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Range Beef Cow Symposium Brings Educational Opportunities to Colorado

Range Beef Cow Symposium Brings Educational Opportunities to Colorado

  FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado State University Department of Animal Sciences is proud to host the 28th Range Beef Cow Symposium, Dec. 13-14 at The Ranch in Loveland, Colo. The biennial symposium, sponsored by the Cooperative Extension Service and Animal Science Departments of Colorado State University, South Dakota State University, University of Nebraska […]

Prowers County Kicking Off the Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Code Update

Prowers County Kicking Off the Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Code Update

  For the first time in 20 years, Prowers County is updating its 2003 Master Plan to reflect current community values and desired direction for the future. Over the next 16 months, the County invites the public to provide feedback and ideas to guide this new Comprehensive Plan. The adoption of this updated, community-driven plan […]

Early In-Person Voting for the 2023 Coordinated Election Available Statewide

Early In-Person Voting for the 2023 Coordinated Election Available Statewide

  Denver, Colo – Early in-person voting is available statewide, with the minimum number of required voting centers open to eligible voters. Tomorrow, October 31st, the minimum number of drop boxes will also be available to voters. This year, over 130 voting centers and 400 drop boxes will be available for eligible Colorado voters to […]

Designation of Voter Service and Polling Center

Designation of Voter Service and Polling Center

Pursuant to 1-5-101 and 1-7.5-107 C.R.S., Prowers County Clerk and Recorder Jana Coen is seeking written comments from residents of Prowers County regarding the designation of a voter service and polling center in conjunction with HB13-1303. House Bill 13-1303 requires a County Clerk and Recorder to solicit public comment concerning the location of such voter […]

Lamar Prepares for New Arby's

Lamar Prepares for New Arby’s

  (Lamar, Colorado – October,  2023) The City of Lamar and LVP Food Service Concepts, an entity of LV Petroleum, have taken a significant step forward recently. LVP Food Service Concepts and their partners are officially bringing an Arby’s restaurant to the community. “With the signing of our agreement and the closing of the land […]

Colorado Employment Situation – September 2023

  1,500 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Added in September; Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.2 Percent   Household survey data: According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point in September to 3.2 percent compared to the August rate of 3.1 percent. The number of unemployed individuals grew by […]

Prowers County Kicking Off the Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Code Update

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 October 25, 2023 Prowers County Kicking Off the Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Code Update For the first time in 20 years, Prowers County is updating its 2003 […]

Serious Lane Violations Coming to a Neighborhood Near You

Serious Lane Violations Coming to a Neighborhood Near You

    Troopers saw an increase in off-highway crashes caused by lane violations in 2022 (COLO) – Drivers weaving in and out of traffic, vehicles entering the highway the wrong way and motorists not maintaining a centered lane position contribute to a concerning lane violation problem that can cause serious injury and fatal crashes. Over […]

Motorists and Pedestrians Share Responsibility When Sharing the Road

Motorists and Pedestrians Share Responsibility When Sharing the Road

  October is National Pedestrian Safety Month, and the Colorado State Patrol wants motorists and pedestrians to do their part as they share the road. According to statewide statistics, 2022 was a record-setting year for pedestrian fatalities with 111 people killed on Colorado roadways, representing 15% of the state’s total traffic fatalities. When looking at […]

County Seeking Applicants for Lodging Tax Panel

County Seeking Applicants for Lodging Tax Panel

  The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from persons who are residents of Prowers County to fill the remaining term of one (1) position on the nine-member Prowers County Lodging Tax Tourism Panel.  The term will expire in December 2024. The Colorado Statutes stipulate that directors must be from the tourism industry. […]

4-H Members Develop Positive Coping Skills

4-H Members Develop Positive Coping Skills

  You may have heard the statistics that 4-H members are four times more likely to give back to their community than their peers; two times more likely to make healthier choices; and two times more likely to participate in STEM activities. These statistics are exciting, but they only touch the surface. The impact of […]

Griswold Reminds Voters of Using Trusted Sources; Raises Awareness of Election Disinformation

Griswold Reminds Voters of Using Trusted Sources; Raises Awareness of Election Disinformation

  Denver, Colo – Ballots for the 2023 Coordinated Election will be sent to all eligible voters between Monday, October 16 and Friday, October 20. Ballots were sent to all eligible UOCAVA voters by September 23, 2023. Secretary of State Jena Griswold is reminding voters to always use trusted sources when looking for election information […]

Colorado Department of Transportation begins replacement of bridge structure southwest of La Junta

Colorado Department of Transportation begins replacement of bridge structure southwest of La Junta

Requires 21-day full closure on US 350 Otero County —­­ The Colorado Department of Transportation and CapitalTezak JV will implement a 21-day closure with an approved detour beginning at 9 a.m. on Monday, Oct. 23 for replacement of a bridge structure located on United States Highway 350 southwest of La Junta. The structure, originally built […]

Up to $2.5 Million Available in First Round of Small Food Business Recovery and Resilience Grants

Up to $2.5 Million Available in First Round of Small Food Business Recovery and Resilience Grants

  Broomfield, Colo. — Small food retailers and small family farmers will soon be able to apply for grants of up to $50,000 to expand access to healthy food in low income and underserved areas of the state. The Small Food Business Recovery & Resilience Grant, offered by the Community Food Access program at the […]

Prowers County Citizens Academy

Prowers County Citizens Academy

    Area residents can sign up by the October 30th deadline to take part in teamwork.  Find out what it takes to be a deputy or a firefighter.  You can experience the training sessions and the calls for response these professional’s encounter. The academy will be held the first three Saturdays in November, the […]