Author Archive for Russ Baldwin
November’s Frigid Polar Vortex Now Impacting Area Foliage
Despite the welcome rains from this spring, Prowers County residents have noticed that some of their trees are in distress, losing leaves as if it were already autumn. According to Shelly Simmons, Assistant District Forester of the Colorado State Forest Service, La Junta District, a part of the situation stems from the intense cold snap we experienced […]
Wiley Hay Days Royalty for 2015 is Elsie Moulder
Elsie was born on the family farm 1 1/2 miles north of Wiley in April of 1932. Her parents were Charlie and Mildred Oswald. After the death of her father the family moved to Wiley, 511 Welton. She still resides at that address. In May of 1949 she was united in marriage to D.C. Moulder. […]
CSP Report on Fatal Collisions on Highway 287
The Colorado State Patrol is investigating a traffic crash involving several vehicles that occurred on Colorado 287 near milepost 69 in Prowers County. The crash resulted in two fatalities and multiple injuries to several parties on Wednesday, June 10, 2015. A 2003 Ford van was traveling northbound on Colorado 287 when it stopped in the […]
Granada Safe Route Street Project Delayed
The CDOT Safe Routes to School project began in Granada in 2013 when funds were awarded to design and construct a safe environment when students either walked or rode a bike to school. Granada Police Chief, David Dougherty, informed the Granada Trustees that the single bid for the construction project was over the nominal range […]
Iberdrola and Tri-State G & T Sign Wind Power Agreement
Iberdrola Renewables Announces Wind Power Agreement with Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association Twin Buttes II Wind Project to Supply Clean, Competitively-priced Power PORTLAND, Ore. – Iberdrola Renewables today announced a 25-year contract to supply Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, Inc. (Tri-State) – a wholesale electric power supplier owned by 44 electric cooperatives and public power […]
UPDATED: Two Dead in Multi-Vehicle Crash South of Lamar
EDITOR: A formal report has been issued from the Colorado State Patrol following their investigation of this accident from June 10, 2015. It is also available on this website. The Colorado State Patrol reports limited visibility from a dust storm was the apparent contributing factor to an eleven vehicle crash, five miles south of Lamar […]
Lamar Chamber and Honkers Greet Ballantyne Vision Care
This past Friday, June 5, Lamar Chamber Honkers and directors welcomed a new business to town, Ballantyne Vision Care at 310 East Olive in Lamar. Dr. Jordan Ballantyne is now providing full service eye exams and is accepting new patients of all ages. He is also storing medical records Dr. McGrath’s former patients. Although new […]
Lamar Revenue Taxes Show Monthly Gain
The City of Lamar’s April Sales and Used Tax shows a 3.96% improvement over April 2014 by $9,235.95 with $242,352 collected this past May and $233,116 collected last year. Other Sales and Use Tax collections improved 1.06% over the same time last year for a gain of $2,784. Total collections for April 2015 are at […]
Fair Board Clears Beer Garden Hurdle with Commissioners
The Sand and Sage Fair Board, by a two to one vote from the County Commissioners, received approval to apply for a special events permit to host a beer garden during four events in this year’s Sand and Sage Fair. This clears the path for the fair board to request a permit from the City […]
Lamar Elks # 1319 Celebrated 100th Anniversary
There were 46 original charter members of the BPOE in Lamar on May 24, 1915, 100 years ago. That membership has ebbed and flowed over the years, but the spirit of the Elks holds as true today as it did back in 1868 when the order was first created in New York City. The Lamar […]
Lamar Police Department and Domestic Safety Sign Agreement
Lamar Mayor, Roger Stagner, signed a memorandum of understanding between the Lamar Police Department and the Domestic Safety Resource Center as outlined by Lamar Police Chief, Kyle Miller and Kathy McCorkle, Executive Director of DSRC. The MOU will help to provide assistance to victims of domestic crimes, as the Center currently provides such items as […]
Stacey Lea Miller…November 16, 1963 – June 6, 2015
Memorial services for Stacey Lea Miller will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 13, 2015 at the United Methodist Church in Las Animas, Colorado. Pastor Mark Cloer will be officiating. Stacey Lea (Davis) Miller was born on November 16, 1963 in La Junta, Colorado to Lonnie and Roxanne (Sallee) Davis. She passed away […]
24th Granada-Bristol Days June 19-20
The 24th Annual Granada-Bristol Days celebrations will begin Friday, June 19th, at 7pm with a Benefit Supper and Auction at the Granada Complex. Everyone is welcome and all proceeds will benefit the town’s First Responders and Fire Personnel. The weatherman is forecasting mostly sunny skies with a slight chance of afternoon showers on Saturday. The day […]
Camp Amache Barracks Being Rebuilt
Section by section, portions of Camp Amache near Granada are being restored to represent the scope of life in the internment camp used to hold over 4,000 Japanese Americans during World War II. A water tower and a guard tower have been rebuilt and now work is underway reconstructing a former barracks between the two […]
Raymond L. Cook…August 26, 1924 – June 5, 2015
A Service of Celebration for longtime Lamar resident Raymond L. Cook will be held at 2 PM, Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at the Peacock Family Chapel with his son Raymond Cook of the Bridgeport, NE First Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow in the Veteran’s Section of Fairmount Cemetery with full Military Honors under […]
Free Firewood Available at Lamar Transfer Station
If you want it, you can come and get it, according to Lamar Public Works Director, Pat Mason. There are some provisions a resident has to follow for the free firewood, though. Mason said the opportunity comes at the last weekend of every month, during the free weekend at the city transfer station on Crystal […]
Ramon Geronimo Muniz…August 4, 1962 – May 30, 2015
Funeral services for Ramon Muniz will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, June 5, 2015 at Horber Funeral Chapel in Las Animas, Colorado with Diane Hutson officiating. Visitation will be held from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. prior to the service. Ramon Geronimo Muniz was born on August 4, 1962 in Las Animas, Colorado […]
Chip Seal Project Set for Several Holly Streets
The Holly Trustees held a brief monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 3, approving an engineering services contract with Atencio Engineering for a feasibility study for two railroad water line crossings and a boring on Highway 50 in town. This is a preliminary segment needed for the $20,000 REDI Grant project for the community. Interim Administrator, […]
Schaefer Selected as Interim Lamar Librarian
Todd Schaefer, a substitute teacher for Wiley middle and junior high school and a board member of the Lamar Library, has been appointed as a replacement for Debbie Reynolds, the former librarian. Schaefer has been a board member for just over a year and has lived in Prowers County with his young family for […]
Larry J. Harman…August 18, 1947 – May 30, 2105
Graveside memorial services for former Lamar and Las Animas resident, currently of Surprise, Arizona, Larry Harman will be held at 10:00AM, Friday, June 5, 2015 at the Las Animas Cemetery with full Military Honors under the auspices of the Las Animas American Legion Post #6 Honor and Color Guard Lamar V.F.W. Post #3621 and the […]