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Bent Conservation District is recipient of a Colorado State Conservation Board Supplemental Matching Grant – helping to fund ten improvement projects

One of Bent Conservations District’s recent projects From Pastures to Pure Awesomeness! By Rachel Murphy, District Manager Bent Conservation District was thrilled to be awarded a Colorado State Conservation Board (CSCB) Supplemental Matching Grant in 2025, which helped fund ten range improvement projects within the district over the past year. The grant funds supported fence replacements […]

Sagebrush Beauty Company holds grand opening in Lamar

Kierra Shelton, owner of Sagebrush Beauty Company, cuts the ribbon to kick off her grand opening A ribbon cutting and grand opening was held Friday, July 24, 2026 for the Sagebrush Beauty Company, located at 107 E. Olive Street in Lamar.  Present at the ribbon cutting were Mayor Crespin, representatives from the Lamar Chamber of […]

Tri-State 911 Tribute Foundations receives generous donation from Golden Plains Insurance

Tri-State 911 Tribute Foundation President Doug Harbour and President-Elect Don Wilson receive generous donation from Golden Plains Insurance agents Nick Palmer, Branson Jennings, and Reygan Gibbs.  

Prowers County Department of Human Services Receives El Pomar Foundation Grant to Strengthen Fatherhood Program

Prowers County Department of Human Services (PCDHS) is pleased to announce that it has been awarded a grant from El Pomar Foundation to support and expand the Prowers County Fatherhood Program. This generous investment will strengthen services designed to empower fathers, promote healthy families, and improve outcomes for children throughout Prowers County and the surrounding region. […]

Lamar Police Department press release for Jade Downey arrest

  After a year long investigation by the Lamar Police Department, Jade Immett Downey was arrested on July 15, 2026, on the following charges: Enticement of a Child                                                     18-3-305(1)                           F4 Sexual Assault on a Child                                               18-3-405(1)                           F4 Stalking                                                                           18-3-602(1)(c)                       F5 Internet Luring of a Child                                               18-3-306(1)                           F5 Disclosure of a Private Image for Harassment               18-7-107(1)(a)                       […]

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  • Gary Leon Kaminsky -  July 23, 1948 – April 21, 2026

    Gary Leon Kaminsky – July 23, 1948 – April 21, 2026

    Gary L. Kaminsky, 77, of La Junta, Colorado passed away on April 21, 2026, at Parkview Medical Center in Pueblo, Colorado. He was born on July 23, 1948, in Lamar, Colorado to Haral A. Kaminsky & Ramona M. George. Gary is survived by his loving wife of 57 years, Belva of the La Junta home; […]

  • Pueblo man rescues hundreds of animals from Aspen Acres fire

    Pueblo man rescues hundreds of animals from Aspen Acres fire

    Chad Ingo – photo credit: Chelsea Casabona/Colorado PBS Chelsea Casabona -Colorado PBS PUEBLO, Colo. — When the Aspen Acres fire started to burn early in the morning of June 29, Pueblo resident Chad Ingo and his step-mom, Kriste Ingo, wanted to help. Ingo and his family have trailers and land resources they wanted to share […]

  • Updated article about July 14, 2026 Lamar Utilities Board meeting

    EDITOR’S NOTE:  This article has been updated to include a discussion held at this meeting between the Lamar Utilities Board and Lamar Mayor Crespin and City Administrator Hammes, concerning decisions made at the July 13 City Council meeting. The Lamar Utilities Board met July 14, 2026 for a regular bi-monthly meeting   All board members were […]

  • Lamar Police Department responds to "A report of a special birthday party having cake without them" - celebrates with local 6-year old boy

    Lamar Police Department responds to “A report of a special birthday party having cake without them” – celebrates with local 6-year old boy

    Birthday Boy Justin with Lamar Police Chief Kevin Ridder The Lamar Police Deparment shared this adorable story on their Facebook page: “Officers responded to Willow Creek Park on a report of a special birthday party having cake without them! Chief Ridder responded after learning the birthday boy had a really cool motorcycle! Justin, now age […]

  • Colorado Employment Situation – June 2026

    Colorado Employment Situation – June 2026

    Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Increase by 4,800 in June; Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.9 Percent Household survey data  According to the survey of households, the number of unemployed individuals decreased by 1,200 to 124,800 from May to June. Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged over the same time period at 3.9 percent. The national unemployment rate decreased one-tenth of […]

  • Pedro "Pete" Torres Rodriguez - July 15, 1947 - July 14, 2026

    Pedro “Pete” Torres Rodriguez – July 15, 1947 – July 14, 2026

    Mass of Christian Burial for Holly, Colorado resident, Pedro “Pete” Torres Rodriguez will be held at 2:00 p.m. and Rosary prior to the Mass at 1:30 p.m., Monday, July 27, 2026 at St Frances of Rome Catholic Church in Holly, Colorado with cremation to follow. Pedro Torres Rodriguez, affectionately known as Pete, was born on […]

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