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Free Firewood Available at Lamar Transfer Station
If you want it, you can come and get it, according to Lamar Public Works Director, Pat Mason. There are some provisions a resident has to follow for the free firewood, though. Mason said the opportunity comes at the last weekend of every month, during the free weekend at the city transfer station on Crystal […]
Chip Seal Project Set for Several Holly Streets
The Holly Trustees held a brief monthly meeting on Wednesday, June 3, approving an engineering services contract with Atencio Engineering for a feasibility study for two railroad water line crossings and a boring on Highway 50 in town. This is a preliminary segment needed for the $20,000 REDI Grant project for the community. Interim Administrator, […]
Schaefer Selected as Interim Lamar Librarian
Todd Schaefer, a substitute teacher for Wiley middle and junior high school and a board member of the Lamar Library, has been appointed as a replacement for Debbie Reynolds, the former librarian. Schaefer has been a board member for just over a year and has lived in Prowers County with his young family for […]
Honkers Welcome Arkansas Valley Paintball and AJM Repair
Lock and Load your paintballs! The Lamar Chamber Honkers recently visited Arkansas Valley Paintball at their headquarters at 310 East Washington Street in Lamar. Dustin and Amber Miller are available to set you and your group up with a paintball party indoors and coming soon, an outdoor range. Admission prices are set for adults and […]
Lamar Man in Custody After High Speed Chase
This past Monday, June 1, 2015 at approximately 0730 am, the Colorado State Patrol responded to Colorado 385 in Cheyenne County on a report of a stolen pickup and flatbed trailer. The pickup was located on Colorado 385 south of the town of Cheyenne Wells. The Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Department located the vehicle and attempted […]
Honkers Welcome Newest Ed Jones Financial Advisor
Members of the Lamar Chamber Honkers visited Theron Hammer, financial advisor with Ed Jones at his office at 800 South Main Street in Lamar. Hammer will replace Bob Jarvis who is retiring. “It is a gradual transition as Bob still comes in to the office to stay up to date on affairs,” explained Hammer. He […]
Rains Reducing Drought in S.E. Colorado
Drought Information Statement from National Weather Service Record to near record precipitation throughout May has ended the drought across most of southeastern Colorado. A very stormy month has produced widespread rainfall of two to four inches across most of south central and southeast Colorado, with pockets of six to eight inches of rain recorded across […]
PMC Holds Election of Officers, Rain Delays Construction
The move to maintain the Prowers Medical Center board of directors in their same positions as last year was approved by unanimous consent during Wednesday’s monthly meeting. Julie Branes will remain chairman and Ron Farmer as vice-chair with Connie Brase as secretary-treasurer and Amber Rider as recording secretary. Attorney Joseph Bower was retained for another […]
The Pros are Possible for These Players
The 2015 Colorado High School Futures Game was played with a field of some twenty high school seniors and several underclassmen at Coors Field on Thursday, May 28. The event, formerly, the Top 40 Game showcased the talents of high school seniors and juniors over the course of nine innings. Lamar High School senior, Brent […]
PCDI Board Learns How Demand for Hemp Production is Increasing
First there was legalized marijuana in Colorado through the passage of Amendment 64, and now hemp, basically a cousin to marijuana minus the hallucinatory ingredients, has proponents attempting to make it a viable, mainstream crop for farmers statewide and in the rest of the nation. Michael Bowman, a founding board member of the Sustainable Biodiesel […]
Siemsen Replacing Mary Root in County Land Use Position
The Prowers County Commissioners approved the appointment of Keith Siemsen, Environmental Health Manager for the county, as the Environmental Health and Land Use Manager, Prowers County Floodplain Administrator, and Prowers County Planning and Zoning Supervisor. This move will consolidate two offices under one director in light of the retirement of Mary Root which takes effect […]
Shipments Continue to the Ft. Lyon Residential Community in Las Animas
Seventeen trips and counting, is one way to look at the amount of donated clothing, furniture and everyday items that have been sent to the Ft. Lyon Community with the most recent taking place on Tuesday, May 26. There doesn’t appear to be any lack of items to donate from the Prowers County area, and […]
Car – Train Collision in Otero County
The Colorado State Patrol investigated an injury traffic crash that occurred on May 30, 2015 at approximately 9:55 AM. The crash occurred on Otero County Road 9.5, 60 feet north of Colorado Highway 50. This location is approximately 1.5 miles west of Manzanola. A green 1998 Chevy Malibu driven by Staci Davis of Manzanola was […]
Council Considers Lights for Lucy’s Tacos
The owner of Lucy’s Tacos food wagon on South Main Street in Lamar has asked the city council if three light poles, similar to the decorative ones along downtown Lamar, could be erected near the new eatery. The spot has caught on with local residents and serves lunch and dinners into the evening hours. It’s […]
Light Plant Makes Repairs on Area Outages
The Lamar Utility Board held a brief meeting, approving purchase orders and payment of bills. A bid for underground junction boxes for $5,357 was approved to maintain stock inventory. Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, explained that some of these will be used as parts of the electrical infrastructure for the proposed dormitory pod for Lamar […]
Urban Authority Okays Funding for Las Brisas
“Thank you for your consideration and for establishing this organization which can help fund business ventures and re-purpose existing businesses in town,” said Alfred Bergquist, during his attendance at the Monday evening meeting of the Lamar Redevelopment Authority. Lamar Mayor, Roger Stagner, had asked Mr. Bergquist if he had any comments regarding his grant application […]
George Gotto Begins PCDI Interim Executive Director Duties
George Gotto, the interim Executive Director for Prowers County Development Incorporated, held his first monthly meeting, Tuesday May 26. Gotto was recently hired by the economic development organization to replace the former executive director while the board members create a new job description for a permanent replacement. Gotto’s report to the board was brief, detailing […]
Abling Gets 10 Years…and Forgiveness
Marla Abling was sentenced to 10 years in prison for the death of 45 year old Rory Alba of Lamar in January 2013. Alba was found dead in her apartment in Lamar on South 9th Street, apparently struck by a blunt instrument and with an extension cord, wrapped tightly around his neck. The sentencing was […]
Colorado Employment Situation April 2015
Employers in Colorado added 4,200 nonfarm payroll jobs from March to April for a total of 2,509,100 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 3,000 and government increased 1,200. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate was unchanged from March to April 2015 at 4.2 percent. The […]
City of Lamar Can Take ARPA to Jury Trial over Repowering Project
The Senior District Court Judge, Scott Epstein, in the cases against ARPA by the City of Lamar and the Ratepayers comprised of several local business owners, ruled that although the Ratepayers case has no standing and their case was dismissed, the suits brought by the City of Lamar and Lamar Utilities Board can move forward […]