Author Archive for Russ Baldwin
Urban Redevelopment Authority Okays Roof Repair Project
The Lamar City Council, acting as the Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board on Monday, August 11, approved a grant request to fund building improvements to My Wholesale Products at 105 South Main Street and Thoughts in Bloom at 107 South Main in Lamar. Shawna Hodge, Executive Director of Lamar Partnership Incorporated, explained that the requested $8,000 will […]
“Country Pride-County Wide” Fair Highlights
People were on the move during this year’s Sand and Sage Fair and Rodeo, whether they were young kayakers, racing around on go-carts, heading for the heavens with a bungee jump or taking a bounce or two while competing in the weekend rodeo at the Prowers County Fairgrounds. The local forecast cooperated with all the […]
Santia Rose Headlee…January 2, 1945 – August 5, 2014
Santia Rose Headlee affectionately known as Rose, was born January 2, 1945 in the Bronx, New York to Joseph and Fanny Martinez. She passed away on August 5th at the Bent County Health Care Center at the age of 69. Rose’s parents came to the United States from Puerto Rico and settled in New […]
RE-2 Meal Eligibility Guidelines for 2014 – 2015
2014-2015 School Year – PUBLIC RELEASE Lamar Re-2 School District today, 8/7/2014, announced its policy for determining eligibility of children who may receive free and reduced price meals served under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Programs, Afterschool Care Snack Program and Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program. Local school officials will use the […]
Holly Trustees Approve ARPA Reaffirmation
The Holly Trustees, by a five to two vote, passed the resolution reaffirming its contract obligations to ARPA, Arkansas River Power Authority. Trustees Larry Sitts and Johnnie Lyons cast no votes during the regular monthly Trustees meeting on Wednesday, August 6. Holly is one of six ARPA municipality members who have been requested to sign […]
George B. McClave…August 26, 1927 – August 5, 2014
A Celebration of Life for lifetime McClave resident, George McClave will be held at 10:00am, Saturday, August 9, 2014 at the Lamar Missionary Baptist Church with George’s son-in-law, Rev. Tim Parish of the Grace Baptist Church of Ely, Nevada officiating. Interment will be held at the McClave Cemetery in McClave, Colorado. Visitation for George […]
Brief Court Appearance August 6 for Sisneros
Mikel Logan Sisneros, 21, of Lamar had his first day in court, Wednesday, August 6, to face charges stemming from the assault on Rudy Ray Munez, also of Lamar. According to a Lamar Police Press Release Sisneros was determined to be a suspect in the alleged beating of Munez, which occurred on Friday, July 25, in […]
City Receives North Gateway Park Grant
The City of Lamar’s grant application for funding for North Gateway Park improvements has been approved, but City Administrator John Sutherland and Parks and Recreation Director, Rick Akers said it will take several months before the City of Lamar receives funding for the Fishing for Fun grant. Lamar was one of several Colorado communities that […]
Letter to the Editor: ARPA – No Determination of the Future of the Lamar Power Plant
ARPA Media Release Recently there have been news articles that suggest that the Arkansas River Power Authority (ARPA) Board of Directors have decided to demolish the Lamar Power Plant. That is not accurate; the ARPA Board has not made a decision regarding the future of the plant. A settlement that resolved a lawsuit between the […]
Hospice Donation Clarification
Southeast Colorado residents should not confuse the Lamar Area Hospice with a Virginia donation group known as The Hospice Support Fund. Deb Pelley, Lamar Area Hospice Director, told The Prowers Journal, some local residents may become confused with a recent local mailing from the Virginia organization which headlines their solicitation letters with “2014 Lamar […]
Sandra Lee Ellison…January 22, 1953 – August 1, 2014
Burial services for Sandra Lee Ellison are set for 10am, Tuesday, August 5, 2014 at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar, Colorado under the direction of Brown Funeral in Eads, Colorado. Per Sandra’s request, there will be no visitation. Sandra Lee Ellison is survived by children: Brian Lusher of Lamar, CO; sister: Debra Ellison of Eads, […]
Chris Bauer, from Radio to Children’s Author
Chris Bauer owned and operated KVAY in Lamar with her husband Larry for a number of years. Both continued their careers in different aspects of the broadcast realm since they sold the station. Larry is self-employed as a broadcast sales consultant and Chris continued to stay behind the microphone as a syndicated radio host and […]
US Farm Production Expenditures Top $367 Billion in 2013
Farm Land Values Maintain Upward Climb WASHINGTON – August 1, 2014 – U.S. farmers spent $367.3 billion on agricultural production in 2013, a 2.0 percent increase from 2012, according to the Farm Production Expenditures report, published today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). Per farm, the average expenditures total $175,270 […]
Kenneth W. Dawson…February 11, 1926 – August 1, 2014
A Celebration of Life for longtime Granada resident, Ken “KW” Dawson will be held at 10:00 AM, Wednesday, August 6, 2014 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Reverend Kathy Leathers of the Granada United Methodist Church officiating. Interment with full military honors under the auspices of the Lamar VFW, Post #3621 will be held […]
Police Update on Enchanted Forest Shooting
MEDIA RELEASE On August 1st at approximately 02:37 am the Lamar Police Department responded to the report of shots fired in the 100 block of East Beech Street. Upon arrival officers found Ricki Harris, age 46, of Lamar to be injured and bleeding from the neck. According to statements given at the scene, Mr. Harris […]
Friday Morning Shooting in Enchanted Forest in Lamar
One person was grazed in the neck from a gunshot when an assailant, armed with what is reported to have been a semi automatic handgun, opened fire at two persons, early Friday morning, August 1, at 109 East Beech Street in Lamar. Information taken from an affidavit in support of a warrantless arrest indicates that William […]
Developing a Royal Flush
There’s no set rhyme or reason as to how community support and spirit can be displayed. Sometimes it could be a simple donation jar on a store counter, or in this case, a brightly colored toilet parked on your front lawn! People have turned unused toilets into a yard planter, but in this case, […]
A ‘Right’ of Summer
What could be so right than a cup of cold ice cream on an early summer’s evening? Lamar residents were forming several lines at Willow Creek Park, Thursday evening, July 31, for the annual Ice Cream Social and free swim night, sponsored by the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and Parks & Recreation Department. As early […]
Drought Information Statement from NWS-Pueblo
Early Start for Summer Monsoon Brings Some Drought Relief to S.E. Colorado June was a warm and dry month for south central and southeast Colorado, except for some spotty but beneficial moisture to the plains. However, with a fairly early start to the summer monsoons season, July brought much more needed precipitation to the drought […]
Trinidad City Council Approves Settlement with ARPA
Trinidad City Council Approves Settlement By NEWS RELEASE on Thursday, July 31st, 2014 In a Special Meeting held on July 29, 2014 the City of Trinidad, Colorado approved the Settlement Agreement with the Arkansas River Power Authority (“ARPA”) and Syncora Guarantee Inc., which resolves the City of Trinidad, Colorado v. Arkansas River Power Authority, […]