All Entries in the "Health" Category
Colorado State Patrol Cautions Drivers about Unrestrained Pets
(COLO) – To many Coloradoans’ pets are a part of the family and they often accompany us on the road. But how many people who travel with their furry friends are putting them into a harness, a pet carrier or a crate? Any activity, like petting your dog or reaching back to provide a […]
USDA Easier Enrollment in WIC Leads to Healthier Moms and Kids
WIC is one of the most powerful, evidence-based public health programs, setting moms, babies, and young kids up to be healthy and thrive. The program is associated with incredible outcomes like improved diet quality, birth weights, and cognitive development, and reduced infant deaths, premature births, and health care costs. It’s no wonder more […]
VA Eastern Colorado to screen tens of thousands of Veterans for toxic exposures
“When the ground assault started, the horizon lit up—that’s how close we were,” said Army Veteran Ramon Navarro of Castle Rock about serving in Gulf War operations to free Kuwait from occupying Iraqi forces. Navarro rolled into the Arabian Peninsula in 1991 to setup 400-bed evacuation hospitals. The former biomedical engineer recalls the […]
Bat Infected with White Nose Syndrome Found in Southeast Colorado
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking the public to report the sighting of any active or dead bats this winter. Please call 303-291-7771 or email wildlife.batline@state.co.us. According to a recent report, a dead bat was found near La Junta in Otero County near the end of March of this year. Because bats also can […]
Valley-Wide Health Systems Prioritizes Rural and Frontier Communities Through Expansion
Colorado, April 13, 2023- In December 2022 Valley-Wide Health Systems, Inc. and Southeast Health Group announced they would be merging the two entities, in order to better serve their combined service areas in Southern Colorado. Since the announcement, staff have officially moved into the Valley-Wide system, and the rebrand has begun. “Our teams have […]
Council Members Get Hands-On Look at Virtual Reality System
As a police officer, how do you deal with a drunk with a knife or an angered husband armed with a pistol or just someone in a public setting who’s having a mental health crisis? This is an event that requires some preparation and a virtual reality system acquired by the City of Lamar […]
Otero College Child Development Services Head Start in Lamar celebrated the Week of the Young Child April 3-6.
Picture: Lamar Mayor Kirk Crespin and Otero College Child Development Services Head Start Manager Cecilia Dowell display the Proclamation in Recognition of Week of the Young Child that Crespin signed Tuesday. The week kicked off with Music Monday, where all students, staff and parent volunteers walked to Lamar High School to listen to the […]
City of Lamar Community Clean up Schedule
The City of Lamar is offering additional free landfill and transfer station weekends through April and May. From April 15th through May 7th . Residents are free to contact various service organizations to see if they can provide volunteers who can assist with your spring clean-up chores around your home. The hours […]
VA relaxes masking requirements at medical facilities
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced it has relaxed the masking requirement at VA medical facilities. This update ensures the safety of Veterans while accommodating individual masking preferences and aligning with CDC guidelines. Moving forward, VA will base its masking guidelines on the VHA COVID-19 Health Protection Levels (low, medium, and […]
Vets Can View their Disability Benefit Decisions Online
WASHINGTON — Veterans can now access their disability benefit claim decision notice letters electronically on VA.gov, empowering them to quickly and easily see their disability decisions. Before this option was available, Veterans had to wait for a paper copy of their decision notice to be mailed to them. While previous iterations of VA.gov allowed Veterans […]
Prowers Medical Center Announces Plans to Re-Open Labor & Delivery Services
(Lamar, CO). February 21, 2023 – Prowers Medical Center is pleased to announce plans to re-open the hospital’s Labor and Delivery services on Monday, February 27, 2023. The decision to close a Labor & Delivery service line is never simple. Hospitals across the country who have closed their obstetrics (OB) departments in the past […]
VA ECHCS Hosting Rural Resource Fairs in Lamar and La Junta including Toxic-exposure Screenings
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) will host resource fairs and town halls Feb. 13-17 in five rural communities. VA ECHCS rural resource fairs and town halls take place Feb. 13 in Burlington, continue Feb. 14 in Lamar, then Feb. 15 in La Junta, Feb. 16 in Alamosa and Feb. 17 in […]
Colorado Reported over 31K Road Rage Drivers in 2022
Colorado State Patrol “Stay in Your Lane” Campaign (COLO) – Since the *CSP (*277) program was implemented in July 1998, Colorado motorists, bicyclists and pedestrians have reported thousands of “real time” aggressive drivers and suspected DUI drivers. Last year, the Colorado State Patrol’s *CSP calls for aggressive drivers surpassed calls regarding suspected impairment. […]
Construction on Escondido Park Soccer Field Continues
Plans to bring the soccer field at Escondido Park up to league status continues with construction on benches and score boards at the site off North 13th Street in Lamar. Lamar Community College and the City of Lamar collaborated on the project as the college began to develop a full-fledged soccer team and […]
745 lives lost on Colorado roads in 2022
Most roadway deaths since 1981 STATEWIDE — In 2022, Colorado lost 745 lives to traffic fatalities, the most roadway deaths in the state since 1981, according to preliminary data. This is a 57% increase from just 10 years ago and includes a record number of pedestrians and motorcyclists. Today, CDOT, Colorado […]
