Archive for May, 2017
Hitch for ARPA/City of Lamar Settlement Agreement
Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, announced that The City Council of La Junta cast a collective ‘no’ vote May 15th to approve the settlement agreement between ARPA and the City of Lamar. Their counterparts in Trinidad, also an ARPA municipal member, decided to table their decision during their May meeting. All six ARPA members, […]
Council Approves Ordinances for Veteran’s Cemetery and Tourism Advisory Board
Two ordinances were passed by the Lamar City Council on first reading during its Monday night meeting, May 22nd. The first pertains to an amended city code establishing eligibility criteria for internment in the veteran’s section of Fairmount Cemetery. The change now includes eligible dependent children in addition to the veteran’s spouse to be buried […]
Woodland Park High School Marks a Win at the 2017 Colorado Envirothon Competition
Woodland Park High School’s AP Environmental Science team once again took first place honors at the 2017 Colorado Envirothon Competition held on April 25 and 26, in Aurora, CO! This year’s event took place at the Arapahoe County Fair Grounds in Aurora, with ten teams participating who came from all over Colorado, to compete […]
Sarah Ann Adame…August 15, 1968 – May 18, 2017
A celebration of life memorial service for Bristol resident, Sarah Ann Adame will be held at 10:30 AM Thursday May 25, 2017 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Paul Floyd of the High Plains Fellowship Church officiating. Per Sarah’s request cremation will take place and there will be no visitation. Sarah Ann Adame […]
Open House for “Day One” Peer Services in Lamar
Southeast Health Group recently opened peer-run services and overnight supported stays at 3500 First Street South in Lamar. The program is called “Day One” and is designed to support people who are in recovery from mental illness and addictions. The public is invited to an Open House on Tuesday, June 13th, from 4:00 – 6:30 […]
Regional Drug Task Force Makes Local Arrests
The Drug Task Force comprised of Prowers, Baca, Kiowa, and Cheyenne County Sheriff’s Offices, have been conducting drug operations over the course of the last several months. The below arrests are the outcome of two of the investigations. On Friday, May 19, 2017, the Prowers County Sheriff’s Office was able to obtain an arrest warrant […]
Sunshine Prevails for Saturday Lamar Days Festivities
It’s too bad there wasn’t a way to scoot the calendar around so this past Friday would have been sunny. The chilly rain that spread through Prowers County dampened the first-ever Lamar Chamber Noontime BBQ for Lamar Days, a change from the traditional Good Morning Lamar Breakfast. Despite the weather, the board of directors served […]
Four-Year Project with Kansas, USFS Hopes to Restore Plains Grouse
CPW employs high-tech trickery in effort to reintroduce lesser prairie chickens CAMPO, Colo. — Why did the lesser prairie chicken cross the state line? Well, if Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists are successful, the answer will be to rebuild populations of the rare and vulnerable bird that has mostly disappeared from the sagebrush and grasslands […]
Birth Announcements: Fry
Cody and Shayla Fry of Eads, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Olivia Nichole Fry at 11:42am at Prowers Medical Center on Thursday, May 18, 2017 with Dr. Foley attending. Olivia weighed six pounds and 15 ounces and was 19 3/4 inches in length at birth. Brothers/Sisters: Tucker Austin Fry. Grandparents: Tammy Smith and […]
Jeffrey Lucero…October 18, 1942 – May 19, 2017
Graveside services for longtime Las Animas, Colorado resident, Jeffrey Lucero will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, May 22, 2017 at the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery Elder Chapel in Las Animas, Colorado with Pastor Diane Hutson officiating. Jeffrey Lucero “Pops” was born on October 18, 1942 in El Chorro, New Mexico. The Lord scheduled a […]
Colorado Employment Situation in April 2017
Employers in Colorado added 1,800 nonfarm payroll jobs from March to April for a total of 2,635,900 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 3,600 and government decreased 1,800. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased three-tenths of a percentage point in April to 2.3 percent. […]
2017 Recipient of James “Red” Heath Scholarship Named
Prowers County Farm Bureau is pleased to announce the recipient of its James “Red” Heath scholarship for high school seniors in Prowers County To be eligible for the scholarships, high school seniors filled out an application and submitted it to the Prowers County Farm Bureau. On the application, the seniors included a list of their […]
2017 Wiley Hay Days Royalty: Robert & Margaret Porterfield
The Porterfield’s moved to Wiley in 2008 after growing up in Holly and then living in South for over 40 years. Margaret Files and Robert Porterfield were married in the Holly Methodist Church in 1960 and chose to return to southeastern Colorado to be near Margaret’s Holly relatives after retiring from their jobs in Dallas/Fort […]
Lamar FBLA Students Competed in Leadership Conference in Vail
FBLA stands for Future Business Leaders of America. High school students are able to explore various career opportunities, take part in academic competitions, networking events with accomplished business professionals through workshops, and community service projects. FBLA is geared at helping high school students develop the skills needed to succeed the business world. FBLA helps take […]
Creation of Tourism Advisory Board Proposed for Lamar
An unofficial petition for a tourism-oriented lodging tax is being circulated among Lamar residents in an effort to provide a headcount for the Lamar City Council. The proposal for the new ordinance, which is being promoted by local citizens, offers some similarities to the current Lodging Tax and some important differences. The main similarity […]
