Bennet, Hickenlooper Welcome Nearly $112 Million for Colorado Infrastructure Projects – Highway 50 through Prowers County will benefit Denver — Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper celebrated investments from the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) for 11 projects across Colorado totaling nearly $112 million. “Through investments like these, the Bipartisan ...

Jan 14, 2025 · Outgoing Prowers County Commissioner Tom Grasmick honored at reception on January 14, 2025 Left to right: Tom Grasmick, Ron Cook and Roger Stagner, Prowers County Commissioners Outgoing Prowers County Commissioner Tom Grasmick was honored after the January 14, 2025 board meeting with a reception thanking him for his years of service to the county. He received a commemorative glass plaque and a ...

Jan 20, 2025 · Due to dangerously low temperatures and likely extreme windchill factors, the County Commissioners have decided that all County Offices may close at 2:00 p.m. today, January 20. With a simi…

Jan 8, 2025 · The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from persons who are residents of Powers County to fill a term of one (1) position on the five-member Prowers County Planning Commission with a term expiring January 2025. Also, The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting ...

Jan 3, 2025 · Colorado marijuana sales — and tax dollars — are still falling. The rise of intoxicating hemp may be to blame. Industrialhemp grows on a farm south of Montrose. ( William Woody, Special to The Colorado Sun Marijuana sales peaked in Colorado in the 2020-21 budget year, when the state collected $424 million in taxes. That fell to $248 million last year. Forget the pandemic boom in marijuana ...

Jan 26, 2024 · MEDIA RELEASE FROM THE PROWERS COUNTY ADMINISTRATION OFFICE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Prowers County Administration Office 301 S. Main Street, #215 Lamar, CO 81052 (719) 336-8025 [email protected] January 26th, 2024 Prowers County Continues Outreach for the Comprehensive Plan and Land Use Code Update In the first phase of the Comprehensive Plan Update, the community identified ...

Where They Stand: Holly & Granada Economic Assessment Report A Rural Economic Development grant has financed a study of Holly and Granada to provide an assessment of the current and potential business climate of each community. The Colorado Department of Local Affairs, DOLA and the Colorado Office of Economic Development of International Trade, sponsored the study which was held earlier in the ...

Nov 6, 2024 · Prowers County Clerk assures voters that local voting systems unaffected by password breach We understand that recent news of a password breach in election systems may raise concerns about the security and integrity of our current election equipment. County Clerks were made aware of the password issue on October 29, 2024 and we want to assure you that our systems remain unaffected by this ...

Jan 12, 2025 · Rural Colorado communities still lack adequate behavioral health services. A new state-sponsored group will help. Maddy Butcher with her gelding “Table”. Butcher started Buck the Trend, a therapist-led workshop for ranchers, farmers and horse people to dig into mental health struggles (photo by Beau Gaughran) Legislators approved Senate Bill 55 to bridge state services and agriculture ...

Jan 19, 2025 · Colorado had a shockingly normal year of precipitation — but drought is creeping back on the Front Range An early season snow dusts the high mountain country near Gothic, Colorado on September 22, 2024. (Dean Krakel, Special to The Colorado Sun) Just for a moment, forget about drought and water shortages, because this year, it’s been wet in Colorado, with precipitation hitting 102% of ...