads with dire warnings — was rejected Thursday by a bipartisan majority of the Senate Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee after a marathon hearing. The legislation, Senate Bill 159 — sponsored by two Democratic […]
Southeastern Developmental Services seeking new Executive Director
The Southeastern Developmental Services Board of Directors extends its thanks to Nikki McDowell for her dedicated service as Interim Executive Director of Southeastern Developmental Services. As Nikki transitions from her role, we commend her for her commitment to the organization’s mission of supporting individuals with developmental disabilities within their local communities. With Nikki’s departure, the […]
Cornhole Tournament Saturday, April 27, 2024
CORNHOLE TOURNAMENT SATURDAY, APRIL 27, 2024 LAMAR ELKS LODGE – 28157 HWY 287 BAGS FLY AT 11:00 AM BRING YOUR OWN PARTNER SIGN UP ON SCOREHOLIO $30.00 PER TEAM 6 GAMES GUARANTEED DOUBLE ELIMINATION LUNCH SPECIAL SMASHBURGER AND FRIES ONLY $ 10.00 BAR OPENS AT 11:00 CALL GARY ( 719-691-9930 ) OR BRENT ( […]
LCC’s Phi Theta Kappa honor society inducts 37 new members
Lamar, Colorado, March 20, 2024 Lamar Community College’s Beta Eta Gamma chapter of the Phi Theta Kappa honor society inducted 37 new members during the spring induction ceremony held on Wednesday, March 20. New inductees include: Andrew Apodaca (Los Lunas, NM), Tiffany Backeberg (Colorado Springs), Cris Bardales (Granada, CO), Austin Birkhoff (Plano, TX), Aubrie […]
Spay/Neuter Program March 10 – May 30 at local veterinary offices
Second Chance Animal Rescue is promoting our 19th annual SPRING Spay Neuter program. Each year between 600-800 dogs and cats are spayed or neutered through Second Chance programs in the form of our discounted vouchers. This is a significant savings and community benefit for residents and pets of Southeast Colorado and we are thankful to […]
Drone updating area’s aerial video footage
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DRONE UPDATING AREA’S AERIAL VIDEO FOOTAGE The City of Lamar received notification that the Colorado Tourism Office has contracted with Lumenati Productions to take video footage of multiple sites in Southeast Colorado via the use of a drone. This will occur in Lamar on Thursday, April 4, 2024 from 6:45 […]
Sand Creek, Amache descendants find common cause to pass history to younger generations
An Outdoor Equity Grant will launch a Youth Ambassador program at both National Historic Sites, building on conversations at last spring’s Amache pilgrimage. Though separated by 46 miles of southeastern Colorado prairie and more than a century, the massacre at Sand Creek and the incarceration of Japanese Americans at the Amache camp have long […]
Lamar City Council approves Special Event Permit for Chamber of Commerce’s Cinco de Mayo Event
City Council met on March 25, 2024. Kristin Schwartz, City Treasurer, gave the evening’s first report, telling Council that the city is receiving $155,000 from a GOCO grant for its Recreation Master Plan. The money will go towards hiring a consultant. Also granted to the city is $1.8 million from the Congressional Directed Spending […]
Colorado Employment Situation – February 2024
8,500 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Added in February; Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.5 Percent Household survey data According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point in February to 3.5 percent compared to the January rate of 3.4 percent. The number of unemployed individuals grew by 4,200 over […]
Colorado Field Ornithologists Convention to be held in Lamar May 2-5, 2024
Ask a Colorado birder, When is the single best weekend in the entire birding year? Where? Many will say, Early May, Southeastern Colorado. CFO is holding its 2024 convention May 2–5 in Lamar, Prowers County. Legendary birding hotspots such as Two Buttes and Cottonwood Canyon will likely have a variety of eastern warblers; specialty trips to […]
SCEDD Receives Additional Funding for Broadband Project
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – March 22, 2024 Contact: Leslie Mastroianni, Executive Director Southern Colorado Economic Development District (SCEDD) leslie@scedd.com Pueblo, CO – On March 22, the Colorado Broadband Office announced 5 additional grants as a result of the Advance -Capital Projects Fund (CPF) Challenge Process Southern Colorado Economic Development District (SCEDD) along with internet provider […]
Prowers County Commissioners declare April as Child Abuse Prevention Month
The front lawn of the Prowers County Annex is adorned with a large, blue pinwheel in recognition of April being declared as Child Abuse Prevention Month by the Prowers Commissioners. The Prowers County Commissioners recently signed a proclamation declaring April as Child Abuse Prevention Month. The proclamation read as follows: WHEREAS, every one of the […]
Prowers County Commissioners Work Session March 19, 2024
Pete Hernandez, Director of the Prowers County Consolidated Return Mail Center and Overflow Processing Center in Granada, updated the Commissioners on the new shift work at the centers. Employees are working 4 or 5 day-per-week shifts to enable the departments to be open their contracted 7 am – 6 pm hours and he reports […]
