Archive for March, 2021
Lamar Chamber Hosts Friday Donuts at Oquist Family Chiropractic
Break out the donuts and celebrate as it’s the end of the week and board members from the Lamar Chamber of Commerce are visiting the staff at Oquist Family Chiropractic at 401 South Main Street in Lamar. The small event is just a way of chamber board members to keep in touch once […]
2020 Statewide Crime Statistics Available
(March 9, 2021—CBI—Lakewood, CO)—The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has posted the 2020 crime data for hundreds of statewide law enforcement agencies through the Colorado Crime Stats website. Some of the highlights from this year’s Colorado Crime Stats report include: 353,528 total crimes reported in Colorado in 2020, reflecting a 3.9% increase from last […]
Mary Leighty…May 26, 1925 – March 6, 2021
A Memorial Service for Mary Leighty will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at the First Baptist Church in Las Animas, Colorado where she was a member for the past 26 years. Inurnment will take place in the Buda Cemetery in Ness County, Kansas. Mary Frances (Webb) Leighty was […]
Winter Weather Assessment, 2020-2021 from Pueblo National Weather Service
Meteorological Winter of 2020-21 (December, January and February) started with ebbs and flows of temperatures, as a several passing weather systems through the month of December brought beneficial moisture and snowfall, especially to portions of the southeast mountains and plains, along with some briefly cooler temperatures, before warmer and drier conditions returned across the […]
City Council Okays Water Distribution Projects
Lamar City Administrator, Steve Kil, noted several areas of council interest on the calendar during the February 8th meeting, including improvements that had been planned for the Public Meeting Room in council chambers. The facelift includes a new sound system and council digital voting system for display. There is also new seating […]
City of Lamar Sales Tax Revenue Gains Continue
The January 2021 Sales Tax Revenue report for the City of Lamar, collected in February, shows a healthy gain for the beginning of the year with city tax revenue up 10.76 for a gain over last year at this time of $27,692. Total Sales and Use Tax collections are up 11.43% for a […]
Robert “Bob” Leslie Briggs…December 26, 1933 – March 5, 2021
A celebration of life memorial service for Wiley, Colorado resident, Robert Leslie Briggs, affectionately known as Bob will be held at a later date at the La Veta Cemetery in La Veta, Colorado. Per Bob’s request cremation will take place. Bob was born on December 26, 1933 at Ordway, Colorado to James Andrew […]
Primitivo “Pete” Jose Gallegos…June 10, 1937 – March 1, 2021
Longtime Lamar/Granada resident Primitivo “Pete” Jose Gallegos, 83, passed away on March 1, 2021 in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was born on June 10, 1937 in Sena, New Mexico to Benito and Eugenia (Nee Martinez) Gallegos. He was the eldest of three children. Upon relocating to Bristol, Colorado with his parents in his teens, […]
Bridging the Past, Present & Future (Granada Bridge Included)
DENVER – The recent listing of 46 of the state’s bridges on this year’s list of Colorado’s Most Endangered Places is a proactive, future-oriented endeavor by the Colorado Department of Transportation to preserve and prioritize a unique aspect of the state’s history. In collaboration with Colorado Preservation, Inc., CDOT is undertaking an effort to […]
Chester William Vetter…April 27, 1937 – December 8, 2020
A celebration of life for longtime Wiley resident, Chester W. Vetter will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at the Wiley Park. A lunch will follow the memorial service at the Wiley Park. In case of inclement weather, services for Chester will be held at the Wiley Community Center with […]
Prowers County Farm Bureau Hosting March 20th Meat-In
Free food will be provided by the Prowers County Farm Bureau at two locations on Saturday, March 20th, a counter-point to a recent declaration of holding meatless meals throughout Colorado on that day. Servings will be held at the Lamar Welcome Center Parking Lot from noon to 2pm, featuring hamburgers and hot dogs. […]
COVID-19 Cases Decline Another Week in Prowers County
The Prowers County Public Health and Environment Department’s weekly COVID-19 update as of Wednesday, March 3rd, shows the seven day average for the Test Positivity rate is now down to 0.42%, a drop from 0.52% last week. The goal remains at 5% or below. There have been only two cases between February 23rd […]
Cheryl Elaine Perkins…May 16, 1958 – March 1, 2021
Cheryl Elaine Perkins of Allen, Texas passed away on March 1, 2021 at the age of 62. She was born on May 16, 1958 to Byron Eugene and Dorothy (Chaplin) Smith in Lamar, Colorado. Cheryl graduated valedictorian from Lamar High School in 1976. She attended Lamar Community College where she earned an associate degree […]
Prowers Medical Center – MRI Project Notice
Prowers Medical Center is undergoing renovations! Some very exciting happenings are underway at Prowers Medical Center. We are preparing to begin construction on a new in-house MRI over the next several months. This project will wrap up numerous significant updates to our imaging department to ensure we have the very best imaging technology available […]
An Open Love Letter to All Those Who Provide Our Food
Dear Colorado Ag Producers: We have once again been gifted an opportunity to express how much we value YOU. We commend YOU as those whom we rely on to make sure we have food to eat. We feel an intense sense of pride thinking about our Ag Community, and with good reason. Colorado Department […]
