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Lamar Utility Board Covers Finances on June Agenda

Lamar Utility Board Covers Finances on June Agenda

  The Lamar Utilities Board approved $37,608.28 in purchase orders this past Tuesday, June 28th, from a total of $48,432.54.  The board paid bills for May amounting to $895,434.58 of which $803,263 was for the monthly power purchase from Arkansas River Power Authority. Light Plant Superintendent Houssin Hourieh told the board six bids were submitted […]

Buck Announces Military Service Academy Appointments

Buck Announces Military Service Academy Appointments

      WASHINGTON—U.S. Representative Ken Buck (CO-04) announced that 11 appointments to United States Military Service Academies were offered to students from Colorado’s Fourth Congressional District. “I’m so proud of the young men and women from Colorado who have committed their lives to protecting this country and our ideals,” Congressman Ken Buck stated. “The […]

KEEP COLORADO WILD PASS FAQ’S:

KEEP COLORADO WILD PASS FAQ’S:

  Q:   What is the Keep Colorado Wild Pass? A:   It is an optional lower-cost annual state park pass for which the fee will be included on your Colorado vehicle registration renewal, processed at the Division       of Motor Vehicle (DMV) Offices.  Learn more: cpw.info/keepcoloradowildpass. Q:   What will the Keep Colorado Wild Pass cost? A:   The […]

Southeast Housing Solutions Summit - July 14 at OJC, La Junta

Southeast Housing Solutions Summit – July 14 at OJC, La Junta

  Serving Baca, Bent, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero, and Prowers counties.   Otero College, La Junta, 8am to 5pm The Southeast Housing Solutions Summit is a highly-interactive opportunity to collaborate on one of the key issues contributing to the crisis of housing in the region – housing stock. This action-planning intensive will focus […]

ARPA Business Update

ARPA Business Update

  BUSINESS OPERATIONS – July 2022 ARPA Holds Its Annual Pole Top and Bucket Truck Rescue Safety Training: ARPA member municipalities participated in the annual pole top and bucket truck rescue training in La Junta in June. The annual training brings together approximately 40 personnel from the six ARPA member systems. The training is one […]

Johnny F. Maxwell – May 24, 1954 – June 21, 2022

Johnny F. Maxwell – May 24, 1954 – June 21, 2022

Memorial Services are pending for Lamar resident Johnny F. Maxwell. Mr. Maxwell, known to his family and friends as John, was born on May 24, 1954 to Prince and Rose (Phinnessee) Maxwell and passed away on June 21, 2022 at his home. John was 68. He is preceded in death by his parents, brothers Willis […]

Now Accepting Host Community Proposals for Southeast Rural Philanthropy Days – June 2023

  Serving Baca, Bent, Crowley, Huerfano, Kiowa, Las Animas, Otero, and Prowers counties.   The Rural Philanthropy Days (RPD) conference is scheduled to return to the Southeast region in September of 2023. This unique conference provides a forum for quality professional development opportunities close to home as well as networking with other community leaders in […]

QUARTERLY HOGS AND PIGS – JUNE 1, 2022

QUARTERLY HOGS AND PIGS – JUNE 1, 2022

COLORADO Colorado inventory of all hogs and pigs on June 1, 2022 was 520,000 head, down 12 percent from March 1, 2022 and down 21 percent from last year. Breeding inventory, at 135,000 head, was down 5,000 head from the previous quarter and down 20,000 head from last year. Market hog inventory, at 385,000 head, […]