Author Archive for Russ Baldwin
Vernon Edgel Norvell…May 28, 1926 – November 25, 2015
Funeral services for Lamar, Colorado resident, Vernon Novell will be held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday, November, 29, 2015 at the United Methodist Church, 106 South 6th Ave., Lamar, Colorado. A graveside service will held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Memorial Gardens in Colorado Springs. Vernon Edgel Norvell, 89, passed away on November […]
A.C. McPherson…July 13, 1923 – November 24, 2015
A Celebration of Life for former Lamar resident and current Ulysses, Kansas resident A. C. “Red” McPherson will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, December 5, 2015 at Lamar Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Lance Halford officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, December 4, 2015 from 1:00 […]
Canyons & Plains to Hold Regional Meeting in Lamar Colorado
Canyons & Plains of Southeast Colorado will hold its regional meeting at Brew Unto Others, 119 South Main Street Lamar , CO on Thursday, December 3, 2015, 10 a.m. to 11 am. The topic of the meeting will be “Healthy Places” Presented by Emily Nieschburg Emily holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Health […]
Snowy Thanksgiving for SE Colorado-Drive with Caution
Winter Weather Advisory URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 250 PM MST WED NOV 25 2015 NORTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/MONUMENT RIDGE/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7500 FT- COLORADO SPRINGS VICINITY/SOUTHERN EL PASO COUNTY/RAMPART RANGE BELOW 7400 FT-PUEBLO AND VICINITY/PUEBLO COUNTY BELOW 6300 FT- CROWLEY COUNTY-LA JUNTA VICINITY/OTERO COUNTY- EASTERN LAS ANIMAS COUNTY-WESTERN KIOWA […]
CDOT Rolling with Thanksgiving ‘Heat is On’ Campaign
The Heat Is On For Turkeys and Drivers This Thanksgiving CDOT and CSP’s DUI Enforcement Begins Today STATEWIDE — While many of us sit down to enjoy a Thanksgiving feast with friends and family, Colorado’s dedicated law enforcement officers throughout the state will work overtime, citing and arresting those that choose to drive under the […]
County Commissioners Meet New High Plains CEO
Eric Niemeyer, the new Chief Executive Officer of High Plains Community Health Center, was introduced to the Prowers County Commissioners by outgoing CEO Jay Brooke during the commissioner’s Tuesday meeting, November 24th. Niemeyer, who hails from Casper, WY, was hired by the board of directors of HPCHC earlier this month and is gaining knowledge about […]
Richard Powers…May 24, 1956 – November 22, 2015
Memorial Services for Richard “Rick” Powers will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, November 27, 2015 at Horber Funeral Chapel in Las Animas, Colorado. Richard, affectionately known to most as “Rick” Powers, was born on May 24, 1956 to Jess H. and Wilma J. (Dodson) Powers in La Junta, Colorado and passed away […]
New Water Rates Discussed by Lamar Council
The City of Lamar has not raised municipal water rates since 2009, but is considering an increase in light of the funds that have been spent over the past several years upgrading the city’s water delivery infrastructure. This includes work done on water, wastewater and storm-water facilities. The price tag for debt on the projects […]
Low Turnout for State General Election
Colorado election turnout drops statewide, but increases slightly in Jefferson County DENVER, Nov. 23, 2015 — The official voter turnout in Colorado’s 2015 “off year” election was 35.7 percent, Colorado Secretary of State Wayne Williams announced today. The Nov. 3 election featured one statewide ballot measure, on marijuana taxes, a school board recall in the Jefferson County School […]
Robert Dean “Spanky” Yates…April 18, 1949 – November 19, 2015
A memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, Robert Yates, affectionately known to his family and friends as Spanky, will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at the Lamar Christian Church with Ian Blacker officiating. Inurnment of the ashes will be held at a later date. Per Robert’s request cremation will […]
PCDI Board Discusses 2016 Funding, Objectives
PCDI Interim Executive Director George Gotto, who will step down from the position this month, thanked the board for their cooperation and assistance during his tenure when he stepped in several months after the resignation of Lance Benninghoff, the former PCDI director. In his final report to the board, Gotto said he and County […]
Leonard W. Dooley…June 20, 1927 – November 23, 2015
A graveside memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, Leonard W. Dooley will be held at 2:00PM on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at the Lamar United Methodist Church with Pastor Barbara Johns-Schleicher officiating. Inurnment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery. Per Leonard’s request cremation will take place and there will be no visitation. Leonard was […]
Vivian L Davidson….February 15, 1922 – November 22, 2015
Vivian L Davidson, age 93, passed away on November 22, 2015. Graveside services will be held on December 4, 2015 at 1:30 p.m. at the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery, Las Animas, Colorado. Memorial contributions may be made to The American Cancer Society directly, or in care of Horber Funeral Chapel, P.O. Box 431, Las […]
Vada L. Sharp…November 12, 1939 – November 21, 2015
Graveside Memorial services for Vada Sharp will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at the Wiley Cemetery in Wiley, Colorado. Vada Lorraine Sharp was born on November 12, 1939 in Lamar, Colorado to Van H. and Alta (Arnold) Sharp. She passed away on November 21, 2015 at the age of 76 […]
Fantasy Tree Gala Hosts Holiday Turnout
The annual Fantasy Tree Gala was held this past Saturday, November 21st, at the Lamar Elks Lodge, raising funds to help support the activities of the Domestic Safety Resource Center for southeast Colorado. Each year, just prior to Thanksgiving, committee members raise funds through the auction of decorated, donated Christmas trees and assorted wreaths, as […]
CWCB Drought Update, October 2015
Following a very warm and dry start to the fall, November to-date has seen more seasonal temperatures west of the divide and increased precipitation on the west slope and northeastern plains. This has helped to alleviate abnormally dry conditions over parts of the state. Storage levels in some basins are at the highest levels since […]
James R. Wyatt…April 10, 1919 – November 18, 2015
Memorial services for James Wyatt will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, November 24, 2015 at the First Presbyterian Church in Lamar, Colorado with Pastor Rory Gillespie officiating. Inurnment will take place at a later date. James Robert Wyatt was born in Fayetteville, Tenn. to William and Anna Wyatt on April 10, 1919. He […]
Colorado Employment Situation – October 2015
Employers in Colorado added 13,000 nonfarm payroll jobs from September to October for a total of 2,533,100 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 13,400 and government decreased 400. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased two-tenths of a percentage point in October to 3.8 […]
Colorado Agencies Team Up for Fresh Air Friday, Nov. 27
DENVER — Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015 — Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) and the Colorado Outdoor Recreation Industry Office are teaming up to offer access to all 42 Colorado state parks with ‘Fresh Air Friday,’ to encourage one-and-all to enjoy the outdoors on Friday, Nov. 27, 2015. Fresh Air Friday means Colorado […]
Livestock Slaughter – October 2015 U.S. Highlights
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.31 billion pounds in October, down slightly from the 4.32 billion pounds produced in October 2014. Beef production, at 2.13 billion pounds, was 2 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.51 million head, down 5 percent from October 2014. The average live weight was […]