Archive for August, 2018
Lamar District School Board Receives Best Grant, Needs Matching Funds
Lamar High School and Lincoln School are in dire need of infrastructure upgrades. The RE-2 District School Board approved a resolution during their August 13th meeting to place a question on the November 6th ballot to secure the balance of funds needed to complete a BEST Cash Grant Award to pay for the […]
Construction Work to Begin on Lamar Loop
The Lamar Loop came a step closer to construction with the Lamar City Council approving the mayor’s signature on the Owner-Contractor agreement and general conditions with MonCor LLC during the August 13th council meeting. The council has had plans for the Loop for some time while funds have been pending for the […]
City Sales Tax Revenue Continues Year-Long Improvement
Although the monthly sales tax revenue for the City of Lamar posted a slim gain for June sales, the year to date figures continued to show growth. City Sales Tax was up 0.51% for a $1,615.24 increase over the year before with 2017 at $314,737.26 and 2018 at $316,352.50. Use Tax collected was […]
New Signage for Safety
Three locations on Highway 287 through Lamar have been equipped with electronic street-crossing signage as part of the overall Downtown Project, according to Brian Long, CDOT Resident Engineer. Traveling north, motorists will encounter the three at the Lamar Community College Baseball Field at Merchant’s Park. This lighting system is known as RRFB, or Rectangular […]
Mike Benge…February 21, 1952 – August 10, 2018
A memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, Mike Benge will be held at 2:00 PM Friday August 17, 2018 at the Lamar Christian Church with Ian Blacker officiating. Per Mike’s request cremation has taken place and there will be no public visitation. Mike was born on February 21, 1952 in Palmyra, MO to […]
Wheels Skateboard Park Officially Opens
Few recent developments in the City of Lamar have been put to so much continued good use as the skateboard park in Willow Creek Park. The park, in the northeast end of Willow Creek Park, has been in use for the past month since the basic construction was finalized. And there were dozens […]
William Charles Weber…November 6, 1940 – August 9, 2018
William Charles Weber, 77, of Lamar, long time brand inspector and cattle rancher in southeastern Colorado, passed away August 9, 2018 in Pueblo, CO. Charles was born on November 6, 1940 and is preceded in death by his parents, William and Emily Weber, a son Benjamin, and a grandson Dustin Brunelli. Charles is […]
USDA CROP PRODUCTION – AUGUST 2018
COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS Based on August 1 conditions, corn production in Colorado is forecast at 178.22 million bushels, according to the August 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is down 4 percent from last year’s 185.90 million bushels. The 1.34 million […]
NWS Report: Monsoonal Rains Offer Some Relief to Drought Stricken Southeast Colorado
SYNOPSIS: Weather systems over the past few months have brought some precipitation across the State of Colorado, with the Southwest Monsoon kicking in throughout the month of July, bringing more widespread and much needed moisture to much of Southeastern Colorado. Further west, the summer monsoonal rains have been more spotty and generally not enough […]
New Look at Historic Boggsville Site
Thanks to two grants from the Gates Family Foundation, high quality interpretive signs were recently installed along the walking paths at Boggsville Historic Site. The new signs are designed to blend with the natural landscape and withstand the harsh Southeast Colorado sun and wind. The former trail signs were a mishmash of markers installed […]
Popularity of Dutch Oven Cooking Continues at Fair
Back for their second year, five teams of volunteer Dutch Oven cookers prepared a ground beef dinner for free sampling this past Thursday, August 9th at Elmer’s Garden at the Prowers County Fairgrounds. Organizer Chad Hart said the rules remained the same as last year. All the teams are given their ingredients […]
Estes Eugene “Buster” Dennis…May 4, 1933 – August 7, 2018
Graveside Funeral Service for Mena, Arkansas resident Buster Dennis will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 at Hartman Cemetery in Hartman, Colorado with Pastor Eugene Birt officiating. Estes Eugene “Buster” Dennis was born on May 4, 1933 in Holly, Colorado to Roy E. and Selna F. […]
Granada Begins Search for New Trustee, Continues to Repair Hail Damage
Deb Choat offered a series of statements addressed to her fellow Granada Trustees before she tendered her verbal resignation from the board during the Trustee’s monthly meeting, Wednesday, August 8th. Mayor Glenn Otto said that as Granada has no wards or districts, any qualified resident may submit a letter of intent to the […]
Candelaria T. “Candy” Lopez…October 25, 1942 – August 8, 2018
A celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident, Candelaria T. Lopez, affectionately known as Candy, will be held at 1:00PM on Monday, August 13, 2018 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Mark Viar officiating. Interment will be held at Riverside Cemetery. Visitation for Candy will be held on Monday, August 13, 2018 from […]
Buxton Reps Explain Company’s Role in Local Economic Development
Just over 62% of local revenue in Lamar is generated from non-resident sources, while $5M is spent out of the county each year for health and personal care issues, accountable for an area of major dollar leakage for the community. Those were two of the facts presented to Prowers Economic Prosperity board members during […]
