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Colorado Crop Progress and Condition Week Ending August 15, 2021
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Hot and mostly dry conditions persisted last week, contributing to declines in soil moisture supplies and dryland crop conditions, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Hay harvest continued in northwestern counties and little moisture was received last week. Extreme and exceptional drought conditions […]
Mesa County Election Equipment Hard Drive Images were Publicly Posted
Colorado Secretary of State’s Office and DHS Confirms Posting does not Heighten Risk to State or Nation’s Elections DENVER, Colo- The Colorado Department of State has been alerted to and confirmed the release of two hard drive images from Mesa County election servers by election conspiracy theorists. While the investigation is ongoing, it appears these […]
CSP Investigates Highway 40 Fatality
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a one vehicle crash which resulted in one fatality on Friday, August 13, 2021. The crash occurred at the intersection of Highway 40 and Highway 287, just east of Kit Carson in Cheyenne County, Colorado. A 2014 Subaru Forester was traveling eastbound on Highway 40. The Subaru failed to […]
Granada School Cheerleader Invited to Perform with All-American Team in Walt Disney Thanksgiving Day Parade
A cheerleader from Granada, Colorado has an amazing opportunity to showcase her talent, represent her hometown, and live a dream. Elli Setliff is a student at Granada School which overflows with Bobcat Pride from classrooms full of kindergarteners and high school seniors alike. Now she has an opportunity to represent her eastern Colorado town […]
USDA CROP PRODUCTION – AUGUST 2021–
COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS: Based on August 1 conditions, corn production in Colorado is forecast at 145.60 million bushels, according to the August 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is up 18 percent from last year’s 122.96 million bushels. The 1.12 million acres expected to […]
PCPHE COVID-19 Update for August 11, 2021
To date, there have been 1,310 cases resulting in 95 hospitalizations and 23 deaths, an increase of one. TESTS The seven-day average Test Positivity rate for August 11, 1021 is 5.44% (goal is <5%). This is down slightly from 5.58% from last week. There have been four cases in the past seven days and […]
USDA Approves Colorado’s State Hemp Plan, Creating a Pathway to Expanded Operations and Testing
LONGMONT – Governor Polis, Commissioner Kate Greenberg, and officials from the U.S. The Department of Agriculture (USDA) announced the approval of Colorado’s State Hemp Management Plan that provides details on practices and procedures to enable hemp producers to operate in Colorado in compliance with federal laws. “Colorado is the undisputed leader in […]
Lamar Community College to Offer Classes in Baca, Kiowa and East Prowers this Fall
(LAMAR, Colo.) — Residents of Prowers, Baca and Kiowa counties will have access to a Lamar Community College (LCC) education without needing to travel to the main campus. LCC recently expanded its capacity to serve students by creating Distance Learning Sites in Eads, Granada and Springfield, lessening the distance and increasing access to higher […]
ARPA Business Operations Report-August 2021
2020/2021 Operations: As the ARPA Board prepares to begin its budgeting process for 2022, it does so by looking back over a handful of significant events that occurred during the first half of 2021. The events ranged from the repurposing and demolition of the Authority’s coal fired Lamar Repowering Plant to new legislation impacting the operations […]
City Sees Continued Gain in Sales Tax Revenue
June 2021 Sales and Use Tax collected for the City of Lamar continues to rise for another month. City Sales Tax was up 6.93% for a gain of $24,530.80 over the previous year. Use Tax collections were up 52.08% for a gain of $13,941.05. Total Sales and Use Tax collections for June were […]
John Martin Reservoir Invasive Species Removal
Join the US Army Corps of Engineers Saturday, September 25th, Saturday, from 8am to Noon, and help clear tamarisk from John Martin Reservoir and restore habitat for native wildlife. Tamarisk, also known as salt cedar, is an invasive species that hogs light, water, and nutrients, which harms native plants and the wildlife that depend […]
USDA LAND VALUES AND CASH RENTS
COLORADO The 2021 Colorado average farmland real estate value, a measurement of the value of all land and buildings on farms, was $1,610 per acre. This is an increase of 1.3 percent from 2020 and 2.5 percent from 2019. The average value of cropland was $2,240, up 1.8 percent from 2020. The average value […]
CDOT US 287 Resurfacing in Lamar Project
Construction Schedules: Subject to change based on weather/unforeseen circumstances and schedule changes. Project Information The Colorado Department of Transportation and Scott Contracting are resurfacing and improving the roadway on US 287 through Lamar in Prowers County. The project will include concrete pavement overlay, relocation of roadway lighting, removing and replacing medians, storm sewer […]
LCC Offers Scholarships for All Online Students
(LAMAR, Colo.) — Lamar Community College (LCC) students have the benefit of getting a college education from anywhere and for the same price as it would cost them to attend in-person. The college began to offer scholarships specific to higher-cost online courses in Summer 2020 to help students who did not want to attend in-person […]
Southeast Colorado Concert Association 2021-2022
Season tickets for the 2021-2022 Southeast Colorado Concert Association will be available Friday, August 20 at the Lamar Pocket Park from 6pm to 8pm. Enjoy live music from 6:30 to 7:30 and comedy entertainment afterwards. OR buy Season Tickets on Saturday, August 21st, from 10am to 1pm at the Pocket Park near the […]
