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Winter Storm System Continues to Approach S.E. Colorado
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK -/- NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO -/- LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY-SPRINGFIELD VICINITY/BACA COUNTY- UPDATED AS OF 314 PM MST THU FEB 2, 2012 -/- THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL…EAST CENTRAL…SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST COLORADO. .DAY ONE…THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT HEAVY SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD MUCH OF SOUTHEAST […]
Holly Trustees Focus on Property Issues
The Holly school construction project moved forward, as the Holly Trustees approved an ordinance vacating several streets and alleys within the project boundaries. The school board petitioned the trustees to vacate a portion of Second Street, Third Street, Pawnee Street, Buffalo Street and alleys within the collateralized boundaries. These areas had already been vacated, and […]
Ground Hog Day Thursday, Plenty of Winter Left
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PUEBLO CO 321 PM MST WED FEB 1 2012 LAS ANIMAS VICINITY/BENT COUNTY-LAMAR VICINITY/PROWERS COUNTY- INCLUDING…LAS ANIMAS…LAMAR 321 PM MST WED FEB 1 2012 …WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PUEBLO HAS ISSUED A WINTER STORM WATCH…WHICH […]
Lamar Selected to Receive “It’s About Kids” Grant
Nine “It’s About Kids” Communities Across Colorado Awarded $16,000 in Grants to Increase Understanding and Support for Access to Health for Kids. The Colorado Children’s Campaign, through support from The Colorado Trust, today announced $16,000 in grants to nine Colorado communities to improve statewide understanding of children’s health care issues and increase support for improved […]
ARPA & WildEarth Guardians Unable to Reach Settlement
Lamar, Colorado, January 25, 2012. ARPA Press Release Representatives of the Arkansas River Power Authority (ARPA) participated in a court-ordered settlement conference on January 23, 2012 in an effort to resolve WildEarth Guardians’ pending lawsuit regarding alleged Clean Air Act violations at the Lamar Repowering Project. The conference did not result in a settlement. “We […]
PMC Continues Technology Update
A $2 million appropriation limit on capital improvement purchases for conversion to an electronic health record system was recently approved by Prowers Medical Center Board of Directors. They voted to apply $1,350,000 of that for the conversion during their monthly meeting, January 25. A $90,000 expenditure was approved for purchase of twelve electronic medication carts […]
Lamar City Council Reviews Transportation Terminal at Chamber Office
Paul Westhoff, CDOT Resident Engineer, and Lamar City Administrator Bill Pfeilsticker, discussed the pros and cons of the construction of a Multi-Modal Transportation building for east of the Lamar Chamber of Commerce building. The council had discussed CDOT’s earlier proposal to construct a 1,200 square foot addition to the train terminal which would provide shelter and […]
Prowers County Sheriff’s Report, December 2011
The Prowers County Sheriff’s office responded to 298 calls for service in December with 143 posted from Lamar, 108 from the county and 32 from Holly. Of the Lamar calls, 30 were jail related and 22 were for warrant arrests, two were for drugs and 49 were for serving papers. The county calls included 38 […]
January is Colorado Radon Action Month, Hickenlooper Urges Coloradans to Test for Radon Gas
DENVER —Gov. Hickenlooper has signed a proclamation declaring January as Colorado Radon Action Month, a perfect time for Coloradans to test their homes for radon, a radioactive gas responsible for hundreds of Colorado cancer deaths each year. The colorless, odorless, tasteless gas enters homes through cracks in the floor or spaces around utility pipes and […]
Lamar Community College Hosting AgrAbility Seminar in February
[Fort Collins, Colo.] For many ranchers and farmers, keeping the family business in the family is extremely important. Teaching children to ranch and farm the proper way, along with the value of good hard work can make a difference in keeping the ranch or farm within the family. Leading with a good example reinforces the […]
Jensen Farms Faces U.S. Department of Labor Fine
Various news sources are reporting that Jensen Farms in Granada has been cited by the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division for inadequate living conditions at a motel owned by Eric Jensen and rented by him to migrant workers. The Gateway Motel in Holly was deemed unfit by investigators under provisions of the […]
Deb Choat New Granada Town Trustee
Deb Choat was sworn in as a new Granada Town Board Trustee during the monthly meeting, Wednesday, January 11. Mayor Lesli Baca said there will be four board positions open this spring, as well as for mayor. Those members whose terms are expiring are Tom Grasmick, Martin Jensen, Shannon Venturi and Deb Choat who is […]
Two Nabbed in Lamar Drug Bust
Lamar Police Department Press Release Officers contacted a vehicle in the 600 block of North Main Street after receiving a REDDI report on the vehicle. After investigation of the matter officers arrested Brian Gurule (19) of Lamar for DUID. Gurule is being held at the Prowers County Jail on a $1,000.00 bond. Officers also […]
Fly Ash Dump Protocols to be Reviewed
Area resident Cathy Tintinger, who has opposed fly ash dumping at the city-owned, East Lamar Landfill, requested the intergovernmental agreement between the county and City of Lamar regarding fly ash disposal be terminated. She voiced concerns over the clay content being used as a base for the landfill as well as the fact that ash […]
Lamar Utility Board Sets 2012 Fees, Reviews November Sales
The Lamar Utilities Board passed two resolutions at their first meeting of the year, Tuesday, January 10. The first resolution set the interest rate on customer deposits for 2012 as stipulated by the PUC, Public Utilities Commission. The rate, 0.34% is the same as in 2011. The second resolution sets the rate for the City […]
Speedy Meeting for Lamar City Council
Only a few topics were covered during the Monday night Lamar city council meeting on January 9. Pat Mason, Public Works Director, told the council, “We’re about 95% complete on all our snow removal at this point.” Mason said the street crews have had to operate with a small, warm window of opportunity, between 11am […]
Granada–Holly Highway Chase Results in Lamar Fatality
Pursuit / Fatal Crash The Colorado State Patrol is currently investigating a three vehicle fatal crash that occurred on January 9, 2012, at approximately 9:40 P.M., on Highway 50 in the town of Holly. At approximately 9:34 PM, a Granada Police Officer attempted to contact a 1995 Camaro that was traveling eastbound, for reckless […]
Tanks Are Out
Two, ten-thousand gallon gas tanks were pulled out of the ground at the former Ken Roe’s Gas Station on South Main Street on Thursday afternoon, January 5. Various pieces of excavation equipment dug away at the two tanks which apparently sat one on top of another. Environmental inspectors took several soil samples from the surrounding […]
Lingle Faces Charges of Stalking/Violating Restraining Order
Lamar Police Department Press Release Darrell Lingle faces additional charges of stalking and restraining order violation. On 12/24/2011 the Lamar Police Department responded to the 600 Blk of W. Washington St regarding a suspicious vehicle in the area. After what officers believed to be an initial attempt to elude them, Darrell L. Lingle, W/M, […]
Snow Removal Operations, Slow and Steady
“We haven’t been using any overtime to plow the streets,” said Lamar Mayor Roger Stagner during the council’s informal monthly breakfast meeting this Wednesday, January 4. Local drivers on Lamar’s secondary streets have noted that the snow removal process is taking longer, compared to the 2006-2007 holiday blizzard. During that blizzard, the entire southeast region […]