Archive for July, 2018
Birth Announcement: Miller
Matt and Megan Miller of Holly, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Dakota Miller at 10:10am at Prowers Medical Center on Sunday, July 29, 2018 with Dr. Foley attending. Dakota weighed six pounds and two ounces and was 19 3/4 inches in length at birth. Brothers/Sisters: Wyatt and Rylee. Grandparents: Pat and Gary Miller […]
Bustang Offers Results for Lamar – Pueblo Commuter Service
“Bustang®, Colorado’s first-ever state-owned and -operated interregional bus system, has exceeded ridership, revenue and fare box recovery projections during its first three years of service,” according to a press release from the CDOT service for the Metro sections of Colorado. The Bustang bus service connecting Lamar to Pueblo, which began in January 2018, […]
Developments Around Town
They are not always recognizable at first, but plans for community development are taking shape at different stages through the Lamar community. Additional work is underway at the 9/11 First Responders Memorial on the southern end of the Big Timbers Museum property. Begun last year and financed through private donations and grants, the memorial […]
USDA to Survey County Small Grains Acreage
LAKEWOOD, COLORADO –The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will survey producers in 32 states, including Arizona, Colorado, Montana, and Wyoming, for its County Agricultural Production Survey (CAPS). The survey will collect information on total acres planted and harvested, and total yield and production of small grains crops down to the county […]
PMC Announces Infrastructure Project – Sewer Line Replacement
(Lamar, CO) July 27, 2018 – On Monday, July 30th, Prowers Medical Center will begin an infrastructure project to replace an aging sewer line. This will require the closure of the hallway that starts at the main hallway and then heads east toward the Emergency Department. Access to this hallway will be CLOSED to […]
Southeast Health Group Opens New Location in Springfield
Beginning August 8, 2018, Southeast Health Group (SHG) will be providing behavioral health services at 189 East 9th Street in Springfield. “We have enjoyed a good partnership with the local hospital over the past several years,” said JC Carrica, CEO of Southeast Health Group, “but it was time to establish a place […]
DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT – NWS, Pueblo
SYNOPSIS… Weather systems throughout the month of June have brought some precipitation across the State of Colorado. However, the bulk of the precipitation has been focused across northern and extreme eastern portions of the state, with the precipitation received across South Central and Southeast Colorado more spotty, and not enough to overcome the extremely […]
Justin W. Murdock…July 9, 1983 – July 25, 2018
A celebration of life memorial service for former Granada, Colorado resident currently of Gruver, Texas, Justin W. Murdock will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, August 3, 2018 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Reverend Kathy Leathers officiating. Per Justin’s request cremation will take place and there will be no visitation. Justin was […]
Birth Announcements: Flores -/- Jaime
Shellby Barton and Delkys Flores of Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter Dahlia Faye Flores at 6:09am at Prowers Medical Center on Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 with Dr. Foley attending. Dahlia weighed six pounds and two ounces and was 18 inches in length at birth. Brothers/Sisters: Aiden Barton and Keenan Flores. […]
CSP Investigating Baca Cty Highway Fatality
The Colorado State Patrol is currently investigating a two-vehicle crash, which resulted in a single fatality. The crash occurred on July 25, 2018, at 2120 hours, on Colorado Highway 287 approximately 13 miles north of Springfield Colorado, in Baca County. A 2013 GMC Yukon driven by Justin Murdock, 35, of Gruver, TX, was traveling northbound […]
Duane L. Heishman…December 5, 1959 – July 18, 2018
A private family memorial service for Lamar resident, Duane L. Heishman will be held at a later date. Per Duane’s request, cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation. Duane was born on December 5, 1959 in Marshalltown, Iowa to Charles Heishman and Ruth Osborn-Heishman and departed this life on Wednesday July 18, […]
Colorado Mills Exploring Solar Farm Power Options
The high cost of electricity was highlighted during the July 24th meeting of the Lamar Utility Board as Colorado Mills General Manager, Rick Robbins, and Tim Hume discussed the cost-saving option of developing a solar powered generation unit for the Lamar based company. Robbins was one of several local businessmen who originally approached the […]
Council Takes No Action on Sage Brush Service Plan
Proponents of the Sage Brush Meadows nursing home came no closer in their goal of having the Lamar City Council vote to approve their Service Plan for the 54 bed home during the council’s regular meeting on Monday, July 23rd. The group’s window for moving forward for a November ballot issue closes on July […]
Birth Announcements: Kilpatrick -/- Trahan-Lantis
Amanda and Josh Kilpatrick of Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Aubrey Rae Kilpatrick at 8:19am at Prowers Medical Center on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 with Dr. Foley attending. Aubrey weighed seven pounds and 1 ounce and was 19 inches in length at birth. Brothers/Sisters: Ashtyn and Emma. Grandparents: Sandy & Gary […]
USDA LIVESTOCK SLAUGHTER – JUNE 2018
UNITED STATES HIGHLIGHTS Commercial red meat production for the United States totaled 4.33 billion pounds in June, down 1 percent from the 4.35 billion pounds produced in June 2017. Beef production, at 2.30 billion pounds, was 1 percent above the previous year. Cattle slaughter totaled 2.88 million head, up 1 percent from June […]
