Archive for March 27th, 2018
Lamar, One of Several S.E. CO Towns Nominated by OEDIT
Gov. Hickenlooper and the Colorado Office of Economic Development announce five Opportunity Zone nominations for Southeast Colorado DENVER – March 23, 2018 – Gov. John Hickenlooper, along with the Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade (OEDIT), today announced the nomination of 126 Opportunity Zones across the state that will be eligible for new […]
State Water Studies Require Funding
Streams of funding will become important to keep streams of water flowing in Colorado in the coming decades, Gov. John Hickenlooper’s top water adviser said. “We are looking at the appropriate revenue streams,” said John Stulp, the governor’s adviser. “One of the key questions is: How do you build certainty that new methods […]
Letter to the Editor:
We just received our copy of Colorado Sheriff publication of the County Sheriffs of Colorado. Sheriff Sam Zordel’s article on Prowers County gave interesting bits of history on past Prowers County Sheriffs including the full history of the Fleagle Gang robbery and subsequent way the members were tracked down and brought to justice. His […]
City Council Continues Option for Business Development with Buxton
The Lamar Redevelopment Authority approved an application for a DOLA REDI grant of $30,000 to finance the on-going efforts of Buxton group to provide marketing strategies for the City of Lamar’s retail development programs. City Administrator, John Sutherland, noted that the reports from Buxton have served as an information asset to Angie Cue, Lamar’s Community […]
Butler-Huddleston Foundation Contributes to 9/11 Memorial
Jan Hall, Trustee for the Butler-Huddleston Foundation, presented Memorial organizer, Doug Harbour, with a $10,000 check to help construct the 9/11 First Responder Memorial now under construction at the southern edge of the Big Timbers Museum along Highway 287 in Lamar. Plans have been developing for over a year for the Memorial, although groundbreaking […]
