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Prowers County Sheriff Report, June 2013
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Office responded to 284 calls for service this past June, 2013. Lamar issued 150 calls of which 19 were for warrant arrests and 54 were jail related. Holly had 20 calls for service for June with two for harassments, traffic accidents, disturbances and one for citizen assists and civil disputes. The […]
1st Responders Treated to BBQ at Juniper Village in Lamar
Several dozen members of the Lamar Fire and Police Departments and EMS responders were treated to a pulled pork BBQ with all the fixings at Juniper Village on South 10th Street in Lamar this past Wednesday evening, July 17. Juniper Village director, Sharon Felton said this was simply a means of showing their appreciation to […]
CSP Troop 2C Holds Open House on New Lamar HQ
Troop 2C of the Colorado State Patrol based in Lamar now has ample office space for the 18 officers and staff personnel in their new headquarters at the former Big R Warehouse on East Washington Street. The CSP held an open house on Wednesday, July 17, for the public and for fellow officers from […]
PMC & HPCHC Focus on Joint Medical Services for the Community
Hosting joint community health fairs and developing programs to inform the public about economic and health insurance impacts from the pending Affordable Care Act, were two ideas discussed by board members from Prowers Medical Center and High Plains Community Health Center. The joint board meeting held this past Tuesday, July 16, was a follow-up […]
Prowers Lodging Panel Funds Babe Ruth Contract Fees
Contract fees for the 2013 Colorado Babe Ruth 13 Prep State Championship being held in Lamar this weekend, July 19-22, were approved by the Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel on Tuesday, July 16. The short notice request for the $850 was due only because the organizing committee learned about it after last month’s Panel meeting. […]
Prowers Medical Center to Host Picnic at State Baseball Tournament
(Lamar, CO) July 12, 2013 – Next week Lamar is hosting the Babe Ruth 13 and Under Boys State Baseball Tournament. In response to the “support challenge” initiated by Frontier Bank, Prowers Medical Center will play host to the traditional tournament picnic to welcome the participants and families to our community. The picnic will be held […]
Fire Department Incident Reports July 16, 2013
Saturday, July 13 At 8:55 pm on Saturday, July 13, fire personnel were dispatched to a pulled fire alarm at 1110 East Olive Street in Lamar. While en route, personnel were advised that it was a false alarm. Upon arrival at the scene, the owner of the establishment was outside. Mr. Orozco advised that one […]
PMC Birth Announcements July 16, 2013
Tina and Salvador Bailon of Lamar are proud to announce the birth of their son, Salvador Vincent Bailon Jr. Salvador Jr. was born at 12:31 pm on July 12, 2013. He measured 5 lb 12.5 oz and 18 inches long. His grandparents Sherry Lyons, Frankie Gallegos, and Gonzalo Bailon welcome him. Congratulations to Tina and […]
Prowers Sheriff’s Posse Purchases New H.Q.
For dozens of summers, the Prowers County Sheriff’s Posse has helped manage the Sand and Sage Fair and other events at the country fairgrounds from either under tree shade or a tent. Just recently, Posse members purchased a more permanent headquarters at the fairgrounds for themselves with their own funds. The building is […]
Lamar Chamber Seeking Filler Items for Welcome Bags
The 2013 Babe Ruth Colorado State 13 Prep Tournament is July 19-23rd. The Lamar Chamber of Commerce is in need of items from our local businesses for the welcome bags. We are now up to (90) participants. Some ideas that would be good are baseball caps, sunscreen, chap stick, water bottles, pens, notepads, hard candy, […]
City Repairing Alleys and Sidewalks
The alleyway west and behind the 100 block of South Main Street was like a free rollercoaster ride before it was recently paved over. Although the alleys behind most of the Main Street businesses in town are used by employees or store owners heading for a parking space, they can still be a […]
Governor Accepting Invitation to Discuss Prowers County Drought Impact
The Prowers County Commissioners and representatives for Governor HIckenlooper are working to firm up details for an August visit by the governor to Prowers County, a follow-up of an invitation by the commissioners to view first-hand, the effects of the long-standing drought in Prowers and other southeast Colorado Counties. The Prowers County Commissioners, during […]
Fire Department Incident Reports July 11, 2013
Thursday, July 4 At 12:31 pm on Thursday, July 4, fire personnel were dispatched to a vehicle accident located at 1703 South 12th Street in Lamar. Upon arrival at the scene, it was found that a pickup had driven into the side of a home. The inside of the home was checked for any structural […]
Clark Hired as County Deputy Director of Health & Environment
The Prowers County Commissioners approved the hiring of R.N. Tammi Clark as the Deputy Director for the County’s Health and Environment Department. Clark will begin her duties on Monday, July 15. She has been a Prowers County resident for almost 30 years and has been in the medical field for almost 20 years, […]
PMC Birth Announcements July 11, 2013
Cristina Cisneros and Luis Tamayo of Lamar are the proud new parents of Phoebelynn Yvette Tamayo. Phoebelynn was born at 12:41 am on July 8, 2013. She weighed 8 lb 8 oz and measured 20.5 inches in length. Grandparents Graciela Flores, Jose Cisneros, Magali Tamayo and Jesus Tamayo welcome her to the family. Congratulations to […]
Storms, Suns and Rainbows
Southeastern Colorado has a lot of different weather delivered over a short length of time. That’s belaboring the obvious. In a territory where you can have snow mixed with lightning and thunder, the only way we’d be surprised was if it started raining toads and lizards. Wednesday’s storm was another evening of welcome […]
Lamar City Sales Tax Posts Minor Gain for May
The City of Lamar Sales Tax for May of this year showed a 2.2% increase over 2012 figures and a $5,982 increase in revenue. Actually, City Sales Tax declined slightly at 0.95%, but the balance was made up through Use Tax Collections, which were up 53%. Year to date collections continue to make monthly increases, […]
Project HOPE Coalition Discusses Food and Funding
The Project HOPE Coalition held their monthly meeting this past Monday, July 8 at Lincoln Elementary School and reviewed activities and revenues from the recent Family Fun Day at Willow Creek Park, and planned for future summer events. An estimated 815 residents attended the Saturday event and $408 was raised through various food sales, including […]
Irrigation Decline Could Impact Light Plant Revenue
Houssin Hourieh, Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, outlined the recent sales of electricity report for this past May during board members bi-monthly meeting on Tuesday, July 9. Year to date sales of electricity were 3.4% lower than this same time last year. Residential customers were approximately 0.5% higher and Commercial and Industrial sales had decreased 5.7% […]
Driving for Donations
Driving for Donations or Cruising for Cash or Riding for Rockets or however you might term it, some volunteers from the Lamar Chamber of Commerce, Board of Directors, were out on the night of July 4th, seeking donations for next year’s fireworks display. The group covered the area parking lots surrounding the Prowers County Fairgrounds, […]