All Entries in the "Health" Category
Granada Has Girls on the Run
There are over a dozen girls from Granada who have signed up to represent their school and themselves in a 5k run competition set for Colorado Springs on May 21st. The students, in grades 3 through 6, are part of the Girls on the Run program, according to Morgan Bennett, Prowers County Public Health nurse. […]
Southeastern Developmental Services Schedules Annual Open House
SDS, Southeastern Developmental Services, has set Thursday, March 31st for their annual open house at 1111 South 4th Street in Lamar. Dave Harbour of SDS visited with the Prowers County Commissioners Monday, March 21st to invite them to the annual gathering and for the signing of a proclamation recognizing SDS Awareness Day. Harbour’s update for […]
Youth Drug Abuse Concerns HPCHC
The High Plains Community Health Center in Lamar is exploring options to deal with the prevalence of youthful drug offenders in the local community. CEO Eric Niemeyer and Jim Farmer, chairman of the HPCHC’s board of directors, provided an update of current activities for the Prowers County Commissioners Monday, March 21st. Niemeyer recapped efforts to […]
Healthy Places Kids Stay Busy with Spring Break Outdoor Events
Despite chilly morning temperatures and brisk wind, dozens of local kids turned up for activities for Spring Break 2016, sponsored by LiveWell Prowers County and Healthy Places in Lamar. During the break from classroom studies, students from the third grade and up registered for a week of outdoor events, March 14-18 at various locations around […]
