Archive for April, 2020
Letter to the Editor: from Jay Brooke-PMC Board Election
April 17, 2020 I present myself to you as a candidate for the Prowers Medical Center Board of Directors after spending the last thirty-two years in Prowers County doing striving to bring accessible and quality healthcare to you. My adventure in this great community started as a behavior health clinician, continued with the honor of […]
Rose McClain…May 30, 1933 – April 15, 2020
Rose McClain of La Junta, CO passed away on Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Evergreen Gardens in La Junta, CO at the age of 86. Rose Darlene (Jesser) McClain was born on May 30, 1933 on a farm near Pritchett, CO to Philip and Christena (Jantz) Jesser. Her parents homesteaded there in 1914. […]
Pauline Hernandez…June 22, 1926 – April 16, 2020
A private family graveside service for longtime Lamar resident, Pauline Hernandez will be held at a later date. Per Pauline’s request cremation has taken place and there will be no public visitation. Pauline was born on June 22, 1926 in Holly, CO to Ramon Terronez and Juanita Romero-Terronez and departed this life on Thursday […]
City of Lamar Sales Tax Revenue Report-February 2020
Sales Tax Revenue collections for the City of Lamar are up for February with a 2.99% growth in City Sales Tax for a $7,817.42 increase and a 2.88% gain that translates to an $8,203.29 gain over revenues for this same time last year. Total Sales and Use Tax collections are at $292,704.59 for […]
Social Distancing Entertainment with Virtual Easter Egg Run
Approximately 215 vehicles, from jalopies, to motorcycles, Quackers of the Rotary, Corvettes, cruisers and City of Lamar, First Responder Equipment gathered at the Cow Palace parking lot, Friday, April 10th, to assemble and register for the Easter Egg Cruise around town. Attendees maintained social distancing with many just staying in their cars, waiting […]
Opportunity for City Sales Tax to be Temporarily Deferred for Small Businesses
Lamar, Colorado – As part of the ongoing commitment to support local businesses, Lamar’s City Council approved a temporary sales tax deferral program for qualifying businesses, in response to the economic hardship from the COVID-19 pandemic. Any small business in the corporate limits of the City, is eligible for this deferral program if they owed […]
Larry Lusher…June 4, 1947 – April 12, 2020
A memorial service for lifelong Lamar resident Larry J. Lusher will be held at a later date. Per Larry’s request cremation will take place. Larry was born on June 4, 1947 at Lamar, Colorado to Philip J. and Jewel Alene (McCall) Lusher and passed away on April 12, 2020 at the Memorial […]
CDLE: Over 100,000 Initial Unemployment Claims Filed April 5-11*
(DENVER) — Today the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) announced there were 104,217 initial unemployment claims filed the week ending April 11. This is 55,000+ more than the week prior (week ending April 4). Over the past four weeks 231,610 initial claims have been filed. The initial claims numbers are those weekly […]
Update—Officer-Involved Shooting in Kiowa County
April 15, 2020—Kiowa County, CO—Law enforcement continues to investigate an officer-involved shooting in Kiowa County, Colorado occurring on April 9, 2020. As the lead investigative agency, the Prowers County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) continues to review the incident. Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) agents and crime scene responders have concluded the processing of the scene as […]
Letter to the Editor: from Jacob Chamberlain-PMC Board Election
Hello, my name is Jacob Chamberlain and I’m running to retain my seat on the Prowers County Hospital District Board of Directors. I was appointed to the board, Nov of 2019 and my job on the board is far from complete. I’m a commercial and ag banker for Frontier Bank, and I feel my […]
Landmark Coming Down
The Gay Way, the Saloon, Opal’s…the establishment on the northern outskirts of Lamar had a number of titles and owners over the years, but still a honky-tonk by any other name. And you know what they used to say, “What happens at Opal’s gets talked about all around the town the next day!” Opal’s […]
City Council Conducts Video-Zoom Meeting
The Lamar Redevelopment Authority and Lamar City Council conducted their regular meetings via Zoom telephone and facebook video connections this Monday evening, April 13th. The council adopted Resolution No. 20-04-01 as well as No. 20-04-02 pertaining to measures taken to deal with the Coronavirus pandemic. The first resolution allows for the conduct of […]
Colorado Crop Progress and Condition-Week Ending April 12, 2020
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Another mostly dry week depleted soil moisture supplies and raised concerns regarding moisture needs for the season ahead, according to according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Statewide, winter wheat condition was rated 40 percent good to excellent, compared to 62 percent good to […]
Ileta Faye (Sterrett) Pierson…October 12, 1930 – April 10, 2020
A private family graveside service for longtime Lamar resident, Ileta Faye (Sterrett) Pierson will be held at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar with Pastor Kristina Walker of the Lamar United Methodist Church officiating. A public service will be held at a later date. Ileta was born on October 12, 1930 at Lamar, Colorado to […]
Trooper Tips: “Living in a New World”
As the effects of the Covid-19 Pandemic continue to hit not only the United States, but the entire world, I know that it is affecting everyone’s mental health. It’s hard not to focus on anything but what is plaguing us. But there are still things going on that have nothing to do with Covid-19 […]
