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Fire Department Incident Reports April 7, 2014
Thursday, March 20 At 5:08 pm on March 20, fire personnel were dispatched to 1203 South Main Street on report of a chemical spill or leak at Little Caesar’s Pizza. Upon arrival at the scene, fire crew found approximately 2 gallons of anti-freeze had been released onto the concrete parking lot. Deputy Chief Burkhart took […]
Lightkeepers Ministries Developing Women’s Shelter
Mary Moore and Connie Gangwish are taking steps to provide a temporary shelter in Lamar for homeless women. They’re just getting started on their long term goal, converting the former Troy Apartments on South Main Street into a shelter which will be known as Lightkeepers Inn. “We’re working on our non-profit 501c3 status using a […]
Protect Colorado Horses—Three Important Updates
EHV-1, Biosecurity, Brand Inspection LAKEWOOD, Colo. – This time of year typically kicks off horseback riding, jackpots, horse shows, and a number of other horse events and the Colorado Department of Agriculture reminds horse owners that there are a number of steps to protect their horses this season. Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) On March 26, […]
Holly Trustees Reject Electric Rate Tariff Increase
The Holly Board of Trustees unanimously voted not to pass an ordinance which would have modified the electric rate tariff schedules for the town. Those trustees who spoke against it prior to the vote, Campbell, Jones, Lyons and Sitts, said they could not support the size of the increases which would have fallen to […]
Prowers County Municipal Election Summary
Several communities in Prowers County held elections for town board positions this past Tuesday, April 1. Four candidates were running for three seats on the Wiley Town Council. Julie Esgar received 81 votes, Chuck Miller and Jack Martin each had 79 and all three will serve four year terms on the board. Leigh Ann […]
FREE Family Movie Location Change, April 5
‘Frozen’ is the featured film for this Saturday evening, with a FREE showing at 7pm at the Lamar Community Building. The event will cap a weeklong series of community weigh-ins on ideas to help develop the City of Lamar’s, Parks, Trails and Recreation Master Plan. The movie had been scheduled to be shown this […]
Click It or Ticket Enforcement Week Runs March 31 – April 7 in Rural Colorado
It’s a fact: seat belts save lives. But still many people in rural Colorado choose to not to wear one. In an effort to increase seat belt use and save lives on rural Colorado roadways, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and 28 rural law enforcement agencies throughout the state […]
Sheriff’s Candidates Narrow for June Primary
Monday, March 31 was the deadline for local candidates to submit their petitions and signatures to the Prowers County Clerk and Recorder to advance to the June 24 primary. Each candidate on the GOP ballot for Prowers County Sheriff needed to submit 156 signatures to be placed on the primary ballot and those signatures […]
Do-It-Yourself Live-Burn Training Center for Lamar Fire Dept.
The Lamar Fire Department and Emergency Response Team have been at work since this past winter, building a permanent burn training center east of the city landfill. Lamar Fire Chief Marshall Cook said he expects the two story unit will be ready to be put to use later this spring or early summer. The building […]
PMC Board Renews Quorum Contract
“The past two years has made the difference in this decision,” said Candy Ruedeman, Prowers Medical Center board chairman, referring to the new three year agreement the hospital has made with its consulting firm, Quorum Health Resources. She added that the board and management of the hospital have worked on the renewal contract […]
Concluding a Career of Service
Paul Westhoff, CDOT Resident Engineer for southeast Colorado, came to the end of the road, you might say, with his retirement party held at the Division of Parks and Wildlife headquarters in Lamar this past Friday, March 28. “I started part time in the summer of 1979 without too much of an idea of […]
Winners Announced for the “Why I Love the Lamar Public Library” Poster Contest
Library Lovers’ Month is a month-long celebration of school, public, and private libraries of all types. This is a time for everyone to recognize the value of libraries and to work to assure that the nation’s libraries continue to serve. In recognition of Library Lovers’ Month, Lamar Public Library sponsored a poster contest for students Kindergarten […]
PMC Birth Announcements March 28, 2014
Shelby and Justin Homm of Lamar are the proud parents of a newborn baby boy. Charlie Armstrong Homm was born at 5:25pm on March 24, 2014. He weighed 7 lb 4 oz and measured 21 inches in length. He joins his new siblings Layton, Emmett, and Everly. His grandparents include Larry & Dee Homm of […]
LPI Board Discusses Healthy Places Initiative with PUMA Reps
What market is currently being served by the retailers along Main Street in Lamar? What business or store could become an anchor to Main Street that could induce local residents or visitors to frequent? Those were topics of discussion during the monthly LPI meeting at the Lamar Chamber of Commerce offices this past Wednesday, March […]
Out for a Stroll on Improved Paths
With early spring temperatures moving into the warm range of 60s and 70s, more Lamar residents are starting to stretch their daily or weekend exercise walking routes. One recently improved course circles the medical campus off Memorial Drive. Emily Nieschburg of Healthy Places told the PCDI board members recently that the course was recently upgraded […]
PMC Birth Announcements March 25, 2014
Becky and Jason Maczko of Springfield are proud to announce the birth of their daughter Kaitlyn Celeste Maczko. Kaitlyn was born at 8:52 am on March 20, 2014. She weighed 6 lb 10.5 oz and measured 20 inches in length. She joins her new siblings Katrina and Chloe Richards. Grandparents Jeff & Cindy Huff are […]
Redevelopment Board Approves Beech Street Property Purchase
The Lamar City Council, meeting as the Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board on Monday, March 24, discussed the merits of purchasing the vacant lots in downtown Lamar that adjoin the City’s existing municipal parking lot on the north and abuts Beech Street on the lot’s south edge. Shawna Hodge, Lamar Main Street Coordinator, and City Administrator, John […]
Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right
The 2014 National Nutrition Month® theme, “Enjoy the Taste of Eating Right”, encourages people to explore new foods and flavors, keeping taste and nutrition on their plate at every meal. Research confirms that taste is the number-one reason why one food is purchased over another. Extension Agent Kaye Kasza urges everyone to enjoy a variety […]
Library Announces Kid-Friendly Digital Library Experience
Across Colorado Digital Consortium (Overdrive) has a new kid’s/teen website that provides a kid-friendly digital library experience. Introduce your kids to the Lamar Public Library’s Children/Teen Collection of digital titles today! Lamar Public Library has expanded its services with a new digital collection website experience just for kids / teens. The main digital library collection […]
NWS-Skywarn Weather Spotter Training Set for Lamar
WHAT: SKYWARN Weather Spotter Training by the Pueblo National Weather Service office. WHERE: Lamar, High School Auditorium, 1900 S. 11th Street. WHEN: April 2nd, 6:30 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. WHO: Current NWS Pueblo weather spotters and anyone else with an interest in volunteering. Weather spotters are volunteers who report weather conditions, such as large […]