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Major Interest Shown in Sheriff’s Race
Six candidates for Prowers County Sheriff appeared before a standing room only audience Monday, February 24, at the Lamar Cultural Events Center to state their case as to why they should be the next sheriff come election day in November. The candidate’s forum was hosted by Dr. Gerry Branes from Voices of Southeast Colorado […]
PCDI Annual Banquet set for LCC Wellness Center March 5
The annual Prowers County Development Incorporated banquet meeting will be held Wednesday, March 5 at 6:30pm at the LCC Wellness Center. PCDI Executive Director, Lance Benninghoff said the keynote speaker is Marci Penner of the Kansas Sampler Foundation. Penner will discuss succession planning and how to preserve and sustain rural culture. Benninghoff said he will […]
Prowers County GOP Precinct Caucus Scheduled
The Prowers County Republicans are releasing the following information pertaining to the 2014 Precinct Caucus. The date and time for all Republican Precinct Caucus will be March 4, 2014 starting at 7:00 p.m. Precinct 2 and 13 will be meeting at the Holly City Complex. They will hold a meet and greet prior to […]
ARPA Bringing Lawsuit Against Light Plant Boiler Manufacturer
ARPA, Arkansas River Power Authority, is going back to court. The utility company filed to bring a lawsuit against the boiler manufacturer used in the Lamar Repowering Project. Babcock & Wilcox, according to a news release from ARPA, “has failed to deliver a fully functioning Boiler for the Lamar Repowering Project and failed to meet the […]
Arrest Warrants Reveals Drug Use
On 02/10/14 at approximately 9 pm Officers of the Lamar Police Department conducted a residence check for a wanted party in the 700 block of N. 10th Street. Richard Wayne Jones age 37, Destiny Hyatt age 24, and Cory Roberts age 23, all of Lamar were all located in the residence and arrested on […]
PMC Board and Local Elections Set for 2014
2014 will be a busy political year, the November General Elections notwithstanding. A forum for candidates for Prowers County Sheriff has been scheduled for Monday, February 24 at 7pm at the Cultural Events Center, sponsored by Voices of Southeast Colorado and Second Amendment Defenders of Southeast Colorado. Democrat and Republican Caucuses are set for March […]
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE-NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO
The National Weather Service in Pueblo has issued a Winter Storm Warning for six counties in southeast Colorado. The Warning will be in effect from 5pm Monday, February 3, 2014 to 11am Tuesday, February 4. (Corrected information, the Warning has been moved back to 11pm Monday to 5pm Tuesday.) The six counties listed are: Prowers, […]
Fairbairn, Parks, Thurner & Aguilera Honored at Lamar Chamber Banquet
The Lamar Eagles Lodge #3898 held a capacity crowd for the 93rd annual Lamar Chamber of Commerce Banquet this past Thursday evening, January 30. The audience saw awards presented for Citizen of the Year, the Humanitarian Award, the Honker of the Year and a special observance from Voces Unidas for Janea Aguilera and presentation of […]
Colorado Employment Situation-December 2013
Nonfarm payroll jobs increased 2,200 over the month from November to December to 2,379,700 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 2,400 and government decreased 200. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased three tenths of a percentage point in December to 6.2 percent. […]
Orozco Arrested, Goes Peacefully
On Tuesday, January 28, 2014, Officers from the Lamar Police Department received information on the location of Justin Orozco. Justin had two felony warrants in which one included an assault on a police officer. Officers were advised Justin Orozco was hiding out at 310 West Poplar Street. Officers made contact with the homeowner and were […]
Colorado Laws & Crosswalk Safety
The men and women of the Lamar Police Department would like to remind the motoring public that Colorado law requires drivers to yield the right of way to a pedestrian who is crossing a roadway in a crosswalk. There have been a couple of close calls recently involving pedestrians attempting to cross Main Street. One […]
DPW Offers Reward for Info on Nee Noshe Reservoir Poachers
REWARD OFFERED FOR INFORMATION ABOUT POACHING INCIDENT LAMAR, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is looking for help identifying the person or persons responsible for the deaths of two buck deer found along a county road near Nee Noshe Reservoir. Wildlife officers said the two deer were shot and left along Kiowa County Rd. E […]
Heroin Confiscated in Lamar Drug Bust, Five Arrested
On Tuesday, January 21, 2014 at approximately 5:00 PM, officers from the Lamar Police Department executed a search warrant at 310 North 9th Street in Lamar after an investigation into the distribution of narcotics. Approximately 5.6 grams of heroin, approximately one pound of marijuana, and numerous pieces of drug paraphernalia were located in the residence. […]
Letter to the Editor: Cook Announces Candidacy for Commissioner
I’m Ron Cook, and I’m announcing my candidacy for the Office of Prowers County Commissioner District 2. I’m a lifetime resident of Prowers County and for the past 16 years have owned my business in Lamar. In my business dealings, I have worked closely with our law enforcement agencies. I have also been involved in […]
DEA Assists in Destruction of 1,197 Marijuana Plants from Haswell
Following a January 4 raid by the Kiowa County Sheriff’s Office in which nearly 1,200 marijuana plants were discovered, the Federal Drug Enforcement Agency executed a search warrant on January 8 at the same home in Haswell, Colorado. The earlier warrant resulted in the arrest of Joseph Capone, 43 and Philip Marra, 48, who […]
Lamar Police Seeking Public’s Help on Assault Case
Media Release from Lamar, CO Police Department The Lamar Police Department would like to request the assistance of the public in locating Justin Orozco who has an active warrant for the assault of a police officer that occurred on January 8, 2014. Orozco is described as a Hispanic male, 5’07” tall, weighing approximately 170 pounds, […]
Flu Season is Far from Over
January and February are the two months of the year when the flu season peaks, according to the Colorado Department of Health and Environment. Their statistics show that 748 Colorado residents have been hospitalized with the flu, and those numbers don’t reflect the persons who are recovering at home. The Center for Disease Control […]
Local Law Officials Warn of Krokodil, Corrosive Drug Sold as Heroin (warning: graphic photo)
Concerns about the use of heroin in the Lamar community are bad enough, but the Lamar Police Department has sources that indicate a more deadly drug being sold as heroin, Krokodil, is now being introduced to the area. It’s being manufactured similar to methamphetamine and Krokodil uses codeine as an ingredient, but it’s mixed with […]
1,200 Marijuana Plants Seized in Haswell, Two Arrested
(HASWELL, COLORADO) The Kiowa County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant Saturday morning (January 4, 2014) at a home in Haswell, Colorado, where an estimated 1,200 marijuana plants were discovered. Two people, who are not believed to be Colorado residents, were arrested and transported to the Bent County Jail. Their names and a full list […]
LPD Makes Local Counterfeit Currency Arrest
On Wednesday, January 1, 2014, the Lamar Police Department received calls concerning counterfeit currency being passed at local businesses in Lamar. Officers were able to identify a suspect from witnesses information and video surveillance as Billi Jo Rider, W/F age 35, of Wiley. Officers made application for and were granted a search warrant to search […]