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Cow Palace Inn Sold
Doug Thrall, former Lamar real estate businessman said today, August 9, he represents an investment group that has purchased the Cow Palace Inn, in Lamar. Thrall and his wife, Lieanna managed Palace Holdings, LLC which has purchased the property from Zions First National Bank in Utah. Although he wasn’t specific, Thrall said the motel purchase […]
An Ill Wind Blows in Before the Games Begin
Photos by Russ Baldwin – click a picture for a larger image. The torrential rain and wind storm that swept through Lamar and Prowers County Thursday night, August 5, brought us some more much-needed precipitation to the area, but did it have to come in at 65 mph? Those were probably some of the thoughts […]
STATE REAPPORTIONMENT Public Hearing Scheduled for Lamar
The Colorado Reapportionment Commission has been working on Senate and Representative district maps for the Colorado legislature throughout the summer. The commission has scheduled a series of meetings throughout the state to hear input regarding the reapportionment of these districts. This is your chance to have your voice heard – these districts will be in […]
Destination: Downtown! A Few Moments on Main Street
Yes, there is traffic on Main Street, an undeniable fact of life for Lamar citizens. I stood at the intersection of Main and Olive this past Friday, July 29, 2011, and let my camera roll for about two minutes during the noon hour. See anyone you know? I got a head count of about 85 […]
Babe Ruth World Series Teams Announced
The Babe Ruth League for the 16 and Under Softball World Series announced the regional teams that will compete in the series games in Lamar this August. They are: Pacific Northwest – North Olympic, Washington Pacific Southwest – Lodi, California Ohio Valley – Wausau, Wisconsin New England – Lancaster, New Hampshire Southwest – Hamburg, Arkansas […]
Hope and Frustration over Fort Lyon Prison Closing
Photos and Video by Russ Baldwin Governor Hickenlooper met with Fort Lyon prison employees in Las Animas today, July 26, and later discussed alternatives for the future closing of the prison with a host of Bent County and Las Animas officials including Las Animas Mayor Lawrence Sena, all three Bent County Commissioners, state representative Wes […]
Council Questions Need for Train-/-Bus Depot
Known as the Multi Modal System, the Lamar City Council reviewed the increased construction costs of what would be an ARRA funded depot located east of the Lamar Chamber of Commerce offices. With little guaranteed return on an expensive investment, the council decided against taking any action on the FASTER grant and allowed it to […]
Bond Reduction Denied for McMillan
A bond reduction hearing was held for Clifford McMillan in the 15th Judicial District Court in Prowers County this past Friday, July 22. McMillan, 44, from Granada, was arrested July 4 on sexual assault charges. His initial bond was set at $20,000 for cash, surety bond or personal property. A bid to have his bail […]
Southeast Colorado Unemployment Percentages for June 2011
Employers in Colorado added 4,500 nonfarm payroll jobs from May to June for a total of 2,236,200 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. The government sector declined by 2,600 payroll jobs and the private sector added 7,100. The unemployment rate decreased two-tenths of a percentage point to 8.5 percent based on household survey […]
Chana Reed Appointed to GOCO Board by Hickenlooper
Governor John Hickenlooper recently appointed Chana Reed of Lamar to the State Board of the Great Outdoor Colorado Trust Fund. Reed has served on a number of tourist oriented committees in Lamar and Prowers County for numerous years, including the County Fair Board, Babe Ruth World Series Committees and Prowers Lodging Tax Panel. She has […]
Here Today, But Going, Going, Gone
Click on a picture to see a larger version. Photos and Video by Russ Baldwin The two houses adjacent to Koeller’s car wash operation on South Third Street in Lamar are being demolished today, July 19. They’re coming down to make room for two additions to the car wash owned by Glen Koeller. Koeller approached […]
Power Outage -/- Press Release from Lamar Light and Power
It is our understanding, after visiting with Tri-State Transmission dispatch that at approximately 12:10pm this afternoon, a main transmission breaker opened causing the Tri-State transmission facilities to trip off-line. We understand that power was out from La Junta east and included the communities of La Junta, Las Animas, Lamar, Springfield and Southeast Power. The outage […]
Pfeilsticker Offered Lamar City Administrator Contract
Current Lamar Deputy City Administrator, Bill Pfeilsticker, will be offered the position of City Administrator at Monday night’s city council meeting, July 11. The action is listed on the city agenda, to be approved, pending negotiation of a contract and salary between Pfeilsticker and the city. If accepted, Pfeilsticker will replace the man who hired […]
Public Hearing July 14 on New Prowers County District Boundaries
The Prowers County Commissioners have decided on one of three scenarios as the best means of equalizing the population in the three districts in Prowers County, and have set Thursday, July 14, as the day for the pubic hearing. The public is invited to attend the 11:30am session in the commissioner’s office at the county […]
July 4th Holiday, More Drinking, Less Fireworking
Click a picture to see it full siize – Photos by Russ Baldwin Most area residents apparently took notice of the holiday fireworks ban in Lamar and Prowers County. Due to on-going drought conditions, communities in Prowers and Bent County banned several types of fireworks during the holidays. Any type of firework such as regular […]
Teen Injured in Prowers County Roll-over Accident
Photos by Russ Baldwin – Click a picture to see larger version A teenage driver was injured when his white pick-up truck rolled while eastbound on CRMM, off CR6 around 10:15 Friday morning, July 1. The youth was not identified, and was transported to Prowers Medical Center for treatment for what appeared to be non, […]
Drought Continues to Impact S.E. Colorado
The National Weather Service reported that as of June 28, the drought monitor continues to indicate exceptional drought (D-4) conditions across southern Baca County. Extreme drought (D-3) conditions have expanded to include Crowley and Otero Counties, western Kiowa County, most of Bent County, south and southwestern portions of Prowers County and the remainder of Baca […]
Commissioners Proposing New Districts for Prowers County
New boundaries are being proposed for the three districts in Prowers County, the first time they’ve been altered in over 40 years. The 2010 national census has showed the three districts are out of population alignment. Instead of an equal one-third population representation in each district, the county population is at 19% for District 1 […]
Lamar Redevelopment Board Postpones Hospital District Agreement
The Lamar City Council, acting as the Redevelopment Board on Monday, June 27, tabled approving a resolution for an intergovernmental agreement to pay the Prowers County Hospital District a portion of the TIF revenue generated by the hospital district levy. Although the amount equals about $2,000 annually, the authority board was reluctant to set a […]
Rockies Tickets Won by Journal Alert Subscriber
Angela Warren won two tickets to the Colorado Rockies game for July 17 in Denver. It’s also Rockies’ Hat Day, where the first 15,000 ticket holders get a free Rockies cap. Warren won in a blind drawing from all the registered Prowers Journal Alert members held June 20 and claimed her tickets at Robinson’s Printing […]