All Entries in the "Health" Category
Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group Meeting
The first meeting of the Alzheimer’s Caregiver Support Group will meet on Thursday, February 16, 11:00 am to Noon, in the Education Room at Prowers Medical Center. Subsequent meetings will be held on the third Thursday of each month at PMC, same room and time. All area caregivers of loved ones with Alzheimer’s disease, or […]
Council Takes Steps for Infrastructure Upgrades/Repairs
Following the council’s Monday night work session on February 6th, members decided to award a bid for a pool liner resurfacing project to RenoSys Corporation. The cost of installation of a PVC membrane lining for the entire pool is $101,816 which is considerably less than the $350,000 estimate from the firm currently doing business with […]
CPW Completes Survey of Black-Tailed Prairie Dog Habitat and Populations
DENVER — Along with other western states in cooperation with the Western Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies, Colorado Parks & Wildlife has conducted an east slope survey of black-tailed prairie dogs. Images collected on airplane flights in the summer of 2015 were used to map occupied habitat throughout eastern Colorado and the findings are […]
Granada Trustees Approve New Permit Fees
The Granada Trustees voted unanimously to increase the price of building permit fees from $15 to $25 effective immediately. The Trustees also wanted to make sure that the paper permit would be displayed at the place of construction once it had been issued. The Trustees also voted to purchase computer backup software for the town’s […]
City Discusses Pro-Active Ideas to Deal with Homelessness
The Lamar City Council discussed several issues for consideration during a February 6th work session this past Monday. The council heard an update on the legalities pertaining to homelessness from Police Chief Kyle Miller who reviewed general crime statistics for the city since 1999 and the number of citations which have been served. He […]
Lamar Animal Shelter Provides More Fresh Air/Sunshine
A recent outdoor expansion project at the Lamar Animal Shelter now allows more dogs to get some fresh air, sunshine and exercise on a daily basis. Stephanie Strube, currently interim assistant to the City Administrator, will be the new director at the shelter in a couple of weeks and provided a tour of the new […]
Colorado Traffic Fatalities Up 24% in Two Years – Motorcycle Deaths at All-Time Record
STATEWIDE — Preliminary data from the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) indicates that traffic fatalities have risen by 24 percent since 2014. In 2016 there were 605 traffic fatalities in Colorado, compared to 547 fatalities in 2015. “Colorado is growing but that doesn’t mean traffic fatalities must grow too,” said Shailen Bhatt, CDOT Executive […]
Holly Trustees Review Backflow Policy
The Holly Trustees will meet in a work session on February 15th to determine who needs to have a water backflow device installed on their plumbing to prevent contamination of the public water supply. The issue was on the Trustee’s agenda for their meeting February 1st. The Backflow and Cross Connection Control Ordinance was unanimously […]
Tax Relief for Retired Military Wins First Victory
Denver — Military retirees in Colorado could enjoy a lot more financial security in the future if a tax relief bill heard at the Statehouse today keeps moving forward. Senate Bill-75, authored by Senator Larry Crowder (R-Alamosa), eliminates current caps on how much military retirees are able to deduct from federal taxable income. The bill […]
Big Timbers Community Alliance Combines FACT-FOOD & FAMILY
Emily Neischburg, Executive Director of the Big Timber Community Alliance, welcomed the gathering at the Lincoln School on North 10th Street, Wednesday, January 18th. Some of the attendees were new to the Alliance, which is just getting formulated for their programs in the community. Others had been on hand for several years, through Prowers […]
Colorado State University Extension to Deliver Estate Planning Workshops
Planning how to transfer your farm, ranch, or other business to the next generation is difficult. Just as is planning for retirement and formalizing your estate plan. The many emotional issues involved with such planning causes us to procrastinate. We don’t want to make some of the tough decisions, so we don’t! Yet, […]
Prowers County Coroner Reviews Busy Year
Delivering his annual update to the Prowers County Commisioners, Joe Giadone, Prowers County Coroner, detailed the increased numbers of cases that were handled in 2016 by his department. “We were very busy compared to other years, with 110 coroner calls which translated into 1,105 miles driven. In the past 18 months, we have had five […]
New Year’s DUI Enforcement Begins Friday
Don’t Get Locked Up After The Ball Drops STATEWIDE — For most of us, the new year marks a time for reflection and growth — not the beginning of a series of penalties levied because of a DUI arrest. From Dec. 30 to Jan. 3, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado State Patrol (CSP) […]
Council Takes Action on Various 2017 Funding Grants
The Lamar City Council held their final meeting of the year on Tuesday, December 27th. The major portion of the meeting highlighted several grant and grant applications to fund projects for the approaching year. An agreement to continue services with Southeast Wellness for 2017 was approved. This maintains the city’s Employee Assistance Program which offers […]
Loveless Assesses PMC Future Finances
Prowers Medical Center, like similar hospitals across the country, may experience some financial changes next year in light of federal funding changes and potential program alterations from the new administration in Washington, DC. Chief Executive Officer, Craig Loveless, told the Prowers County Commissioners, the hospital is exploring those lines of service that can generate the […]
