Archive for August, 2019
Lamar Workforce Center Hosting Customer Appreciation and Job Fair Events Thursday, September 5
This September is Workforce Development Month, an annual tradition in Colorado. Throughout the month, the state’s Workforce Centers (a network of both state and county run employment and training offices) will be teaming with the Department of Labor and Employment to provide a variety of special events. Workforce Development Month began modestly in 2004 with […]
Brandon Scott Batdorf…July 19, 1988 – August 21, 2019
A celebration of life for lifetime Lamar resident, Brandon Scott Batdorf will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, August 30, 2019 at the Peacock Family Chapel. Inurnment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar. Brandon was born on July 19, 1988 at Lamar, Colorado to Robbie Loren Batdorf and Marla D. (Conley) […]
John Richard Straily…May 3, 1951 – August 14, 2019
John Richard Straily was born on May 3, 1951 in Lamar, Colorado and died August 14, 2019 in Napa, California. He was preceded in death by his mother, father, and younger brother. John is survived by his wife of 45 years, Monette Straily, daughters Lindsey Branch (Lawson) of Vancouver, Canada, and Cassidy Straily (Marcus […]
Lamar Train Depot Listed in the National Register of Historic Places
The Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway Passenger Depot has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The building was officially listed on July 19th, 2019. The process to register the historic building has taken over a year through a nomination form that was submitted through efforts of the Lamar Historic […]
Veteran’s Health Fair Set for August 28th
The VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System is inviting area veterans to participate in their Health Fair set for Wednesday, August 28th at the VA Clinic at 1401 South Main Street in Lamar from 9am to 2pm. Their goal is to provide area veterans with a comprehensive educational opportunity regarding each vet’s VA healthcare. […]
Pedal The Plains Cycling Tour Showcases the Uniqueness of Southeastern Colorado
Highlighting Historical Sites of Lamar, Holly and Springfield Denver, CO (August 15, 2019) — The 3-day tour Pedal The Plains (PTP) presented by Viaero Wireless will take participants on a 200-mile adventure as they cycle through the Southeastern Plains of Colorado where history runs deep from outlaws and bandits, to the Santa Fe Trail […]
PMC Update for Prowers County Commissioners
Craig Loveless, Chief Executive Officer of Prowers Medical Center, shared the latest developments at the hospital with Prowers County Commissioners this past Tuesday, August 20th. Loveless said the transition to the end of summer has been mostly routine, but there has been activity with the annual back-to-school vaccines and sports physicals. “This is […]
County Planning Commission Approves GP Special Use Permit
The Prowers County Planning Commission approved an amended Special Use Permit request from Karl Nyquist and Bill Grasmick of GP Aggregates and GP Irrigated, LLC-West Farm Pit, operating on County Road HH.5, west of and parallel to, the Burlington Northern railroad tracks east of Lamar. The lands are zoned as Irrigated Agricultural […]
Veterans’ Administration Representatives Hold Town Hall Meeting
In an effort to maintain lines of communication and provide information updates for veterans in southeast Colorado, several representatives from the VA hosted a Town Hall Meeting Tuesday, August 20th at the Senior Citizen Center in Lamar. On hand were Greg Crenshaw, Veteran Experience Officer from the Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Katie […]
Big Timbers Museum Plans End of Summer Events
The Big Timbers Museum in Prowers County has an active calendar for September. Kathleen Scranton, Museum Curator, told the Prowers County Commissioners, the Fort William Bent Chapter of the NSDAR will have a photo opportunity and mini dedication for their group on Saturday, September 7th. The kiosks for the Santa Fe Trail Scenic […]
Prowers Lodging Panel Approves Historical Encampment Return to LCC
A unanimous vote by the Prowers County Lodging Tax Panel helped pave the way for the return of the popular Lamar Community College Frontier History Encampment for September 27-28th. The director, Kelley Emick, received $3,000 towards marketing for the event which has been held on campus every two years since 2005. Forty to sixty […]
Family Resource Center Options Discussed
Lisa Thomas, coordinator of the Collaborative Management Program for Prowers County Department of Human Services, led a discussion of about the development of a Family Resource Center for Prowers County during an afternoon meeting at Brew Unto Others this past Monday, August 19th. “We’d like to begin a conversation about what a Family […]
Vernon Hale…November 21, 1934 – August 19, 2019
Visitation for Las Animas, CO resident, Vernon Hale will be held from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Friday, August 23, 2019 at Horber Funeral Chapel in Las Animas, CO. Cremation will follow visitation and inurnment will take place in Oklahoma at a later date. Vernon William Hale was born November 21, 1934 to Earl […]
Reed Selected as New Prowers County Coroner
Dave Reed, a former officer with the Lamar Police Department, was selected by the Prowers County Commissioners to become the county’s new coroner. Reed, with his wife Heather looking on, took his oath of office from Judge Stan Brinkley Tuesday afternoon, August 20th, at the Prowers County Courthouse. “We had eight applicants for […]
Linda Kay Cochran…April 10, 1946 – August 19, 2019
A celebration of life memorial service for lifelong Lamar resident, Linda Kay Cochran, affectionately known as Kay will be held at 2:00PM on Friday, August 23, 2019 at the Lamar Christian Church with Ian Blacker officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery. Per Kay’s request cremation will take place and there will […]
