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State Prepared for Transition as Federal Public Health Emergency Expires on May 11
STATEWIDE (May 10, 2023) — As announced in late January, the federal public health emergency declarations for COVID-19 will end on May 11. The State of Colorado has been planning for the end of the pandemic emergency for more than a year, authoring the Roadmap to Moving Forward as a way to navigate the changes. The Roadmap […]
SCEDD Broadband Initiative – May 2023 Update
SCEDD has finalized the development of its Broadband Implementation Blueprint for its 13 member counties in southern Colorado. The blueprint compiles and identifies middle-mile fiber needs across the region. Once approved for distribution, the blueprint will serve as a master plan for the region’s middle-mile priorities and help SCEDD solicit and form meaningful […]
Arkansas River Report for April 2023 from Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative
With spring runoff underway, West Slope and Rio Grande Basin snowpacks remain well above average, but the Arkansas River Basin continues to record the lowest snowpack in Colorado. According to the latest information from the U.S. Drought Monitor, only Colorado’s West Slope river basins remain drought-free with the formerly drought-free Upper Arkansas Basin now […]
26th Annual Santa Fe Trail Auto Tour, May 19-21, 2023
LAS ANIMAS, Colo. – The natural and cultural history of southeastern Colorado will be on display during the annual Bent on Birding Festival and 26th annual Santa Fe Trail Auto Tours, Friday, May 19 through Sunday, May 21 in Bent County. The three-day event centers on birding, wildlife-watching and the cultural heritage of […]
Colorado Motorcycle Fatalities Reach Record High
May 1, 2023 – Statewide – May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, CDOT urges riders to keep speeds down and motorists to look twice. Statewide — May is Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month and the Colorado Department of Transportation is urging motorcyclists and all drivers to practice safe habits on the road. The reminder comes as […]
Prowers County Redistricting & Voting Precinct Procedures
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners set public meetings to allow residents to view and comment on the proposed commissioner redistricting and voter precinct redistricting maps. The three county commissioner district boundaries are being redrawn to equalize the reflected population changes in the counties following the latest census. District One is represented by Commissioner […]
July 2023 Great Race Making Stop in Lamar
Lamar, Colo., will host a lunch stop on the 2023 Hemmings Motor News Great Race presented by Coker Tire on Saturday, July 1, race organizers have announced. The Great Race, the world’s premiere old car rally, will bring 120 of the world’s finest antique automobiles to town for the $150,000 event, with the first car […]
USDA Easier Enrollment in WIC Leads to Healthier Moms and Kids
WIC is one of the most powerful, evidence-based public health programs, setting moms, babies, and young kids up to be healthy and thrive. The program is associated with incredible outcomes like improved diet quality, birth weights, and cognitive development, and reduced infant deaths, premature births, and health care costs. It’s no wonder more […]
Prowers County Represented in National Investment Summit
We are so excited that one of PEP’s very own, Cheryl Sanchez, got selected to represent Colorado at SelectUSA Investment Summit in Maryland this week! She is one of only two Economic Developers from Colorado that was selected to represent our state. What an achievement!! SelectUSA Investment Summit draws more than 3000 attendees featuring economic […]
Congratulations to the 2023 Golden Plains Insurance Scholarship Recipient – Piper Belle Rae Sorter
Lamar— April 28, 2023 — Annually, Golden Plains Insurance grants a scholarship to a graduating senior who exhibits dedication towards their community, educational establishment, faith, and academic pursuits. This year, the Scholarship Nominating Committee received over 35 exceptional applications, exhibiting both quantity and quality. Following extensive evaluation, the committee identified a commendable young […]
LCC’s Flower Sale Helps Support Commencement Activities
Flowers for graduates will be available for purchase at Lamar Community College’s (LCC) Nurse Pinning Ceremony on Thursday, May 4 and commencement on Saturday, May 6. Dorothy Choat, LCC financial aid coordinator, will be on-site for both ceremonies selling flowers for friends and family of graduates to purchase for their soon-to-be alumni. She will be […]
EPA Acts to Maintain Unleaded 88 Ethanol
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced today that it will use existing authority to prevent drivers from losing access to lower-cost and lower-emission E15, a higher ethanol blend often marketed as Unleaded 88. The National Corn Growers Association and state corn grower organizations, which have advocated for the move, praised the decision. “We appreciate Administrator […]
Opening Announced on Prowers County Lodging Tax Board
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. […]
Colorado Crop & Progress Report, Week Ending April 23, 2023
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Cool temperatures, windy conditions, and isolated moisture continued across most of the State last week, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 44 percent of the State was under drought conditions, up 4 percent from last week, but down from […]
VA Eastern Colorado to screen tens of thousands of Veterans for toxic exposures
“When the ground assault started, the horizon lit up—that’s how close we were,” said Army Veteran Ramon Navarro of Castle Rock about serving in Gulf War operations to free Kuwait from occupying Iraqi forces. Navarro rolled into the Arabian Peninsula in 1991 to setup 400-bed evacuation hospitals. The former biomedical engineer recalls the […]
