Archive for May 17th, 2013
Bridge Replacement Project begins near Trinidad
LAS ANIMAS COUNTY – Initial work is underway on the Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Purgatoire River Bridge replacement project on U.S. 350, about 12 miles northeast of Trinidad. A one-lane, paved detour currently is under construction, parallel to the old structure, requiring traffic stops up to 10 minutes from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., […]
Financial Emergency Preparedness
Have you ever thought of financial emergency preparedness? We are often told to be prepared for a storm or an electrical outage, but finances are not mentioned. What happens if there is a fire, a theft or maybe a death? In a natural disaster your important documents could be totally destroyed. Sales receipts and […]
Larry Jones…November 11, 1930 – May 16, 2013
A Celebration of Life for longtime Lamar resident, Larry L. Jones will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, May 20, 2013 at the Peacock Family Chapel with pastor Rod Coulter of the Seed and Supply Church of Las Animas officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation for Mr. Jones will be held […]
Colorado Employment Situation, April 2013
11,600 from March to April to 2,362,700 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 11,600 and government was unchanged. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased two tenths of one percentage point over the month to 6.9 percent. The decrease in the unemployment rate was caused […]
Growing Season Underway Along Main Street
Just in time for the growing season, the planters along Main Street in Lamar are being set with new plants for a new season. According to Shawna Hodge, Lamar’s Main Street Director, the flowers and plants were purchased from $2,000 worth of donations from the Home Store, Formally Guihen’s Lumber and Landscapes in Lamar. A […]
