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Click It Or Ticket Campaign to Buckle Down on Nighttime Offenders
STATEWIDE — Starting tonight, Monday, July 20, the Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Click It or Ticket campaign is taking its initiative after hours with a statewide nighttime seat belt crackdown. Following the successful Click It or Ticket May Mobilization enforcement, CDOT is again teaming up with the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and local law […]
Concert Tickets Available Online!
Sand and Sage Round-Up Tickets for the fast approaching Sand and Sage Round-Up Concert are now available for sale online. Tickets can be purchased at a reduced price by purchasing them prior to the night of the show. The Josh Abbott Band is a Texas country group originating in Lubbock, Texas returning to Colorado, a […]
Lamar Council Approves Utility Developments
The council authorized an agreement for engineering services for $10,000 for the Main Street Water Distribution System Project Needs Assessment. The goal is to replace the city’s aging water mains underneath Main Street in anticipation of CDOT’s re-surfacing project set to begin in early 2016. A Needs Assessment on the project, costing $10,000, is required […]
Beer is on the Menu for the Sand and Sage Fair
The Lamar City Council voted unanimously in favor of the special events permit request allowing beer to be served during the August fair at the Prowers County Fairgrounds. The request was made by the Sand and Sage Fair Board following a public hearing during the council’s regular meeting, Monday, July 13. Essentially it was a […]
LCC Welcomes Greg Cash as Ag Faculty
(Lamar, Colorado; July 10, 2015) After an extensive search, Lamar Community College welcomes Greg Cash as the new full-time faculty member and department chair for the Agriculture Department. Cash has spent his entire life around agriculture and has been an ag teacher for 22 years. He holds a Bachelor of Arts in Ag Science and […]
CVATA Attracts 70+ Colorado Ag Educators
The Lamar Community College campus was abuzz on June 29 through July 1 as teachers from all over the state convened for the 2015 Colorado Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association (CVATA) Summer Conference. Over 70 agriculture educators attended the annual professional development conference, organized by the District 7 and 8 advisors as well as the CVATA […]
Come Hunt with CPW
DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife over-the-counter (OTC) and over-the-counter with caps (bear and elk) licenses go on sale online, in person, and by phone, Tuesday, July 21, at 9 a.m. “A valid license is an important step in planning your hunt this and every year in Colorado,” said Henrietta Turner, CPW’s license manager. “A […]
Beer Garden Still a Hot Topic, City Council Hearing Set for July 13
The Prowers County Commissioners were offering some different viewpoints regarding the approaching July 13th Lamar City Council public hearing for a special events permit allowing the Sand and Sage Roundup Fair Board to host a beer garden next month. Discussion over the event, but not an official public hearing, was held in early June by […]
By Bikes or By Feet, June 24 is a Morning Treat
A lot of breakfast was served to over 100 persons who attended the annual Bike to Work Day event at the Lamar Community Building. Matt Neuhold, said, “We easily went through 15 pounds of bacon for the crowd and I usually base this year’s grocery purchase against what we did last year, so we had […]
Officers Focus On Boating Under the Influence During Operation Dry Water, June 26-28
LITTLETON, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Lake County Sheriff’s Office joins Operation Dry Water June 26 to 28, as part of a nationally coordinated effort to reduce the number of accidents and deaths related to boating under the influence. During this three-day weekend, officers will be on the water reminding boaters about […]
(Updated with End of the Line Arena Awards ) Slipping into Summer Cowboy Style
We enjoyed heat and humidity this past Saturday, as folks around Granada and Bristol gathered to celebrate their annual Granada-Bristol Days celebration. The Lamar VFW Honor Guard led the way for the annual parade through Granada, leading residents out to the park where they could enjoy a day of activities, including the annual alumni gathering […]
Family Fun Day Set for Saturday June 27 at Willow Creek Park
Members of the LiveWell Prowers County Coalition and volunteers are ready to host hundreds of kids and parents at this year’s Family Fun Day at Willow Creek Park. Events are planned to begin at 9am with a family run/run/walk/ride with free tee shirts to the first 100 kids who take part. A bike rodeo will […]
Survivors Recap 1965 Flood at Historical Society Meeting
The historic flood that struck Prowers County created a different world 50 years ago. With the June 18, 1965 flood, just about every life in the area was impacted by the devastation wrought by excessive rains and the subsequent floods. Many residents who attended the Thursday, June 18, Prowers County Historical Society meeting at the […]
GoCO Makes Major Grant for Lamar Loop
There’s a lot of work to be done to start the 7.3 mile Lamar Loop, a walking trail that will encompass most of the city, but now the money is there to get the job moving. Emily Nieschburg, coordinator for Healthy Places in Lamar and LiveWell Prowers County, said the Summit meeting at Amache Farms […]
Prowers Medical Center Executes Disaster Plan for Multi-Vehicle Accident
The multi vehicle collision that occurred on Wednesday, June 10, on Highway 287 south of Lamar resulted in numerous injuries and loss of life. The majority of the injured were taken by local Lamar/County Fire and Ambulance services to the Prowers Medical Center emergency room. Medical staff responded to care for the injured on several […]
Great Entertainment at Holly Bluegrass Festival
A combination of great weather, free music, food and entertainment for the family are the prime ingredients for two days of fun this past weekend for the 13th Annual Holly Bluegrass Festival. The town of Holly rolls out the red carpet each second weekend in June to host the only free bluegrass music festival in […]
Wacey Dorenkamp Qualified for the National High School Finals Rodeo
Wacey Dorenkamp has just returned from competition in the Kansas High School Rodeo Association State Finals where he competed in the steer wrestling, team roping, .22 small bore rifle shoot, and trap shoot in Topeka, Kansas. He qualified for the National High School Finals Rodeo in Rock Springs, Wyoming where he will compete in the […]
Cowboy Up at the Wagons in Granada
Area residents can enjoy the aroma of a chuck wagon fire and outdoor cooking at the annual Cowboy Up at the Wagons event, Saturday and Sunday, June 20 and 21st at the End of the Line Arena at Camp Amache in Granada. The event is sponsored by the Santa Fe Trail Cookers and Arena Dust, […]
Wiley Hay Days Royalty for 2015 is Elsie Moulder
Elsie was born on the family farm 1 1/2 miles north of Wiley in April of 1932. Her parents were Charlie and Mildred Oswald. After the death of her father the family moved to Wiley, 511 Welton. She still resides at that address. In May of 1949 she was united in marriage to D.C. Moulder. […]
Fair Board Clears Beer Garden Hurdle with Commissioners
The Sand and Sage Fair Board, by a two to one vote from the County Commissioners, received approval to apply for a special events permit to host a beer garden during four events in this year’s Sand and Sage Fair. This clears the path for the fair board to request a permit from the City […]