All Entries in the "Public Safety" Category
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 […]
HAZ MAT TEAM CALLED FOR PATIENT Fire Department Incident Reports June 13, 2013
Wednesday, June 12 At 12:09 pm on Wednesday, June 12, Lamar Fire personnel were dispatched to a CO detector activation at 300 S. 8th Street in Lamar. Upon arrival at the location, the home owner told fire personnel that the CO alarm downstairs had been beeping. The gas meter showed no CO in the home […]
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 […]
Lake Pueblo State Park Issues Safety Advisory
PUEBLO, Colo. – The staff at Lake Pueblo State Park is asking people to use extreme caution in and around the Arkansas River below Pueblo Reservoir due to highly fluctuating flows. The warning pertains to tubers, kayakers and canoeists; as well as people fishing or recreating along the river shorelines. “Anyone in or near the […]
Fire Department Incident Reports June 12, 2013
Saturday, June 8 At 10:37 am on Saturday, June 8, Lamar Fire personnel were dispatched to a CO detector activation at 1208 S. 8th Street in Lamar. On arrival at the scene, CO was not found and after inspection it was determined that the CO alarm had malfunctioned and needed to be replaced. The home […]
County Fire Ban to be Re-instituted this Month
The Prowers County Commissioners held their Tuesday, June 11 meeting at the Wiley Community Center this week and from there, attended an afternoon meeting in Las Animas focusing on future choices that will be made for the state’s prisons in southeast Colorado. A declining prisoner population may force some closures or alteration of prison operations […]
Lamar Bypass Offers Financial Concerns for City, County
The Lamar City Council devoted its work session this past Monday, June 10, to the pros or cons of creating a non-scientific City of Lamar website survey which could provide some local comments from concerned citizens about the project. The city was told by CDOT that the Highway 50/287 bypass, or Reliever Route as […]
Action 22 Urges Interested Citizens to Attend a Prison Oriented Meeting
On June 11-12, the Colorado Departments of Local Affairs and Corrections and the Governor’s Offices of Economic Development & International Trade and State Planning & Budgeting, will co-host meetings to discuss the State’s plan forward for appropriately utilizing state prisons and assisting communities which may be adversely impacted by potential prison closures in the future. […]
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 Public Library to Launch Summer Reading Program
Dig up some fun and “Dig Into Reading” Readers of all ages will explore the underground this summer as they “Dig into Reading,” the theme of the 2013 Summer Reading Program which will begin on Tuesday, June 11th at 1:30 pm. Teens will enjoy their theme of “Beneath the Surface” beginning June 10th at 10:00 […]
Chip Seal Work on Holly Streets to Begin this Month
The Holly Town Trustees received word of a setback in their long range efforts to secure certification for FEMA approved flood plain zoning and insurance certification in their community, based on improvements to the town’s levee system. City Administrator, Marsha Willhite, explained during their monthly meeting, Wednesday, June 5, that a study showed a […]
Fire Department Incident Reports June 5, 2013
Friday, May 31 At 8:54 pm on Friday, May 31, Lamar Fire personnel were dispatched to a gasoline or other flammable liquid spill at 1107 South Main Street in Lamar. Upon arrival at the scene, fire personnel found approximately two gallons of gasoline around the #2 pump and a red Ford pickup leaving. The driver […]
Severe Thunderstorm Watch posted to 11pm Tuesday for S.E. CO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH OUTLINE UPDATE FOR WS 276 NWS STORM PREDICTION CENTER NORMAN OK 355 PM MDT TUE JUN 4 2013 SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH 276 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1100 PM MDT FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS COLORADO COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE: BACA BENT CHEYENNE CROWLEY ELBERT KIOWA KIT CARSON LAS ANIMAS LINCOLN OTERO PROWERS WASHINGTON YUMA […]
2013 Memorial Day Impaired Driving Crashes on the Rise
318 Drivers Celebrated Memorial Day Behind Bars with a DUI STATEWIDE—According to preliminary reports, there were 318 DUI arrests and five alcohol-related car crashes that occurred during the Colorado Department of Transportation’s (CDOT) Memorial Day DUI enforcement period resulting in six fatalities – an increase in fatalities from this time last year. DUI arrests are […]
Fire Department Incident Reports May 30, 2013
Wednesday, May 29 At 1:10pm on Wednesday, May 29, Lamar Fire Department personnel were dispatched to an oil or other combustible liquid spill on Mill Street at the railroad in Lamar. While driving on a side street, vehicle F-3 noticed a low pressure liquid tank car on a rail siding with a wet substance leaking […]
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 […]
Fire Department Incident Reports May 28, 2013
Monday, May 27 At 9:14 pm on Monday, May 27, fire personnel were dispatched to a gas leak at 204 South 10th Street in Lamar. Upon arrival, fire personnel were taken to the back of the house to the gas meter where the home owner said she could smell gas. After further investigation, the smell […]
Electricity=1, Snake=0
Power was disrupted to the southern section of Lamar mid-morning this past Sunday, May 26, when a snake managed to gain access to the LAMFO substation of Lamar Light and Power. The unauthorized entry came at a price as the snake was zapped as it tripped the main transformer, causing an outage that […]
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 […]
Code Red Subscription Information
Lamar was struck by several small scale tornadoes last year and in light of the devastation suffered in Oklahoma just days ago by a massive tornado storm, area residents should take note of a free emergency warning system provided for them as we enter a new season of potential severe storms. Code Red […]