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USDA CATTLE ON FEED Report
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 980,000 head as of May 1, 2023. The latest inventory was unchanged from last month’s inventory but 10 percent below the May 1, 2022 inventory. Cattle feeders with […]
Erin Brophy Named as Superintendent of Wiley Schools
WILEY— 5/18/23—It is with pleasure that the Board of Education of Wiley School District announces Erin Brophy as their choice for Superintendent starting July 1, 2023. “We are excited to have Mrs. Brophy accept the appointment to lead our district and look forward to welcoming her to our community. Her commitment will help support the […]
City of Lamar Memorial Day Holiday Schedule
City of Lamar offices will be closed on Monday, May 29, 2023 in observance of Memorial Day. The Community Building and the Public Library will also be closed on Monday, May 29, 2023. All City offices will reopen on Tuesday, May 30, 2023. Residential refuse collection normally scheduled for Monday, May 29th […]
Secretary of State Griswold Awards Grants to Upgrade Ballot Printers Including Prowers County
Denver, Colo – Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has awarded $515,765 in grants to 25 counties as part of the Printer Grant Program. Counties are using the grant funding to acquire new printers for use with their Dominion ICX ballot marking devices. These new printers give counties the option to print on […]
Colorado Crop Progress and Condition Report, Week Ending May 14, 2023
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: A string of strong spring storms delivered heavy rainfall to much of Eastern Colorado during the latter half of the week, with damaging hail reported across isolated locations, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Based on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association data, […]
Governor Polis Takes Action in Response to Gageby Creek Fire in Bent County
DENVER – Governor Polis issued an Executive Order in response to the Gageby Creek Fire in Bent County. The Executive Order memorializes his verbal disaster declaration and the activation of the State Emergency Operations Plan on April 20. The Executive Order allocates $340,000 from the Disaster Emergency Fund for costs associated with […]
Prowers County Coroner Investigating Fentanyl Deaths in Lamar
Prowers County Coroner’s Office Media Release The Prowers County Coroner’s Office is investigating a second suspected Fentanyl Overdose in the city of Lamar. The first, which occurred on May 4, 2023, involved a juvenile male who was found deceased in his residence. The second […]
Maggie Cook-Wilson, Recipient for 6th Annual Eberhardt Memorial Scholarship
Maggie Cook-Wilson, daughter of Danielle Cook & Bill Wilson, is a graduate of Lamar High School, and the recipient of the 6th Annual Larry D Eberhardt Memorial Scholarship. Congratulations Maggie! Being raised on a farm, Larry Eberhardt paved his way in an agricultural lifestyle. He was a member of the Future Farmers of […]
Dissolving an Empire: Bent’s Old Fort in 1848
La Junta, CO – 175 years ago Bent’s Old Fort was a trading post operated by Bent, St. Vrain, & Company as a private place of business that relied on peaceful relations with the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Comanche, Kiowa, and other Plains Nations who traded buffalo robes and livestock for the manufactured and commercial goods available […]
Cooper Tixier Receives Prowers County Farm Bureau Scholarship
To be eligible for the scholarships, high school seniors filled out an application and submitted it to the Prowers County Farm Bureau. On the application, the seniors included a list of their hobbies, organizations that they belonged to, and awards or recognition that they have received. They were also asked to describe their future […]
CROP PRODUCTION – MAY 1, 2023
COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS Winter wheat production in Colorado, based on conditions as of May 1, 2023, is forecast at 49.50 million bushels, according to the May 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is 38 percent above last year’s production of 35.75 million […]
2023 Wheat Field Days Schedules for CSU Crops Testing
Colorado State University Crops Testing is excited to announce the details for the 2023 Wheat Field Days. They are made possible by our farmer-cooperators, seed company and industry partners, and our colleagues from the CSU Dept. of Soil and Crop Sciences, CSU Dept. of Agricultural Biology, the Agricultural Experiment Station, CSU Extension, Colorado Wheat, and […]
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 […]
