Archive for April, 2022
Prowers Economic Prosperity Annual Meeting on April 21st
John Hopper, Dean of Students at the Granada School District, is the keynote speaker for the annual Prowers Economic Prosperity (PEP) meeting set for 6pm on Thursday, April 21st, at the End of the Line Arena at Camp Amache in Granada. Hopper’s efforts in documenting and preserving the heritage and legacy of the […]
Janell Louise Visser – November 5, 1966 – January 9, 2022
A mass of Christian burial for former Lamar, Colorado resident currently of Eldon, Missouri will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, April 22, 2022 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Inurnment will follow at the Riverside Cemetery. Janell (Archuleta) Visser, age 55, of Eldon, MO who passed away on […]
Darrell Wayne Brown – March 20, 1939 – January 11, 2022
A celebration of life memorial service for longtime Lamar, Colorado resident Darrell Wayne Brown will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday, April 23, 2022 at the Lamar Christian Church with Ian Blacker officiating. Darrell and Edith will be buried together April 22, 2022 at the Fairmount Cemetery with a private family time together. Darrell […]
Councilman Bellomy Provides Context on his April 4th Vote
The Lamar City Council held a special work session this past Monday, April 4th, allowing the public a chance to ask questions and offer insight regarding two decisions the council would make in regular session pertaining to the ineligibility ruling on the marijuana ballot results from November 2021. Mike Bellomy, who represents Ward […]
The Changing Face of Education: Student Perspectives
Has education changed forever? Where do we go from here? GOAL High School, a blended-online charter school founded in 2007, offers a great alternative! What may seem like a daunting mission of developing productive members of society, GOAL has proven effective with over fourteen years of innovation. GOAL provides a chance for some of […]
County Vital Records Department Received Award on Perfect Performance
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) issues the Vital Records Five Star Award to counties that achieve 100% on audits, zero deficiencies, complete all required training, and have no customer complaints. According to Megan Hillman, Prowers County Public Health Director, the county received the 2021 award recently and is one of […]
Lamar Council Votes Against Challenging Court Ruling on Petitions
The Lamar City Council voted no twice, following an open discussion of the avenues left open to it regarding the March 24, 2022 District Court ruling by Judge Michael Davidson, declaring the marijuana election results invalid. The votes were challenged in January resulting in a court trial against the City of Lamar and City […]
Colorado Crop Progress and Condition Report, Week Ending April 3, 2022
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Warm temperatures and minimal moisture allowed fieldwork to continue across most of the State last week, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 83 percent of the State is under drought conditions, unchanged from last week. Thirty-four percent of the […]
Steven R. Maestas – February 24, 1960 – April 2, 2022
Memorial services for Lamar resident Steven R. Maestas will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, April 7, 2022 at the Peacock Family Chapel. Steve’s brother Kenny will officiate the service. Steve was born on February 24, 1960 at Lamar, Colorado to Arthur Ernest and Frances (Crespin) Maestas and passed away at Memorial Hospital in Colorado […]
16th Judicial District announces District Court vacancy
Commission sets date to select nominees The Sixteenth Judicial District Nominating Commission will meet at the Otero County Courthouse (13 West Third Street, La Junta, CO 81050) on May 25, 2022, to interview and select nominees for appointment by the governor to the office of district judge for the Sixteenth Judicial District (Bent, Crowley […]
PROSPECTIVE PLANTINGS – MARCH 1, 2022
COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS: As of March 1, Colorado growers intend to plant 1.45 million acres of corn for all purposes in 2022, up 70,000 acres, or 5 percent from last year’s plantings, according to the March 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Sorghum planting intentions […]
GRAIN STOCKS – MARCH 1, 2022
COLORADO: All corn stocks in Colorado on March 1, 2022 were 58.46 million bushels, up 2 percent from March 1, 2021, according to the March 1 Agricultural Survey and March Grain Stocks Report conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. All corn stocks stored on farms amounted to […]
