All Entries in the "Media Release" Category
Benefit Auction for 9/11 Tri State Tribute Foundation
IMMEDIATE PRESS RELEASE 9/11 TRI STATE TRIBUTE FOUNDATION JANUARY 29, 2024 THE TRI-STATE 9/11 TRIBUTE FOUNDATION IS EXCITED TO ANNOUNCE A TRI-STATE 9/11 TRIBUTE SILENT AND LIVE BENEFIT AUCTION TO BE HELD ON SATURDAY, MARCH 23, 2024. THIS EVENT WILL BE HELD IN THE BANQUET ROOM AT TAVERN 1301 (FORMERLY THE COW PALACE) IN […]
County Accepting Applications for Emergency Telephone Authority Board
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from persons who are residents of Prowers County to fill one (1) position on the Prowers County Emergency Telephone Authority Board. Appointed member will serve a four (4) year term that will expire in July of 2027. A Prowers County Application for Boards and Commissions is […]
CPW Seeks Public Feedback on Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP)
DENVER – Every five years, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) leads the development of the Statewide Comprehensive Outdoor Recreation Plan (SCORP), to maintain eligibility for funding through the Land and Water Conservation Fund and to inform investments from other federal, state, local and private programs. Given the significance of outdoor recreation in Colorado, the SCORP […]
Colorado Cattlemen’s Association 2024 Mid-Winter Conference
For Immediate Release Contact: Tatum Swink 303-431-6422 | tatum@coloradocattle.org January 22, 2024 www.coloradocattle.org CCA members and stakeholders convened for another highly successful and policy-oriented Mid-Winter Conference. LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Colorado Cattlemen’s Association (CCA) wrapped up its 2024 Mid-Winter Conference earlier this week at the Denver Marriott West in Golden, CO. This year’s event leveraged CCA’s active […]
Prowers County Continues Outreach for Comprehensive Plan
MEDIA RELEASE FROM THE PROWERS COUNTY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Prowers County Administration Office 301 S. Main Street, #215 Lamar, CO 81052 (719) 336-8025 ctyadmin@prowerscounty.net January 26th, 2024 Prowers County Continues Outreach for the Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Code Update In the first phase of the Comprehensive Plan Update, the community identified […]
State And Local Agencies To Share Plans For Safer Roads
Media Alert 712 lives lost on Colorado Roadways in 2023 State and local agencies gather to share plans for safer roads Statewide — Colorado traffic fatalities decreased by 7% in 2023 after a recording-setting year in 2022. Colorado transportation officials are hosting a press conference to share newly released 2023 fatality data and the state’s plans […]
Ty Harmon Announces Bid for County Commissioner in District 1
I am excited to announce I am running for Prowers County Commissioner District 1. I was born & raised in Prowers County. Growing up in Holly and being a Granada resident for almost 30 years now, I know and understand the values we have in our county. I am married with 4 adult children and […]
VA To Award $52.5 Million In Grants To Prevent Suicide
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT vapublicaffairs@va.gov VA to award $52.5 million in grants to local organizations working to prevent Veteran suicide 01/25/2024 04:00 AM EST WASHINGTON — Today, VA announced the availability of $52.5 million in funding for grants to community-based organizations that provide or coordinate suicide prevention services for Veterans and their families — including conducting Veteran […]
Roger Stagner Announces Bid for County Commissioner in District 3
Roger Stagner will be running for District 3 Prowers County Commissioner in the 2024 Election. Stagner is well acquainted with government operations and connections to the State of Colorado as he served as Mayor for the City of Lamar for 10 years through 5 consecutive election terms. Stagner said he is looking forward to […]
Positions Open for Prowers County Lodging Panel
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from persons who are residents of Prowers County to fill (2) positions to fill remaining terms that will expire in December of 2026 on the nine-member Prowers County Lodging Tax Tourism Panel. The Colorado Statutes stipulate that directors must be from the tourism industry. Each director […]
Drought Information Statement for South Central and Southeast Colorado as of January 20, 2024
Four Week Drought Monitor Class Change. Drought Worsened: Portions of Lake, Chaffee, Fremont, Custer, Pueblo and Costilla counties. No Change: Most of south central Colorado. Drought Improved: The southeast Plains. Precipitation: After a dry start to the 2024 Water Year (Oct 2023-Sept 2024), precipitation across south central and southeast Colorado picked up in the month […]
Bennet, Hickenlooper Call on President Biden to Support Funding for Arkansas Valley Conduit
Denver — Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper called on President Biden to prioritize funding for the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) in his budget for Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25). The AVC is a planned 130-mile water-delivery system from the Pueblo Reservoir to nearly 40 rural communities and 50,000 Coloradans throughout the […]
CATTLE ON FEED
COLORADO The number of cattle and calves on feed for the slaughter market in Colorado feedlots with a capacity of 1,000 head or larger was estimated at 1.02 million head as of January 1, 2024. The latest inventory was down 1 percent from December 1, 2023 and down 2 percent from January 1, 2023. The […]
Pesticide Recertification Workshops Offered in Lamar
The Colorado Department of Agriculture has made a change for private pesticide application licensing. Private pesticide applicators who need to take licensing tests, or re-test due to license expiration, will now need to test at a proctored testing site. To that end, Colorado State University Extension is hosting Private Pesticide Recertification sessions at various locations […]
Election News from Prowers Clerk and Recorder
Media Information Jana Coen Prowers Clerk and Recorder ELECTION NEWS: February 12, 2024 is the last day for voters with a political party to change or withdraw their affiliation if they wish to vote in a different party’s primary election for the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election. UNAFFILIATED VOTERS with an ACTIVE voter […]
