Archive for December, 2020
CDLE: Unemployment Claims and Featured Job Openings Ending December 12
(DENVER) –Today the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) reported that 19,854 regular initial unemployment claims were filed the week ending December 12th. There were also 20,621 Pandemic Unemployment Assistance (PUA) claims filed for the same week. Since mid-March, a total of 682,362 regular initial unemployment claims have been filed and a […]
Trooper Tips – What’s around the Bend
I hope everyone has been enjoying the holidays this year. It’s been a hard and difficult year for a lot of people. With that being said, people don’t need anything else sad happening to them. The last thing I want for anyone is to get that knock on the door and being […]
CPW Seeks Public’s Help Finding Elk Poacher at John Martin Reservoir SWA
HASTY, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking the public for help identifying the person who killed two cow elk at the John Martin Reservoir State Wildlife Area and left them to waste. CPW officers responded to a call on Dec. 13 about two cow elk that had been shot and left in […]
COVID-19 Vaccine Being Administered by PMC and PCDHE per CDC Prioritization
The Prowers County Public Health and Environment Department now lists 897 cumulative pandemic cases in the county with 38 hospitalizations and 17 deaths as of December 15, 2020. The two age groups most heavily impacted by COVID-19 in Prowers County remains 30-39 and 60-69 years of age with 45 under ten years and […]
LUB Wraps Up 2020 in Final Meeting of the Year
The Lamar Utility Board held its final meeting of 2020 on December 15th by approving Resolution 20-12-05, adopting a modification to the Charter Appropriation Adjustment, an annual housekeeping action that establishes the adjustment for 2021, according to Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh. Since 2009, a tariff entitled “Charter Appropriation Adjustment” allows the board […]
Lamar Landmark Disappears (well not quite)
From Kirk Crespin, Mayor, City of Lamar via facebook After many calls, discussions, and complaints from the City of Lamar, and its residents – I am happy to report that the Truck is finally gone!!! During the last phase of construction on Main Street, a contractor damaged the light pole on the corner of Cedar […]
Phillip Lee Paulsen…December 20, 1950 – December 13, 2020
A celebration of life memorial service for lifelong Lamar resident, Phillip L. Paulsen, will be held at a later date. Cremation has taken place and there will be no public visitation. Phil was born on December 20, 1950 at Lamar, Colorado to William Henry and Dorothy (Schibbelhut) Paulsen and passed away at the […]
Dorothy Irene Smith…December 23, 1920 – December 11, 2020
A private inurnment of ashes for lifelong Lamar resident, Dorothy Irene Smith will be held at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar. Per Dorothy’s request cremation has taken place. Dorothy Irene Chaplin Smith was born in the family home near Wiley, Colorado on December 23, 1920 to J.W. “Bill” and Elsie Chaplin, and departed this life on […]
James Krieg…August 28, 1947 – December 12, 2020
Funeral Services for James Krieg will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, December 19, 2020 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, Colorado. Due to COVID-19 restrictions there will be limited capacity. Interment will follow in the Hartman Cemetery. Public visitation will be held from 9:00 a.m. until service time on Saturday, December 19, […]
Raymond J. Baca…April 9, 1938 – December 14, 2020
A mass of Christian burial for former longtime Hartman resident currently of Lamar, Raymond J. Baca will be held at 10:00AM on December 22, 2020 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Steven Murray as celebrant. A rosary service will be held prior to the mass at […]
Prowers County Clerk’s Office Noting On-line Procedures for Registrations
Please continue to call the Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s Office for an appointment if you are needing to process a new motor vehicle transaction or need to do a public record search of our Real Estate Recording documents. You may also search some of our Real Estate Recording records online dated 7-1-1994 to […]
Lamar Community College Announces Spring 2021 Safe Return to Campus Plan
(Lamar, COLO.) – Administrators at Lamar Community College (LCC) announced the college’s spring 2021 semester Safe Return to Campus plan today, while encouraging all faculty, staff, and students to join them in continuing to follow local and state health department suggestions to diminish the spread of COVID-19. “While the COVID-19 pandemic is still having […]
Birth Announcements: Urias-/-Mort-/-McMillan-/-Stines
Heather Edelblute and Chris Urias of Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their daughter, Maya Marie Urias at 8:53pm at Prowers Medical Center on December 10, 2020 with Dr. Coleman attending. Maya weighed seven pounds and was 20 ½ inches in length at birth. Aviana Suarez and Joseph Mort of Springfield, Colorado announce the […]
Colorado Receives First Shipment of COVID-19 Vaccine
DENVER – The state of Colorado received its first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine today. Governor Jared Polis personally signed for and received the first shipment of the vaccine this morning at the State Lab in Denver. The Governor was joined by Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) staff, CDPHE incident commander […]
Luis Carlos Yanez…December 11, 2020
A memorial service for lifelong Granada resident, Luis Carlos Yanez will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, December 18, 2020 at the St Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Soosai as celebrant. A rosary service will be held prior to the mass at 9:30AM at the church with Maria […]
