Archive for July 19th, 2013
PMC Birth Announcements July 19, 2013
Brittani Cochran and Neil Daniels of Lamar are proud to announce the birth of their daughter, Iley Irene Daniels. Iley was born at 8:29 am on July 15, 2013. She weighed 7 lb 13.5 oz and measured 21 inches long. Trinity is happy to welcome her new sister home. Iley’s grandparents include Michelle and Gary […]
Letter to the Editor-Fireworks Fund Update
Greetings, I wanted to give all of our partners and those interested the latest on our community fireworks project funding levels. When we combine the existing funds transferred to the City’s fireworks fund by the Lamar/Prowers County Volunteer Fire Department with the various fundraising efforts that have taken place up to this point in […]
County Using Grant Funds to Buy Freezers for Commmodities
Holly, Wiley and Granada are receiving three freezers, courtesy of Prowers County. The three freezers, totaling $1,769, are being purchased with a Community Service Block Grant through the state Department of Local Affairs. Darren Glover, Community Resource Service Director, explained that the freezers will be used to store the free commodities from the federal government […]
Colorado Employment Situation – June 2013
Nonfarm payroll jobs increased 11,000 over the month from May to June reaching 2,368,300 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 7,200 and government increased 3,800. In June payroll jobs exceeded the previous peak of 2,363,500 reached May 2008 by 4,800. According to the survey of households, the […]
Letter to the Editor – Big Thank You from the Library
The library board, library director, and library staff would like to thank the Lamar B.P.O.E. Elks for sponsoring a Bingo night for the library. We would also like to thank those individuals who attended the Bingo night in support of the Lamar Public Library. The money we raised will help provide fall programs for patrons […]
Grant Funds Downtown Lamar Economic Study
Lamar, by virtue of being a Colorado Main Street Community, recently received a grant from the Department of Local Affairs to fund a market niche assessment for the city and downtown businesses. Shawna Hodge, Lamar’s Main Street Coordinator, offered invitations to members of the community to attend the sessions, conducted during sessions held over […]
Prowers Commissioners Working to Keep VA Clinic Local
The Prowers County Commissioners have helped give new life to a more or less, permanent VA health clinic for Lamar and Prowers County. The Lamar VA clinic, which will operate at Prowers Medical Center until the end of August, may be re-located to the Prowers County Annex on East Cedar Street. The VA had […]
