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Telephone Talk Planned for Transportion in S.E. Colorado
Telephone Town Hall Offering Citizens Forum to Talk Transportation in Southeast Colorado LAMAR – The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is hosting a telephone town hall next week for the residents of Baca, Bent, Crowley, Kiowa, Otero and Prowers counties, providing an opportunity for them to ask questions and provide input about their regional transportation […]
Lamar Community College to Hold 75th Commencement Ceremony
(Lamar, Colorado; April 18, 2014) Lamar Community College will host its seventy‐fifth annual Commencement on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at the LCC Wellness Center. 270 degree or certificate‐seeking students are eligible to walk in this year’s commencement. This includes fall 2013 graduates as well as spring and summer 2014 candidates for graduation. The ceremony will […]
Lamar Community College CNA Program Holds Spring Celebration
(Lamar, Colorado, April 16, 2014) Lamar Community College’s Certified Nurse Aide (CNA) Program held their spring celebration on the evening of Thursday, April 10. 8 students successfully complete the 10-week certificate this spring. The students now qualify to take the National Nurse Aide Assessment Program (NNAAP) exam. There is no better way to start a […]
2014 Annual Birding & Heritage Event, May 15-18 Las Animas, Bent County
Head to Las Animas in mid May for the annual entertaining and educational field trips with guides to visit birding trails, petroglyphs and dinosaur tracks in SE Colorado’s canyons and plains. Visit the gateway city to Bent’s Old Fort, for a fun alterative outing for the ‘Bent on Birding & Heritage Festival’. The 17th Annual […]
CPW Offers Free Fishing Clinics for Kids
LAMAR, Colo. – Are your kids glued to the TV? Get them hooked on fishing instead. Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering several free fishing clinics this spring in southeast Colorado. “These events are a great way to get kids outside and trying something new,” said Kevin Mahan, District Wildlife Manager in Lamar. “And who […]
Industrial Hemp Registration Ends May 1
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Those interested in growing industrial hemp during Colorado’s 2014 season must register with the Colorado Department of Agriculture by May 1, 2014. “The rest of the country is watching how we work through this history-making season. It is vital that farmers register if they want to grow industrial hemp; therefore, if industrial […]
LCC Rodeo Update: CSU Rodeo Champions
Tucker White, Randy Schaapman, and Clint Buringa hold their prizes for winning their events at Colorado State University Rodeo last weekend. White and Buringa won team roping, and Schaapman won bull riding as the Lamar Community College men’s team finished third in the competition. The win moved Clint and Tucker to eighth in the region […]
Colorado Employment Situation-March 2014
Nonfarm payroll jobs increased 3,300 over the month from February to March to 2,423,300 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 2,700 and government increased 600. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate increased one tenth of a percentage point in March to 6.2 percent. The […]
Prowers County Sheriff’s Report March 2014
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Office responded to 293 calls for service this past March, 2014. Lamar posted 164 calls for which 17 were warrant arrests and 47 were jail related. The majority of those calls, 59, were to serve papers and restraining orders. Eighty-six calls came from the county with 16 related to traffic problems […]
A Forest for the Future at North Gateway Park
The Lamar Tree Board, along with students from Parkview School’s fifth grade class, planted 190 trees around North Gateway Park, Thursday, April 17, as part of the city’s observance of Arbor Week. Tree Board members flagged spots earlier for the planting with the help of Kyle Kurtz from the City of Lamar. City Crews, according […]
S.E. Colorado Concert Association Hosts Concert at LHS Auditorium
The Southeast Colorado Concert Association is proud to present the Arkansas Valley Wind & Percussion Ensemble, Main Street Ringers and Valley Jazz Orchestra on Tuesday April 22 at 7 p.m. at the Lamar High School auditorium. The concert band (led by Christi Ludwig) will present a variety of classical repertoire including Canticum, Cinema Paradiso, Polish […]
Drought Information Statement-NWS Pueblo
Higher terrain areas of Colorado benefitted from cooler temperatures and good precipitation for March, 2014. However, warmer, drier and windy weather prevailed through the rest of the state with most of southeast Colorado experiencing below normal precipitation. Portions of the Central Mountains and Wet Mountains received at or above normal precipitation for March. With […]
State Officials Caution the Public About Responsible Marijuana Use During 4/20 Celebrations
STATEWIDE—April 20 is the unofficial holiday of marijuana enthusiasts. If Coloradans and tourists choose to attend any of the events throughout the state, patrons are strongly encouraged to be informed about the laws and partake responsibly. “State agencies, local governments, the marijuana industry and others have worked hard since the passage of Amendment 64 to ensure that […]
Plans Develop for ‘Wall of Heroes’ 9/11 Remembrance Tribute
The Annual Tri-State 9/11 Remembrance Committee would like to invite all present and past 1st Responders and Veterans and their families to submit pictures of their Heroes to be featured on our mobile “Wall of Honor.” By the first of August pictures should be submitted to the Lamar Fire Station at the City […]
Baxter Black to Headline the Annual Farm-City Banquet
Noted cowboy poet, author, former large animal veterinarian and radio personality Baxter Black has been signed by the Lamar Chamber of Commerce to headline the annual Farm-City Banquet next November 15. Members of the chamber board confirmed the announcement during their meeting with the Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel board Tuesday afternoon, April […]
Lamar Utility Board Holds Brief Meeting
Just a few agenda items were listed for the Lamar Utility Board’s bi-monthly meeting this past Tuesday, April 15. Light Plant Superintendent Houssin Hourieh noted that All Rite Paving & Redi Mix has begun a second gravel pit west of Hasty at the intersection of CRJJ and CR22 in Bent County. Hourieh noted the […]
Lamar Council Opens Willow Creek Park for Lamar Days/Cinco de Mayo
Mary Moore and Connie Gangwish from Lightkeepers Ministries outlined their plans to the Lamar City Council, to create a non-profit women’s homeless shelter at the former Troy Apartments on South Main Street in Lamar. Moore has researched various, similar shelters in Pueblo to learn the logistics of their operation. Gangwish has said she’ll provide […]
Informational Media Release from the Prowers County Clerk’s Office
The Prowers County Clerk & Recorders Office received two Republican Candidate Petitions for the Prowers County Sheriff’s race by the March 31, 2014, deadline, from Candidate’s Shawn Stone and Ronald Trowbridge. It was determined by the County Clerk’s Office that Ronald Trowbridge submitted enough number of valid signatures to qualify for placement on […]
Water Supply Outlook-NWS-Pueblo
As of April 1, the 2014 snowpack was below average across the Rio Grande Basin of south central Colorado. Across the Arkansas Basin of southeast Colorado, the snowpack was highly variable, ranging from above average north of highway 50 to below average south of the highway. The Arkansas Basin snowpack measured 112% of median […]
Lamar Celebrates National Library Week, April 13-19
Lamar, CO –This week, the Lamar Public Library joins libraries in schools, campuses and communities nationwide in celebrating National Library Week, a time to highlight the value of libraries, librarians and library workers. Libraries today are more than repositories for books and other resources. Often the heart of their communities, campuses or schools, libraries are […]