Archive for September 22nd, 2014
Donation and Flyover Highlight Wiley’s Friday Night
If the Wiley football team had defeated Haxton this past Friday, it would have resulted in a perfect hat trick of sorts. Beginning the evening, seven YAK aircraft, in a prelude to Saturday’s Fly In Air Show at the Lamar Municipal Airport, made a pass over the football field just a few moments after sunset, […]
Charles Ramsey…March 26, 1929 – September 20, 2014
Funeral services for Charles “Chuck’ Ramsey will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 26, 2014 at the First Baptist Church in Las Animas, Colorado. Interment will follow in the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 25, 2014 from 4:00- 6:00 p.m. at Horber Funeral Chapel. Charles Wendell Ramsey was […]
Carolyn Jackson…August 13, 1941 – September 20, 2014
Funeral services will be held Monday, September 29, 2014 at 10:00 am at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, Colorado with Pastor Kathy Leathers officiating. Interment will be in the Holly Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 28, 2014 from 1pm-5pm also at the funeral home in Holly. Carolyn Rosetta Cobb Jackson, […]
Alonzo F. Welch, Jr…August 25, 1937 – September 18, 2014
Alonzo F. Welch, Jr. passed away on September 18, 2014 at his home in Lamar, Colorado at the age of 77. He was born to Alonzo F. Welch, Sr. and Ethel (Johnson) Welch on August 25, 1937 in Springfield, CO. He grew up and lived most of his life in Lamar, CO. He married […]
September is National Recovery Month
Southeast Health Group is celebrating the 25th Anniversary of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. Recovery month celebrates individuals in recovery, acknowledges those who provide prevention, treatment and recovery support services and empowers those in need to seek treatment throughout the year. Being in recovery is a commitment to living a mentally, physically, emotionally, […]
Donald O. Stwalley…November 23, 1928 – September 17, 2014
Funeral services for Donald Stwalley will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday September 22, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church in Las Animas, Colorado. Pastor Mark Cloer will officiate. Interment will follow in the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept 21, 2014 at Horber Funeral Chapel. Donald […]
County Votes Down Child Welfare Hotline Contract, City Considers Opting In
For lack of a second on a motion to approve a contract with the State of Colorado, the idea of developing the Child Welfare Hotline Help Desk project was defeated during a special Prowers County Board of Commissioners meeting, Friday, September 19. Earlier this summer, the commissioners submitted an RFP, request for proposal, to the state […]
“Cowboy Boots and Country Roots” – 2014 Holly Gateway Fair
Thursday September 25: 9a-12p Entry of all livestock exhibits 2pm Goat Show 3pm HJH Volleyball vs Springfield 4-8p Entry of all non livestock exhibits 4:30p HJH Football vs Springfield 6pm Team Roping 6:30p Swine Show Friday September 26: 7-9a HHS Jr. Class Breakfast @ Fairgrounds 8:30a All baked goods/flower exhibit…Sheep Show 9a Judging begins […]
Safe Disposal of Outdated Prescription Drugs
On Saturday, September 27, 2014 from 10:00 am to 2:00 pm the Lamar Police Department in cooperation with DEA will be participating in the ninth National Drug Take Back Initiative. This program is focused on providing convenient locations for the public to drop off excess, unused, and expired prescription and other medications. The collection […]
CSP – Single Vehicle Fatality in Otero County
The Colorado State Patrol Office in La Junta is currently investigating a single vehicle accident that resulted in one fatality. On Monday, September 22, 2014 at approximately 05:35 AM, a 2004 Chevrolet Malibu driven by Matthew Rusher, age 33, of La Junta, CO, was westbound on Otero County Road 811 when the driver failed […]
Colorado Unemployment Situation for August 2014
Non farm payroll jobs decreased 700 over the month from July to August to 2,447,400 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs decreased 700 and government was unchanged over the month. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased two tenths of a percentage point in […]
