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Hope and Frustration over Fort Lyon Prison Closing
Photos and Video by Russ Baldwin Governor Hickenlooper met with Fort Lyon prison employees in Las Animas today, July 26, and later discussed alternatives for the future closing of the prison with a host of Bent County and Las Animas officials including Las Animas Mayor Lawrence Sena, all three Bent County Commissioners, state representative Wes McKinley and state senator Kevin Grantham. The meeting with the prison employees was closed to the public, but Hickenlooper later expressed … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, County, Economy, Education, Employment, Featured, News, Politics, School, The Journal Alert
Lamar Light & Power Continues to Restart Repowering Project
Photos Courtesy of Lamar Light and Power – Click on a picture to see a larger image. Additional equipment tuning and modifications are needed to get the Repowering Project back online. The plant has been offline since a December power outage, and engineering firms have been working to prevent future, similar problems. It has not been easy, according to Light Plant Superintendent, Rick Rigel. He informed the Utility Board some tests were run last week, but a by-pass … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, City, community, Economy, Energy, Featured, News, Utilities
PCDI Ponders Marketing Big R Washington Street Property
How best to sell the former Big R warehouses on Washington Street in Lamar in Lamar was discussed by the Prowers County Development Incorporated board of directors this past Tuesday during their monthly meeting. The sale of the land and buildings will provide funding to PCDI for other incentive properties in an effort to foster economic growth in Prowers County. The board decided that a first priority buyer should be interested in turning the property … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, Chamber/Local Business, community, County, Economy, Featured, News
Council Questions Need for Train-/-Bus Depot
Known as the Multi Modal System, the Lamar City Council reviewed the increased construction costs of what would be an ARRA funded depot located east of the Lamar Chamber of Commerce offices. With little guaranteed return on an expensive investment, the council decided against taking any action on the FASTER grant and allowed it to slip by for the time being. There were a lot of cons and few pros optioned at the Monday night … Read entire article »
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