Archive for January, 2021
City Upgrading Council Chambers and North Gateway Park
The Lamar City Council held its first meeting of 2021 this past Monday, January 11th. City Treasurer, Kristin McCrea noted her findings for the city’s Water/Wastewater fund from 2016 to 2020 which indicated the operating expenditures for four of the past five years have been overspent. Her written report suggested the need to […]
City Sales Tax Revenue Ending Year on Positive Gain
Despite the drop in sales tax revenue for this past November, the Lamar City Sales Tax report showed a continued cumulative gain in revenue for the January, 2021 report. City Sales Tax collected this past November was down 2.65% or a drop of $7,921. Use Tax collections were up 12.22% for a gain […]
Allen H. Birt…November 6, 1946 – January 9, 2021
Memorial services for Lamar resident, Allen Birt will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, January 18, 2021 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Paul Floyd of the High Plains Fellowship Church officiating. Allen was born on November 16, 1946 at Trinidad, Colorado to Richard Irvin and Mary Amanda (Miller) Birt and passed away […]
Francisca “Kika” Gomez…October 6, 1958 – January 6, 2021
A mass of Christian burial for Francisca “Kika” Gomez will be held at 10:00AM on Monday, January 18, 2021 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Stephen Murray as celebrant. A rosary service will be held prior to the mass at 9:30AM with Maria Elena Gomez reciting. Per […]
Jerry T. Clark…September 10, 1971 – January 7, 2021
Funeral Services for Deputy Jerry Clark will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at the Las Animas High School Football Field with Pastor Rod Coulter officiating. Cremation will follow and inurnment will take place at a later date. Visitation for Jerry will be held from 1:00 p.m. until 6:00 p.m. on […]
Birth Announcement: Birt
Kanisha Birt of Lamar, Colorado announces the birth of her daughter, Kanika at 6:11am at Prowers Medical Center on Monday, January 4, 2021 with Dr. Skaggs attending. Kanika weighed six pounds and eight ounces and was 18 inches in length at birth. Brothers/Sisters: Cameron. Grandparent: Starla Reed.
Colorado Mtr Vehicle License Plate Update from PC Clerk & Recorder
On the night of October 14th, 2020, CCi and the License Plate tag plant were shut down due to a positive COVID-19 result. CCi will be shut down until health officials assess the situations and clear them to open. All production of license plates and registration products has been halted i.e. specialty license plates […]
Conservation Reserve Program General Signup Ends February 12
WASHINGTON, Jan. 4, 2021 – Agricultural producers and private landowners interested in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) can sign up for the popular program beginning today, Jan. 4, 2021, until Feb. 12, 2021. The competitive program, administered by USDA’s Farm Service Agency (FSA), provides annual rental payments for land devoted to […]
2020 Year in Review – December
2020 County Census Response was Low Prowers County Land Use Administrator, Michelle Hiigel, told the Prowers County Commissioners recently, the 2020 census numbers were below those of 2010. “Not the actual population count,” she explained, adding that won’t be available until sometime next year. “We just saw a drop in the number of responses […]
SE Region CPW Caucus Re: Public Access, State Wildlife Areas, 2021 Objectives
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Sportspersons from across Colorado are invited to Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Southeast Region Sportspersons Caucus for updates on a variety of issues important to hunters, anglers and outdoor enthusiasts. The caucus is scheduled 6-8 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 19, and will be streamed live, online via CPW’s statewide Facebook page. […]
Lamar Chamber of Commerce Board of Officers for 2021
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce, board of directors, has been selected for 2021. Jerry Roseberry will be President with Gabrielle Hammer as Vice-President. Melonee Marcum will serve as Secretary and Tallie Harmon will assume the Treasurer duties. The officers for this year are: former President, Clifford Boxley, Holly Burton, Ginger Coberley, April Forgue, […]
2020 Year in Review -NOVEMBER
November General Election Results (early returns) There were 21 candidates on the November 3rd Colorado ballot for President including a slot for any write-in candidate. The unofficial tally for Colorado is 1,631,018 for Biden and 1,220,661 for the incumbent, Donald Trump. Prowers County residents cast 1,438 ballots for Joe Biden on the Democratic ticket […]
Colorado Leadership Reacts to Riot in Nation’s Capitol
Jan. 6, 2021 (DENVER, Colo.)—Attorney General Phil Weiser released the following statement on today’s mob attack on the U.S. Capitol: “The attack on the U.S. Capitol today is not only an assault on one of our iconic democratic structures, it is an assault on democracy itself. The mob responsible for today’s disgraceful spectacle in our […]
Prowers County Public Health & Environment COVID-19 Update for January 5, 2021
COVID-19 cases for Prowers County are at 1,027 for a cumulative total with 49 hospitalizations and 21 deaths for people who have tested positive. The Colorado Department of Health and Environment reports Baca County with 200 cases and one death; Bent County with 1,148 cases and 13 deaths; Kiowa County with 75 […]
Bobby Gene Howerton…June 10, 1930 – December 20, 2020
Graveside Services for Bobby Howerton will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, January 15, 2021 at the Eads Cemetery in Eads, Colorado. Per Bobby’s request there will be no visitation. Bobby “Bob” Howerton was born on June 10, 1930 in Altus, Oklahoma to Merle Thomas Howerton and Iva Lee Boren-Howerton and departed this life on […]
