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CSP Schedules Click it or Ticket Campaign April 2-8
DENVER – In an effort to increase seat belt use and save lives on rural Colorado roadways, the Colorado State Patrol and 21 rural law enforcement agencies in 49 counties are mobilizing for a Click It or Ticket seat belt enforcement period, April 2 – 8. The enforcement is combined with a seat belt education campaign, aimed at dispelling the myths and excuses people make for not buckling up. In 2011, 187 people were … Read entire article »
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SDS Celebrates Their Annual Awareness Day
Engsburg (standing at right) and Other SDS Staff Southeastern Developmental Services held their open house at the South 4th Street headquarters this past Wednesday, March 28. Director Kim Engsburg said the staff decided this year’s event would be an open, “come and go” format to accommodate the public’s workday schedules. A slide show reviewed the highlights of SDS through the afternoon while attendees enjoyed a variety of refreshments, met with staff and clients, and learned more … Read entire article »
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PCDI on Big R Property
The majority of the PCDI monthly meeting focused on the Washington Street property, donated by Big R last year. The property has been listed locally, and for the past four months with Hancock Realty, which lists properties along the Front Range. Prowers County Development Incorporated wants to sell the warehouses and office space so the revenue can be applied to future business development in Prowers County, but the soft-market, national real estate picture also extends … Read entire article »
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CSP, Seatbelts and You
TROOPER’S CORNER – Trooper John W. Bronniman Seatbelt Usage – On the Decline in Southeast Colorado “Oh, I just left the store.” “I was just getting ready to put it on!” “When I saw you, I put it on.” These are a few of the answers we hear, when we ask drivers why they were not using their seat belts. Just like you have heard before, seat belts save lives, and we need your help. We are … Read entire article »
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Prowers County Commissioners Delay Closing CR 9
A decision on closing County Road 9 off Highway 287 in Prowers County will be delayed for 30 days. Greg Emick and Charlie Fowler met with the Prowers County Commissioners, Tuesday, March 27. Emick is purchasing some land which adjoins property he currently owns. The purchase would give him land on both sides of the half mile road and allow him to close it, eliminating the need for $4,000 cattle guards on either end. Fowler … Read entire article »
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Lamar Council Annexes Properties, Appoints Board and Commission Members
The Lamar City Council held a brief session Monday evening, March 26, approving several ordinances on their second reading, relating to annexing several properties into the city. The ordinance annexing the property on Yucca West Drive, known as Langston First Annexation, was amended and approved by the council. The amendment altered the zoning designation from O-E Estates to R-1 Residential. The council also approved annexation and a zoning change for an adjacent property also owned by … Read entire article »
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Prowers County Commissioners Review Annexation Regulations, Levee Upgrade Plans for County
The Prowers County Commissioners discussed several topics with Mary Root, County Land Use Administrator during their Thursday meeting, March 22. A flood map is being completed for officials in compliance with mandated upgrades to the levee system throughout the country, mandated by FEMA and officials from the National Insurance Commission. Root said that Granada has started work on their upgrades; Holly’s upgrade design is pending assessment of the Highway 89 Bridge, completed several months ago. … Read entire article »
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Haz-Mat Training Exercise at Fairgrounds
A simulated nerve gas outbreak exercise was conducted at the Prowers Fairgrounds Wednesday evening, March 21. Lamar Police set up temporary roadblocks to the entrances of the fairgrounds shortly before 7pm, while various emergency response teams conducted the training drill. Lamar Fire Chief Marshall Cook explained the outline of the drill, saying the simulation reproduced a scenario in which a nerve gas, supposedly concocted by a high school student during a chemistry class, was released on … Read entire article »
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Doug Thrall Declares Commissioner Candidacy
Lamar businessman Doug Thrall is entering the Prowers County commissioner’s race, declaring his candidacy for District III on the Democratic ticket. His entry will put that district into a four way race among two Republicans; Roger Stagner and Wendy Buxton-Andrade and two Democrats, Jillane Hixson and Thrall. Commissioner Gene Millbrand is not running for re-election. His addition to the race could force a primary race for the local democrats. Thrall had been a local realtor several … Read entire article »
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Prowers Commissioners Address Civil Liberties, Second Bent County Prison to Close?
A matter of civil liberties was tabled by the Prowers County Commissioners during their March 13 meeting. Loren Brown, spokesperson for Concerned Citizens of Prowers County, asked for a resolution of support from the commissioners regarding eliminations of at least two provisions of the National Defense Authorization Act, sections 1021 and 1022. In a letter provided to the commissioners, Brown explained that the leadership of America,”…has stepped over a threshold and slipped from the edge of … Read entire article »
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Lamar City Sales Tax Collections are Up
The Sales Tax collections for the City of Lamar are up 3.79% for January and up 4.47% for Total Sales and Use Tax Collections for a gain of $10,588.01 over the same period in 2011. Year-to-Date City Sales Tax collections are up 3.53% and Total Sales and Use Tax collections are up 2.51% for a gain over last year of $14,786.13. Of the twelve Retail Sales categories for Sales and Use Tax collections through this February, Groceries … Read entire article »
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S. E. Colorado Employment Update
Employers in Colorado added 19,500 nonfarm payroll jobs from December to January for a total of 2,284,800 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 22,500 and government decreased 3,000. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased one-tenth of a percentage point to 7.8 percent. The number of people actively participating in the labor force decreased 3,900 to 2,730,100 and total employment decreased 1,900 to 2,517,100 causing the … Read entire article »
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Oscar Riley New Lamar Councilman, Buzzard Gets Renewed License
Oscar Riley was selected as a replacement Lamar City Councilman for PJ Wilson who resigned his position as he no longer resides within city limits. Wilson informed the council last month and Riley was one of three candidates who was interviewed by the council in executive session last Wednesday. Steven Rabe has been selected by the city council as an interim City Administrator, replacing Bill Pfeilsticker who resigned his position on February 29. Rabbe hails from … Read entire article »
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Regional Airports Receive Project Funding
DENVER — Friday, March 9, 2012 — Gov. John Hickenlooper announced today that $20.4 million in state aviation fuel tax revenues will be distributed to 47 Colorado airports under the Aviation Discretionary Grant Program. The program is administered by the Colorado Aeronautical Board and the Division of Aeronautics of the Colorado Department of Transportation. “Colorado’s airports are an important part of our state’s economic engine,” Hickenlooper said. “By leveraging these grants with local and federal funds, … Read entire article »
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Drug Bust on the Bus
Lamar Police Department Press Release On Wednesday, February 29, 2012 at about 12:13 PM, a Lamar Police K9 was used to check the Prestige Travel Bus in the 100 block of Holly Street. The Lamar Police K9 alerted to a seat and bag inside the bus. After an investigation officers arrested Casey Edward Loren (27) of Kansas for possession of: Schedule II controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of less than two ounces of marijuana … Read entire article »
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City Council Ponders Employee Compensation, Amtrak Lobbying Funds
The Lamar City Council dealt with several financial issues during their February 27 meeting…compensation for city employees who furthered their education for increased job performance, funding to help maintain an Amtrak route through southeast Colorado, a home winterization project for qualified citizens and the purchase of a replacement bookmobile for the Lamar Library. The evening work session dealt with how to qualify incentives for continued education for city employees. As outlined by Lamar Fire Chief Marshall … Read entire article »
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Two car crash leaves one dead on Highway 50
Colorado State Patrol Press Release www.csp.state.co.us Trooper J. Lewis Public Information Officer 303-239-4583 The Colorado State Patrol responded to a two vehicle crash on Colorado Highway 50 where one person died and multiple others injured. At just after 2 PM about 15-20 miles outside of Pueblo a 2000 Jeep and 2003 Hyundai coupe hit, blocking the roadway in both directions. Seven total occupants were taken to Parkview Medical in Pueblo for treatment of various levels of injuries. The driver of the Jeep … Read entire article »
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Two Walsh Residents Injured in Baca County Crash
One Vehicle Rollover in Baca County The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a single vehicle accident in Baca County on northbound Colorado 287, milepost 32 during inclement weather. A Chevrolet Suburban with four occupants spun out of control and rolled several times coming to final rest on its passenger side in the borrow ditch on the west side of Colorado 287. The driver of the vehicle, Cassie Brooks age 30 of Walsh, CO and Brian Brooks … Read entire article »
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Business of the Week – Ace Tire Service, LLC
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 Ace Tire Service, LLC, located at 32605 Speculator Circle, just North of the Arkansas River Bridge in Lamar Ace Tire Service, LLC., began July 1, 2006. A dream of a Colorado native became the reality of two … Read entire article »
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Lamar Sales Tax Collections Show Slight Gain
City of Lamar Sales Tax collected from December 2011 sales shows a gain of 3.35% or $10,668.12 with $329,273.76 collected for 2012 compared to $318,605.64 for the same period in 2011. Total Sales and Use Tax collections were up 1.20% for a gain of $4,198.12 or $355,504.15 compared to $351,306.03 for the same period in 2011. Year-to-date figures will not apply for this month. The Sales and Use Tax Revenue comparison by 12 retail sales categories … Read entire article »
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