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Lopes Men’s Basketball Picks Up 2 W’s
The Runnin’ Lopes Men’s Basketball team had a great weekend, picking up two wins at home. On Friday, the Lamar Community College Runnin’ Lopes Men’s Basketball team beat the North Platte Community College Knights 79-75 in an important National Junior College Athletic Association Region IX South Sub-Region contest. The Knights jumped out to a 14-9 […]
Chamber Holds Awards Banquet
Four citizens were honored for their service to the community during the Lamar Chamber of Commerce’s 2016 Annual Meeting and Banquet held at the Wolves Den Event Center Thursday, January 28th. The annual meeting served to introduce incoming and outgoing chamber directors for 2015/2016. Clay Peacock was honored as Citizen of the Year as Ian […]
Public Invited to Lamar’s Main Street Open House
Meeting to Detail Upcoming Highway 287 Improvements LAMAR – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is hosting an open house next month regarding the U.S. 287 (Main Street) Reconstruction Project through Lamar. Work is scheduled to begin this spring. It will be held on Monday, Feb. 8, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., at […]
City Waits to Finalize Charter Communications Contract, Got an Issue?
For those area residents who are Charter Communications cable customers and haven’t received their most recent bills, they can expect a price hike effective on or after February 15, 2016, according to information relayed by Lamar City Administrator, John Sutherland. He informed the Lamar City Council of the price hike notification during the council’s […]
LCC Cosmetology Salon Re-Opens for Spring
The LCC Cosmetology Salon will re-open its doors to the public for the spring semester on Tuesday, January 26. The salon’s hours are Tuesday through Thursday from 1:00-5:00pm. LCC students and community members alike can visit the salon to take advantage of discounted cosmetology services such as haircuts, colors, and styling as well as brow […]
Mason Pierce of Holly is a Student-of-the-Month at Northwest Tech in Goodland, Kansas
Northwest Tech chooses January Students of the Month GOODLAND, KAN., January 20, 2016: Congratulations to Northwest Kansas Technical College December Students of the Month. This program is an award system to recognize students who are doing particularly well in their division. There are four divisions: Construction, Health & Human Services, Information Technology, and Transportation. A […]
Lodging Panel Entertains Requests from Two New Events
Two of the five presentations made to the Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel are first-time events. The Panel met for the first time this year, January 19th and introduced a new board member, Chad Hart, the Executive Director of Canyons and Plains tourism group, which serves the southeast Colorado area. The two new events […]
Added to the Lamar Library Collection – Week of January 12th 2016
ADDED TO THE LIBRARY COLLECTION WEEK OF JANUARY 12, 2016 ADULT NON FICTION Not in God’s Name: confronting religious violence by Jonathan Sacks The Collapse of Parenting: how we hurt our kids when we treat them like grown-ups by Leonard Sax The Shred Power Cleanse: eat clean, get lean, burn fat by Ian […]
Lamar Will Host State High School and Jr. High Finals Rodeos
The Lamar City Council voted unanimously to have the city host the May 2016/2017 Colorado State High School Rodeo Association and Junior High School State Finals at the Prowers County Fairgrounds. The Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel approved a $32,000 commitment to support the bid to become the host city for two years during their […]
High Plains Snow Goose and Heritage History Festival Announces Keynote Author and Lecturer!
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Kiowa County Economic Development and Canyons and Plains are excited to announce Rick Wright as this year’s keynote and guest speaker for the 14th Annual High Plains Snow Goose & Heritage History Festival that will be held February 18-21, 2016 in Lamar, Colorado. Rick Wright will […]
LCC Men’s Basketball Picks Up Two Wins
(Lamar, Colorado; January 11, 2016) After three weeks of break between fall and spring semesters, Lopes were back in action with two home games this past weekend. LCC picked up two wins from the weekend when they played Eastern Wyoming College on Friday and Western Nebraska Community College on Saturday. The Lopes faced Eastern Wyoming […]
Lamar Chamber Accepting Citizen of the Year Nominations
Lamar, CO – The Lamar Chamber of Commerce is now accepting nominations for the 2016 Citizen of the Year award. This award is presented annually to honor an individual that has made a substantial contribution to the Prowers County area. The nominees must have exhibited leadership in community projects and be involved in civic […]
High Plains Snow Goose Festival Announces 1st Annual Photography Contest!
The High Plains Snow Goose Festival in partnership with the Lamar Chamber of Commerce, Colorado Parks and Wildlife, and Southeast Colorado Arts Council is sponsoring its 1st annual photography contest and is seeking entries that will feature Southeast Colorado. Entries are being accepted from now until February 12, 2016. This contest is open to the […]
Bent’s Fort Chapter Annual Meeting January 9th
The Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Association will hold its Annual Meeting on January 9th at the JW Rawlings Heritage Center and Museum in Las Animas, CO. The Museum is located at 560 Bent Avenue (corner of Hwy 50 and 5th St.). The general meeting will start at 11 AM. At 1 […]
Toys for Tots Wraps Up the Holiday
By 10am this past Thursday, December 24th, the Toys for Tots volunteers had wrapped up most of their deliveries throughout the community and were ready to stand down for the year. Only a few cars were in the parking lot of the former Car Palace on North Main Street, this year’s temporary headquarters for […]
2016 Election information: Important Dates
Deadlines next week for the 2016 Election Cycle: January 4, 2016 Last day to affiliate with a major or minor party to run as a party candidate in the primary (either through nomination or petition). What this means is if you want to run as a candidate affiliated with a political party you must […]
2015 News Highlights from the Past Year-January/February
Although the lawsuit between ARPA and City of Lamar continued through most of the year, it took a back seat to recurring news themes focusing on different aspects of economic development within the community and the manner and amount of financial support that would be offered by the City of Lamar and Prowers County. As […]
Gov. Colorado Ag Forum Set for Feb 18
Next Generation Agriculture’ the focus of 2016 Governor’s Forum on Colorado Agriculture; Technology, labor issues and changing rural demographics among the many topics to be discussed- There’s no shortage of issues discussed among the public, media, lawmakers and industry when it comes to food production, and the 2016 Governor’s Forum on Colorado Agriculture […]
Colorado Marsh Mallards Selected for Top Prize in Waterfowl Art Competition
DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Colorado Wildlife Heritage Foundation are pleased to announce winners of the 2016 Waterfowl Stamp Art Competition. Five judges from the Waterfowl Stamp Art Committee carefully analyzed 20 entries on display at the Denver Country Club, Dec. 9, 2015. The committee selected Guy Crittenden’s original art entitled Colorado […]
Share the Spirit Hosts HOPE Student’s Christmas Party
Project HOPE students were treated to a Christmas Party at their Lincoln School headquarters this past Thursday, December 10th, complete with a baked ham dinner, presents and holiday decorations, courtesy of the Share the Spirit Foundation and the Yada Yada Sisters Group. Kids lined up in the gym, first to receive tickets corresponding to a […]