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Lower Arkansas Valley Communities Unite Against Colorado Springs Annexations
(ROCKY FORD, CO – May 27, 2025) – Communities throughout the Lower Arkansas Valley are uniting in opposition to new annexations by the City of Colorado Springs that would exacerbate the city’s already projected 34,000 acre-feet annual water supply gap to support build out of land already within its city limits. New annexations, such as for […]
Colorado invests another $5 million in opioid recovery infrastructure across the state – two southeast Colorado locations benefit from funds
The Colorado Opioid Abatement Council awarded $5 million in funding to 12 organizations and local governments across the state working to combat the opioid crisis. The awards come from more than $871 million in settlements that the Colorado Attorney General’s Office secured from opioid manufacturers and distributors for their role in fueling the epidemic. “This […]
Attorney General Phil Weiser statement on court ruling blocking HHS, Secretary Kennedy from cutting public health grants
May 16, 2025 (DENVER) – Attorney General Phil Weiser issued the following statement following a federal district court decision blocking the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. from illegally terminating $11 billion in critical public health grants to states, including $229 million for Colorado: “I’m pleased the […]
USDA Reiterates Importance of Those Who Can Work, Should Work While Receiving SNAP
(Washington, D.C., April 17, 2025)—Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a memorandum to all state agencies administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) making it clear states must ensure SNAP benefits are provided with an expectation that those who can work, do. “Since my confirmation, I have reiterated the states are our partners, and […]
Colorado House of Representatives passes SB 25-3 requiring safety training to purchase firearms with detachable magazines
The Colorado House of Representatives passed a bill Monday that would require people to receive safety training before buying most semiautomatic firearms with detachable magazines. Senate Bill 25-3 passed on a 36-28 vote. Democratic Reps. Regina English, Shiela Lieder, Bob Marshall, Matthew Martinez, Tisha Mauro, Katie Stewart and Amy Paschal joined Republicans in voting against it. […]
Trump’s tariff roller coaster is no fun for Colorado’s farm and agriculture industry
At the start of the week, small businesses reluctantly faced new 25% tariffs that kicked in Tuesday morning on anything imported from Canada and Mexico. A day later, the Trump administration suspended tariffs for automakers abiding by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement. A day after that, the president paused most of the other new tariffs until April 2, at least on […]
Attorney General Weiser joins lawsuit against feds to save K-12 teacher preparation grants for Colorado rural schools
March 6, 2025 (DENVER) – Attorney General Phil Weiser today joined a multistate coalition in filing a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration’s unlawful termination of $600 million in grant funding for K-12 teacher preparation programs. Nearly $2.8 million in funding is at stake for a Colorado program that address the state’s ongoing teacher shortage in rural […]
Interstate power lines threaten farmers’ land in southeastern Colorado
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article provides more in-depth information about the controversial proposed electrical transmission corridor that was discussed at the recent Prowers County Commissioner’s meeting. A federal plan to accelerate electrical grid updates is meeting major resistance in communities across the country, including three Colorado counties Transmission lines along Prowers County Road 13, north of […]
Colorado Senate gives initial approval to semiautomatic weapons bill — after a major change allowing purchases
Sens. Julie Gonzales, left, and Tom Sullivan, two of the sponsors of Senate Bill 3, address members of the Senate’s State, Veterans & Military Affairs Committee as they talk about the legislation in the Old Supreme Court in the Colorado State Capitol in Denver on Jan. 28, 2025. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson/The Denver Post) […]
Prowers County Commissioners has large crowd in attendance at Feb 11 meeting in opposition of proposed “National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor”
A large group of concerned citizens, predominantly local ranchers and farmers, attended the February 11, 2025 meeting of the Prowers County Commissioners. The reason for the showing was to discuss their opposition to the proposed “National Interest Electric Transmission Corridor” or NIETC, which was part of the Biden administration’s agenda. The Department of Energy is […]
An Idaho rancher lost zero cattle to wolves in a decade. Can he help Colorado ranchers do the same?
A gray wolf looks over its shoulder after being released into an area filled with sage brush. It is one of 20 wolves released in January 2025, 15 of which were translocated from British Columbia (Colorado Parks and Wildlife photo) A room full of ranchers stared at Glenn Elzinga as he told them one of […]
Colorado Senate committee advances bill to ban guns that accept detachable magazines
Sen. Julie Gonzales of Denver, left, and Sen. Tom Sullivan, both Democrats, present Senate Bill 25-3 to a Colorado legislative committee on Jan. 28, 2025. (Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline) A bill introduced at the Colorado Legislature to ban the sale of semiautomatic firearms that can take detachable magazines made it through its first committee hearing […]
Lamar Arby’s holds Grand Opening and ribbon cutting January 6, 2025
Monday, January 6, 2025 was a day that has been long-awaited by many in Lamar. Arby’s restaurant had their Grand Opening ribbon cutting at 9 am, bringing to completion a project that has been five years in the making. A large crowd was in attendance, filling the interior space of the business due to the […]
Are new measures being proposed in Colorado the answer to the state’s veterinary care problem?
A pair of measures, assuming they make it to the November ballot, could be the solution to solving Colorado’s shortage of veterinary care and improve access in rural communities, proponents say. The measures, which are both backed by Denver’s Dumb Friends League seek to increase veterinary telehealth services and create a new job title […]
Ground is broken for new Arby’s restaurant in Lamar
With shovels, left to right: Rob Evans, City Administrator; Ron Cook, Prowers County Commissioner; Lamar Mayor Kirk Crespin; Quyntyn Johnson, Senior VP of Operations for LV Petroleum; Michelle Carver, Site General Manager of LV Petroleum; David Zavala, Lamar City Councilman Under a bright blue sky on Saturday morning, June 1, 2024, ground was broken for […]
