Archive for November 24th, 2014
Joyce M. Lucius…February 7, 1938 – November 24, 2014
Graveside services for Holly, Colorado resident, Joyce Lucius will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday November 28, 2014 at the Holly Cemetery in Holly Colorado. Visitation will be held from 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly. Joyce Mary Lucius was born on February 7, 1938 to George O. and Lucy […]
Colorado’s Employment Situation for October- 2014
Nonfarm payroll jobs increased 300 over the month from September to October to 2,461,700 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs decreased 2,100 and government increased 2,400 over the month. Colorado has had 3 full years of uninterrupted payroll job gains. According to the survey of households, the unemployment […]
Lamar SWAT Teams Assists Bent County
On Sunday, November 23, 2014, Lamar Police Department S.W.A.T. was called out for an Agency Assist with Bent County Sheriff’s Office. The Bent County Sheriff’s Office had a residence in the 700 block of Grand Avenue in Las Animas surrounded. Two subjects with felony warrants, Dustin Greer (26) and Christopher Jacobs (36), were holed up […]
Helen Marie Mitchell…September 11, 1919 – November 21, 2014
Funeral services for Las Animas, CO resident, Helen Mitchell will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, November 29, 2014 at the First Church of the Nazarene in Las Animas. Burial will follow at 1:00p.m. in the Haswell Cemetery. Helen Marie (Sisson) Mitchell was born on September 11, 1919 to John and Lenna (Dent) […]
World Champions, Tall in the Saddle
The title of the best Ranch Rodeo Team in the World was claimed recently by two Colorado teams. Jolly Ranch and Lord Ranch of Agate and Lamar, Colorado rode to the number one spot recently during competition in Amarillo, Texas. Jess Jolly, Dustin Bowling, Nick Peterson, Ply Lord and Kyle Spitz took first place honors […]
Lamar Raw Water Transmission Line Completed
“What we’ve done with this project is basically replace what had become a six mile long soaker hose,” said Lamar Mayor Roger Stagner this past Friday at a ribbon cutting ceremony held to observe one of the final improvements to the city’s water infrastructure system. Gary Berngard, the Honeywell Program Manager who has overseen several […]
Lamar VA Clinic is Open
The VA Medical Clinic is Lamar is officially open as of today, Monday, November 24, 2014. The hours of operation will be Monday through Thursday from 7am to 5:30pm, according to Martha Martinez, Administrative Officer who is headquartered at the La Junta Clinic. “We’ve been moving the equipment and files from the temporary trailer on […]
