All Entries in the "Media Release" Category
Zonta Club Highlights Annual Domestic Violence Project
Zonta Club of Prowers County completed sixteen days of activities in support of Zonta International’s Zonta Says No to Violence Against Women with 16 Days of Activism. In addition to attending the proclamation signings at the Prowers County Commissioners’ Meeting and the Lamar City Council Meeting, members performed daily activities from Saturday November 25th […]
2023-2024 Winter Park Hours at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site
La Junta, CO – Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site has new winter hours. Starting on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, the fort will be open weekly Friday through Sunday, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. This winter schedule will be in effect through March 17, 2024. During this time, park trails and grounds will […]
Lamar is One of Several Colorado Shooting Range Development Grant Programs Receiving Funding
DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife has awarded $800,025 to ten shooting range projects across Colorado through the agency’s Shooting Range Development Program (SRDG). The funds will go toward developing new shooting ranges and upgrading existing ranges. SRDG supports the establishment, improvement and expansion of safe shooting facilities in Colorado and is one of […]
Fall of 2023 Weather Review from NWS Pueblo
September of 2023 started and ended warm and dry across south central and southeast Colorado, with a passing, unseasonably strong weather system, bringing cool temperatures, good moisture and some accumulating snow to the higher mountain peaks through the middle of the month. A few weather systems moved across the region through the month of October. […]
Nathan Yip Foundation Awarded $75,000 to 69 Rural Colorado Teachers
Colorado–November 30, 2023–The Nathan Yip Foundation announced today that more than $75,000 was awarded to 69 rural Colorado teachers to create and implement classroom projects that will have a positive impact on students and classrooms this year. In the second year of the rural teacher grant program, the Nathan Yip Foundation received 169 requests, […]
Nominations for the 2024 Downtown Excellence Awards Open for Entries
NOMINATIONS OPEN FOR THE 2024 DOWNTOWN EXCELLENCE AWARDS PRESENTED BY 9NEWS AND DOWNTOWN COLORADO, INC. November 28, 2022 — COLORADO — Since 2003, Downtown Colorado, Inc. (DCI) has presented awards to outstanding projects and people in Colorado that demonstrate creativity in the face of challenges, unlikely and enduring partnerships, and dedication to the community […]
Registration is Open for CCA’s 2024 Mid-Winter Conference
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Registration is now open for Colorado Cattlemen’s Association’s (CCA) 2024 Mid-Winter Conference, which will be held on January 15-16th at the Denver Marriott West Hotel in Golden, CO. The 2024 Mid-Winter Conference will kick off on January 15th with CCA’s Board of Directors meeting, as well as board meetings for both Colorado […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife to Survey Elk Hunters on License Regulations
DENVER – As Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) wraps up its review of the current Big Game Season Structure, staff are reaching out to hunters about current over-the-counter (OTC) elk license regulations. CPW will be emailing surveys to 6,000 elk hunters who received an elk license in Colorado in 2018 or 2022 to share […]
Arkansas River Compact Administration to Meet Dec. 7 in La Junta, Colorado
Arkansas River Compact Colorado – Kansas Topics to be covered at the annual meeting include a review of John Martin Reservoir operations, compliance update, committee reports, and updates from state and federal agencies. MANHATTAN, Kan. — The Arkansas River Compact Administration (ARCA) annual meeting will be on Thursday, December 7, 2023, at 8:30 a.m. […]
John Stulp, One of Three Colorado FFA Foundation Hall of Fame Inductees for 2024
Greeley, Colo. — The Colorado FFA Foundation is pleased to announce three inductees representing excellence in wheat breeding and teaching, government and agricultural leadership, and public service, into the Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame. Scott Haley (Fort Collins), Bill Hammerich (Severance), and John Stulp (Lamar), will all be formally honored and inducted into […]
Lamar Unidos Receives Community Trailblazer Award
Prowers County announced Lamar Unidos received the Community Trailblazer Award in the nonprofit-award category recently. The county commissioners recognized the award, stating, “Please join us in congratulating Lamar Unidos for receiving the 2024 Community Trailblazer Award from Community Resource Center America in the non-profit category! See below for details. Thank you, Lamar Unidos, for all […]
USDA SURVEYING CATTLE OPERATIONS
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – December 1, 2023 – In January, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will survey more than 40,000 cattle operations nationwide to provide an up-to-date measure of U.S. cattle inventories. “This information helps producers make timely, informed business decisions such as planning for herd expansion or reduction. It […]
Members Sought for Prowers County Lodging Tax Tourism 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 2025 and (3) positions for terms that will expire in December of 2026 on the nine-member Prowers County Lodging Tax Tourism Panel. The […]
Drought Information Statement for South Central and Southeast Colorado
Valid November 30th, 2023 – Issued By: NWS Pueblo, Colorado U.S. Drought Monitor – Drought intensity and Extent: D0: Abnormally Dry: Portions of Chaffee, Saguache, Fremont, Custer, Huerfano, Las Animas, Pueblo, Crowley, Otero, Bent, Kiowa and Prowers counties. Recent Change in Drought Intensity – Four Week Drought Monitor Class Change. Drought Worsened: Portions of […]
Colorado Crop Progress & Condition Report, Week Ending November 26, 2023
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Harvest activities were wrapping up for several crops last week, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Based on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) data, most of the State received at least some precipitation last week. Converted moisture totals ranged from trace amounts to one […]
