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City Moves Ahead on Willow Creek Levee Improvements/Swears in Councilmembers
Members of the former Lamar City Council held a brief session Monday night, November 14. City Clerk, Linda Williams reviewed the City Sales and Use Tax report for September collections, which detailed another monthly increase. City Administrator, Bill Pfeisticker provided the council with an update on used and unused railroad property just west of the railroad […]
Jayne Esgar…March 10, 1932 – November 11, 2011
A graveside funeral service for longtime Wiley, Colorado resident, Jayne Esgar will be held at 11:00 AM Wednesday November 16, 2011 at the Wiley Cemetery in Wiley, Colorado. Reverend T.L. Phillips will officiate the service. A musical memorial tribute service for Jayne Esgar will be held at 2:00 PM Wednesday November 16, 2011 […]
False Alarm at Lamar Light Plant
The Lamar Fire and Ambulance Department listed a false alarm as the cause of their response to the Lamar Light Plant this past Saturday, November 12. Three units responded to a call shortly after 10am, triggered from an audible alarm that sounded at the Repowering Project work site on South 2nd Street. Plant personnel told […]
Gerald R. Smith…April 1, 1936 – November 11, 2011
A Graveside Celebration of Life Memorial Service and in-urnment for longtime Lamar resident and former businessman Gerald R. “Jerry” Smith will be held at 11:00 A.M. Friday November 18, 2011 at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar, Colorado. Pastor Kathy Leathers will officiate. Per Jerry’s request, cremation has taken place and there will be no […]
Crum Confronts Criticisms Over Hartman Cemetery Funds
Sharilyn Crum, CPA, an accountant for the past nine years for the East Prowers Cemetery District, defended her service in that capacity before the Prowers County Commissioners and several Hartman residents this past Thursday, November 10. Accompanied by her attorney, Don Steerman, Crum presented the commissioners with outlined financial accounts she’s kept for the […]
Two Lamar City Council Sessions Scheduled
The first meeting for the outgoing council will begin at 6:30pm Monday night, November 14, and a half hour reception for the outgoing and incoming council will start at 7pm. Limited activity for the first meeting will consist of an update on city sales tax revenue, the consent agenda, including the renewal of several liquor […]
Cost of Granada Levee Study will Impact Town Budget
The Granada Town Board could be facing an $84,000 bill for a study on needed improvements to the town’s levees. FEMA representatives have been touring the country and the nation, providing a town by town assessment of the levee systems in each community. Granada Board members were told they’d have to conduct an engineering assessment […]
Andrade Announces Candidacy for Commissioner Seat
With one election just over, one local candidate is setting her sights on next November, 2012. Wendy L. Buxton-Andrade, Republican, will be contesting for the District III County Commissioner seat currently held by Prowers County Commissioner Gene Millbrand. Andrade, who has been attending various local and county meetings for the past several weeks, said that […]
Business of the Week – The Lassie
The Lassie’s doors have been open at the same location on Main Street since 1948. We are on our way to serving five generations of families in Lamar and Southeast Colorado. Because we have been at our location for so many years, and because our employees are loyal and have been with us for a […]
Veteran’s Day Observances Scheduled
Area Veterans are invited to attend the Lamar VA Clinic Open House this Thursday, November 10 In June of this year, Prowers Medical Group opened the Lamar VA Clinic. It has been an honor to serve the Veterans in the southeast Colorado region. Prowers Medical Group is proud to announce that we recently received notification […]
XI PI Runners Raise $400
Members of the Xi PI Sorority raised $400 last Saturday, October 29, in a Spooktacular Sprint at Willow Creek Park. Members donned Halloween costumes to promote the event. Best Costume went to the Vallejos family who were dressed as Dr. Suess characters, including The Cat in the Hat, and they received one of the […]
Nationwide Test of EAS this Wednesday
Similar to local Emergency Alert System Tests, this Test is Scheduled to Take Place on November 9, 2011 and should last 3.5 minutes on local radio and tv stations. WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will conduct the first nationwide test […]
Sunday Garage & Truck Fire Contained
The Lamar Fire and Ambulance Department responded at about 5:30pm, Sunday afternoon, to a fire on Highland Street in Lamar. The Fire Department determined that a plastic source from the pick up truck first ignited and spread to a portion of the garage. The crew extinguished the truck fire and was then able to put […]
Granada Hires New Police Officer
The Town of Granada hired a replacement officer last week, replacing former officer Ramsay. The new officer is Daniel Gorton, who has been in law enforcement since 2004, and recently was a Sergeant for Kiowa County Sheriff’s Office. Officer Gorton is a graduate from the Arapaho Community College Police Academy for P.O.S.T. certification in 2004. […]
Holly Commercial Club – Nov. and Dec. Town Contest Dates
Holly Commercial Club Minutes November 2, 2011 – 12 noon Holly Methodist Church Prayer was said and a delicious lunch was served by the Methodist Church. Call to order at 12:30 pm by President Ralph Plummer. Attendance roll sign-in sheet was passed around, 17 people were present. Minutes; copies were offered and distributed to […]
NWS Pueblo, Hydrology Report, November
Temperatures for October were generally 0 to 2 degrees above average across south central and southeast Colorado. The primary observation sites at Pueblo, Colorado Springs and Alamosa were 1.4, 1.8 and 0.4 degrees above average, respectively. Precipitation in October was variable. The primary sites at Pueblo, Colorado Springs were 0.54 and 0.01 inches above average, […]
PCD Hosts Watershed Meeting Nov. 21
Prowers Conservation District will be holding an 8-digit watershed meeting on November 21, 2011 from 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. at the Division of Wildlife Armory-2500 South Main Street, in Lamar. Lunch & drinks will be provided by the Prowers Conservation District (with RSVP by November 7, we will need a head count for lunch). […]
Holly Town Board Approves Electricity Rate Hike
Holly residents will see a flexible electric rate hike for kilowatt hour use in their bills effective this month. The Holly Town Board voted for the ECA, Electric Cost Adjustment increase which will last until February of next year, at which time the board will discuss any alteration. The increase is on the recommendation […]
Tumbleweed Clean Up for South Lamar
NEWS RELEASE: Due to the high volume of Tumbleweeds in the Memorial Drive and Country Village Area, the City of Lamar Street Department will collect the weeds in these areas two times per day until Wednesday, November 9th. Residents will need to pull their weeds to their curb or ditch for collection. If residents wish to […]
Internet Phishing Scam Attempt
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Office recently reported an attempt to secure information with an email, “allegedly from the Federal Reserve. It says a wire transfer did not go thru. It has a ‘click here’ link that I did not click. It also says the email was sent from the Federal Reserve and gives the correct web site […]