Archive for February, 2021
CO Sec of State Joins Coalition Condemning Threats Against Election Officials
DENVER, Colo- Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold has joined a bipartisan coalition of Secretaries of State from around the country on a resolution condemning threats against election officials. Leading up to and in the wake of the 2020 General Election, there has been a spate of threats directed specifically at state election officials throughout the United […]
Sally Jo Murphy…August 24, 1950 – February 11, 2021
A celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident, Sally Jo Murphy will be held at 1:00PM on Tuesday, February 16, 2021 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ian Blacker officiating. Interment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery. Per Sally’s request there will be no visitation. Sally was born on August 24, 1950 at […]
Freezing Fire in February
Shortly after 9am Saturday, February 13, Lamar Fire and Ambulance responded to a call of a structure fire at the southern end of South 10th Street in Lamar. A storage-type building, which shares the alley east of the Life Center Church, was in flames when the department responded. Details are not available on the […]
NWS Pueblo Issues Winter Storm Watch for SE Colorado
Winter Storm Watch URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE for Western Kiowa County-Eastern Kiowa County- Las Animas Vicinity/Bent County-Lamar Vicinity/Prowers County-Springfield Vicinity/Baca County- Fri Feb 12 2021 A WINTER STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON… * WHAT…Heavy snow possible. Total snow accumulations of 4 to 6 inches possible. * WHERE…Kiowa, Bent, […]
Kansas Man Injured in One-Vehicle Crash on Hwy 160
The Colorado State Patrol is currently investigating a one-vehicle crash that occurred on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at approximately 5:00 PM. The crash occurred approximately 4 miles east of the town of Vilas on Colorado 160 in Baca County. A silver 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix driven by Ivan Villa-Tarin (20-year-old male from Concordia, KS) […]
R-CALF Reports: Imports of Cattle and Beef Hit Historical High in 2020
For each 1-pound of beef and cattle exported in 2020, we imported over 1.5 pounds. Billings, Mont. – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA’s) recently released cattle and beef trade data for December provide the whole cattle and beef trade picture for the 2020 calendar year. According to R-CALF USA, the volume […]
LCC Announces Academic Honors for Fall 2020 Semester
(Lamar, COLO.) – A total of 136 Lamar Community College (LCC) students have earned academic honors for the Fall 2020 semester including 77 named to the President’s List for achieving a perfect 4.0 grade point average (GPA). Each semester, Lamar Community College credits its top-performing students with three distinct honors: President’s List (GPA […]
New Testing Procedures Become Available: COVID-19 PCPHE Update for February 10, 2021
The Prowers County Public Health and Environment Department’s February 10, 2021 report notes 1,153 cumulative COVID-19 cases in the county with 61 hospitalizations and 22 deaths in people who tested positive for COVID-19. The county’s Positivity Rate for the past two weeks averages at 5.53% which is a fractional increase from last week’s […]
Public Hearing Set for GP Aggregates Permit
The Prowers County Planning Commission set Wednesday, March 17th for a public hearing for a special use permit requested by GP Aggregates, LLC and GP Irrigated Farms, LLC for the West Farm Gravel Pit. The hearing will begin at 8am and will be held at the Home Economics Building at the Prowers County […]
Theodore Scott Atkins…January 5, 1956 – February 5, 2021
Theodore Scott Atkins, 65, known by many as Tedo, passed away on February 5, 2021 at St. Mary Corwin Hospital. He was born in Dayton, Ohio on January 5, 1956, the day the world became infinitely better and a lot more interesting. As young boy, Ted found his love for tinkering with all […]
Arkansas River Power Authority – Business Operations – Janury 2021
ARPA Retires its Power Revenue Refunding and Improvement Bonds Series 2010: ARPA directed UMB Bank, its bond trustee, to retire ARPA’s 2010 Bonds effective January 15, in the amount of $15,066,966. The retirement of the Bonds will reduce the Authority’s annual debt service by $1.23 million and was instrumental in ARPA’s ability to implement […]
Lamar Utility Board Receives Update on SECPA Legal Action
Houssin Hourieh, Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, provided an update for the board on February 9th, on the board’s legal action against SECPA, Southeast Colorado Power Association. On January 25th and 26th, Hourieh, board chairman, Doug Thrall, board attorney, Don Steerman and case attorney, Ric Fanyo attended a virtual hearing for the Public […]
Birth Announcement: Jaime
Josh Jaime and Shayla Fox of Lamar, Colorado announce the birth of their son, Trenton Scott Jaime at 8:34am at Prowers Medical Center on Saturday, February 6, 2021 with Dr. Skaggs attending. Trenton weighed six pounds and five ounces and was 20 inches in length at birth. Siblings: Kaileen Garcia, Jackson Garcia and […]
Jerry Van Egmond…June 11, 1943 – February 7, 2021
Funeral service for Jerry Van Egmond will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 12, 2021 at Horber Funeral Chapel in Las Animas, Colorado with Pastor Rod Coulter officiating. A private family interment will follow at Fort Lyon National Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 11, 2021 from 2:00 p.m. until 6:00 […]
Future Airport Ownership Discussed by Council
The fate of the Southeast Colorado Regional Airport is up in the air. The need for new operators or a new contract was discussed during the February 8th Lamar City Council meeting. Tanya and Eric McSwan, who have been the fixed base operators at the airport for several years, have asked the […]
