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ARPA Files Motion to Dismiss City of Lamar/Lamar Ratepayers Lawsuit
Arkansas River Power Authority, in an August 10 news release, filed a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the southeast Colorado power organization regarding the Lamar Repowering Project: “Stating that the retail customers identified as plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against ARPA in July are not parties to the ARPA contracts; and therefore, have no […]
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 […]
Colorado East Names New Bank President
Steve Sherlock, CEO, Colorado East Bank & Trust announced to staff Monday, August 11th, the promotion of Brenda May, EVP, to the position of President of the Lamar Bank. Brenda replaces long time employee and President George Gotto who earlier in July announced his retirement. Gotto will remain at the bank in his roll as […]
“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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
Anderson Departs Lamar Utilities Board
The Lamar Utility Board passed a resolution recognizing outgoing chairman David Anderson for his service to the community over the past five years. He was presented with a unique combination clock and functional electric meter by Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, during the Tuesday meeting, July 29. Hourieh noted that Anderson’s departure leaves […]
Lamar Lions & PCDI Joining Forces to Help Vets/Homeless
The Fort Lyon Supportive Residential Community in Las Animas will observe this September, its first anniversary of serving the homeless in the state, especially veterans who are in need and are seeking rehabilitation. Lamar Lions President Ken Callison and Dick Ramsay approached the board members of Prowers County Development Incorporated, seeking to use a vacant portion of […]
Lamar City Council Discusses Bees, Fees and Asbestos
City ordinances limit residents to only three dogs per residence, but the question arose about keeping bee hives within city limits. Apparently some residents around 10th and Beech Streets have been bothered by bees, kept in several hives, to produce honey. Their specific complaint, according to John Sutherland, Lamar City Administrator, was enough of the […]
Public Welcome to National Night Out, August 5
The Lamar Police Department and numerous local businesses are hosting a National Night Out at Willow Creek Park on Tuesday evening, August 5. Area residents are welcome to come out to the site near the Lamar Swimming Pool from 6pm to 11pm to meet and greet and help foster stronger relationships with each other and […]
July 2014 Drought Up-Date
Activation of the State Drought Mitigation and Response Plan, and the activation of the Agricultural Impact Task Force remains in effect to respond to ongoing drought conditions in Southern Colorado. Despite the warm temperatures of the past week, temperatures for the summer, and the water year as a whole, have been very close to average. […]
Tourism to Area National Parks creates over $1.5 Million in Economic Benefit
Report Shows Visitor Spending Supports 21 Local Jobs A new National Park Service (NPS) report shows that 23,324 visitors to Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site in 2013 spent $1.28 million in communities near the park. That spending supported 17 jobs in the local area. The same report shows that 4,795 visitors to Sand Creek […]
U.S. Cattle Inventory Down 3 Percent from 2012
Washington, July 25, 2014 – As of July 1, there were 95.0 million head of cattle on U.S. farms, according to the Cattle report published today by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS). This is the lowest inventory for July 1 since the series began in 1973. Other key […]
Farmer’s Market, Colorado Gardens, Opens this Weekend
A farmer’s market, Colorado Gardens LLC on West High 50 in Lamar, will open its doors this Saturday, July 26. The site is just past County Road 7 as you leave Lamar. The new store is the collaboration of three owners, Del Ensor, and farmers Michael Hirakata and Matthew Proctor from the Rocky Ford […]
Colorado Employment Situation – June 2014
Non-farm payroll jobs increased 3,000 over the month from May to June to 2,446,800 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs decreased 300 and government increased 3,300. Colorado has had 32 consecutive months of payroll job gains. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased three tenths of a […]