Archive for February, 2020
Lawrence George Archuleta…January 5, 1958 – February 6, 2020
A Mass of Christian burial for longtime Lamar resident, Lawrence George Archuleta, affectionately known as George will be held at 10:00AM on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Henry Wertin as celebrant. A rosary service will be held prior to the mass at […]
Birth Announcement: Barton
Amy Barton of Eads, CO announces the birth of her son, Andrew Chayce Barton at 11:41pm at Prowers Medical Center on Wednesday, February 5, 2020 with Dr. Dinsmore attending. Andrew weighed seven pounds and was 19 ¾ inches in length at birth. Brothers/Sisters: Holten Barton and Brayson Barton.
County Seeks Fair Board Applicants
The Prowers County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications from persons who are residents of Prowers County to fill seven (7) positions on the Prowers County Fair Board with a term of three (3) years and will expire in February 2023. Any person living in Prowers County, at least 21 years of age, and […]
S.E. Colorado Law Enforcement Officers in Baca County Car Crash
A trooper with the Colorado State Patrol, along with the Baca County Sheriff’s Office, was investigating a single vehicle, semi-tractor and trailer crash that occurred on Highway 287 on Friday afternoon, February 7th, 2020 at 1645 hours. The accident occurred three miles north of Springfield near mile post 33. The trooper was in […]
Holly Gets Landfill Extension, Talks Continue
Holly Trustees were in general acknowledgement after their January meeting, that the town landfill would be closed by April. They decided to postpone awarding a bid to hire a trash collector who would transport residential refuse to an out-of-town landfill, perhaps Lamar or Springfield. The February 5th meeting brought some changes in that, […]
Alfred Ballez…September 27, 1942 – February 4, 2020
Mass of Christian Burial for Las Animas, Colorado resident, Alfred Ballez will be held at 10: 00 a.m. on Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Las Animas, Colorado with Father Henry Wertin officiating. A Rosary/Scripture Service will be held prior to the Mass at 9:30 a.m. Interment will follow at Fort […]
Durward W. “Bill” Jacobs…January 29, 1928 – February 2, 2020
Funeral services for longtime Las Animas, Colorado, resident, Durward W. “Bill” Jacobs, will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, February 10, 2020, at Horber Funeral Chapel in Las Animas, Colorado with Pastor Diane Hutson will be officiating. Interment will follow at Bent County Las Animas Cemetery. Durward W. “Bill” Jacobs was born on January […]
Vernon Walter Carter…November 7, 1935 – February 5, 2020
A graveside memorial service for lifelong Lamar resident, Vernon W. Carter will be held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, February 11, 2010 at the Wiley Cemetery with Reverend Darren Stroh of the Lamar First Baptist Church officiating. Vernon was born in Lamar, Colorado on November 7, 1935 to Walter and Bessie (Andersen) Carter and passed […]
Primary Election Ballots Set to be Mailed
Democratic and Republican Ballots, and Unaffiliated Ballot Packets will be mailed out automatically to all Actively registered Voters in Prowers County for the March 3, 2020 Presidential Primary the week of February 10-14, 2020. What about registered Unaffiliated Voters? Unaffiliated voters may observe a precinct caucus but may not participate. For the first time […]
Birth Announcements: Casillas -/- De Leon -/- Casper-Gregg
Nichole Tafoya and Luis Casillas of Lamar, CO announce the birth of their daughter, Azaleah Estell Casillas at 1:44am at Prowers Medical Center on January 27, 2020 with Dr. Korkis attending. Azaleah weighed six pounds and 13 ounces and was 20 ¼ inches in length at birth. Brothers/Sisters: Zariah, Angel, Zayden and Azrial. […]
John Philip Arial…September 23, 1947 – February 4, 2020
A graveside memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, John P. Arial will be held at 2:00PM on Friday, February 7, 2020 in the Veteran’s Section at the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar with Pastor Paul Floyd of the High Plains Fellowship Church officiating. Military Honors will be under the auspices of the Local V.F.W. […]
Retired Lamar Community College Coach Inducted to NJCAA Baseball Hall of Fame
Charlotte, NC – The NJCAA Baseball Coaches Association has selected four prominent head coaches for its 2020 Hall of Fame class, announced by the NJCAA National Office on Thursday. Among the four inductees was Scott Crampton of Lamar (CO) added to this year’s illustrious class. Scott Crampton arrived on campus at Lamar in […]
Gardner Secures $28 Million for the Arkansas Valley Conduit
Funds will be used to begin construction of critical drinking water infrastructure project in Southeastern Colorado Washington, D.C. – Today U.S. Senator Cory Gardner (R-CO) announced he secured $28 million of funding for the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC) project, which will be provided by the Department of the Interior Bureau of Reclamation’s Fiscal Year […]
Colorado Water Conservation Bureau – 2019 Year in Review
2019 Calendar Year in Review: 2019 followed one of Colorado’s warmest, driest years on record with a severe drought in southwest Colorado. This drought (of 2018) was followed by a cold, wet 2019 spring and 150% of normal snowpack that helped clear the state of drought by June 2019. The 2019 monsoon season, however, […]
Paula K. Archuleta…January 20, 1954 – January 28, 2020
Funeral Services for Las Animas, Colorado resident, Paula Archuleta will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, February 1, 2020 at the First Church of the Nazarene in Las Animas, Colorado. Pastor Carlton McKay will officiate. Cremation will follow the funeral services and inurnment will take place at a later date. Visitation will be held from […]
