Archive for September, 2019
Jamie Smith…December 3, 1994 – September 7, 2019
Funeral Services for Las Animas, CO resident, Jamie Smith will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 16, 2019 at the Bent Community Center in Las Animas, CO. Interment will follow in the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery in Las Animas, CO. Visitation for Jamie will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. Sunday, September 15, […]
Lamar Utility Board Holds Brief Meeting
The Lamar Utilities Board held a brief regular meeting on Tuesday, September 10th. Purchase orders totaling $188,313.44 were submitted and of those $1,165,067.85 were submitted for approval including $1,146,034.19 for power purchased from ARPA, Arkansas River Power Authority. That marks another month in which the Light Plant purchased over one million dollars’ worth of […]
Hemp Processing Business Slated for Lamar
The Lamar City Council added an extra item to its September 9th meeting agenda to provide information for a proposed hemp processing business to be located at the former Kmart building at 701 North Main Street in Lamar. The council contacted by phone, Hiver Salley of Isolate Kings LLC and Tara Hosick, Prowers […]
Council Considers Study for Year-Round Covered Pool
Lamar is joining with High Plains Community Health Center in a Memorandum of Understanding to research the feasibility of a partnership leading to a year-round covered swimming pool or aquatics center to serve Lamar and the surrounding area on an annual basis. The goals outlined in the MOU include: the ‘low-cost’ study of […]
July City Sales Tax Revenue is Up
The revenues from the July Lamar City Sales Tax, collected in August is up 6.11% and was up 5.70% for Total Sales and Use Tax collections. The tax revenue increase was $17,300 over last year and $17,826 for Total Sales and Use Tax collections. Taxes collected in 2018 were $312,831 and were $330,658 […]
Congratulations to Sr. Sergeant Ron Manly on his Retirement!
We are having a celebration of Manly’s 35 years of service at the Prowers County Sheriff’s Department! The public is welcome to come out between 1pm and 4pm (come and go) on Thursday, September 12th at the Multi-Purpose room at the Sheriff’s Office. Please drop in and join us for cake and […]
Lamar Hosts 8th Annual 9/11 First Responder Tribute
There was good parade weather this past Saturday, September 7th ,sunny and cooler than usual, as the floats and entries lined the route beginning from Beech Streets and then along South 6th Street in Lamar. Just prior to the 10am start, small American flags were handed out to the crowds and shortly […]
Trooper Tips: Traction
It’s that time of year again, so we need to address snow storms and driving in them. This year there has been some confusion with the new traction laws that travelers will be facing. So I’m here to help answer some of those questions. Most of the focus for the traction law has […]
Cow Palace Inn Closing Doors Pending Investor Restructuring
The Cow Palace Inn in Lamar has temporarily closed its doors, pending financing for a remodeling job under a new franchise. Owner, Doug Thrall told The Prowers Journal, a dozen employees were given notice on Thursday, September 5th as both the restaurant and the motel will be closed until further notice. Following its […]
Robert G. Lucero…March 26, 1927 – September 4, 2019
A memorial mass for former Lamar and Wiley, Colorado resident currently of Las Animas, Colorado will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, September 13, 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 […]
Stephen Noble…August 12, 1955 – September 3, 2019
Funeral Services for Las Animas, CO resident, Steve Noble will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 9, 2019 at the United Methodist Church in Las Animas, CO. Pastor Rod Coulter will officiate. Burial will follow in the Bent/Las Cemetery in Las Animas, CO. Visitation for Steve will be held from 2:00 p.m. to […]
Javier Chacon…February 15, 1996 – September 1, 2019
Mass of Christian Burial for McClave, CO resident, Javier Chacon will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 6, 2019 at St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Lamar, CO with Father Mariusz Wirkowski as celebrant. Rosary for Javier will be held at 1:30 p.m. Friday, September 6, 2019 also at […]
A Walk on the Safe Side
School is back in session and drivers should be paying attention to students crossing the main road through Lamar, especially at the Lamar Middle School. Three areas along Highway 287 are using crossing lights developed to heighten awareness of student crossings; near Lamar Community College near the ballfields, at the intersection of Parkway […]
Swisher Appointed to Holly Trustee Board
Rod Swisher was appointed to fill the vacancy on the Holly Trustee’s Board during their monthly meeting, September 4th. He is replacing Aaron Leiker who submitted his resignation at last month’s meeting. Swisher will fill that seat until April 2020 at which time, he and four other Trustee’s will be up for re-election […]
Lone Star Rider, Riding for a Cure!
Rex Covington from Texas has logged in a log of miles from his motorcycle over the past two years, riding and raising donations for diabetes research. He stopped at the office of The Prowers Journal this past Tuesday, September 3rd, to provide an update on his mission, to raise a total of $90,000 for […]
