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PMC Birth Announcements August 5, 2015
Shea and Matthew Reinhardt of Wiley are the proud new parents of a baby girl. Nora Gene Reinhardt was born at 4:06am on July 31, 2014. She weighed 7 lb 13 oz and measured 20.5 inches in length. She joins her new siblings Lylah and Royce. Her grandparents are Dave & Julie Esgar of Wiley […]
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 […]
PMC Birth Announcements August 4, 2015
Mittie and Matthew Helm of Wiley are happy to welcome a little boy to their family. Uriah Cash Helm was born at 8:48am on July 25, 2014. He weighed 6 lb 9 oz and measured 20 inches in length. Uriah is the couple’s first child. Congratulations to Mittie and Matthew on your new arrival! Joelene […]
Fire Department Incident Reports August 4, 2014
Sunday, July 20 At 1:22 pm on July 20, fire personnel were dispatched to a road freight or transport vehicle fire located at 100 South Main Street in Lamar. Specifically, fire personnel were called to the scene for a semi with its brakes on fire. Upon arrival, fire crew found light smoke coming from the […]
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, […]
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 […]
Charges Pending in Death of Lamar Man
MEDIA RELEASE On 07/25/14 at approximately 11:30 pm the Lamar Police Department responded to the alleyway behind 100 N. Main Street on the report of an assault victim who was unconscious and unresponsive. Officers located the victim, Rudy Ray Munez, age 48, of Lamar in the rear of 109 Hickory and called medical assistance to […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for the Week of July 28, 2014
Added to the Library Collection for Week of July 28, 2014 Children Non Fiction The Jaguar by Lynn M. Stone Ocean by Miranda MacQuitty What are Solids, Liquids, and Gasses? by Richard Spilsbury Puerto Rico by Erin Foley Giant Tortoise Adventure by Tina Gallo Snow Day!: Lalaloopsy Jenne Siimon Juvenile Fiction Summer of the Monkeys […]
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 Fire Chief Receives Prestigious Award
Lamar Fire Chief, Marshall Cook, received word July 8 that he had been accepted by the Center for Public Safety Excellence to receive accreditation as a Chief Fire Officer. Cook said several levels of performance have to be attained before an application can be submitted to the internationally based, non-profit organization. “I became friends with […]
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 […]
Lamar Re-2 School District Registration for 2014-2015
The district will be holding registration for all schools (MHDC Preschool, Parkview Elementary, Washington Elementary, Lamar Middle School, Lamar High School and Alta Vista Charter School) at the Community Building on Tuesday, August 5th from 11:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. and Wednesday, August 6th from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. For more information you can […]
Recent Rains Add to Mosquito Season
Equal elements of prevention and protection are needed to combat mosquito infestation. Prevention helps keep their numbers down and protection help keeps them from biting you. Local authorities agreed that the recent heavy rains experienced in Prowers County added to the potential of having more mosquitoes in the area, especially in areas of standing water […]
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 […]