Archive for April, 2021
Lamar Honkers Visit Lamar Nails and Spa
Lamar Nails and Spa is available for various treatments six days a week at 109 West Elm Street in Lamar. Lamar Nails and Spa is open from 9:30am to 6:30pm, Monday through Friday and Saturdays from 9:30am to n54pm. Appointments and walk-ins are welcome and gift certificates are available. Services include several varieties […]
LCC Staff Back on Campus Following Covid Level Upgrade
(Lamar, COLO.) – Following a positive designation from the state and weeks of declining COVID-19 cases, Lamar Community College (LCC) is safely returning to campus — completely. Prowers County has been designated as a green county, which indicates the state believes the region is safe to return to many in-person activities and that the […]
Juanita Widener…May 8, 1935 – April 7, 2021
A celebration of life for longtime Granada resident, Juanita Widener will be held at 1:00PM on Monday, April 12, 2021 at the Lamar First Baptist Church with Pastor Darren Stroh officiating. Interment will follow at the Sunnyslope Cemetery in Bristol. A closed casket visitation for Juanita will be held on Monday, April 12, […]
Prowers County Remains at Level Green Covid Status
The Prowers County Department of Public Health and Environment’s weekly Covid update indicates the county remains at Level Green with a seven-day Test Positivity rate of 0.77%, up from 0.36% from the week of March 31st. There has been only one case of COVID-19 in the past seven days and only two in […]
Initiative Opponents Statement on the Rehearing for Initiative 16
Centennial, Colo. — Coloradans for Animal Care, a coalition of Colorado-based agriculture and livestock organizations will request the State Supreme Court review today’s decisions by the State Title Board as to the ballot title it set for Initiative 16. Initiative 16 would criminalize many routine animal care practices that Colorado’s ranchers and farmers use to feed America. […]
Arkansas River Power Authority Business Operations – APRIL 2021
Las Animas Municipal Light & Power was Honored with the National Award for Outstanding Safety Practices: Las Animas Municipal Light & Power has earned the American Public Power Association’s Safety Award of Excellence for safe operating practices in 2020.The utility earned a first place award in the category for utilities with 15,000–29,999 worker-hours of […]
Mask Mandate Update for Prowers County
The Prowers County Commissioners, Lamar City Council and the Prowers County Department of Public Health would like to inform the citizens of Prowers County that we are in the Green dial and masks are no longer required, except in the below instances, per the State of Colorado Department of Health. The updated Executive Order […]
LCC student named Coca-Cola Academic Team Scholar
(Lamar, COLO.) – A Lamar Community College (LCC) student has been recognized for his exceptional leadership and academic achievement and will receive the prestigious Coca-Cola Academic Team scholarship to help him pay for his future studies as his reward. Damon Elarton was named a Coca-Cola Academic Team Scholar, a designation awarded to just 150 […]
Roxanna Cathcart McManess…January 29, 1958 – April 3, 2021
Roxanna Cathcart McManess, age 63, formerly of Holly, CO, passed away on Saturday, April 3, 2021 at her home in Dodge City, KS. A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 9th, at the Mennonite Church in Dodge City, KS at 2:00 p.m. Central Time. Thoughts and memories may be shared in […]
CPW Asks Public for Help Solving Wildlife Harassment Case Involving Blow Darts
WALSENBURG, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is asking the public for help identifying the person or persons who shot blow darts at deer in Walsenburg, seriously injuring the animals. On Thursday, April 1, CPW Wildlife Officer Travis Sauder received a call about multiple deer near the 100 block of East Cedar in Walsenburg with […]
Colorado Crop Progress & Condition Report, Week Ending 4-2-21
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Mostly dry conditions allowed fieldwork to continue without delay last week, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Northeastern and east central counties received limited precipitation in areas, but most remained dry. Above normal temperatures were observed. Concerns remained for pasture and range condition if more moisture isn’t […]
New Mask Wearing Guidelines from State Health Officials, April 3, 2021
A mandatory mask-wearing requirement for Colorado first went into effect in July 2020 and recently was amended in Executive Order D 2021 079 on Saturday, April 3, 2021. The new requirement will expire on May 3rd of this year. Prowers County is now rated at Level Blue by CDPHE. The updated Executive Order will […]
Lamar Police Department Participates in Drug Take-Back Program
The Lamar Police Department will be participating in the National Drug Take-Back Initiative in cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on April 24, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The program is designed for people with unwanted and unused prescription drugs to safely dispose of those medications. One goal of the program is […]
Birth Announcements: Lane-/-Sitts
Kody and Courtney Lane of Eads, Colorado announces the birth of their son, Kanon Scott Lane at 7:06am at Prowers Medical Center on Thursday, April 1, 2021 with Dr. Korkis attending. Kanon weighed seven pounds and nine ounces and was 19 ¼ inches in length at birth. Brothers/Sisters: Alayah Lane, Karter Lane, Krew […]
Charlie Jones…June 4, 1928 – April 1, 2021
A celebration of Life for Lamar resident, formally of Oxnard, California will be held at the Peacock Family Chapel on Wednesday, April 7, 2021 at 1:00PM. Interment with full military honors under the auspices of the local American Legion and VFW Posts will follow at Fairmount Cemetery in the Veteran’s section. Visitation will be held […]
