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More Power for High Plains Public Radio
High Plains Pubic Radio in Garden City, KS held a launch party last Thursday, March 12, at the Lamar Cultural Events Center, to celebrate the expansion of their coverage in the Prowers County region. KCSE FM, one of several translator relay stations that broadcasts locally 90.7 on the FM dial, has been operating in Prowers […]
Baxter Black, Top Entertainment for Farm City Banquet
“So what is it that you do for a living?” Johnny Carson asked Baxter Black when he was a guest on his late night show, back around 1984. “Well sir, I speak at agricultural banquets,” Baxter Black replied, which, he said, left Johnny Carson somewhat perplexed. No one attending the annual Lamar Chamber Farm-City Banquet […]
Toys for Tots Countdown to Christmas
While Darlene Lopez gets 40 names for assistance in one day for the Toys for Tots campaign for Prowers County, she’s also throwing away trash. “I have filled 13 dumpsters with ‘donations’ that are just trash!” she said earlier this week. “If these items are something that your own child wouldn’t use, why would […]
Growing Season Underway Along Main Street
Just in time for the growing season, the planters along Main Street in Lamar are being set with new plants for a new season. According to Shawna Hodge, Lamar’s Main Street Director, the flowers and plants were purchased from $2,000 worth of donations from the Home Store, Formally Guihen’s Lumber and Landscapes in Lamar. A […]
Parade Results-Holly Gateway Fair Parade
Click on a picture to enter the Gallery Although some outdoor events were called off due to the weather conditions earlier in the week, overcast skies, fog and mist wasn’t a deterrent to any of the crowds that lined Main Street in Holly for the annual parade this past Saturday morning, September 29. Assembing along Tony Garcia Drive, […]
PMC Employees Host Board Candidate Forum
A second public forum hosted by hospital employees for the six candidates for Prowers Medical Center Board of Directors was held at the Cultural Evens Center Tuesday, April 24. The two hour event was also carried live on KLMR Radio. This question and answer format deviated from the first forum, as 75 different written […]
PMC Employees Hosting April Forum for Board Candidates
For Immediate Release: MAKE AN EDUCATED VOTING DECISION!!! A public forum and question and answer session will be held on Tuesday April 24, 2012 from 6:00-8:00pm at the Cultural Event Center for the Prowers Medical Center Board of Directors Candidates. The Forum will also be broadcast live on KLMR. The Prowers Medical Center Employees have […]
Final Days Drive for Toys for Tots
Darlene Lopez, organizer of Toys for Tots in Prowers County, said close to 375 families, including some 650 children from toddlers to mid teens will be served for the Christmas holiday by the efforts of donations and volunteers again this year. Lopez and her crew have been quietly assembling, cleaning and categorizing toys and assorted […]