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LHS Thunder Boys Basketball Teams
2023-2024 Varsity Boys Basketball Team Pictured from left to right – Back row: Zander Willis, Jacob Dunning, Austin Thacker, Alex Williams, Brocc Brodecky, Gabrian Jacobs, Deyago Vasquez, Braxen Shelton Front row: Diego Estrada, Lucas Martinez, Xzavier DeLaRosa, Ryan Harbour, Cason Pollart, Armoni Moreno. 2023-2024 Junior Varsity Boys Basketball Team Pictured from left to […]
Frontier Bank Donates $500 to the Tri County 9/11 Memorial Committee
Frontier Bank Shares Good Fortune Frontier Bank donated $500 to the Tri County 9/11 Memorial Committee this past Tuesday, January 23rd, making the presentation at the memorial site at Big Timbers Museum in Lamar. Frontier Bank was one of 120 participating members of FHLBank in Topeka, Kansas that has been asking participants since […]
Prowers County Continues Outreach for Comprehensive Plan
MEDIA RELEASE FROM THE PROWERS COUNTY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Prowers County Administration Office 301 S. Main Street, #215 Lamar, CO 81052 (719) 336-8025 ctyadmin@prowerscounty.net January 26th, 2024 Prowers County Continues Outreach for the Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Code Update In the first phase of the Comprehensive Plan Update, the community identified […]
Annual Snow Goose Festival set for February 2-4th in Lamar
Pat Craig, noted for his work saving captive wildlife, is the Festival’s keynote speaker for Saturday, February 3rd at the Lamar High School, headquarters for a majority of seminars and events. Craig, from the Wild Animal Sanctuary, became involved in this activity at the age of 19 and was the first person who […]
State And Local Agencies To Share Plans For Safer Roads
Media Alert 712 lives lost on Colorado Roadways in 2023 State and local agencies gather to share plans for safer roads Statewide — Colorado traffic fatalities decreased by 7% in 2023 after a recording-setting year in 2022. Colorado transportation officials are hosting a press conference to share newly released 2023 fatality data and the state’s plans […]
Ty Harmon Announces Bid for County Commissioner in District 1
I am excited to announce I am running for Prowers County Commissioner District 1. I was born & raised in Prowers County. Growing up in Holly and being a Granada resident for almost 30 years now, I know and understand the values we have in our county. I am married with 4 adult children and […]
VA To Award $52.5 Million In Grants To Prevent Suicide
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT vapublicaffairs@va.gov VA to award $52.5 million in grants to local organizations working to prevent Veteran suicide 01/25/2024 04:00 AM EST WASHINGTON — Today, VA announced the availability of $52.5 million in funding for grants to community-based organizations that provide or coordinate suicide prevention services for Veterans and their families — including conducting Veteran […]
Roger Stagner Announces Bid for County Commissioner in District 3
Roger Stagner will be running for District 3 Prowers County Commissioner in the 2024 Election. Stagner is well acquainted with government operations and connections to the State of Colorado as he served as Mayor for the City of Lamar for 10 years through 5 consecutive election terms. Stagner said he is looking forward to […]
Lamar Council Starts 2024 with Full Agenda, Bellomy Stepping Down
The Lamar City Council got 2024 off to a start with a carry-over agenda for the January 8th session which was cancelled due to the blizzard that swept across southeast Colorado in the early days of this month. The council continued the majority of that agenda to its January 22nd meeting as well as […]
Lamar Redevelopment Authority Okays Norjune Extension, Breakfast Restaurant Request
Neil and Rinda Emick’s request of an extension deadline for their NorJune Apartment renovations was approved by the Lamar Redevelopment Authority. Construction delays occurred when 16 of the 32 new windows had manufacturer defects which required replacing. This delay set back the couple’s timetable from repairing the stucco to have the building at […]
City of Lamar Retail Sales Growth Holds Steady through 2023
Retail sales tax collections for the City of Lamar showed signs of steady growth through the year with City Sales Taxes collected up 6.11% for a gain over last year of $21,536. Collections for November 2022 were $352,667 compared to this year at $374,204. Total Sales and Use Tax collections finished the month with […]
Positions Open for Prowers County Lodging Panel
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from persons who are residents of Prowers County to fill (2) positions to fill remaining terms that will expire in December of 2026 on the nine-member Prowers County Lodging Tax Tourism Panel. The Colorado Statutes stipulate that directors must be from the tourism industry. Each director […]
Drought Information Statement for South Central and Southeast Colorado as of January 20, 2024
Four Week Drought Monitor Class Change. Drought Worsened: Portions of Lake, Chaffee, Fremont, Custer, Pueblo and Costilla counties. No Change: Most of south central Colorado. Drought Improved: The southeast Plains. Precipitation: After a dry start to the 2024 Water Year (Oct 2023-Sept 2024), precipitation across south central and southeast Colorado picked up in the month […]
Bennet, Hickenlooper Call on President Biden to Support Funding for Arkansas Valley Conduit
Denver — Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper called on President Biden to prioritize funding for the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) in his budget for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). The AVC is a planned 130-mile water-delivery system from the Pueblo Reservoir to nearly 40 rural communities and 50,000 Coloradans throughout the […]
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 1.02 million head as of January 1, 2024. The latest inventory was down 1 percent from December 1, 2023 and down 2 percent from January 1, 2023. The […]
