Archive for March 28th, 2016
Planning and Zoning Commission to Discuss WPA Buildings for Community Corrections Site
After years of lying idle, the WPA Buildings on East Maple Street in Lamar may be put to use. Doug Carrigan, CEO of ATC, Advantage Treatment Center in Sterling, Colorado, addressed the Lamar City Council during a work session earlier this month and outlined a concept for a 30-40 bed facility in town. At that time, […]
Rural Seat Belt Enforcement Campaign Underway thru April 3
STATEWIDE — In an effort to increase seat belt use in rural communities, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT), the Colorado State Patrol (CSP) and rural law enforcement agencies will launch a Click It or Ticket enforcement period in rural counties across the state. The heightened patrol is set to run from Monday, March 28 […]
Georgia “Jodie” Smith Burrows…March 7, 1938 – March 14, 2016
Bristol Resident, recently residing in Alamosa, Georgia “Jodie” Smith Burrows, 78, a beautiful mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, teacher and friend took her last breath March 14, 2016 at the Evergreen Nursing Home in Alamosa. She has begun a new journey – a journey without pain, without sorrow, without worry – a journey beside her […]
Robby Berndt…July 2, 1951 – March 21, 2016
Funeral services for Robby Berndt will be held at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at the First Christian Church in Holly, Colorado with Pastor Kurtis Klinghammer officiating. Interment will follow in the Holly Cemetery. Robby Lynn Berndt was born on July 2, 1951 in Lamar, Colorado to Fred and Arlene (States) Berndt. He passed […]
Voter Info for June 28, 2016 Primary Election
Election Information 2016 Election Alerts: How important is it to vote in the June 28, 2016 Primary Election? Please be aware that Primary Elections are to select candidates to go on to the November General Election. Reminder: There will not be presidential candidates on the Primary Election Ballot. There will be state and local races […]
Colorado Employment Situation for February 2016
Employers in Colorado added 2,500 nonfarm payroll jobs from January to February for a total of 2,584,800 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 900 and government increased 1,600. This is the 52nd month of consecutive nonfarm payroll jobs gains. The last time Colorado experienced this many months or […]
