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House Fire on North 12th in Lamar
A rental property at 408 North 12th Street caught fire shortly after 3pm, Tuesday, September 9. Lamar Fire and Ambulance crews responded while the Lamar Police Department blocked access to the streets and Atmos Gas turned off the gas flow into the house. Residents from several streets away said they heard some kind of explosion […]
Lamar Retail Sales Tax Shows July Gain
Total Sales and Use Tax collections for the City of Lamar for July was up, 2.25% or $6,031.98 compared to the same period last year. Collections in 2013 were $276,594.60 and $273,626.58 for last month. Regular City Sales Tax collections were down 0.62%, but coupled with Use Tax and Other Collections categories, proved enough […]
Thrall Gets Nod from Lamar Utility Board
Lamar businessman, Doug Thrall, received a unanimous vote of recommendation to become a board member from the Lamar Utilities Board, during their Tuesday, September 9 meeting. The recommendation will be forwarded to the Lamar City Council for action during their September 29 meeting. Thrall appeared before the board to answer questions regarding a potential conflict […]
KVAY Maintains Current Studios, Local American Legion Being Revamped
KVAY Radio, at 224 South Main in Lamar, will not move into their property at 114 South Main Street, the former Main Cafe. Debbie Ellis, station General Manager, told the Lamar City Council there has been a hold up on investor funding to continue developing the property into a new radio station. “We intend to […]
New Police Department for Holly??
Trustees Discuss Options What would be the cost to the community to establish a town police department for Holly? For the past several years, the Prowers County Sheriff’s Office has been under contract to the Town of Holly for routine patrols for a forty hour week. “I don’t think we’re getting the coverage we need,” […]
Prowers County Sheriff’s Office July 2014 Report
There were 301 calls for service this past July to the Prowers County Sheriff’s Office with 159 from Lamar, 101 from the County, 26 from Holly and seven from Wiley and six from Granada. Lamar had 27 warrant arrests served and 48 of the calls in July were jail related. Thirty-seven were for restraining orders […]
Alvin Siefkas Grand Marshall of the 9/11 Tribute Parade
Alvin Siefkas was born January 21, 1917, close to LaSalle, Iowa. His family moved to Haswell, Colorado, arriving August 1, 1920 when Alvin was three years old. He started school at the age of four and graduated from the Haswell School in 1934 in the middle of the depression and the dust bowl. He […]
Dig Deeper: Mysteries in the Soil – NACD Poster Contest
The Prowers Conservation District (PCD) supports the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) poster contest for 6th graders. All 6th graders in the Prowers Conservation District are eligible to participate in this contest. PCD goes to each school and does a presentation of the theme; which this year is “Dig Deeper: Mysteries in the Soil.” […]
Holly Ministerial Food Pantry Now Open for Food Distribution on Saturdays Under New Title
The Bridge Food Pantry (formerly The Holly Ministerial Food Pantry) has been chosen to distribute monthly food boxes from the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP) for Prowers County. The location has also been changed, now at 208 South Main Street in Holly. This program is for people 60+ years old that fall within the income […]
Burglary Suspect Arrested by LPD
On Wednesday, September 3, Lamar Police Officers received a call of a burglary at 7 Forest Street, Precision Pawn. During the investigation of the burglary, officers learned items taken during a criminal trespass call in the 100 block of West Lee Avenue, which occurred on the previous day, had been pawned by Hunter […]
Public Hearing on Zoning Change for Proposed Subdivision Set for Sept 9
Lamar residents have noticed some fence work on the western side of the north end of town over the past several months. A wire fence was erected on the south end of the Sonic Drive-In parking lot between Pit Stop earlier this summer. The fence sets off Lots 2 and 9 which borders Holly Street […]
Sand Creek Offers Special Walking Tour
The massacre of over 200 Cheyenne and Arapaho men, women, and children along the banks of the Big Sandy Creek in southeastern Colorado, known today as the Sand Creek Massacre, will be the topic of a free interpretive walking tour at the Sand Creek Massacre National Historic Site (NHS) on Saturday, September 13, 2014. Reservations […]
Holly Trustees Discuss Insurance, Utilities
The Holly Trustees scheduled a work session in preparation for the 2015 budget. “As the utilities comprise the largest portion of the budget, I recommend we begin there,” said Marsha Willhite, City Administrator. The session is set for September 15 and discussion will also focus on the costs associated with funding a town police […]
June 2014 Prowers County Sheriff’s Report
The number of calls for service dropped a bit at the Prowers County Sheriff’s Office, comparing 254 for June, to 323 for May of this year. Lamar had 124 calls, including 20 arrest warrants, 35 jail related calls and 40 restraining orders and various papers were served for June. The department responded to 96 calls […]
Honkers Welcome Two New Health Providers at High Plains Clinic and High Plains Adult Health Center
Mary Muller, LPC, and Sharon Headrick, LCSW, CAC-II, were welcomed to the Lamar community by the Lamar Honkers earlier this summer. Muller has been a therapist for 30 years, practicing in both the private and community mental Health setting, working with patients of all ages, family and individuals. Her work is located mainly at the […]
Local Dog Becomes Certified as a Therapy Dog and Helps Others in Prowers County
Piper is a two year old Yellow Lab. Piper is a calm loving dog. Before becoming certified as a Therapy Dog, Piper spent 30 days of intense obedience training through the Canine Companion Program. Piper has brought happiness to people with several health issues including depression, paralysis, cancer, Cerebral Palsy, high blood pressure, Parkinson’s, Attention […]
Fiesta de Colores Festival Set for Sept 12/13 in Granada
This year’s Fiesta de Colores Festival will be held in Granada for five candidates for Queen with the coronation set for Friday, September 12 and a parade and festivities will be held on Saturday at the town park. The banquet will be held at the Granada Complex for the contestants, their parents and the […]
Lamar F.D. Responds to Morning Vehicle Blaze
The engine compartment of an SUV caught fire this morning, Tuesday, September 2, at about 7:30am, on West Cedar Street, between South 10th and 11th. Smoke was pouring from the car and flames started erupting from under the hood as members of the Lamar Police Department begin detouring morning commuters from around the scene as the […]
Updates on Abling and Sisneros Cases
The next court appearance for Mikel Sisneros of Lamar will be Friday, September 12, in the 15th Judicial District Court. Sisneros appeared in court briefly this past Wednesday, August 27, on charges filed in the July 25th assault against Rudy Ray Munez of Lamar. A Lamar Police Department investigation into the beating led to the […]
Annual Hasty Days Set for Sept 6
This small community in southeast Colorado always has big plans for their September 6 celebration. It’s worth a visit to enjoy some of the activities. 6:30am Dam Run back and forth across John Martin Dam 9am Hasty Fire Department Breakfast: Pancakes, Sausage, Eggs and O.J. $2 & $5 for age groups 10am Parade Around […]