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Hospice Receives Holiday Donation
Back Row: Becky Osborne Hospice, JoDell Rodgers Hospice, Shirley Smith Committee, Holly Burton Committee, Denise Carder Committee, Patty Emick Committee, Kinley Emick Committee. Seated: Sabre Reinhart Committee, Deb Pelley, Rose Ann Yates Committee. Not Pictured: Linda Thompson, Mike Marinac, Robbie Sue Young, Lisa Carder, Natasha Morris, Cheryl Preisser, Megan Grett and Lisa McCullough. The […]
Lamar City Council Announces Award of GoCO Grant
Lamar City Administrator, John Sutherland, recapped the recent GoCO Inspire grant award of $1.3 M to the City at a presentation ceremony last week in the Front Range. “Rick and I and Angie accompanied the mayor to GoCO’s presentation where the board presented Mayor Stagner with a $1.3 million giant check,” he explained, while holding […]
Shooting Event Becomes Annual Fund Raiser
The Lamar Area Hospice received a $10,000 check recently, compliments of a one-day sporting clays/trap shoot event sponsored by the Southeast Colorado Two Shot Goose Hunt organization. According to Rose Ann Yates, what was to have been a simple, day-long event held in memory of her late husband, Robert “Spanky” Yates, started with only seven […]
Lamar Receiving $1.3M in GoCO Grants for Youth Oriented Inspire Projects
The Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) Board awarded the first round of implementation funding for six Inspire Initiative pilot communities, totaling $13.5 million in grants. GOCO’s Inspire Initiative will invest in places, programs, and pathways to get kids outside in communities across the state. This innovative framework is being looked at as a national model, and […]
Funds From Beers and Brats for Boobies Continue to Surpass Previous Donations
Area residents have been consistent in their support of the Lamar Area Hospice organization, and a $20,000 donation from the Beers and Brats for Boobies Committee is a confirmation of that loyalty. During the December 7th presentation, organizer Megan Grett said she was overwhelmed by the amount donated this year, “We started our first year […]
Morgan Bennett Receives Professional Nursing Award
Morgan Bennett was presented with the New Public Health Nurse of the Year Award recently. The following is information submitted by Tammi Clark, Executive Director of the Prowers County Public Health Department. “From the moment that Morgan Bennett joined the Public Health team, she became a champion in the community. Morgan has become the Public […]
Thanksgiving DUI Enforcement Begins
STATEWIDE — As Thanksgiving motorists flock Colorado roads to celebrate with friends and family, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and statewide law enforcement agencies will ramp up enforcement efforts to protect the public and keep Colorado roads safe. The effort is part of the ongoing The Heat Is […]
Serve Safe Food This Holiday Season
Food is an important part of many holiday events. “With so many home cooks planning to prepare large meals over the holidays, coupled with the fact that one in six people become sick from a foodborne illness each year, this is the best time for reminders about the importance of safe food handling for good […]
Colorado VA Alerting Vets Whose Personal Information May Have Been Compromised
DENVER – The VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) is notifying 2130 Veterans that their personal information may have been compromised when a VA employee emailed unencrypted documents containing Protected Health Information (PHI) to their personal email account. Information at risk include the Veteran’s full name, last four digits of their social security number […]
Holidays are Approaching; Get Your Flu Shot Soon
DENVER — Thanksgiving is a little more than weeks away, and the December holidays are closing in. The state health department reminds Coloradans to protect themselves and their loved ones by getting a flu vaccination. It takes about two weeks after getting a vaccine for a person to build immunity against the flu. “Active germs […]
Commissioners Continue Work on Final 2017 County Budget
Just about every item on the Prowers County Commissioner’s meeting agenda on Monday, November 7, focused on next year’s budget issues. A morning work session with Janet Lundy, Finance Director & Budget Officer began their day and from there, moved on to Road & Bridge, Building Operations, Public Health & Environment, Internet Technology, Department […]
Southeast Health Group welcomes Dr. K.S. Young, D.O.
Dr. K.S. Young, D.O. joined the primary care team at Southeast Health Group this fall, relocating from his most recent temporary assignment in Oklahoma. “I have been a traveling doctor for almost three decades, licensed in eight different states, and worked all over the country. I’ve seen a lot of different things and had a […]
PMC Aids Lamar Community College Students
Every year, the Prowers Medical Center Auxiliary assists several Lamar Community College Level II Nursing students with scholarships. The 2016-2017 year is no different. This year’s recipients are Emerson Andrade, Shawna Daniel, Alyssa Havens, Ashley Roberts, and Crystal Zamarripa. The PMC Auxiliary raises funds that in turn are given to the hospital to buy new […]
PMC Continues to Seek Patient Input through Health Assessment Study
The community-wide health assessment, a collaborative effort to determine health needs in Prowers County, is continuing, according to Prowers Medical Center, Craig Loveless. The said the periodic study takes in about 160 viewpoints through online questionnaires, or roughly 2% of the county’s population. “The hospital is also conducting a detailed, door-to-door assessment among the Spanish […]
LCC Bolsters Sexual Assault Prevention Practices with Haven
(Pueblo, Colorado – October 20, 2016) – On Wednesday, October 19, Colorado Attorney General Cynthia Coffman met with students and educators from several higher education institutions to launch a new program to provide critical sexual assault prevention education to colleges and universities around Colorado. Through funding provided by the Attorney General’s Office, the Haven-Understanding Sexual […]
