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Zonta Club of Prowers County wins Advocacy Award, welcomes new club member Lyndsey Jensen
Zonta Vice President Cody Laughlin (left) and Zonta President Connie Jacobse (center) present the 2024 Advocacy Award to Tammy Benabides, Chair of the Activism Committee The Zonta Club of Prowers County recently won the 2024 Advocacy Award at the District 12 Governor’s Conference. For 16 days, Zonta clubs focus on raising awareness about gender-based violence, […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife requiring boat owners to complete online survey before 2025 registration
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is requiring boat owners to complete an online survey before renewing their registration for 2025 to confirm vessel information is accurate and ensure compliance with updated U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) requirements. The USCG requires specific information to be collected on every vessel registered in the United States. USCG requirements were recently […]
Safe2Tell saw 74% increase in reports for September 2024
Safe2Tell experienced an unprecedented 74% increase in reports for September 2024 compared to the same month in 2023, driven by a surge in school threats and safety concerns. According to the monthly report released today, 4,729 reports were made last month, surpassing the previous record set in February 2024 by 47%. “This past month highlights […]
Former Prowers County Commissioner Wendy Buxton-Andrade one of four statewide recipients of AG’s Leadership awards September 30, 2024
Former Prowers County Commissioner Wendy Buxton-Andrade with Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser as she is presented with the “Champion of the Year” Award Attorney General Phil Weiser honored 4 statewide leaders at the Colorado Communities in Action: Leadership Awards on September 30th with the Colorado Attorney General’s Excellence in Opioid Response Awards. Each awardee was […]
Election news from the Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s Office – Ballot info
Election News from the Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s Office November 5, 2024 General Election will be conducted as an all Mail-in Ballot Election. Your official ballot will be mailed during the week of October 14 – 18, 2024. RETURNING YOUR VOTED BALLOT: Your voted ballot may be returned to the County Clerk and Recorder’s […]
CDA, State Fair Board Select New General Manager to Lead the Colorado State Fair
After a competitive national search, the Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) and the Colorado State Fair Board of Authority are pleased to announce that Andrea Wiesenmeyer was selected as the new Colorado State Fair General Manager. Wiesenmeyer was chosen unanimously by the interview committee, which included members of the State Fair Board Governance Committee, representatives […]
Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s Office performing private and public logic and accuracy tests of voting equipment Oct. 1
The Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s Office will be performing a Private and Public Logic and Accuracy Test of the election voting equipment. The Private Test is scheduled for Tuesday, October 1, 2024 and the Public Test is Wednesday, October 2, 2024, with a start time for both days at 9:00 a.m., located in the […]
Spectrum presents Sparrow House Ministries with a $1,000 Employee Community Grant in support of food pantry
From left to right: Joel Jacoby, Sparrow House Ministries Executive Director; Ryan Yoder, Spectrum Field Technician and Pat Harris, Spectrum Field Operations Supervisor Spectrum recently donated $1,000 to Sparrow House Ministries through the company’s employee-driven grants program that recognizes the value of community service, Spectrum Employee Community Grants. Sparrow House Ministries strives to create better […]
Prowers County office of state motor vehicle system is down currently – September 26, 2024
Prowers County Clerk Office’s state motor vehicle system is down and unable to access the internet for any in-office vehicle transactions at this time. Lumen has reported that a fiber cut is affecting several locations in the area and are working on repairs. Please call the County Clerk’s Office before coming in at 719-336-8011 to […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife working to increase numbers of endangered black-footed ferrets
Colorado Parks and WIldlife officer Jonathan Reitz with a rare black-footed ferret captured during a survey of previously released ferrets at May Ranch, near Lamar in southeastern Colorado. The survey took place in early September, 2024, and found wild-born kits from previous releases, a major goal of the reintroduction program. (Courtesy of Colorado Parks […]
Southern Colorado Economic Development District elects Kevin Keilbach as new Chair of Board of Directors
Pueblo, CO – The Board of Directors of Southern Colorado Economic Development District (SCEDD) recently elected Kevin Keilbach of Pueblo as the new Chair of the Board of Directors. Keilbach is a Vice President and Client Executive with HUB International Insurance Services. He and his team work with a diverse client base ranging from healthcare, […]
Mental Health Colorado welcomes former Prowers County Commissioner Wendy Buxton-Andrade as Vice President of Government Affairs
DENVER – Today, Mental Health Colorado (MHC), the state’s leading advocacy organization for people experiencing mental health and substance use conditions, announced that Wendy Buxton-Andrade, a former Prowers County Commissioner, will join the organization as its Vice President of Government Affairs. “Wendy has long been a prominent champion for the health of Coloradans, and we […]
