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Lamar World Series Committee Wrapping up Final Details for Games
The Lamar 16 & Under All-Star Softball Team will be busy with four games on tap the first four days of the World Series at Citizens Field in Lamar. Lamar is the only known team at this point, as all others must make it through a series of play-offs to earn the nod to come […]
New Website at Work for Lamar Chamber
The new website for the Lamar Chamber of Commerce is into its final stages of completion. Browsers who click on to the regular web address will get a new home site which is now in its basic form. Various links and additional updated information pertaining to the city of Lamar, retail businesses, chamber members, maps […]
June 2011, Prowers County Sheriff Report
Prowers County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to 318 assorted calls for service this past June, 2011. Lamar had 142, of which a fifteen were warrant arrests, two for assaults and thirty-two were jail related. Wiley had sixteen calls for service; one for theft and one for a disturbance. Holly posted forty-five service calls with two disturbances […]
The Stars Are Waiting
Photos by Russ Baldwin America’s space program may be on hold while the final shuttle craft, Atlantis, orbits the earth. But a new crop of future astronauts can get a feel for outer space with a visit to the new program at the Lamar Library this summer. Lamar Librarian, Debra Reynolds explained that the Space […]
Graduations and Promotions for Prowers County Sheriff’s Staff
A casual ceremony for members of the Sheriff’s department highlighted some promotions and graduations this past Friday afternoon, July 15. Prowers County Sheriff Jim Faull conferred promotions to Rick McCorkle to the rank of Sergeant and Carolina Fisher to Corporal. He said, “This was the first time in his memory that two officers […]
Thirty Day Comment Period Open for Prowers District Changes
The Prowers County Commissioners are extending a decision date by thirty days, to allow citizens time to ask questions or make recommendations on the proposed district changes in Prowers County. A public hearing was held during the commissioner’s meeting on Thursday, July 14. Only a handful of citizens attended, asking questions to clarify the intricate […]
Lamar Light and Power Update on July 13 Power Outage
Lamar Light and Power, Press Release Update It is our understanding from discussions last night (July 13) with Tri State Transmission dispatch and an article in today’s Pueblo Chieftain, that at approximately 5:30 Wednesday night, Xcel Energy had four of their transmission lines trip off line as did both the Comanche #1 and Comanche #2 […]
Power Loss, Minor Inconvenience to Communities
Photos by Russ Baldwin Wednesday night’s power outage disrupted evening plans for most residents across southeastern Colorado. Breaker failure is attributed to the loss of four Xcel transmission lines which caused power outages between Canon City and Kansas as well as from Pueblo to the New Mexico border. This reporter placed a phone call to […]
Power Outage -/- Press Release from Lamar Light and Power
It is our understanding, after visiting with Tri-State Transmission dispatch that at approximately 12:10pm this afternoon, a main transmission breaker opened causing the Tri-State transmission facilities to trip off-line. We understand that power was out from La Junta east and included the communities of La Junta, Las Animas, Lamar, Springfield and Southeast Power. The outage […]
Personnel Assignments Approved by RE-2 School Board
The Lamar RE-2 School Board approved extra duty assignments for five teachers during Monday night’s meeting, July 11. They included: Gary Hammer, Asst. Volleyball at LHS; Jesus Roman Jr, Asst Boys Soccer, LHS; Andy Shaw, Asst Golf, LHS; Katie Smotherman, 8th Grade Head Volleyball, LMS; Patrice Siegfried, Intramurals, Parkview Elementary. The board also accepted the […]
Pfeilsticker New Lamar City Administrator
Deputy city administrator Bill Pfeilsticker accepted the city administrator position, offered by the Lamar council during Monday night’s meeting, July 11. The council voted unanimously to offer a contract to Pfeilsticker, who has been employed as deputy administrator since 2009. Pfeilstiscker replaces Ron Stock, whose resignation took effect Friday, July 8. Mayor Roger Stagner stated […]
Lamar Residents Nabbed in Cocaine Bust
Interagency Cooperation Results in Drug Seizure and Arrests Lamar Police Department Press Release Saturday, July 9, 2011, Lamar Police Officers, Prowers County Deputies, Colorado Highway Patrol, and Parole Officers responded to 410 N. 5th Street, Lamar, to contact a Parole client. As a result of the contact, officers arrested Baltazar Parra, age 25, of Lamar, and […]
Pfeilsticker Offered Lamar City Administrator Contract
Current Lamar Deputy City Administrator, Bill Pfeilsticker, will be offered the position of City Administrator at Monday night’s city council meeting, July 11. The action is listed on the city agenda, to be approved, pending negotiation of a contract and salary between Pfeilsticker and the city. If accepted, Pfeilsticker will replace the man who hired […]
Public Hearing July 14 on New Prowers County District Boundaries
The Prowers County Commissioners have decided on one of three scenarios as the best means of equalizing the population in the three districts in Prowers County, and have set Thursday, July 14, as the day for the pubic hearing. The public is invited to attend the 11:30am session in the commissioner’s office at the county […]
Highway 89 Bridge Construction Could Relieve Holly Levee Improvements
Holly Town Administrator Marsha Willhite shared her concerns with board members regarding the potential cost of improving the community’s four mile span of levees. Engineers hired by FEMA, Federal Emergency Management Authority, have been remapping flood plains throughout the nation. Holly’s levees are considered to be ‘critical’ in that they’ve been deemed two feet too short […]
Countdown Preparations for Softball World Series
The 2011 World Series Committee toured Citizen’s Field Wednesday morning, July 6, to allocate booth and tent spaces for the ballgames this August. Locations were determined for the medical and hospitality tent, Lamar Welcome Center tent, gift table, information table and others sites. Rick Akers, Lamar Leisure Services Director, said the field will be closed […]
July 4th Holiday, More Drinking, Less Fireworking
Click a picture to see it full siize – Photos by Russ Baldwin Most area residents apparently took notice of the holiday fireworks ban in Lamar and Prowers County. Due to on-going drought conditions, communities in Prowers and Bent County banned several types of fireworks during the holidays. Any type of firework such as regular […]
Teen Injured in Prowers County Roll-over Accident
Photos by Russ Baldwin – Click a picture to see larger version A teenage driver was injured when his white pick-up truck rolled while eastbound on CRMM, off CR6 around 10:15 Friday morning, July 1. The youth was not identified, and was transported to Prowers Medical Center for treatment for what appeared to be non, […]
Drought Continues to Impact S.E. Colorado
The National Weather Service reported that as of June 28, the drought monitor continues to indicate exceptional drought (D-4) conditions across southern Baca County. Extreme drought (D-3) conditions have expanded to include Crowley and Otero Counties, western Kiowa County, most of Bent County, south and southwestern portions of Prowers County and the remainder of Baca […]
City Council Discusses Creation of Marketing District
The concept of a marketing district in Lamar was briefly discussed during the city council’s work session on Monday, June 27. A marketing district would parallel some actions of the Lodging Tax Panel, but would derive its funding from an additional tax on lodging in Lamar only, not the entire county. A different set of […]