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PMC Schedules Town Hall Meetings on May Bond Issue
Prowers Medical Center has begun the planning phase for a new 13,000 sq. ft. Outpatient Rehabilitation Center to be constructed on the hospital campus at 401 Kendall Drive in Lamar, CO. Constructing the new center will vacate 2,000 sq. ft. of space in the Lamar Medical Clinic allowing for a remodeling project that will provide additional space for primary patient care and new healthcare providers. In conformance with applicable laws associated with the hospital being established … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, City, community, County, Economy, Education, Employment, Health, Lamar, News, Notice, Public Safety
Business of the Week – Ron Austin Repair Shop
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and The Prowers Journal highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we are proud to spotlight Ron Austin Repair Shop, located at 400 North Main in Lamar. How fortunate to have a father and son relationship grow and prosper not only in family, but also in business. The Ron Austin Repair Shop is a well-recognized name in Lamar, … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, Business of the Week, Chamber/Local Business, community, Economy, Employment, Lamar
Ft. Lyon Prison Receives $5M for Repurposing Project
Governor Hickenlooper’s office reported today that $5 million in settlement funds from mortgage lenders will be spent on developing the Fort Lyon Correctional Facility in Las Animas into a housing and treatment center for homeless military veterans. The prison closed its doors to prisoners and guards and administrative staff several months ago, leaving only a handful of persons to maintain the prison facilities on a short term basis. When the prison closed, as many as 250 … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, City, Commissioners, community, County, Economy, Featured, Granada, Holly, Lamar, The Journal Alert, Wiley
Record Number of Colorado Law Enforcement Agencies plan St. Patrick’s Weekend DUI Crackdown
DENVER, CO – A record 114 law enforcement agencies and Colorado State Patrol troops have filed plans to crack down on alcohol- and drug-impaired driving over the St. Patrick’s Day holiday weekend, according to the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT). The official Heat Is On crackdown begins at 6 p.m. on Friday, March 16 and continues through 3 a.m. on Monday, March 19. Safety officials are very concerned about the increasing number of impaired drivers arrested each … Read entire article »
Filed under: community, County, Law Enforcement, Public Safety
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