Archive for March 30th, 2016
Lamar Council Okays Future Event Dates, Equipment Funding for LFD
County Commissioner, Ron Cook, is organizing the 21st Annual Car Show and Rod Run at Willow Creek Park on May 21st and received permission from the Lamar City Council to hold the event in a section of the park including an overnight stay for vendors on the 20th. “We had 39 vendors last year as […]
Birth Announcement: Chavez
Yulissa Sandoval and Santiago Chavez of Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their son Yassael Chavez at 1:34pm at Prowers Medical Center on March 26, 2-16 with Sharon Hendricks attending. Yassael weighed six pounds and was 19 inches in length at birth. Grandparents are: Maria and Raymond Sandoval and Ruben and Estella Chavez.
Stolen Corvette Involved in Fiery, Fatal Crash in Otero County
On Tuesday, March 29, 2016, around 4:43 p.m., the Colorado State Patrol received a report of a reckless driver on Hwy 350 near Highway 71 in Otero County, Colorado. The reporting party stated a white Corvette tried to run her off the road. The reporting party turned off Highway 350 and went to Rocky Ford […]
PCDI Hosts Annual Meeting, New Director Vote
The annual Prowers County Development Incorporated annual meeting held Tuesday, March 29th at the Rodeway Cow Palce Inn was brief and had a low attendance, as was anticipated on both counts. Minus an executive director for over a year by choice and circumstances, there was no annual director’s report to summarize developments from the preceding […]
Sheila Victoria Koury…December 26, 1922 – March 26, 2016
Funeral Services for Sheila Koury will be held at Fort Lyon National Cemetery on Friday, April 1, 2016 at 11:00 a.m. with Keric Sullivan officiating. Sheila Victoria Koury was born on December 26, 1922 to Rueben and Violet (Innes) More in Manitoba, Canada and passed away on March 26, 2016 in Colorado Springs, Colorado […]
LCC Names New Head Volleyball Coach
(Lamar, Colorado; March 24, 2016) The Lamar Community College Runnin’ Lopes volleyball program will be under the direction of new head coach Dante Geoffrey in 2016 and beyond. “We are excited to have Dante as our new head volleyball coach,” remarked LCC Athletic Director and Head Baseball Coach Scott Crampton. “He comes from […]
Lamar City Council, Prowers County Discuss Funding Rail Line Upgrades
Rick Klein, La Junta City Manager, detailed the unique success story of how local funding from numerous small communities in three states, has directly related to 127 miles of improvements for railroad tracks and infrastructure. The latest funding effort marks the third year the Lamar City Council has joined with other communities in Colorado, Kansas […]
New LCC Dorm Financing Almost Completed
“We’re making good progress on the new dorm on campus and we’re down to less than $28,000 from having the cost being fully funded,” according to Lamar Community College President, John Marrin. Marrin made those remarks to the Prowers County Commissioners during one of his few remaining updates this past Monday, March 28th. The college […]
