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COVID-19 Weekly Update from Prowers County Public Health and Environment-December 8, 2021
The seven day Test Positivity rate is 8.49% (goal is <5%). This is down from 9.07% last week. There have been 54 cases noted in the past seven days of which six had been vaccinated and 99 cases over the past 14 days of which 16 persons were vaccinated. There have been 2,003 […]
Lamar School District RE-2 High School Logo Committee Nomination Information
December 1, 2021 In response to SB21-116 Concerning the Prohibition of American Indian Mascots in Colorado Schools, the Lamar RE-2 Board of Education conducted a community meeting in July. At that meeting a timeline for the adoption of a new logo for Lamar High School was shared. While SB21-116 is currently being challenged legally, the […]
Colorado Employment Situation – October 2021
Unemployment Rate Declines to 5.4%; Colorado Job Recovery Continues to Outpace U.S. Household survey data: According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point in October to 5.4 percent. The national unemployment rate also declined by two-tenths of a percentage point to 4.6 percent. Other […]
COVID-19 Prowers County Public Health and Environment – November 3, 2021
Colorado is now 5th in the nation for rate of COVID-19 infections! Southeast Colorado has very high case rates which would have put us in Stay at Home at this time last year! Colorado hospitals are hitting capacity which limits care for those who have non-COVID 19 related injuries or illness. 80% of people […]
Area Election Results, Not Official at this Time
City of Lamar Ballot Issue 2A Shall the City of Lamar taxes be increased by $450,000 annually by imposing an additional sales tax of 5% on the sale of retail marijuana and medical marijuana? Yes 989 No 808 City of Lamar Ballot Issue 2B Shall the establishment and operation of medical and retail […]
Crespin Wins Return to Mayor for Lamar
Voters in Lamar returned a yes vote for incumbent mayor, Kirk Crespin. The vote was 1,248 in favor versus 690 for those voting for his challenger, Nick Lopez. Crespin will remain in office for a new, two-year term. There was a three-candidate race for two seats on the Lamar City Council for Ward III representation. […]
City Votes to Approve Recreational/Medical Marijuana Sales
Voters in Lamar approved the two-part November ballot question to legalize sales of marijuana within the City of Lamar. Both questions, 2A and 2B had to pass in order for the city to join other communities with legalized sales. The vote was 1,102 to 902 on 2A which set the level of taxes […]
Service Line Update for Prowers Medical Center
Press Release (Lamar, CO) October 28, 2021 – On August 30, 2021, the Colorado Board of Health passed an emergency rule that requires licensed health care facilities to develop and implement a policy and procedure to ensure 100% of their employees, direct contractors, and support staff receive the COVID-19 vaccine. As a health care facility, […]
COVID-19 Update for October 27, 2021 from PCPHE
Prowers County Department of Public Health and Environment reported the cumulative number of COVID-19 cases in the county, as of October 26th, have increased to 1,677 from the previous week of 1,553 and hospitalizations are up to 118, an increase of two in the same time period. The seven-day average Test Positivity rate is […]
Cases Continue to Climb: PCPHE COVID-19 Update – October 20, 2021
CURRENT OUTBREAKS: There are current active outbreaks in Prowers County! See https://covid19.colorado.gov/covid19-outbreak-data. It is updated on Wednesdays. PCPHE will announce any outbreaks that put the public at risk. The seven-day average Test Positivity rate has climbed to 11.36% in the past week (goal is <5%). This is up from 6.01%from last week, ending October 13th. […]
COVID-19 Update from PCPHE for October 6th, 2021
The Prowers County Test Positivity Rate as of October 6, 2021 is 4.9% out of a goal of 5%. This is down from 9.22% post from last week. There have been 33 cases in the county in the past seven days with one person having been vaccinated and 65 cases of COVID-19 in […]
City of Lamar Selects New City Administrator
After an extensive search, the City of Lamar Mayor and City Council have announced that Robert Evans will be the City’s new Administrator. Robert currently serves as City Manager in Willis, Texas, a position he has held since 2019. Mayor Kirk Crespin and the members of the Lamar City Council hosted the final candidates for […]
Colorado State Patrol Sees Thousands of Motorists Not Wearing Seatbelts This Summer
(COLO) – From Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend, the Colorado State Patrol, along with state transportation and law enforcement agencies from Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, Wyoming, and Utah came together with a united message for the State2State. Buckle Up. Campaign. Over the summer Colorado State Troopers issued 4,248 seatbelt citations with the […]
Election Information and Timeline
If you have moved and didn’t update your voter registration you could be inactive at this time. Inactive voters will not automatically get a ballot in the mail for this election. Please call the County Clerk’s Office for election information regarding your voting status or go on line to: www.govotecolorado.gov for more information. What […]
Rights of Colorado Voters Enforced
In Response to Reported Unofficial Door-to-Door Canvassing of Colorado Voters, the Colorado Secretary of State’s Office Reminds Voters of Their Constitutionally Protected Rights DENVER, Colo– In response to reported unofficial door-to-door canvassing of Colorado voters, the Colorado Secretary of State’s office issued the following reminders to voters: If an individual comes to your […]
