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Veterans Day Military Timeline
Bent’s 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 at the fort. Bent’s Fort was […]
Governor Polis and Colorado Tourism Office Award Historic Tourism Recovery Grants to Local Communities
DENVER — Today, Governor Polis and the Colorado Tourism Office (CTO), within the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), announced the seven recipients of the Tourism Recovery Marketing Grant funding. The recipients granted this funding come from all across the state. The goal of this grant program is to support the economic […]
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER – SEPTEMBER 2022
UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS: Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.67 billion pounds in September, up 2 percent from the 4.58 billion pounds produced in September 2021. Beef production, at 2.39 billion pounds, was 4 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.90 million head, up 4 percent from September 2021. […]
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 1,070,000 head as of October 1, 2022. The latest inventory was 4 percent above last month but 5 percent below the October 1, 2021 inventory. The inventory […]
CPW Releases 30 Black-footed Ferrets on the Eastern Plains
CPW released 30 black-footed ferrets this week on a prairie dog colony near Lamar. LAMAR, Colo. (KRDO) — This week, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) released 30 new, federally threatened black-footed ferrets on a prairie dog colony near the Town of Lamar. According to CPW, the black-footed ferret is one of the rarest […]
Voters Should Get their November Election Ballots by October 28th
ELECTION ALERTS: 2022 General Election ballots are being sent out. Be on the watch for your ballot in the mail. If you have not received your ballot by October 28, 2022 contact our office for a replacement ballot at 719-336-8011. If your address on your voter registration is not up to date or incorrect, you […]
Statement from Secretary of State Griswold Regarding Voting Rights Concerns
Denver, Colo. – Today, Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold issued the following statement on voter intimidation concerns: “Every eligible Colorado voter, Republican, Democrat, and Unaffiliated, has the right to cast their ballot without fear of intimidation. The Colorado Constitution reads: ‘all Elections shall be free and open; and no power, civil or military, shall at […]
Bennet, Hickenlooper Deliver $60 Million from Bipartisan Infrastructure Law for Arkansas Valley Conduit
Funding Will Provide Safe Drinking Water for Southeast Colorado Denver — Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed an announcement from the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) of the distribution of $60 million in funds from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to support the completion of the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC), providing Coloradans with a […]
Prowers County Commissioners and LCC Foundation Seek Solutions for EMT Shortfall
Prowers County and rural agencies throughout Colorado are in significant need for EMTs. Since most rural agencies do not have the funds to pay EMTs, they rely on volunteers to provide critical services to our region. As area EMTs “age out” or move away and less residents volunteer, Prowers County ambulance services are […]
LATEST ELECTION NEWS:
When will ballots be mailed? Ballots will be mailed to Active Eligible Electors during the week of October 17-21, 2022 (18-22 days prior to Election Day). When can I return my ballot? You may return your ballot as soon as possible. Please don’t wait until election day to return it. The sooner we can […]
Local Authors Hold Book Signing on the Lost Sand Creek Site
How We Found the Lost Sand Creek Site, a new book by Chuck Bowen and Mike Bowen, is now available. Join them for their book launch on Wednesday, October 26 at the Cultural Events Center, located in the Lamar City Complex. The program is at 6:30 p.m., with the book signing to follow at 7 […]
AG Weiser Reminder on Voter Intimidation and Election Worker Safety
Oct. 13, 2022 (DENVER) – Attorney General Phil Weiser today reissued public advisories reminding Coloradans that they have the right to vote free from intimidation, and that the Colorado Department of Law will hold accountable those who attempt to intimidate or harass voters or election workers. The advisories provide guidance on the crimes of […]
Pike’s Tower Kiosk Is Lamar Rotary’s Centennial Project
(October 12, 2022) When the Lamar Rotary Club celebrated its centennial in 2021, the members chose to create a long-lasting project that would be both a benefit to the community and observe the milestone. Fourth-generation Lamar Rotary member David Northrup remembered that a fellow member had suggested that the club sponsor an information kiosk to […]
COLORADO CROP PRODUCTION – OCTOBER 2022
COLORADO Based on October 1 conditions, corn production in Colorado is forecast at 137.50 million bushels, down 7 percent from last year’s 148.35 million bushels, according to the October 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Corn producers planted an estimated 1.35 million acres […]
Colorado Crop Condition and Progress Report, Week ending October 9, 2022
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: With minimal precipitation and ideal weather conditions, harvest activities made good progress across 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 for October 4, just under 44 percent of the State was categorized in moderate drought or […]
