All Entries Tagged With: "Prowers County"
Prowers County District Boards Open for Members
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from persons who are residents of East Prowers Cemetery District to fill one (1) position on the Board for a term which will expire August 2029. Appointed members serve as volunteers. The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from persons who are residents […]
New Direction for County Economic Development
Two priorities for Prowers County…jobs and houses, go hand in hand. The City of Lamar and PEP, Prowers Economic Development, are expanding their efforts for economic development in a slightly new direction. JB Cisneros, an analyst for CERF, Community Economic Resilience Fund, has been hired to find new revenue sources for funding, especially […]
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 […]
No Injuries Reported in Lamar Fire Which Consumed over 5,000 Acres
Information from Prowers County Rural Fire Chief Staffon Warn and Prowers County Sheriff Sam Zordel states that just before 4pm on Wednesday, March 22nd, Prowers County Rural Fire was paged to a grass fire on US Highway 50 east of Lamar at mile marker 443. The first units on the scene reported a grass […]
Lamar Youth Council Hosts Open House
Members of the Lamar Prowers County Youth Council hosted an open house this past Friday, for their new, permanent location at 120 South Main Street in Lamar. Students, council members and volunteers and interested community members were greeted by the students and by Courtney Neuhold, who recently became the executive director of the […]
In Prowers County, Colorado, Community Level is High for COVID-19
As of Thursday, November 24th, the COVID-19 Ranking for Prowers County was High according to the Center for Disease Control and CDPHE. This is an increase from Medium from November 16th. Other counties rated as high are Kiowa and Otero, while Bent and Las Animas counties are Medium and Baca County is listed as […]
Senior Center to Transfer Operations to City of Lamar
The Lamar City Council and Prowers County Commissioners came to an understanding for the continued operation of the Community Resource Center on East Olive Street following a joint work session Monday, November 7th. Both groups contribute financial support to maintain its operation, but there will be future changes that will shift responsibilities from the […]
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 […]
ARPA Funding to Assist EMT Training for County Recruits
Prowers County is attempting to address the shortfall of EMT responders in each community in the county. To that end, the Prowers County Commissioners met with Lamar Fire Chief Jeremy Burkhart, Heather Burkhart from the LCC nursing program and Ann-Marie Crampton representing the Lamar Community College Foundation. The county has access to ARPA […]
County Vital Records Department Received Award on Perfect Performance
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) issues the Vital Records Five Star Award to counties that achieve 100% on audits, zero deficiencies, complete all required training, and have no customer complaints. According to Megan Hillman, Prowers County Public Health Director, the county received the 2021 award recently and is one of […]
County Seeking Fair Board Candidates
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from persons who are residents and/or property owners of Prowers County to fill three (3) positions on the Sand & Sage Round-Up Fair Board with a term of three (3) years and will expire in February 2025. Any person living in Prowers County or owning […]
Prowers County Budget Set for 2022
The Prowers County Commissioners approved the county budget of $39,713,407 for 2022 during its December 7th meeting, noting the mill levy of 27.17 mills remains the same as it did in 2021. The release noted the mill levies for each of the funds receiving property tax revenues is also unchanged from 2021. The […]
Lamar Marijuana Ballot Survives Challenge
“The Elections Division of the Secretary of State’s Office (Division) moves the Deputy Secretary of State to dismiss the above-entitled Lobbyist Complaint on the grounds that Complainant failed to specifically identify violations of Colorado lobbyist laws under section 24-6-301, et seq, C.R.S.” Belinda Sturges approached the Lamar City Council during a public meeting […]
Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold Announces Certification of Colorado’s 2021 Coordinated Election
DENVER, Colo– Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced yesterday the certification of the 2021 Coordinated Election. “Colorado’s 2021 Coordinated Election again proves that our state’s election system is the nation’s gold standard,” said Secretary Griswold. “Once again I’m proud that we conducted a seamless election and that over 1.5 million Coloradans made their […]
Lodging Tax Panel Open for Board Members
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from persons who are residents of Prowers County to fill three (3) positions on the nine-member Prowers County Lodging Tax Tourism Panel. Each term is for three (3) years and will expire in December 2024. The Colorado Statutes stipulate that directors must be from the […]
