Archive for September 29th, 2021
3rd Annual 5K Run/Walk, Speak Up About the Silent Illness, Set for October 9th
On February 27, 2021 the 2nd Annual Anthony W. LaTour, Speak Up about the Silent Illness 5K Run Walk was held in Lamar. We were unable to have the run in 2020 due to the pandemic but are pleased to announce that recently, Talin Niemeyer was awarded a $1,000 scholarship to attend Brigham Young […]
Prowers County Public Health and Environment Covid Update as of September 29, 2021
The seven-day average Test Positivity rate is 9.22% (goal is <5%). This is up from 8.47% from last week. There have been 32 cases in the past seven days of which two had been vaccinated and 30 were not. There have been sixty-one cases in the past fourteen days. The cumulative number of cases […]
Mary Ann Phyliss Jimenez – May 2, 1946 – September 28, 2021
A mass of Christian burial for lifelong Lamar resident, Mary Ann Jimenez will be held at 10:00AM on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Joseph Lawrence as celebrant. A rosary service will be held prior to the mass at 9:30AM at the church […]
Pedro “Pete” Medina – July 5, 1964 – September 27, 2021
A Memorial Service for Granada, Colorado resident Pedro Medina will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, October 9, 2021 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Paul Floyd of the High Plains Fellowship officiating. Interment will follow at the Hillside Cemetery in Granada, Colorado. Pedro “Pete” as he was known to his family and friends […]
John Eddie Marlman…February 10, 1938 – September 23, 2021
John Eddie Marlman passed away on September 23, 2021, at the Joni Fair Hospice House in Pueblo, Colorado at the age of 83, with close family and Pastor at bedside. He was born on February 10, 1938, at the family home in rural Bent County, Colorado to Christian William and Edna Eliza (Pittman) Marlman. John […]
Lamar Utility Board Moves Forward on 2022 Budget
The Lamar Utility Board held a brief meeting, Tuesday, September 28th after which, they moved into executive session to receive advice on legal questions related to a Public Utilities Case. During its September 14th meeting, Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, informed the board that the deadline for SECPA, Southeast Colorado Power Authority to file […]
