All Entries in the "Media Release" Category
KEEP COLORADO WILD PASS FAQ’S:
Q: What is the Keep Colorado Wild Pass? A: It is an optional lower-cost annual state park pass for which the fee will be included on your Colorado vehicle registration renewal, processed at the Division of Motor Vehicle (DMV) Offices. Learn more: cpw.info/keepcoloradowildpass. Q: What will the Keep Colorado Wild Pass cost? A: The […]
Southeast Housing Solutions Summit – July 14 at OJC, La Junta
Serving Baca, Bent, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero, and Prowers counties. Otero College, La Junta, 8am to 5pm The Southeast Housing Solutions Summit is a highly-interactive opportunity to collaborate on one of the key issues contributing to the crisis of housing in the region – housing stock. This action-planning intensive will focus […]
ARPA Business Update
BUSINESS OPERATIONS – July 2022 ARPA Holds Its Annual Pole Top and Bucket Truck Rescue Safety Training: ARPA member municipalities participated in the annual pole top and bucket truck rescue training in La Junta in June. The annual training brings together approximately 40 personnel from the six ARPA member systems. The training is one […]
Now Accepting Host Community Proposals for Southeast Rural Philanthropy Days – June 2023
Serving Baca, Bent, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero, and Prowers counties. The Rural Philanthropy Days (RPD) conference is scheduled to return to the Southeast region in September of 2023. This unique conference provides a forum for quality professional development opportunities close to home as well as networking with other community leaders in […]
QUARTERLY HOGS AND PIGS – JUNE 1, 2022
COLORADO Colorado inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2022 was 520,000 head, down 12 percent from March 1, 2022 and down 21 percent from last year. Breeding inventory, at 135,000 head, was down 5,000 head from the previous quarter and down 20,000 head from last year. Market hog inventory, at 385,000 head, […]
Colorado Crop Progress/Condition Report, Week Ending June 26, 2022
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Colorado had higher than normal temperatures across most of the state and depleting soil moisture supplies, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 82 percent of the State is under drought conditions, unchanged from last week. Forty-three percent of the […]
Fireworks Lists for July 4th within Lamar City Limits
Just for an informational item. Here is the list of Permissible and Unlawful fireworks for use in the City Limits of Lamar. A good rule of thumb is if it goes up in the air or makes a boom/bang it is illegal. Please keep in mind this is a list for in the City Limits […]
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER – MAY 2022 – UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.48 billion pounds in May, up 4 percent from the 4.30 billion pounds produced in May 2021. Beef production, at 2.29 billion pounds, was 3 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.81 million head, up 4 percent from May 2021. The average live weight […]
Farm Bill 2022 Listening Sessions for SE Colorado with US Senator Michael Bennet
Senator Michael Bennet will host three days of Farm Bill listening sessions throughout Eastern Colorado next week in Fort Morgan, Sterling, Wray, Burlington, Lamar, Springfield, La Junta, and Limon. Listening sessions anticipate next year’s reauthorization of the Farm Bill which will impact a variety of sectors. Anyone is welcome to attend, including local […]
Prowers County Public Health and Environment COVID Update for June 23, 2022
Prowers County has moved back to LOW Community level by the CDC. These recommended actions are based on current level. Stay up to date with COVID-19 vaccines. Get tested if you have symptoms. You may choose to wear a mask at any time as an additional precaution to protect yourself and others. For further information […]
Colorado Foundation for Agriculture Announces Sponsors
More than $220,000 committed for Agriculture in the Classroom programming WESTMINSTER (June 23, 2022) — The Colorado Foundation for Agriculture (CFA) announces their sponsors for the 2021-2022 fiscal year, spanning almost 200 individuals, businesses, and organizations. So far this year, sponsors have committed more than $220,000 for the Foundation’s Colorado Agriculture in the Classroom (CoAITC) programs […]
Lamar Library Theater Production Company is Back!
If you are looking for a little bit of spooky and a lot of fun, look no further than the Trailblazer Theatre Company’s summer production! The local theatre company will perform The Edgar Allan Poe Afterlife Radio Show on July 29-31 at the Lamar Public Library Cultural Events Center, 102 E. Parmenter St. Tickets […]
Farms & Ranches Challenge Constitutionality of Farm Access Law
Denver, Colo — Colorado farm and ranch owners filed suit in U.S. District Court challenging newly adopted legislation that requires agricultural employers to open their private property to trespassing by so-called “key service providers.” The following statements may be attributed to the Colorado Council of Rural Employers: “As farm and ranch owners, we […]
Colorado Crop Progress & Condition, Week Ending June 19, 2022
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Higher than normal temperatures across most of the state pushed fieldwork and crop advancement last week while depleting soil moisture supplies in areas, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 82 percent of the State is under drought conditions, down […]
ELECTION NEWS From Prowers County Clerk & Recorder
Election Information: All ballots have been mailed out, so please don’t delay in returning your vote ballot back to the County Clerk and Recorder’s Office! The sooner we get them back the sooner we can provide election results on election night. Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s Office will be open on Saturday, June 25, 2022 […]
