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Prowers County Residents Enjoy a Full Weekend of Events
Wiley was just as hot as Granada. A portion of Main Street was sectioned off Saturday, so booths and vendors could be set up to entertain the crowd. Kids were running and playing at the town center and finding ways to amuse themselves, from an egg-toss contest, to a water balloon-dunking seat. It didn’t vary long for Wiley residents to line up for the annual Sloppy Joe lunch served by the Lions Club members at the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, City, community, County, Entertainment, Events, Festival, Granada, Holly, Lamar, News, Recreation, Weather, Wiley, Youth
Lightning Strike Blasts Pile of Tires South of Lamar
Zeus used to smite his enemies with a well-thrown lightning bolt. What are the odds that a lightning strike from a storm passing over miles of open plains in southeast Colorado would hit a pile of used tires in the middle of the prairie? Pretty good, actually! Staffon Warn, Prowers County Rural Fire Chief reported that the fast-moving storm on Thursday, June 14, brought little in the way of rain or hail, but the lightning struck … Read entire article »
Filed under: City, community, Lamar, Law Enforcement, News, Police Reports, Public Safety, Weather
PCDI Continues Efforts to Sell Washington Street Property
Randle Realty in Lamar now has the exclusive listing for the Prowers County Development Incorporated incentive property. The land and buildings was donated to PCDI by Big R when the company’s corporate headquarters was moved to Pueblo. “Once the listing with Hancock Realty expired, we put out the building out for bid to local realtors,” Lisa Nolder, PCDI Executive Director, recapped for the board. “We received four responses, three local and one from out of … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, community, County, Economy, Employment, Featured, Holly, Lamar, News, Utilities
Lamar Council Authorizes Letter of Support for ARPA, New Van for Library
Lamar Mayor, Roger Stagner, signed a letter of support as requested by the City of La Junta, asking the City of Trinidad, an ARPA member, to reconsider its lawsuit against Arkansas River Power Authority. The letter also asks that efforts be made by ARPA and member cities, to find mutually acceptable solutions to the Lamar Repowering Project at this time. The Lamar City Council approved a motion authorizing Mayor Stagner’s signature on the letter, which … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, community, County, Economy, Education, Energy, Entertainment, Featured, Holly, Lamar, Law Enforcement, News, Public Safety, Recreation, Transportation
AVWPE to Perform in Lamar & Holly
April 10, 2012 Southeast Colorado Concert Association and Southeast Colorado Arts Council present the Arkansas Valley Wind & Percussion Ensemble Spring Concert - 7pm at the Lamar High School Auditorium. The concert is free to the public and season tickets to the upcoming 2012-2013 community concert association will be available in the commons beginning at 6:00pm. The concert band will provide a wide variety of classical repertoire for your listening enjoyment. The Main Street Ringers will perform … Read entire article »
Filed under: Art, County, Entertainment, Events, Holly, Lamar, Recreation
$28 Million School Project Underway in Holly
Holly School District Superintendent Carlyn Yokum got a round of cheers from the audience of school students, teachers and citizens when she told the gathering that a brand new school would be waiting for them by the fall of 2013. Groundbreaking for the school, which will serve approximately 300 students between pre-kindergarten and 12th graders, was held in Holly, Wednesday, March 7. The “green” oriented project is funded in part by a BEST (Building Excellent Schools … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, Commissioners, community, County, Economy, Education, Employment, Energy, Featured, Holly, News, Public Safety, Recreation, School, Sports, Utilities, Weather, Youth
Holly Commercial Club Reviews Membership-Monthly Speakers
Holly Commercial Club Minutes February 1, 2012 12 noon Holly Methodist Church Prayer was said by Ralph Plummer and a delicious lunch was served by the Methodist Church. Call to order at 12:25 pm by President Ralph Plummer. Attendance roll sign-in sheet was passed around. Minutes; A motion for the January minutes to be approved was made by Cynthia Simon and seconded by Viola Melcher, approved unanimously. Treasurer’s report was distributed by Meadow Casey with income/expense spreadsheets for those present to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Agriculture, Business, community, County, Economy, Education, Holly, News, School, Tourism, Youth
Holly Trustees Meet Nov 2, 2011
AGENDA FOR REGULAR BOARD MEETING OF THE HOLLY BOARD OF TRUSTEES Wednesday, November 2, 2011 100 Tony Garcia Drive – 7:00 p.m. TOWN OF HOLLY BOARD OF TRUSTEES PUBLIC HEARING on petition to abate that portion of Pine Street immediately north and contiguous to the premises located at 610 Park Street, Holly, CO Call to Order by Mayor Viola Melcher Roll Call by Town Clerk/Treasurer Mary Rushton Holly Town Residents in Attendance: Clearly Stating Name for Benefit of the Record Questions and Comments from the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, City, community, Economy, Education, Energy, Featured, Holly, News, Notice, Politics, Public Safety, School, Utilities
Holly Power Outage Planned for Tuesday
Holly, CO-October 17, 2011. Town of Holly Administrator Marsha Willhite announced today that two power interruptions will occur on Tuesday, October 18. Holly rate payers will be affected only briefly; at 7:30 a.m. and again at about 1-2:00 p.m. Throughout the intervening six hours between the Holly outages, Lamar Light and Power line crews will be repairing and making capital improvement upgrades to the Lamar system west of Holly. According to Willhite, Holly customers within the town’s … Read entire article »
Filed under: community, Economy, Energy, Holly, News, Public Safety, The Journal Alert, Utilities
Holly Town Board Meeting Reviews Revenues
General utility revenue increased in Holly for the first six months of 2011, compared to the same period in 2010, according to Town Clerk, Mary Rushton. Trustee members met in a brief, regular monthly session this past Wednesday, August 3. Ruston informed board members that purchased power for the six month period was higher this year by $119,000 compared to 2010, but water revenue had increased for the same period by $13,000, refuse collections were … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, City, community, Economy, Featured, Holly, Law Enforcement, News, Public Safety, School, Transportation, Youth
Nominations Open for November Prowers County School Board Elections
To be qualified, a candidate must have been a registered elector and a resident of the school district for at least twelve consecutive months before the election, and a resident of the director district which will be represented, with the exception of Holly RE-3 and Wiley RE-13Jt, which have member-at-large. A person is ineligible to run for school director if he or she has been convicted of committing a sexual offense against a child. DEADLINE TO … Read entire article »
Filed under: community, Education, Granada, Holly, Lamar, Wiley
Fyetta J. “Skeeter” Cline – December 7, 1953 – July 19, 2011
Funeral services for longtime Holly, CO. resident Fyetta J. “Skeeter” Cline will be held at 10:00 A.M. Saturday July 23, 2011 at the Holly High School Gym. Rev. Ralph Plummer will officiate the service and burial will follow in the Hillside Cemetery at Granada, CO. Mrs. Cline was born on December 7, 1953 at Tulsa, OK. to Don Marsh and Williemae “Mae” Adams-Marsh and departed this life on Tuesday July 19, 2011 at her home in … Read entire article »
Power Loss, Minor Inconvenience to Communities
Photos by Russ Baldwin Wednesday night’s power outage disrupted evening plans for most residents across southeastern Colorado. Breaker failure is attributed to the loss of four Xcel transmission lines which caused power outages between Canon City and Kansas as well as from Pueblo to the New Mexico border. This reporter placed a phone call to Reyman’s Grocery in Holly and learned that the generator was working and lights were on in the eastern Prowers County community. The … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, community, Economy, Energy, Featured, Granada, Holly, News, Public Safety, Recreation, Utilities, Wiley
Current Highway Construction in S.E. Colorado
CO 89 Northbound/Southbound One Mile South of Holly (Milemarker 34) (through December 2011) 24 Hours There will be one lane alternating traffic with traffic signals for bridge reconstruction. 5-10 minute delays. 12 ft. width restriction is in effect through the work zone. US 50 Eastbound/Westbound from CO 194 to CO 183 in Las Animas (Milemarker 400-404) (through July 2011) 7:00am-7:00pm MO-FR Single lane closures for paving operations and sign replacement. Speed limit reduced to 40 mph … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, community, Employment, Transportation
Signals Set to Control Traffic at Holly Bridge
PROWERS COUNTY – Traffic signals will be activated next week at the bridge reconstruction site on State Highway 89, one mile south of Holly. On Tuesday, July 5, signals will begin alternating northbound and southbound traffic through the work zone and across the old bridge, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Stop times will be approximately five minutes. Vehicles wider than 12 feet will not be allowed to travel through the area due to … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, County, Economy, Holly, News, Public Safety, Transportation
Transportation Museum Opening Draws Crowds
Click on a picture to see it in full size Photos and Videos by Russ Baldwin and Vincent Gearhart Well over 600 persons attended the grand opening ceremonies for the Big Timbers Transportation Museum in Lamar this past Saturday, June 25. Planning on the project took the better part of two years, involving modifications to the building and coordinating the various financing partners involved in the construction. The museum showcases a variety of vehicles used over the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, Commissioners, community, County, Economy, Education, Entertainment, Featured, History, Lamar, News, Recreation, Tourism
Despite Rains, Local Fireworks Ban Remains in Effect for 4th
“There wasn’t enough rain to make an impact, and not all the county got the same amount of rain from this past Monday,” according to Prowers County Commissioner, Gene Millbrand. The continued ban was discussed on Thursday, June 23, as the commissioners covered several subjects with Prowers County Sheriff, Jim Faull. He too, said he had received several questions that, if after the Monday rains, the fire and fireworks ban would be lifted for the … Read entire article »
Filed under: Business, City, Commissioners, County, Entertainment, Featured, Granada, Holly, Law Enforcement, News, Public Safety, Weather
2010 Census Equals County Redistricting
As Colorado’s population gravitates to the metro front range, so to does the county population shift to more locally populated areas. That decrease in county population and movement toward Lamar will necessitate an eventual redrawing of the three districts in Prowers County. The county commissioners discussed three potential scenarios for new boundaries presented to them by Mary Root, County Land Use Administrator, and Jana Coen, County Clerk and Recorder. The districts need to be redrawn … Read entire article »
Filed under: County, Featured, Granada, History, Holly, Lamar, News, Wiley
Prowers County Sheriff’s Report for May
The Prowers County Sheriff’s office responded to 317 calls for service in May, 2011. Lamar had 158 calls and there were 108 issued from the county; Holly had 37 calls and Wiley had nine. Lamar had 44 Jail related calls and eleven warrant arrests. Holly had five calls for civil disputes and three for theft. Calls from the county were broken down to 22 traffic offenses and 12 for various animal problems. The sheriff’s office … Read entire article »
Filed under: Commissioners, community, County, Economy, Law Enforcement, News, Public Safety
Nice and Easy for Bluegrass Friday Jam Session
This past Friday, June 10, was the opening evening for the annual Holly Free Bluegrass Festival. It was one of the nicer ways to wind down a week of activity, sitting in a lawn chair, talking with friends and watching other friends on stage, or in front of it, perform some of their favorite tunes for the audience. It wasn’t a huge crowd, but a good setting for watching the evening approach, enjoying a Commercial … Read entire article »
Filed under: Entertainment, Events, Featured, Festival, Holly, Recreation, Tourism
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