Archive for August 7th, 2017
Parking Plans for the Pocket Park Presented
Now that the pocket park in downtown Lamar is four-fifths complete, the City is looking at development plans on the best use of the parking lots due east of the Main Street stores adjacent to the refurbished park and located between East Olive and East Beech Streets. The City of Lamar acquired one lot directly […]
Buck and McCormick Greet Lamar Residents at Town Hall Meetings
Two candidates for the same seat, U.S. Representative for District 4 in Colorado, were on hand for their separate town hall meetings in Lamar this past Friday, August 4th. Speaking at the Cultural Events Center, incumbent Ken Buck, the current representative, spent a lot of his time answering questions from the audience about the GOP failure […]
Noah Ray Leonard…May 20, 1970 – August 4, 2017
A memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, Noah Ray Leonard will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, August 11, 2017 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ian Blacker of the Lamar Christian Church officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date. Per Noah’s request cremation will take place and there will be […]
LCC Displays Maker Space Program
New innovations in computer technology have been combined with high-tech equipment at Lamar Community College which is offering a new curriculum for students as well as business opportunities for local entrepreneurs. Called Innovate and Make Space, the program is offered in the Betz Technology Building at LCC and is just getting underway. Students can enroll […]
New Addition for Prowers County Sheriff’s Posse
Donations from several local businesses in Lamar have helped fund a new storage shed for the Prowers County Sheriff’s Posse. A self-funded group, the Posse realized they needed a replacement storage unit at the southwest edge of Elmer’s Garden earlier this year. The former building had endured a lot of weather over the decades, but […]
Robert “Troy” Wright…April 7, 1961 – August 3, 2017
Graveside memorial services for Robert Troy Wright will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, August 9, 2017 at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar, Colorado with Pastor Paul Floyd officiating. Visitation will be held from 1:00-7:00 p.m. on Monday, August 7, 2017 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, Colorado. Robert Troy Wright, affectionately known as […]
Prowers County on the Route for the American Legion Legacy Motorcycle Run August 12th
On Saturday, August 12, 2017 the American Legion Legacy Run takes off from the Fort Dodge Soldier’s Home in Fort Dodge, Kansas. This year’s route will be along US Hwy 50. On Day 1 the Legacy Run will be traveling through Granada, Holly, Lamar, Las Animas, La Junta, Swink, Rocky Ford, Manzanola and […]
