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Lamar Utility Board Okays Revised Employee Handbook

    Lamar Light Plant Human Resources Officer, Leala Owen, briefed the utility board members on recommended changes made to the employee’s handbook.  The first updates since 2007.  She said the updates will be consistent with changing employment laws and requirements and the alterations were considered by the Mountain States Employers Council, CIRSA and attorney’s […]

Council Approves Ordinance 1269, Hears List of Holiday Event

At the regular City Council meeting on November 27, Mayor Kirk Crespin began by presenting a plaque of appreciation to outgoing Council Member Mike Duffy, thanking him for all the work he has done for Lamar. Council voted to approve, on second reading, Ordinance 1269.  The Ordinance provides for the elimination of the distance restriction […]

Colorado Crop Progress & Condition Report, Week Ending November 26, 2023

AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Harvest activities were wrapping up for several crops last week, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Based on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association (NOAA) data, most of the State received at least some precipitation last week. Converted moisture totals ranged from trace amounts to one […]

LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER – OCTOBER 2023

  UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.77 billion pounds in October, up slightly from the 4.76 billion pounds produced in October 2022. Beef production, at 2.34 billion pounds, was 3 percent below the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.83 million head, down 3 percent from October 2022. The […]

USDA Farm Labor Report

MOUNTAIN II REGION (COLORADO, NEVADA, UTAH) There were 18,000 workers hired directly by farms in the Mountain II Region (Colorado, Nevada, and Utah) during the reference week of October 8-14, 2023, according to the Agricultural Labor Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Farm operators paid their […]

Everett “Butch” Buchanan December 15, 1958 – November 21, 202

A mass of Chrisitan burial for longtime Granada, Colorado resident, Everett Buchanan, affectionately known to his family and friends as Butch will be held at 10:00AM on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Leonardo Ayuyao’s.s.s. officiating. A rosary service will be held prior to the […]

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  • Virginia Elder – August 23, 1937 – November 26, 2023

    Virginia Elder – August 23, 1937 – November 26, 2023

        A memorial service for Virginia Elder will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, November 30, 2023 at Aspen Center at Casa Del Sol in La Junta, Colorado.  A private inurnment will take place at Bent/Las Animas Cemetery. Virginia was born on August 23, 1937 in Fowler, Colorado to Alfred and Dorothea (Gorsline) Langdon.  […]

  • Vernie Mae Ellis – April 30, 1939 – November 19, 2023

    Vernie Mae Ellis – April 30, 1939 – November 19, 2023

        Memorial services for Vernie Mae Ellis will be held at 2pm on Saturday, December 2, 2023 at the Full Gospel Church in Rocky Ford, CO.  Burial will follow in Richfield, KS on Sunday, December 3, 2023.  Vernie Mae (Wilson) Ellis was born on April 30, 1939 in Hartville, MO to Clifton and Elberta […]

  • Mildred Meardon – March 17, 1940 – November 25, 2023

    Mildred Meardon – March 17, 1940 – November 25, 2023

      A Memorial Service for Mildred Meardon will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 6, 2023 at the Wesleyan Fellowship Church in Las Animas, Colorado with Pastor Mark Cloer officiating.  Inurnment will take place at a later date at Mount Olivet Cemetery in Buena Vista, Colorado. Mildred Jean (Black) Meardon, affectionately known as […]

  • William Hurst – April 27, 1932 – November 21, 2023

    William Hurst – April 27, 1932 – November 21, 2023

      Graveside services for Bill Hurst will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 30, 2023 at Fort Lyon National Cemetery with Pastor Ian Blacker officiating.  Per his request, there will be no visitation. William Jackson Hurst, affectionately known as Bill, was born on April 27, 1932 in Lamar, Colorado to William T. and […]

  • Linda Longworth – June 16, 1944 – November 25, 2023

    Linda Longworth – June 16, 1944 – November 25, 2023

        A celebration of life for longtime McClave Resident Linda Longworth will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, December 1, 2023 at McClave Community Church. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Lamar, Colorado. Visitation for Linda will be held from 1:00pm until 4:00 pm on Thursday, November 30, 2023 at the Peacock […]

  • Carolyn Carr – October 27, 1935 – November 25, 2023

    Carolyn Carr – October 27, 1935 – November 25, 2023

    Graveside services for Bristol, Colorado resident, Carolyn Carr will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, December 1, 2023, at Sunnyslope Cemetery in Bristol, Colorado with Ian Blacker officiating. Carolyn Marie (Marples) Carr was born on October 27, 1935, in Lamar, Colorado to Arthur and Pearl (Trebbe) Marples. She passed away in Eads, Colorado on November […]

  • Jo Anne (Martin) Miller October 24, 1934 - November 21, 2023

    Jo Anne (Martin) Miller October 24, 1934 – November 21, 2023

    A funeral liturgy for Jo Anne Miller will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, December 28, 2023 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Las Animas, Colorado.  Per Jo Anne’s request, cremation has taken place and there will be no viewing. Jo Anne (Martin) Miller was born on October 24, 1934 in Quitman, Arkansas as […]

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