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Business of the Week – 3rd Street Nest Bed and Breakfast
You help your community thrive when you shop locally! Be sure to read The Prowers Journal each week when the Lamar Chamber of Commerce and The Prowers Journal highlight a featured Business of the Week. This week we are proud to spotlight the 3rd Street Nest Bed and Breakfast located at 304 South 3rd in Lamar. Call them at: 719.336.5217. 3rd Street Nest Bed […]
Council Investigates Energy Efficiency Plan for Municipal Buildings
The council approved an agreement for a utility easement for a right of way for water lines which are not located in a public right of way. The easement agreement from private landowners was needed to build the new line which will provide service to Prowers Medical Center along Kendall Drive. The installment of […]
Wyatt Declines Board Position, PMC Board to Select Replacement
Andy Wyatt earlier today, May 15, sent a letter to the general local media stating he was declining a position on the Board of Directors of Prowers Medical Center because of increased duties regarding his position as Prowers County Assessor. He stated that because Julie Branes was the next candidate in line for majority votes […]
LCC Hosts Graduating Class, Honors Arends at Alumnus of the Year
It took a tornado and some prolonged power outages to postpone the 73rd commencement exercises for Lamar Community College late last month. LCC President John Marrin took note of the new arrangements for the 45 graduating students, thanking all those who altered their schedules to attend the May 14 graduation ceremonies held at the […]
Wild West BBQ Contest Winners Announced for 2012 Lamar Days
The winners for the annual Wild West BBQ, held during Lamar Days at Willow Creek Park, have been announced. Toni McPherson provided the winning teams that traveled to Lamar for this year’s competition. There were four cooking contests, as well as a judge’s selection of the overall winner for the year, plus a Reserve Champion […]
Mission Accomplished – Funds Raised to Save the Holly Theater
HOLLY, CO—The clock had been ticking since early this year for the community of Holly to save it’s theater. Movie production houses decided to go to strictly digital distribution leaving the Holly Pride Committee to raise $100,000 for a new projector or be forced to close. The necessary funds had to be raised by this […]
Equine Herpesvirus Confirmed in Colorado Horse
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – The Colorado Department of Agriculture is investigating a confirmed case of Equine Herpesvirus (EHV-1) within the state; a quarantine has been placed on a Douglas County premises. The horse was transported from Iowa by a private owner and was euthanized after showing severe neurological signs associated with the disease. “The Department is […]
Granada Trustees Tackling City Junk Vehicle Ordinance
The Granada Town ordinance regulating junked vehicles is back on the drawing board for new language to include use of car covers in lieu of constructing fencing to block the view of junked or non-operable vehicles within the city limits. The Town Trustees said they don’t want to be financially punitive to vehicle owners who […]
Police Run Down Separate Burglary Suspect
Officers from the Lamar Police Department responded to the 200 block of West Poplar Street on May 10, 2012 at approximately 10:25 P.M. on report of an alarm. Officers found the building was broken into and property was taken along with damage inside the building. Officers were able to locate Irving Martinez, 23, of Lamar […]
Brief Chase Nabs Home Robbery Suspect
Officers from the Lamar Police Department responded to the 600 block of North 8th Street on May 11, 2012 at about 1:00 A.M. on report of a person attempting to enter a residence. Officers were able to located Benjamin Gonzales, 25, of Lamar in the area after a short foot pursuit. After investigation, officers arrested […]
Lamar Days, 126 Years of Prairie Proud
The carnival is in town, for the start of Lamar’s birthday celebration. Crabtree Amusements Carnival started putting up stakes at the north end of Willow Creek Park, taking advantage of the sunshine and hoping it stays that way for their opening this Friday evening at 5pm. By late Thursday afternoon, some of the contestants in […]
Food on the Mailbox
Lamar Post Office letter carriers are asking residents to leave a bag of non perishable food items at their mailbox for collection on Saturday, May 12. The National Association of Letter Carriers, in conjunction with the U.S. Post Office, will collect donated food items from across the country this coming Saturday. Theresa Emick, a Lamar […]
Teen HOPE Center, Winding Down to Summer
School will be over in several weeks in Lamar and students involved with the Lamar HOPE Center on East Elm Street demonstrated some of the fun and serious subjects they’ve been involved with over the past several months. HOPE, formerly P3 in Lamar, is an acronym for Health, Opportunity, Prevention and Education. Under the direction […]
Simon Elected Holly Mayor, Landfill Consultant Selected
Brad Simon was voted in closed balloting as Mayor of Holly by the Board of Trustees during their monthly meeting, Wednesday, April 2. Simon’s was the only letter sent to the Trustees, expressing interest in the position. He will be officially sworn in during the June meeting, and the board will accept letters of interest […]
Cinco de Mayo Set for Saturday at North Side Park
Fair skies are forecast for this Saturday when area residents enjoy the activities planned for the Cinco de Mayo celebration at North Side Park in Lamar. Booths and vendors will be on hand from 10am to 5pm, featuring free inflatable games/rides for kids, with DJ Manual Vazquez providing music through the day. Voces Unidas extends […]
LCC Reschedules Graduation Ceremonies to May 14
LCC CELEBRATES GRADUATES’ SUCCESSES (Lamar, Colorado, May 2, 2012) In a concerted effort to recognize the accomplishments of our December 2011 graduates and Spring & Summer 2012 candidates for graduation, Lamar Community College will hold a Commencement Celebration in our students’ honor on Monday, May 14 at 10:00 a in the Wellness Center. LCC administration […]
Southeast Colorado NWS Hydrology Report
Increased showers this past April brought some relief in drought conditions across southeastern Colorado. Several weather systems moving across Colorado through the first half of April brought much needed precipitation to eastern portion of the state. The increased moisture allowed for continued improvements in drought conditions across the southeast Plains. The current U.S. Drought Monitor […]
Code Red Sign-up for Local Emergency Information
When Friday’s tornado hit the substation just south of Lamar on April 27, it killed power to most of the town, and it also killed power to the town’s siren alert system. Seven sirens can be found atop power poles, placed around Lamar to cover most of the city and announce an emergency situation. They […]
Prowers County Courthouse Evacuation Drill Held
The April 30 evacuation drill at the Prowers County Courthouse had been scheduled more than a week before the Friday morning tornadoes struck the area, and in light of the potential consequences, just on weather alone, an exercise was a timely event. At 8:30am, few people were in the courthouse and the press release […]
Three S.E. Colorado Counties Struck by Five Tornadoes
Five tornadoes swept through southeast Colorado the night of Friday, April 27, knocking down numerous power lines, damaging or destroying several homes and buildings and causing, fortunately, only minor injuries to some area residents. The preliminary report from the National Weather service in Pueblo said there were two tornadoes in Prowers County, two in Kiowa […]