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Lamar VFW Post Ended
The struggle to keep local VFW Post 3621 on South Memorial Drive open has apparently concluded with life members being notified by mail that the charter is being ended. The letter, from Patrick Botbyl, Director of Member Dues Processing states that life members have the option of transferring either to a local post of their choice […]
Living History Encampment at LCC
The campus at Lamar Community College displayed a vision into the past on Friday and Saturday, October 2nd and 3rd, offering a view of different segments from a century of development across the High Plains. The Living History Encampment is featured every two years at the college, organized by history professor, Kelley Emick. Volunteers and […]
Busy Weekend with Breezy and Cool Oktoberfest
The windy and cooler weather during Lamar’s Oktoberfest Saturday, October 3rd, reflected the approaching autumn and may have held back the attendance for the Lamar Chamber’s beer garden that evening. The turnout was good during the day, with a record number of entrants for the 4th Annual Beers and Brats for Boobies 5K race to […]
PCDI Should Reflect Unique Offering to Potential Business Developers
George Gotto, Interim Executive Director for PCDI, Prowers County Development Incorporated, recapped his visit to the hemp farm that is developing in La Junta during the organization’s monthly meeting. The Whole Hemp Company has 100 acres planted using drip irrigation this year and employs about 30 people. He stated, “They expect to have from 200 […]
Lamar Officials Briefed on Reliever Route Updates
The long anticipated Reliever Route or Lamar By-pass is still in the planning and financing stages, but some alternatives for three key points of the 9.7 mile, two lane road around Lamar were discussed by CDOT and AECOM engineering officials this past Wednesday, September 30th. City of Lamar, Prowers County officials and local and regional […]
New Helicopter Services Made Available for Prowers Medical Center
Prowers Medical Center hospital staff and the general public were given a view of the new helicopter being used by PMC and several other southeast Colorado hospitals under the Care Connect program. Care Connect is a division of REACH Air Medical Services which will provide air ambulance service to rural areas in this part of […]
Gov. Hickenlooper Appoints Davidson as District Court Judge
DENVER — Thursday, Oct. 1, 2015 — Gov. John Hickenlooper today announced the appointment of Michael Davidson as district court judge for the 15th Judicial District, which includes Baca, Cheyenne, Kiowa and Prowers counties. Davidson will fill the vacancy created by the retirement of the Honorable P. Douglas Tallman, effective Oct. 3, 2015. Davidson […]
Sod Laid on Final Two Sports Plex Fields
The remaining two ball fields at the Lamar Sports Plex received their final major installations in late September with light poles and sod. The light pole foundations were put in for fields three and four and in just the past two weeks, the light poles were erected and over the past two days, sod was […]
Employment Status for Lamar Welcome Center Manager is Altered
The Lamar City Council, minus Mayor Roger Stagner who excused himself from the chambers, engaged in a lengthy discussion regarding terminating the Welcome Center Manager’s contract with the State of Colorado, and hiring the manager as a city employee. Mayor Stagner is married to the manager, Leslie Stagner and he did not take part in […]
September Drought Update from CWCB
Warm dry conditions have continued across much of eastern Colorado, while the mountains have seen near average precipitation so far this month. Drier conditions have resulted in declining soil moisture levels, but overall evapotranspiration rates are below average for the season, and pasture conditions and harvest yields are reportedly good. Water providers are also reporting […]
Nuisance Yard Sale Ordinance Discussed
Some local residents might have one yard sale a year while their neighbors might conduct one every other week. The Lamar City Council dealt with nuisance or perpetual yard sales during a discussion of city fees and fines proposed for 2016. There was ample discussion during the September 28 work session on the pros […]
Pocket Park Plans Begin with Funding
The Lamar City Council is reviewing a multi-page concept for the Pocket Park proposal. The former parking lot between Daylight Donut and Shore Arts Center, has been closed to cars for the past year, but open to a number of community oriented activities. The most recent was the early September Fall Festival which featured BBQ, […]
Lamar City Council Reviews Job Description for URA Manager
The Lamar City Council held a work session prior to its regular Monday night meeting on September 28th, covering needed changes for the Community Development and Urban Renewal Manager positions left vacant by the recent departure of Shawna Hodge. City Administrator, John Sutherland, gave the council a one page outline covering the job description. Sutherland […]
Stephanie Spitz, Manager at Lamar Animal Shelter
Stephanie Spitz has been hired by the City of Lamar as the manager of the Lamar Animal Shelter on CR EE.5, just south of the Fairmount Cemetery. She’s held that new position since the end of August and is developing some fresh ideas to keep the dog population low at the shelter and help reunite […]
Sixteen Pounds of Pills Collected
The annual National Drug Take-Back Initiative, hosted this past Saturday by the Lamar Police Department, netted 16 pounds of various prescription drugs, mostly in pill form, according to Michelle Slough. She, and another volunteer, were on duty on the west side of the Lamar Police Department from 10am to 2pm, collecting expired and unused pills […]
Water Highlights 2015 Theme for Holly Gateway Fair
“Water Flowin’ Keeps It Growin” was the theme chosen for this year’s Gateway Fair for the Holly Community. The overall Grand Champion award for the Saturday morning parade went to the Junior Class of 2017 for their offering. The cloudy skies and misty morning didn’t deter any residents from lining the main road from Tony […]
Customer Appreciation Day at Lamar Workforce Center
The Lamar branch of the Colorado Workforce Center provided their annual open house and customer appreciation day for area residents this past Friday, September 25 from 7:30am at the office at 405 East Olive Street. Manager Elva Macias and Kyla Sather hosted various groups and individuals who dropped by to wish them well, register […]
Hickenlooper Community Forum Covers Rural Business Growth, Health, Marijuana
Governor Hickenlooper, accompanied by several state cabinet members, took questions from the Lamar audience and provided a general overview of Colorado issues during a Town Forum at the Lamar Community Building last Thursday, September 24. “Colorado is ranked as a state in the top-level of several categories across the country,” the governor remarked in his […]
Safer Workers at Less Expense. New Feature in Use Near Lamar
Colorado uses first steel barrier on Highway 50 – Positive protection for construction zone workers Highway construction is a dangerous job, vehicles traveling at high rates of speed often within inches of workers and equipment. The 2015 annual report from the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) stated 46% of highway work zones will have […]
LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER – AUGUST 2015-/-US Highlights
Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 3.90 billion pounds in August, up 3 percent from the 3.79 billion pounds produced in August 2014. Beef production, at 1.93 billion pounds, was 4 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.32 million head, down 7 percent from August 2014. The average live weight […]