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Community leaders to examine issues facing kids in Prowers, Kiowa, Baca and Bent counties
Community leaders to examine issues facing kids in Prowers, Kiowa, Baca and Bent counties Public invited to Sept. 18 discussion in Lamar to explore child health and education issues. Community members from Prowers, Kiowa, Baca and Bent counties are invited to examine health and education issues facing local children in a community discussion Sept. 18. […]
Betty J. Entz…December 18, 1943 – August 31, 2012
A Memorial Celebration for Lamar resident Betty J. Entz will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, September 5, 2012 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Harold Bohl of the Lamar First Southern Baptist Church officiating. Betty was born on December 18, 1943 at Eads, Colorado to Clarence J. and Bobbie L. (Cox) Weber […]
Dog Wounded in Defensive Shooting During Lamar PD Arrest
Press Release On Friday, August 31, 2012 at approximately 10:30 A.M., officers from the Lamar Police Department responded to 109 East Hickory Street to serve an arrest warrant for Ricky Don Harris. The warrant was for four felony counts and four misdemeanor counts. Mr. Harris was taken into custody without incident. Three large dogs were […]
Tobacco Use Decline
Tobacco use trend shows slow decline for middle and high school students in Colorado DENVER– According to a newly released CDC report on the 2011 National Youth Tobacco Survey, tobacco use among middle and high school students shows a downward trend from 2000 to 2011 – from 34.4 percent to 23.2 percent for high school […]
Show of Support for Lamar Area Hospice
The benefit dinner and dance for Lamar Area Hospice is an annual event and major local fund-raiser for the organization. The donations raised from this, and other events, helps support the ongoing work of Lamar Area Hospice, currently renovating their new headquarters at the former Lamar Hotel on West Olive Street in Lamar. A […]
Honkers Visit New Business Sutphin Petroleum & Feeds
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce Honkers and Directors Welcomed John and Angela Sutphin, the owners of their new business, Sutphin Petroleum & Feeds, and presented them with a First Dollar of Profit Plaque sponsored by Valley National Bank. John Sutphin Jr. recently purchased the former Southeast Coop property and has been converting the operation into […]
Lamar Speedway Race Finishes and Points
We didn’t have any rain Saturday night but there was Thunder on the High plains. Racers and fans all enjoyed the cooler weather and experienced very exciting racing action. 38 racers from near and far gathered at Lamar Speedway to deliver an awesome show for nearly 200 race fans. Dan Day driving #54 Super Stock […]
“…and the Walls Come Tumbling Down”
Wallace Gas Station on South Main Street in Lamar is being demolished. The gas station and Wally Wash car wash has not been in service for several years, as testified by the price of gasohol on the sign in front of the store. Even at 10% gasohol prices, the $2 and change price per gallon […]
Andrea Medina…October 3, 1934 – August 29, 2012
A Mass of Christian burial for longtime Granada, Colorado resident, Andrea Medina, will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, September 1, 2012 at the St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church in Holly, Colorado. Reverend Charles Sena will be the celebrant and the Rite of Committal will follow in the Hillside Cemetery in Granada, Colorado. […]
Business of the Week – The Buzzards Roost
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and The Prowers Journal highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we are proud to spotlight the The Buzzards Roost located in Lamar. Call them at: 719.336-7415. The Buzzards Roost in Lamar has been owned […]
LCC Equine Sciences Horses Arrive
On Monday, August 27th Lamar Community College Equine Sciences welcomed 54 horses to the LCC Equine Complex to begin the semester. With 38 students in Horse Training Management, 12 in Equine Business Management and 7 in the new Barrel Horse Training Program the Equine Complex is bustling with excitement. LCC Press Release
County Signs Temporary Health Coverage Agreement with Bent County
Prowers County and Bent County Commissioners have agreed on an intergovernmental agreement which will provide technical public health assistance for the Prowers County Public Health Department. Prowers County Administrator, Jo Dorenkamp, is serving as the county’s interim Public Health and Environment Director in the absence of former director, Jackie Brown, who has accepted another position […]
Lamar Utility Board Reviews Customer Disconnect Policies
Most of the discussion during the August 29 Lamar Utility Board meeting focused on items not specifically on the agenda. Lamar Light Plant Superintendent Houssin Hourieh discussed the rules and regulations pertaining to policies for re-connect and disconnect for electric service, mostly for residential customers. The Light Plant follows at 70 page document set […]
Savage Stadium Gets Ready for New Season
L. E. Renner Sports Surfaces has been busy the past few days, taking advantage of the sunny skies and low winds, putting a new surface to the track at Savage Stadium in Lamar. The entire fence surrounding the stadium and track and football fields has been lined to keep down any stray paint and minimize […]
New City Administrator Begins Job – Council Will Consider Employee Wage Increases
City finances occupied two of the three agenda items on the Lamar City Council work session this past Monday evening, August 27. Sean McTaggert, Spreading Antler Golf Course Superintendent, discussed how the city’s annual $15,000 equipment loan has been rolled over into annual payments for the course’s sprinkler irrigation system. A $90,000, seven year […]
Public Invited to 9/11 First Responder Tribute
Voices of Southeast Colorado and Voces Unidas are co-sponsoring an afternoon gathering of the community for a special tribute to area first responders. The public is invited to the north steps of the Prowers County Courthouse at 5:30pm on Tuesday, September 11, in memory of those first responders who came to our nation’s aid during […]
Prowers County Fair Market and Supreme Campion Winners 2012
Ashlynn Crossland – Int. Supreme Champion Rabbit, Reserve Champion Rabbit Meat Pen Bart Gruenloh – Int. Reserve Supreme Champion Swine Brady Rink – Champion Market Beef, Sr. Supreme Champion Beef, Sr. Supreme Champion Swine, Received Hofmeister Award Brandon Kalma – Int. Reserve Supreme Champion Sheep Brecken Payne – Int. Reserve Supreme Champion Goat Christiana Dickson […]
Big Timbers History Corner #17 – Southeast Colorado Hospital
Long before Southeast Colorado Hospital was established in Springfield, the name was being used in Lamar. The building still stands today at the southeast corner of Beech and Third. It’s unlikely anyone minded it being eclipsed by the building of the Maxwell Hospital in 1928, because according to one former volunteer, Gladys Seevers, it had […]
Business of the Week – Colorado East Auto Sales
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and The Prowers Journal highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we are proud to spotlight the Colorado East Auto Sales located in Lamar. Call them at: 719.336-6822. Colorado East Auto Sales in Lamar opened in […]
Current Drought Summary for S.E. Plains
The warmest June on record in Colorado has been followed by the fifth warmest July on record for the state. January through June 2012 now ranks as the second warmest calendar year since 1895 when records began. The eastern plains saw the greatest departure from normal temperatures. As of August 14, 2012, the U.S. […]