Archive for January, 2019
Shore Arts Pocket Park Project Completed with New Shade Structures
2019 began with the finalization of the Shore Arts Center Pocket Park project, the three large umbrella-type coverings that will offer shade protection from the sun and the elements for future visitors. The last segment of the project was completed on Friday, January 4th. The Lamar City Council had approved the purchase earlier […]
Greg Wollert…April 3, 1961 – January 1, 2019
A celebration of life memorial service for Lamar resident, Greg Wollert will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, January 11, 2019 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Mike Schneider of the Wiley Community Church officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Wiley Cemetery. Per Greg’s request cremation will take place and there will be […]
Yolanda Marquez…May 9, 1937 – December 29, 2018
A mass of Christian burial for former Lamar, Colorado resident, currently of Brush, Colorado, Yolanda Marquez will be held at 10:00AM on Monday, February 4, 2019 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Mariusz Wirkowski as celebrant. A rosary service will be held prior to the mass […]
NWS 2018 Annual Climate Summary
2017 Offered More Moisture in S.E. Colorado New Year’s Day of 2018 started out on the chilly side, especially across southeastern Colorado, however the rest of January of 2018 was mainly warm and dry across much of South Central and Southeast Colorado. A few weather systems and associated cold fronts did move across […]
Birth Announcement: Miller
Kelci and Veronica Silva announce the birth of their son, Tyler Joe Miller at 11:27pm at Prowers Medical Center on Monday, December 31, 2018 with Dr. Foley attending. Tyler weighed six pounds and three ounces and was 20 inches in length at birth. Grandparent: Londa Miller.
Marguerite M. “Maggie” Tyrrell…February 24, 1942 – January 1, 2019
Graveside Services for Marguerite M. Tyrrell will be held at 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at Imperial Memorial Gardens in Pueblo, CO. Visitation will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 8, 2019 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, CO. Marguerite Merle Tyrrell, affectionately known to most as […]
Bent County SO and CBI Investigate Homicide
(January 3, 2018—CBI—Pueblo, CO)—The Bent County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO), with assistance from the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), is investigating the alleged homicide of a Las Animas man on Thursday, January 3, 2019. Bent County Sheriff’s deputies were called to a home in the 400 block of Locust Avenue in Las […]
Holly Trustees Receive ARPA Update
Rick Rigel, General Manager of the Arkansas River Power Authority, (ARPA) briefed the Holly Trustees on the organization’s latest efforts for negotiating a bond sale to Tri State G & T during the Trustees’ first meeting of 2019, held this past Wednesday, January 2nd. “It’s been almost a year since ARPA and Tri-State […]
Holly Commercial Club Anticipates News for 2019 ‘Pedal the Plains’ Event
Holly is unofficially one of three communities in southeast Colorado that will be included in the annual Pedal the Plains bike-riding event that is set this year for September 13-15th. The specific announcement about this year’s course, that involves an estimated 1,000 bike riders, will be held on January 19th in Denver. Lamar was […]
Birth Announcements: Alonzo -/- Francis
Kayla Arellano and Preston Alonzo of Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Kinsley Della-Grace Alonzo at 7:58am at Prowers Medical Center on Monday, December 31, 2018 with Dr. Foley attending. Kinsley weighed four pounds and 13 ounces and was 18 ¼ inches in length at birth. Brothers/Sisters: Joshua Arellano and Brayden […]
RoseMarie Hubbard…March 25, 1939 – January 1, 2019
A celebration of life for lifelong Lamar resident, RoseMarie Hubbard will be held at 1:00PM on Monday, January 7, 2019 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Travis Horn of the Lamar Missionary Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation for RoseMarie will be held on Monday, January 7, 2019 […]
2018 Year in Review – December
Reductions in Lamar Light Plant Electric Bills Coming in 2019 The Lamar Utilities Board took two steps during their final meet of the year, December 11th, to reduce utility rates to electricity customers. Board members approved Resolution 18-12-03, adopting a modification to the Charter Appropriation Adjustment Tariff and approved a 2019 Electric Cost […]
2018 Year in Review – November
Financial Fallout from 1A’s Defeat 4,002 votes were cast on November 6th concerning Prowers County Ballot Issue 1A, a proposed county tax increase to generate additional revenues for the ambulance service in and around Prowers County. The measure was defeated 2,102 against to 1,900 in favor. Had it passed, it was estimated […]
State Report Documents Fatal Domestic Violence Incidents, Deaths Up from 2018
At least 43 people died from domestic violence including eight more primary victims than 2017. Dec. 12, 2019 (DENVER, Colo.)— At least 43 people died in Colorado in 2018 as a result of domestic violence incidents, according to a report from the Colorado Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board that the Colorado Office of the […]
2018 Year in Review October
New K9 on Patrol in Lamar Spark, the latest addition to the Lamar Police Department, has been on the job with her handler, Officer Thomas Campbell since the beginning of the month. She’s identified drug contraband as recently as the 15th of this month during a search. Spark is a two year […]
