RSSArchive for April 19th, 2011

Traffic Stalled on Main (Again)

Traffic Stalled on Main (Again)

Last month a northbound oversized scoop/shovel got hung up on Main Street, just past Olive as the load was over-wide. Police had to ask those persons parked along Main Street to move their cars to make room for the vehicle. This past Tuesday afternoon, Lamar police and fire departments responded to a semi, again at […]

LCC Booster Club Banquet this Wednesday

LCC Booster Club Banquet this Wednesday

The Lamar Community College Runnin’ Lopes Booster Club will host its third annual Athletic Banquet on Wednesday, April 20th at 6:00 p.m. in the LCC Wellness Center. The banquet will feature two special guests, LCC alumna Michelle Reynolds and Lamar native Scott Elarton. LCC coaches will also give updates on their seasons — complete or […]

March Employment Figures for S.E. Colorado

March Employment Figures for S.E. Colorado

Employers in Colorado added 500 non-farm payroll jobs from February to March for a total of 2,228,200 jobs, according to the survey of establishments. Government increased by 1,100 payroll jobs and the private sector declined by 600. The national unemployment rate dropped from 8.9 to 8.8 percent over the same period. The unemployment rate decreased one-tenth of a percentage […]

Richard W. Bolinger

January 16,1923-April 17, 2011 Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel  A celebration of life for lifelong Prowers County Resident Richard W. Bolinger will be held at 2:00 P.M. Wednesday April 20, 2011 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel of Lamar with Rev. Ian Blacker officiating. Burial will follow in the Veterans Section of Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar with […]

RE-2 School Board Closes Lincoln, Ponders 4 Day School Week

RE-2 School Board Closes Lincoln, Ponders 4 Day School Week

  The Lamar RE-2 District school board, faced with an $860,000 budget shortfall for next year, took several steps during Monday night’s meeting to close the financial gap. One step was to close Lincoln school for next year. Director Elizabeth Whitham cast the lone no vote to close the school which was estimated to account […]

Obituary - Jerry Keith Bullard

Obituary – Jerry Keith Bullard

Jerry Keith Bullard September 21, 1932 – April 12, 2011 Mr. Bullard was a distributor for Tom’s Toasted Peanuts and Potato Chips for three years and opened Lamar’s first automatic dry cleaning units. He worked at Ft. Lyon VA Medical Center as a Psych. Nursing Assistant and retired from Civil Service at the Post Office […]