All Entries in the "Media Release" Category
Nation’s Oldest Cattlemen’s Association Celebrates Another Successful Annual Convention
LAKEWOOD, Colo – Colorado Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) and Colorado CattleWomen (CCW) finished off the third and final day of their Annual Convention in Colorado Springs, Colo., with over 500 people in attendance throughout the event. To start the day off Tuesday, CCA hosted the seventh annual Ranching Legacy Symposium. This year’s symposium began with a […]
Big Timbers Museum highlighted in Fox 21 news stories
Media Release from Big Timbers Museum in Lamar A few weeks ago, Fox 21 News came to Lamar for two days and filmed sponsorships for broadcast segments entitled “We Are Southeast Colorado”. They came across Big Timbers Museum in the process and we became a sponsored story! The interview and tour with the photojournalist lasted […]
Prowers Area Transit offering free rides through August 31
During the months of July-August 2024, public transit agencies across the state of Colorado join together to take part in a collaborative, statewide initiative to increase public transit usage made possible by Colorado Senate Bill 24-032 in partnership with the Colorado Energy Office. From July 1st through August 31st Prowers Area Transit will be providing […]
Prowers County seeking public feedback for Comprehensive Plan
Prowers County continues the public engagement process for our Comprehensive Plan update! If you were unable to attend our events earlier this month, please take a few minutes to complete our online questionnaire at this link: https://www.prowerscompplan.com/a8203 Public feedback at this stage of the process is CRUCIAL! Take the questionnaire and encourage your friends and family to […]
City of Lamar releases July 4th schedule of closures
City offices will be closed on Thursday, July 4, 2024 in observance of Independence Day. The Community Building and Public Library will also be closed on Thursday, July 4. All City offices will reopen on Friday, July 5, 2024. Trash pickup routes will remain as scheduled for Thursday, July 4th. Please have containers in […]
Election News from County Clerk and Recorder’s Office
ELECTION NEWS Prowers County Clerk & Recorder Election Information: All ballots have been mailed out, so please don’t delay in returning your vote ballot back to the County Clerk and Recorder’s Office! The sooner we get them back the sooner we can provide election results on election night. Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s Office […]
Zonta Club of Prowers County honors 2024 scholarship recipients
Kenna McElroy, Recipient of the Young Women in Public Affairs Scholarship – presented by Scholarship Chair Jane May The Young Women in Public Affairs award recognizes young women for their commitment to volunteerism, volunteer leadership achievements and dedication to empowering women worldwide. Ezra Flores, recipient of the LCC Scholarship Presented by Scholarship Chair Jane May […]
ARPA June 2024 summary of business operations
BUSINESS OPERATIONS – June 2024 Seven Students Receive Scholarship Funding from ARPA and its Member Municipalities: In 2000, ARPA and its Member communities established a College Scholarship Program that awards a $1,400 scholarship to one high school senior in each of the high schools served by ARPA members. The Program is administered through the member municipalities […]
County Commissioner Wendy Buxton-Andrade stepping down from position
June 18, 2024 To the Citizens of Prowers County: It has been an honor to serve the citizens of Prowers County for the past 12 years. As of August 1, 2024, I will be stepping down from my position as a Prowers County Commissioner. This will give the central committee time to vet my […]
CPW Rangers, Pueblo Sheriff’s divers recover body after swimmer reported missing at Lake Pueblo State Park
PUEBLO, Colo. – A team of Colorado Parks and Wildlife park rangers and Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office divers recovered a body in water 6 feet deep late Saturday night after a swimmer was reported missing off the north shore of Lake Pueblo State Park. A call for help came in around 8:15 p.m., prompting CPW […]
State Veterinarian Issues Guidance for Dairy Cattle Exhibitions, Ag Events
Broomfield, Colo. — The Colorado State Veterinarian’s Office has issued new guidance to minimize influenza transmission at dairy cattle livestock exhibitions. Colorado is following the guidance of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to encourage livestock owners and event organizers to increase biosecurity measures and actively monitor animals for signs of illness. Colorado had its first confirmed positive detection […]
Prowers County Courts closed June 19, 2024
PROWERS COUNTY COURTS Will be closed on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 in observance of Juneteenth
National Corn Growers, others file lawsuit challenging EPA’s electrical vehicle mandate
The National Corn Growers Association, American Farm Bureau Federation and six auto dealers representing 16 brands and collectively operating dozens of dealerships in major markets across the country joined the American Petroleum Institute today in filing a lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s light-duty and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards […]
Southeast Colorado Opioid Region 19 holds press conference June 12, 2024
SECOR board members and other representatives from the 9 counties comprising SECOR 19 A press conference was held June 12, 2024 at the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office by The Southeast Colorado Opioid Region 19 (SECOR) to announce 2024 funding and the new universal site for public information about resources available to fight the opioid epidemic. […]
