Archive for May 10th, 2017
McClave Students Win LUB/ARPA Scholarships
Two McClave High School students, James Steerman, who will be attending Western State Colorado University where he plans to study Business Finance and Administration and Blake Brubacher who will be attending Colorado State University where he plans to study Construction Management, were announced as the Lamar Utility Board/ARPA scholarship winners during the board’s regular meeting, […]
Action 22 Welcomes New Leadership
Action 22 announces the selection of new President/CEO, Sara Blackhurst of Rye, CO. Mrs. Blackhurst has been serving nonprofit organizations in Southern Colorado for more than a decade and brings expertise in nonprofit operations, grant writing, program development and fundraising to the position. “I am beyond excited to have the opportunity to serve Southeastern Colorado […]
Business Growth Discussions Held at Lamar Merchants/PEP Roundtable Meeting
The Lamar Merchants and PEP, (Prowers Economic Prosperity) combined two different meetings into one session at the Wash Spott on East Olive Street, Tuesday, May 9th. PEP has been hosting a series of roundtable information meetings devoted to such topics as agriculture, housing, marketing, employment, transportation and last night’s session, retail sales. The Lamar […]
Utility Rates Take a Personal Note
As the legal process for the lawsuit between the City of Lamar and Arkansas River Power Authority, ARPA, continues, the individual impact of high electric rates on private citizens/customers was brought before the Lamar Utilities Board during their regular meeting, Tuesday, May 9th. A mother and her adult son, residents relatively new to Lamar for […]
Cirilo Silva…July 9, 1924 – May 9, 2017
A funeral liturgy memorial service for lifetime Granada resident, Cirilo Silva will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, May 19, 2017 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Stan Ybarra officiating. Inurnment will follow at Riverside Cemetery. Per Cirilo’s request cremation will take place and there will be no visitation. Cirilo was born on July […]
Lamar Retail Sales Tax Notes a Drop
March Sales and Use tax collected in April by the City of Lamar showed a decrease of 1.36%, or $3,885.89 when compared to the same period in 2016. Collections in 2017 were $281,626.93 and $285,512.82 for last year. Total Sales and Use Tax collections had a drop of 2.93% for a decrease of $9,262.08. Collections […]
