News

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State of Colorado asks public hospitals to return nearly $60M in response to failed lawsuit against UCHealth
Please also read the news release from Prowers Medical Center’s CEO Karen Bryant regarding their reaction to the repayment requests from HCPF.  It is a separate post ...
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Prowers Medical Center statement regarding current financial news at state and federal levels
Karen Bryant, CEO of Prowers Medical Center released the following statement as a response to news that Colorado Department of Health Care Policy and Financing is ...
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Ancient Celtic Writings in Southeast Colorado presentation by Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail to be held July 12 in Rocky Ford
Douglas A. Young ANCIENT CELTS IN SOUTHEAST COLORADO The Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association invites the public to hear Douglas A. Young speak on the topic of Ancient ...
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Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site special presentation July 5th – “Pompey: The Man on the Dollar”
Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site announces special presentations for Saturday, July 5th , 2025, as part of its Stories of the Borderlands program series. This ...
Opinion
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Letter to the Editor – Town of Hartman- “We can’t fix what we refuse to face”
TOWN OF HARTMAN “We Can’t Fix What We Refuse to Face” In Hartman, Colorado, we are not simply witnessing poor leadership—we are living through the consequences of misplaced ...
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The Prowers Journal welcomes RiverHawk Fox, LLC as a new advertiser
The Prowers Journal welcomes RiverHawk Fox, LLC as a new advertiser. RiverHawk Fox is a law firm which is new to Lamar and owned by Misty Grady, Attorney at Law.  Ms. Grady moved to Lamar in ...
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Support Veterans with PTSD during the Fourth of July
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System encourages everyone to be mindful of Veterans living with posttraumatic stress ...
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Prowers Medical Center Makes a Generous Donation to Lamar Area Hospice and Lamar Estates
On June 26, 2025, team members from Prowers Medical Center visited the Lamar Area Hospice Association and Lamar Estates donating four bedside blanket warmers, along with compatible blankets, to ...
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Prowers County Clerk Jana Coen participates in summer County Clerk conference in Burlington
Baca County Clerk Sharon Dubois, Logan County Clerk Pam Bacon, Washington County Clerk Annie Kuntz, and Crowley County Clerk  Melinda Carter.  Front row, left to right: ...
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife enforces sober boating and Operation Dry water for 4th of July holiday
Alcohol use is one of the leading contributing factors in recreational boating deaths in the country, and it affects people faster on the water than it does on land DENVER—Boaters heading out onto ...
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City of Lamar refuse pickup schedule for 4th of July holiday
Refuse pickup routes will remain as scheduled for Friday July 4th 2025, Please have containers in place the night before or ...
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Herd mentality: Goats deployed by some Colorado cities for better environmental results
Goats graze along the Colorado Riverfront Trail in Grand Junction (photo by Sharon Sullivan for Colorado Newsline) Pedestrians and bicyclists along the Colorado Riverfront Trail in Grand ...