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VA ECHCS Earns Designation as ALS Treatment Center of Excellence
AURORA, CO – VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System’s (VA ECHCS) Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center (RMR VAMC) was recently designated as an Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Association Certified Treatment Center of Excellence. According to the Mayo Clinic, ALS is a disease of the nervous system, that leads to the weakness of muscles and other […]
Fort Hays State University releases spring 2026 Dean’s Honor Roll
HAYS, Kan. (June 16, 2026) – Fort Hays State University has named 1,996 students to the Dean’s Honor Roll for the spring 2026 semester. The Dean’s Honor Roll includes undergraduate students only. To be eligible, students must have completed 12 or more credit hours and earned a minimum grade-point average of 3.60 for the semester. […]
Fort Lyon Canal Company Responds To CPW Announcement Regarding Adobe Creek And Thurston Reservoirs
LAMAR, Colo. — The Fort Lyon Canal Company recognizes the importance that Adobe Creek Reservoir and Thurston Reservoir have held for generations of southeastern Colorado anglers and appreciates Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s efforts over the past several decades to provide public recreational access at these facilities. For more than fifty years, Fort Lyon Canal Company […]
Colorado Department of Local Affairs publishes new rules to streamline factory-built construction
Building More Housing Coloradans Can Afford DOLA’s Division of Housing Publishes New Rules Implementing Senate Bill 25-002 to Streamline Factory-Built Construction, Rules to Take Effect June 30 STATEWIDE – New state rules set to cut through red tape and accelerate the production of affordable housing and other factory-built structures will take effect on June 30, the […]
CPW concludes lethal removal efforts for uncollared gray wolf in Routt County
DENVER – On June 12, 2026, CPW and its agents lethally removed an uncollared wolf in Routt County. Visual evidence obtained at the scene confirmed the removed wolf is the same one that was depredating in Rio Blanco County in 2025 and early 2026. This wolf was originally a member of Copper Creek Pack but has […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife declare fish salvage at Blue Lake and Thurston Reservoir – public access permanently ceases July 15, 2026
Thurston Reservoir (photo credit: CPW) LAMAR, Colo. — Colorado Parks and Wildlife declared a public fish salvage at Adobe Creek Reservoir (known locally as Blue Lake) and at Thurston Reservoir today through July 15. The Fort Lyon Canal Company formally notified CPW that the current recreational lease agreement will not be renewed, permanently ending public access to both fisheries on the last day […]
Mental Health Colorado Awards 2026 Legislators and Advocates of the Year, Continuing Champions Awards
From left: Senator Rod Pelton, Senator Cleave Simpson, Vice-President of Government Affairs for Mental Health Colorado Wendy Buxton-Andrade (a former Prowers County Commissioner), and Representative Ty Winter at the 2026 Mental Health Colorado awards ceremony DENVER — On Wednesday, June 10th, Mental Health Colorado honored and celebrated its annual Legislators and Advocates of the Year Awards for the 2026 […]
Dixie Bitner attends Positive Athlete Awards event in Denver to formally receive O.P.E.R.A.T.E. awards
Left to right: College Football Hall of Famer Montee Ball, Dixie Bitner, and Denver Nuggets Community Ambassador Mark Randall As previously reported in a Prowers Journal article, recent Wiley High School graduate Dixie Bitner was the recipient of an O.P.E.R.A.T.E. Scholarship from the Positive Athlete organization. Dixie was presented with her award and $2,500 check […]
La Junta’s Plaza Block Building receives Citizens State Bank Award from Colorado Preservation, Inc.
Aerial photo of the Plaza Block Building located at 10 East 1st St La junta, CO Photo Credit: Courtesy of Colorado Preservation Inc. (CPI) LA JUNTA, Colo. — The Plaza Block Building in La Junta has received the Citizens State Bank Award from Colorado Preservation, Inc. (CPI), one of the state’s leading preservation honors. The […]
Prowers County Clerk and Recorder announces change of address for 2026 Primary Election and ballot information for voters
Prowers County Clerk and Recorder Election News Prowers County Election’s Department-Voter Service and Polling Center (VSPC) Change of address for the 2026 Primary Election PROWERS COUNTY ANNEX, 1001 S. Main St, Lamar, CO. June 22nd – June 30th Ballots will be mailed out the week of June 8-12, 2026, so watch your mail boxes. DEMOCRATIC, […]
Abigail Barr named to Spring 2026 Nebraska Wesleyan University academics honors list
NWU students named to spring 2026 semester academic honors list LINCOLN, Neb. – Nebraska Wesleyan University has announced its 2026 spring semester academic honors list recognizing undergraduate students with superior academic performance. Students earning at least a 3.75 semester grade point average while completing a full-time course load of at least 12 credit hours of […]
Emergency fish salvage begins June 1 at Nee Noshe Reservoir
LAMAR, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife announces an emergency public fish salvage effective June 1 at Nee Noshe Reservoir on Queens State Wildlife Area, Kiowa County, approximately 21 miles north of Lamar and 12 miles south of Eads. Due to ongoing drought and reduced reservoir operations, Nee Noshe Reservoir is drying and is not expected to fill […]
