Archive for July 18th, 2012
LAMAR MERCHANTS WIN!
The Lamar Merchants 16-18 year old baseball team won their first game of the Midwest Plains Regional Tournament. In the 1:00 PM game today they beat Eastview Minnesota 9-8. Lamar jumped out to an early 3-0 lead but Eastview came back to take a 6-5 lead going into the bottom of the fifth where Lamar […]
City Council Selects Sutherland as New Administrator
The City of Lamar is pleased to announce the selection of John R. Sutherland, Jr., of Santa Fe, New Mexico as the City’s next City Administrator. Mr. Sutherland, who holds an M.B.A. from the University of Iowa, brings a decade of local government experience to Lamar, including tenures as County Manager in Luna County […]
Lodging Panel Funds Okotoberfest Car Show/Rod Run
The Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel approved a $1,000 funding request from Ron and Lana Cook for a Car Show/Poker Run during this year’s Oktoberfest in Lamar. The money will be used to advertise the car show for regional participants and the registration proceeds from the event will be donated to the annual, local Toys […]
Dennis Patrick Smith…July 14, 1935 – May 4, 2012
Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel, Lamar, CO RENO, NV—Longtime Lemon Valley resident Dennis Patrick Smith, 76, died May 4, 2012 at his home in Lemon Valley. Dennis was born to Lester Harold Smith and Dorothy Elizabeth (Zaffke) Smith at home in Mesita, Colorado on July 14, 1935. He enlisted in the United States Air Force (USAF) […]
Colorado Boys Ranch Ending Psychiatric Care
Chuck Thompson, President of Colorado Boys Ranch issued a general announcement to all employees that permanent layoffs for nearly all campus employees will take place between September 6 and the 20th this fall. The Ranch’s psychiatric residential treatment program is being discontinued due mostly to lower census and economic reasons according to the announcement. The […]
Holly Water Line Repairs Underway Through Wednesday
Sections of the Town of Holly are experiencing water serving interruptions while repair crews have been working to repair several line breaks. Holly Town Administrator, Marsha Willhite, issued a release stating the nature of the problem that began Tuesday and has continued into Wednesday. The town announcement states that some residents will be without water […]
