All Entries Tagged With: "Holly"
Christmas Activities for Holly Community
The Holly Historical Society will have the museum open, December 9 for the Holly Jolly Christmas celebration. The sleigh will be featured this year. According to local historians the sleigh is over 100 years old. It was restored to its original glory by Marvin and Pat Willhite. Because it is such a big […]
CSP Investigates Kiowa County Fatality
On Saturday, May 30, 2020 at approximately 0535 hours, the Colorado State Patrol responded to a single rollover crash. The crash occurred on Kiowa County Road 78 north of Kiowa County Road K, which is approximately 5 miles south of Towner, Colorado. Upon arrival, Troopers determined a Chevrolet Tahoe had traveled off the right side […]
Local Election Results: Granada-Wiley-Holly
Two Prowers County communities conducted municipal elections this past Tuesday, April 7th. Wiley voters approved Ordinance 2019-3 which proposed a 2% municipal sales tax that will generate an estimated $20,200 for general and capital expenses for street maintenance and repairs. The tax on tangible personal property and services will go into effect […]
Christmas Lighting Contest Winners- 2019
The annual Christmas Lighting Contest was held recently in Granada and Holly. Here are the winners: Holly: TRADITIONAL CHRISTMAS: 1st Place: Christie & Tim Weeder 2nd Place: Bill & Shawna Kissell RELIGIOUS: 1st Place: Shawndi & Rory Tuttle 2nd Place: Tony & Nellie Garcia ORIGINAL: 1st Place: Mark & Linda Bagley 2nd Place: […]
Pedal The Plains Cycling Tour Showcases the Uniqueness of Southeastern Colorado
Highlighting Historical Sites of Lamar, Holly and Springfield Denver, CO (August 15, 2019) — The 3-day tour Pedal The Plains (PTP) presented by Viaero Wireless will take participants on a 200-mile adventure as they cycle through the Southeastern Plains of Colorado where history runs deep from outlaws and bandits, to the Santa Fe Trail […]
2019 Pedal the Plains Preview
The Pedal the Plains bicycling event is set for southeast Colorado September 13-15 this year, marking the second time the event will be held in this area. The first Pedal was hosted in Lamar in 2013. This year Lamar, Holly and Springfield are on the agenda for the 100 mile-plus riding event. Organizers […]
Pedal the Plains Relies on Community Volunteers
The 2019 Pedal the Plains, three-day biking event, will be held in Lamar, Springfield and Holly between Friday, September 13th through the 15th. Each of the three days takes a commitment from community volunteers, according to Tour Director, Deirdre Moynihan. She and several members of the planning group held an overview meeting for […]
2019 Pedal the Plains in Early Planning Stages for S.E. Colorado
The 2019 Denver Post/Viaero ‘Pedal the Plains’ event is set to be held in Lamar, Holly and Springfield for this year’s bicycle ride, scheduled for September 13-15, 2019. Lamar played host city for the 2013 event which saw close to 900 bike riders attend some or all of the event. The 2019 route and cities […]
Business Ideas Showcased by Area Students in E-Fair
Wednesday, November 7th, was a win-win day for a lot of middle and high school students from the region participating in the first annual Lamar Youth Entrepreneurship Fair in Lamar. Working with Ogallala Commons, a non-profit community development network offering leadership and education to students around the region, 63 students from the 5th to […]
Holly Trustees Prepare for Strategic Planning Meeting
The Holly Trustees will meet for a full day for a strategic planning retreat on Saturday, October 13th and will map out what they and local resident’s suggestions consider to be priority goals for the community. The session will be led by Sheryl Trent of SBrand Consulting, LLC who has been involved in […]
Aggravated Robbery in Holly
On September 10, 2018 at approximately 1350 hours, Deputies were dispatched to the 100 Block of South Main in Holly, on a report of an armed robbery involving a weapon. Deputies were informed the suspect was wearing a mask at the time and had fled the business southbound and on foot with an […]
Marquez New Granada Trustee, More Landfill Discussions
Traegon Marquez took his oath of office as a Granada Trustee, April 11th, replacing Carrie Esquibel in that position. A municipal election was held on April 3rd. Returning Trustees included Pete Hernandez, Andria Riddle and Argie Thrall, with Mayor Glenn Otto also receiving his oath of office for a new term. The Trustees […]
Local Law Enforcement Prepares for ‘Active Shooter’ Response
“Prepare for the worst, hope for the best”, is a fair summation for the Active Shooter Training program being practiced by the Prowers County Sheriff’s Office. Estimates of school shootings in the U.S. for 2018 are at least above a dozen with the most recent being two wounded and the shooter dead in Maryland […]
Granada, Holly, Wiley Hold Municipal Elections
Voters in three communities in Prowers County voted for their representatives this past Tuesday, April 3rd and one mill levy issue. Holly voters went in favor of incumbent Tony Garcia as mayor with 80 votes. He had been opposed by Derrell Bailey who had 34 votes. There were five candidates for […]
Prowers County Republican Caucus Set for Tuesday, March 6th
PRESS RELEASE – Tuesday, March 6, 2018 Precincts 2 & 13 (Holly) will meet at the Holly City Complex. Open doors at 5:30pm for s meet and greet with Candidates. Caucus meeting starts promptly at 7pm. Precincts 1,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11 & 12 will meet at the Lamar Community Building in the gymnasium. Check in will start at […]
