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Old Icon Getting a New Look
McDonald’s restaurants across the country are getting a make-over, inside and out. Construction work on the McDonalds on North Main Street in Lamar started this past Monday, August 15, and according to owner/manager Don Snover, the lobby doors will close at midnight this Saturday and re-open at Noon on Friday, September 2. Snover, who also owns McDonalds restaurants in Goodland, KS and Burlington, CO said the drive-thru will be open for business, except for the most … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, community, Economy, Employment, Featured, Lamar, News
Win a Free Night at Cuchara Inn!
Get ALERT for the perfect getaway this September. Register by August 29, 2011 to receive breaking news from The Prowers Journal email Alerts, and you could win a FREE overnight stay at the Cuchara Inn on Saturday, September 17, 2011. The Cuchara Inn offers the perfect getaway… a world apart, but still close to home. There’s no obligation to register for The Prowers Journal Alert emails, sponsored by Colorado East Bank & Trust. We email only … Read entire article »
Filed under: community, Entertainment, Featured, Granada, Holly, Lamar, Notice, Recreation, Wiley
Go for the Cold! Ice Cream at Willow Creek Park
Photos and Video By Russ Baldwin When the thermometer reads 104 degrees, it becomes difficult to note that autumn is only four weeks away by the calendar, September 23, 2011 to be precise. Few Lamar residents were thinking fall this past Thursday evening for the annual Lamar Chamber of Commerce Ice Cream Social at Willow Creek Park. It’s still one of the best ways to put a wrap on our summer season…several dips of homemade ice cream … Read entire article »
Filed under: Chamber/Local Business, community, Entertainment, Health, Lamar, Recreation, Youth
Latest Employment Figures for S.E. Colorado Counties
The figures for the eight southeastern Colorado Counties are in percentages from July 2011 to July 2010. July 2011 June 2011 July 2010 Baca 4.3 4.2 4.3 Bent 8.4 8.5 8.0 Kiowa 5.0 4.6 4.6 Kit Carson 5.0 5.1 4.6 Las Animas 9.1 9.2 9.6 Crowley 9.3 9.9 10.4 Otero 9.5 9.8 8.9 Prowers 6.7 6.8 6.7 Employers in Colorado added 3,200 nonfarm payroll jobs from June to July for a total of 2,241,500 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Government … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, community, County, Economy, Employment, Featured, News, The Journal Alert
Prowers County Fire Ban Lifted
Effective August 18, 2011 the Prowers County Sheriff, as the County Fire Marshall, and in conjunction with the Prowers County Board of Commissioners, hereby lifts the Fire Ban in all unincorporated areas of Prowers County. We greatly appreciate the public’s partnership and assistance in keeping the fire hazard to a minimum and thereby our County a safer place this past Spring and Summer. Sheriff Jim Faull conferred with the Prowers County Commissioners during their Thursday meeting, and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commissioners, community, County, Law Enforcement, News, Notice, Public Safety, Weather
Local Partnerships Provide Funds for Vision Screening
A recent $1,000 donation from Lamar Rotary is helping the Lamar Lions Club achieve their goal to raise funds to purchase a vision screening machine. The Welch Allyn SureSight vision screen device costs $5,800 and will provide free vision screen tests for children three to six years of age in southeast Colorado. One in 20 children of this age has vision problems that could turn into permanent vision loss if untreated. The device takes only a … Read entire article »
Filed under: City, community, Education, Health, News, School, Youth
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