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Pedal the Plains Mural Set for Bi-Centennial Park
Shawna Hodge, Lamar Main Street Coordinator, recapped the $1,000 award Lamar received to construct a public art project that will be set in place prior to the Pedal the Plains Bicycle tour in southeast Colorado. The funding from the Colorado Creative Industries will help finance the multi-group project which incorporates artistic submissions from […]
Prowers County Sheriff Report, June 2013
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Office responded to 284 calls for service this past June, 2013. Lamar issued 150 calls of which 19 were for warrant arrests and 54 were jail related. Holly had 20 calls for service for June with two for harassments, traffic accidents, disturbances and one for citizen assists and civil disputes. The […]
Granada Trustees Hear Update on Camp Amache Construction
Granada RE-1 School District Superintendant, Ian DeBono provided the Granada Trustee Board with an update on new additions at Camp Amache during their monthly meeting, Wednesday, July 10. He said a guardhouse tower was recently erected, and construction is underway on a barracks building which should be complete by the end of September. […]
Two Vehicle Crash Closes Highway 50 near Hasty
On Friday morning, July 12, 2013 at approximately 06:15 hours, an accident occurred on Highway 50 near milepost 410, which is located approximately five miles west of Hasty, in Bent County Colorado. A green 2002 Ford Explorer, driven by Tricia McIntire of Springfield, Colorado was traveling westbound on Highway 50. The Explorer traveled into the […]
Counterfeit Money Being Spread Around Lamar
Lamar Police Press Release The Lamar Police Department is currently investigating several acts of individuals utilizing counterfeit United States currency to purchase items at local businesses. The denominations range from $5.00 to $100.00. Officers have arrested one individual for the possession of counterfeit bills and are looking into several more individuals who may be […]
Update on McClave Bank and Vehicle Robbery
Two persons of interest in a June 28, Friday morning robbery of the McClave State Bank are in custody according to the Bent County Sherriff’s office. Their identities have not been released at this time. They are being held at the Prowers County Jail, awaiting the arrival of the FBI which is taking over […]
Suspects in McClave Bank Robbery Apprehended
Two persons of interest in a June 28, Friday morning robbery of the McClave State Bank are in custody according to the Bent County Sherriff’s office. Their identities have not been released at this time. The Sheriff’s office did confirm that at least one of the suspects was armed. The car, a light colored […]
Prowers County Sheriff Report, May 2013
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Office responded to 296 calls for May 2013 with 145 from Lamar, 103 from the County, 41 from Holly and nine from Wiley. Forty-three of the calls from Lamar were jail related including 15 warrant arrests and 43 for serving papers and restraining orders. The county filed eight calls for […]
Community Alert Regarding Attempted Sexual Assault
MEDIA RELEASE The Lamar Police Department would like to issue a community alert after an attempted sexual assault in Willow Creek Park during the late evening hours of Tuesday, June 25th. The reported incident occurred in Willow Creek Park after the victim had completed a walk, in and around the park. The victim physically resisted the attacker […]
Swift Response Contains Arkansas River Bottom Fire
Arkansas River Bottom Fire June 14th, 2013- Fire Report Prowers County Rural Fire Department was called to a fire on the Arkansas River bottom Friday evening June 14th, the fire was fueled by high winds and the extremely dry vegetation. The department responded with 15 firefighters and 7 apparatus. Mutual aid was immediately called for […]
New State Dept of Corrections Director Named by Governor
DENVER — Friday, June 14, 2013 — Gov. John Hickenlooper announced today Rick Raemisch will be the next Executive Director of the Colorado Department of Corrections. Raemisch’s career spans three decades as a deputy sheriff, prosecutor, elected sheriff and head of the Wisconsin’s Department of Corrections, where he was responsible for more than 22,000 […]
Granada Trustees Cover Levees, Safe Sidewalks Project and Street Survey
The Granada Town Trustees were informed that repairs to the town’s dike system for certification may be on hold for a while. Trustee Jerene DeBono said she was informed by Thuy Patton, Flood Mapping Coordinator for the Colorado Water Conservancy Board, that some communities are having difficulty finding funding for the needed upgrades. “They’re […]
CSP Investigates Baca County Fatality
The Colorado State Patrol investigated a traffic crash involving a single vehicle that resulted in one fatality in Baca County, Sunday, June 9, just west of Walsh, CO. A 2003 Toyota Tundra was traveling eastbound on Colorado 160. The driver went off the left side of the road and collided with a delineator post. After […]
Lamar Man Driver of Semi in Train-Truck Crash in Campo
On Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at approximately 08:30 hours, an accident occurred on Highway 287 at milepost 9.8 just north of Campo, in Baca County Colorado. A white 2000 Kenworth tractor pulling a flatbed style trailer, driven by Ernest Ray Hicks of Lamar, Colorado was traveling northbound on Highway 287. Witnesses stated that the Kenworth […]
Hwy 287 Closed in Campo
The Colorado Department of Transportation has closed Highway 287 northbound, nine miles north of the Oklahoma borderline in Campo, Colorado. A collision between a train and a semi trailer occurred at around 8:30am this Tuesday morning, May 28. There are no reports of injuries at this time, although smoke from the accident was visible from a distance […]
LPD and County Sheriff’s Department Nab Armed Robbery Suspect
On Tuesday, May 14, 2013 at approximately 2:32 AM, officers from the Lamar Police Department and deputies from the Prowers County Sheriff’s Office responded to the 300 block of East Olive Street on report of an armed robbery. Deputies from the Sheriff’s Office spotted a male running in the area and a perimeter was set […]
Prowers County Sheriff’s Report April 2013
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Department responded to 282 calls for service this past April, 2013. Lamar posted 151 calls of which two were for drugs and three were DUI’s. Lamar had 19 warrant arrests and of the 151 total calls, 68 were jail related. There were 94 calls for service from the County of […]
FATAL Single Vehicle Rollover in Bent County
The Colorado State Patrol responded to a report of a fatal injury crash this morning (May 9th), which claimed the life of an Aurora resident. It was believed to have occurred the night before. Shortly before 8:00 this morning, the Colorado State Patrol received a report that a vehicle had been located on its […]
Police Alert Public to Banking Computer/Cellphone Scam
FRAUDULENT TEXT MESSAGES ARE BEING SENT TO RESIDENTS A recent scam has been circulating around the community of Lamar. The scam includes receiving a text message from “Compass Bank” with a number to call. When a person calls, they are asked to press “1” to renew their debit card. After this the person is asked […]
Helicopter Crash South of La Junta
At about 12:00 pm, Tuesday, May 7, the Otero County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call reporting a downed helicopter South of La Junta, Colorado. Units from the Sheriffs’ Office, the La Junta Rural Fire Department, and the Colorado State Patrol responded to the scene which was about three miles South of County Road […]