Archive for December, 2021
Lamar Utility Board Wraps up 2021
The Lamar Utility Board held its final meeting of 2021 this past Tuesday, December 14th with a regular agenda including payment of bills amounting to $151,193.38. The board’s purchase orders amounted to $669,316.82 of which $650,969.13 required official approval. That amount included the November estimate for sales of electricity to Arkansas River Power […]
Wind Storm Advisory for S.E. Colorado for Dec. 15.
URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE – National Weather Service Pueblo CO – 353 AM MST Tue Dec 14 2021 …HIGH WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 5 PM MST WEDNESDAY… * WHAT…West winds 35 to 50 mph with gusts 60 to 80 mph expected. * WHERE…the Southeast Colorado Plains. * WHEN…From 7 AM to 5 […]
Paula Jeanette Stover – December 14, 1947 – December 7, 2021
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Paula Jeanette Stover of Manzanola, Colorado, born in La Junta, Colorado, who passed away on December 7, 2021 at the age of 73, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with […]
Valerie Sandoval – October 16, 1965 – December 10, 2021
Mass of Christian Burial for Valerie Sandoval will be held at 10:00 a.m. with Rosary beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Las Animas, Colorado with Father Victor Raj officiating. Interment will follow at the Bent/Las Animas Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 2:00 […]
Lamar City Council Wraps Up 2021 with Final Meeting of the Year
City Treasurer, Kristin McCrea, provided a rundown for the Lamar City Council during its December 13th meeting, on some of the grants received by the city for a variety of municipal projects, totaling $7.1 million during their lifespans. Among those listed was $2.9 in total for the city’s water/wastewater improvement projects that have […]
City of Lamar October Sales Tax Revenue Report
Sales tax revenues for the City of Lamar continued to maintain a healthy increase with the October 2021 report for taxes collected in November. City Sales Tax Revenue was up 15.89% for a gain of $45,244 over the same time last year with 2021 collections at $329,925. Use Tax Revenue was up a […]
Prowers County Budget Set for 2022
The Prowers County Commissioners approved the county budget of $39,713,407 for 2022 during its December 7th meeting, noting the mill levy of 27.17 mills remains the same as it did in 2021. The release noted the mill levies for each of the funds receiving property tax revenues is also unchanged from 2021. The […]
Daniel L. Gittings – September 30, 1946 – November 3, 2021
DANIEL L. GITTINGS, born September 30, l946 in Lamar, passed away November 3, 2021 at age 75 in Sun City West, AZ. Dan is survived by his wife, Pat (Gifford-Railey); son, Christopher (Megan), children Connor and Samaire; stepdaughter Dana Maciag (Ryan), children Jaydan, Hunter and Carson; brother, Mike Gittings (Lori); Zach Gittings (Crystal); […]
Colorado State Patrol Sends a Sobering Message This Holiday Season
Crash fatalities caused by impaired drivers are on the rise in Colorado (COLORADO) – Drivers of all ages often feel vulnerable to drunk drivers and this concern only grows during the holiday season. Already in 2021, there have been over 220 deaths caused by impaired drivers in Colorado. That’s why Colonel Matthew […]
Lamar Marijuana Ballot Survives Challenge
“The Elections Division of the Secretary of State’s Office (Division) moves the Deputy Secretary of State to dismiss the above-entitled Lobbyist Complaint on the grounds that Complainant failed to specifically identify violations of Colorado lobbyist laws under section 24-6-301, et seq, C.R.S.” Belinda Sturges approached the Lamar City Council during a public meeting […]
Dorothy Marie Seufer – July 25, 1924 – December 8, 2021
Mass of the Christian Burial for life-long Holly, Colorado resident Dorothy (Leonard) Seufer, age 97, was held at 10:00 a.m., December 14, 2021 at St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church in Holly. Interment followed in the Holly Cemetery. Visitation was held on December 13, 2021 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly from 2:00 […]
Marie Hoover – May 26, 1926 – December 5, 2021
Funeral services for Marie Hoover will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, Colorado. Pastor Kathy Leathers will officiate. Interment will follow in the Holly Cemetery. Marie Hoover was born in Lindsay, Oklahoma on May 26, 1926 to Curtis and Flossie Lane. Marie passed […]
Betty Ann Maggart – May 24, 1928 – December 8, 2021
A celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident, Betty Ann Maggart will be held at 1:00PM on Monday, December 20, 2021 at the Crosswinds Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Roy Gueswel officiating. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Lamar. Visitation for Betty will be held on Monday, December 20, 2021 from […]
SCEDD is Growing!
This month, we are pleased to introduce Cheryl Sanchez, as a part time SCEDD (Southern Colorado Economic Development District) staffer. Cheryl will be co-direct the Community Navigator Pilot Program (CNPP). Cheryl is the Economic Development director for Prowers Economic Prosperity, and Baca County, and she brings decades of community college and SBDC experience with her, […]
Photo Contest Returns with the High Plains Snow Goose Festival in 2022
LAMAR, Colo. – Grab your camera or dig out your best wildlife photos from the past year and submit your photos to the High Plains Snow Goose Festival photo contest. The photo contest is in its sixth year and offers shutterbugs a chance to showcase their best work across a variety of categories: wildlife; […]
