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CDOT Smartphone APP Provides Realtime Road Reports

Enhancement Designed to Better Inform Travelers             DENVER – Tomorrow CDOT and its partner The Hub Companies, LLC, the organization responsible for the development of the CDOT Mobile Smartphone application, will begin providing real-time push notifications to users of the CDOT Mobile application.  The notifications will appear in the notification bar of those devices and […]

Lamar Elks Lodge Donates Athletic Equipment to the Partners for Hope Center

Lamar Elks Lodge #1319 donated $900.00 of athletic equipment to the Partners for Hope Teen Center. Items donated were basketballs, footballs and flag football equipment, soccer balls, volleyballs, baseball and softball mitts and bats, pool cues, an electronic dart set and ping pong equipment. The money for this donation came from an Elk’s National Foundation […]

Granada Pride Annual Steak Dinner Set for September 21

The Granada Pride will be holding their annual Steak Supper once again on September 21, 2013 with supper starting at 6:30 pm at the Headquarters Building at Amache, Granada Colorado. Entertainment this year will be Floyd Beard, Cowboy Poet and Musician. The cost is $20 per person. Tickets are by RESERVATION ONLY and NO tickets […]

Annual Directory Connects Hay Producers with Buyers

  LAKEWOOD, Colo. –The Colorado Department of Agriculture publishes the Colorado Hay Directory annually to help promote Colorado grown hay. The 2013 edition of the directory is available to the public at no cost. “The directory is a great way for producers to market their hay and is an important resource for buyers across Colorado […]

OJC and LCC Partner to Meet Area Business Needs

(Lamar, Colorado; August 27, 2013) Lamar Community College and Otero Junior College are partnering to provide services to Southeastern Colorado’s businesses, farms and ranches. OJC will be expanding its Agri-Business Management program into LCC’s service area, while LCC will take on the Small Business Management program in OJC’s service area. Providing services on a regional […]

Fire Department Incident Reports August 30, 2013

Thursday, August 29 At 9:04 am on August 29, fire personnel were dispatched to 412 North 7th Street in Lamar on report of a vehicle fire.  The owner of the vehicle stated that she was driving her van and noticed the smell of fuel while driving.  She stated that hater she parked for a bit […]

Roman Orozco Enjoys Rockies Game Courtesy of Lamar Public Library

Lamar Public Library recently had a drawing for two Colorado Rockies tickets, and Roman Orozco enjoyed those tickets on Monday , August 26th. Following a 10-game East Coast swing, the Rockies returned home to host the San Francisco Giants. Juan Nicasio pitched six scoreless frames and drove in a run of his own for his […]

VA Mobile Clinic Address Correction

Area veterans should be advised of an address correction for the VA Mobile Medical Clinic which will serve the health needs of veterans after the closing of the current VA Clinic at Prowers Medical Center on August 31.  The new location for veteran medical services is the former KOA Campgrounds, at 5385 Highway 50, north […]

Senator Bennet Discusses Farm Bill, Drought and Education

U.S. Senator Michael Bennet fielded questions focusing on the bipartisan immigration and farm bills, as well as how our national school system is not performing up to expectations.  The senator was concluding a three day visit to eastern Colorado constituents this past Wednesday, August 28.  Bennet and former Colorado Governor Roy Romer made an early […]

Double Highway Fatality in Hasty

    The Colorado State Patrol is currently investigating a fatal traffic crash that occurred on August 28, 2013 at approximately 6:00 AM. The crash occurred on Colorado Highway 50 approximately 8 miles east of Hasty, Colorado in Bent County.  A 1996 Acura Sedan driven by a 23-year-old female from Colorado Springs, was traveling westbound […]

Public Hearing Set for September 4 for New Nursing Home

  The Prowers County Commissioners discussed the format options for the public hearing during their August 27 meeting.  The central issues are to create a PID, or Public Improvement District within the county and to develop a $14 million bond to finance the project.  The hearing is required to move ahead with the proposed purchase […]

Fire Department Incident Reports August 27, 2013

Monday, August 26 At 6:12 pm on August 26, fire personnel were dispatched to 322 South Main Street in Lamar on report of a fire alarm in an apartment complex.  Upon entrance of the building, fire crew found the fire alarm panel showing that there were two active heads.  One active head was on the […]

Anderson Voted to Chair Lamar Utililties Board

  The Lamar Utility Board voted to appoint David Anderson as chairman and Ron Cook as vice-chairman during a brief meeting this past Tuesday, August 27.  Don Steerman, the former board chairman declined to run for an additional term once his seat in office had expired.  That leaves a vacancy on the Lamar Utility Board […]

Public Hearing on North Gateway Park Annexation Scheduled by City Council

   The annexation of the Valco Pond area, or North Gateway Park into the City of Lamar, was discussed by the council and City Administrator, John Sutherland.  A petition of annexation of the 108.13 acres will be reviewed during a public hearing set for Monday, October 14.  The city was deeded the property by Valco […]

High Safety Ranking for LCC

(Lamar, Colorado; August 21, 2013) Lamar Community College is proud to announce it’s 4th place ranking on the “Highest Safest Colleges and Universities, Four-Year or Above” for the State of Colorado. Each college is ranked by the number of incidents per 100 students. Both local and campus crime are factors in the results with campus […]

PMC Birth Announcements August 26, 2013

Emily Perona and Hayden Stegman of Wiley are the proud new parents of a baby boy.  Mason Axel Stegman was born at 5:39 pm on August 20, 2013.  He weighed 7 lb 13 oz and measured 20.5 inches long.  Grandparents Micheal Perona, Sara Perona, Tony Stegman and Deborah Stegman are happy to welcome Mason to […]

Wiley Clinic Grand Re-Opening Sept 9th

Wiley, CO  High Plains Community Health Center will celebrate the re-opening of the Wiley Clinic with a Community Open House on September 9th, 4 – 6 pm. Long-time area physician, Dr. John Abbott and his team will be available to offer healthy snacks, talk to you about our services, and greet patients and interested community […]

Fire Department Incident Reports August 26, 2013

Friday, August 23 At 11:55 pm on August 23, fire personnel were dispatched to 101 North 12th Street in Lamar on report of a passenger vehicle fire.  Upon arrival at the scene, fire personnel found a Jeep in the front yard fully engulfed in flames.  Engine 2 crew attacked the fire and was able to […]

Norlin Smith Honored for Continued Volunteer Service

The Prowers County Commissioners, various Senior Citizens from the SOS Center, Sage employees and PATS employees were on hand this past Tuesday, August 20, to congratulate Norlin Smith for his dedication to service.  Smith has been a steady volunteer at the SOS Center on East Olive Street and for Sage Nutrition in Prowers County for […]

North Gateway Park Opening September 1

  Work crews from the City of Lamar and staff from the state Department of Parks and Wildlife have focused on improvement projects at the former Valco Ponds, north of Lamar for the past several days. Motorists crossing the Arkansas River have been noticing more earth moving vehicles at the site recently, the first phase […]