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Safe New Year’s Travels with PATS
If you’re going to celebrate and party for the New Year, let PATS become your designated driver for the night.The Prowers Area Transit Service will continue a New Year’s tradition with transportation service for area residents who want to party, but don’t want to drive. PATS will provide door to door service beginning at […]
Congrats to Carla
“The Lamar High School Junior Class Parents After Prom Committe would like to thank Farmers County Market for donating a $250 beef bundle as a fundraiser. The winner was Carla Scranton. Thank you to everyone who participated. “ Thank you and Blessings, Lamar Junior Class Parent After Prom Committee
Quarterly Revenue Forecast Shows Moderate Growth for Next Fiscal Year
DENVER — Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018 — The Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) today released its quarterly economic and revenue forecast. The December forecast for General Fund revenue shows moderate growth in the months ahead. Revenue collections in the first half of FY 2018-19 continued to increase due to steady […]
USDA – US Forest Service Recognizes Campo Grazing Assoc – National Rangeland Partner of the Year
PUEBLO, Colo., Dec. 19, 2018 – The U.S. Forest Service (USFS) recently presented the Chief’s Award for Excellence in Rangeland Management for External Partners to the Campo Grazing Association (Association) in Baca County, Colorado. The Association has over 40 years of history as a vital partner with the Comanche National Grassland (Grassland), to […]
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site Closed during Partial Government Shutdown
La Junta, CO – Due to the lapse of appropriations and the subsequent partial shutdown of the federal government, Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site is closed for the safety of visitors and park resources. Many other national park sites across the country will remain as accessible as possible while still following all applicable […]
Colorado Employment Situation – November 2018
Employers in Colorado added 1,800 nonfarm payroll jobs from October to November for a total of 2,749,800 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 700 and government increased 1,100. October estimates were revised up to 2,748,000, and the over the month change from September to October was an […]
Holiday Closures at Bent’s Old Fort
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site will be closed to the public on Tuesday, December 25, 2018 and Tuesday, January 1, 2019 in observance of those public holidays. The fort will be open regular winter hours of 9 am to 4 pm daily during the rest of the holiday season. Through the […]
Elks Hosting Annual Toy Show
Prowers County Farm Bureau is sponsoring the Lamar Elks Toy Show, to be held Saturday, January 12th, 2019, at the Lamar Elks Lodge 28157 Hwy 287 South, Lamar CO 81052. The show will start at 9 am and run until 3 pm mountain time. Toys of all shapes and sizes, new in […]
Holly Commercial Club Christmas Lighting Contest Winners
The results are in for the annual Christmas Lighting Contest held in the Holly community. Each first and second place winners in the three categories receive $100 and $50 respectively for their decorations. Traditional Christmas Category went to Christie and Tim Weeder for First place and Mark and Barb VanCampen were selected as […]
Tips for Donating Wisely this Holiday Season
DENVER, Dec. 18, 2018 — The holiday season is in full swing and Secretary of State Wayne Williams asks Coloradans to give generously to their favorite charities but to keep in mind of how to give wisely. “This time of year is when local nonprofits step up their fundraising efforts and Coloradans begin to […]
LCC Announces Winter Holiday Closures
(Lamar, Colorado; December 17, 2018) Lamar Community College’s fall semester has officially come to an end and the holidays are near. The LCC campus will be closed starting Tuesday, December 25, and will reopen on Wednesday, January 2, 2019, so that faculty and staff can spend time with their families. Certain departments on campus will […]
Drought Information Statement from NWS
Drought Conditions Persist Across Most of South Central and Southeast Colorado SYNOPSIS The latest US Drought Monitor, issued Thursday December 13th, is indicating Exceptional Drought (D4) conditions confined to Southwest Colorado, including extreme westerly Rio Grande County and the western 2/3rds of Mineral County. Extreme Drought (D3) conditions remain depicted across the rest […]
HOPE Center Receives Annual Donation from Rupp’s Truck in Lamar
The HOPE Center at Lincoln School in Lamar recently received an annual donation from Rupp’s Truck and Trailer Repair on Highway 50 in Lamar. Lori Hammer, Executive Director of the HOPE Coalition said the $2,500 was a welcome gift for right around the holidays and this isn’t the first time that Roman […]
2018 Farm Bill Headed to the President’s Desk, View from CCG
Dec. 14, 2018 – Earlier this week the “Agriculture Improvement Act of 2018” began its final journey to President Trump’s desk. Monday the House and Senate Agriculture committees and Congressional leadership released the conference report for the 2018 Farm Bill. Tuesday, the Senate passed the bill with 87 to 13 votes. Wednesday, the House […]
CCA Comments, “Congress Passes the 2018 Farm Bill”
On Wednesday, December 12, the House of Representatives passed the 2018 Farm Bill with a landslide of 369-47. This decision came on the heels of the Senate vote, which also passed the bill on Tuesday with an 87-13 margin. According to the Farm Bill: House Agriculture Committee’s website, the bill focuses on the nation’s […]
