Archive for 2022
Toy Time Annual with Prowers County Farm Bureau
Prowers County Farm Bureau is sponsoring the annual Lamar Elks Toy Show, to be held Saturday, January 14th, 2023, at the Lamar Elks Lodge 28157 Hwy 287 South, Lamar CO 81052. The show will start at 9 am and run until 3 pm mountain time. Toys of all shapes and sizes, new in the […]
The Colorado Tourism Office Awards Colorado Stargazing: Marketing Match Grant
A $30,000 marketing match grant will allow for Colorado Stargazing to create and promote a video advocating Colorado’s night skies and how to protect them. VistaWorks, a Colorado-based destination marketing agency, today announced the Colorado Tourism Office awarded Colorado Stargazing: Experience the Night a $30,000 marketing match grant to produce and promote a video […]
NWS Pueblo – DROUGHT INFORMATION STATEMENT
Drought Conditions Persist across Southeast Colorado SYNOPSIS: An up and down weather pattern was experienced across the region through the first half of November, as a few passing weather systems brought cool and unsettled weather, along with periods of warm and dry conditions to south central and southeast Colorado. A pattern shift […]
CPW to use low-flying helicopters to assess deer and bighorn sheep on plains
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Beginning Dec. 12, Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists will assess deer and bighorn sheep populations on the southeastern plains of Colorado, east of Interstate 25, by conducting low-altitude helicopter flights. The helicopters will spend a brief amount of time in a specific area to count and categorize individual herds and then […]
Roseanna (Smith) Patton – June 14, 1950 – December 17, 2022
Roseanna (Smith) Patton, affectionately known as Rose, passed away peacefully on December 17, 2022, in La Junta, Colorado at the age of 72. She was born June 14, 1950, in Lamar, Colorado to Jewell “Bert” and Lucille (Marriot) Smith. Rose grew up in the Arkansas Valley area, graduating from South High School in […]
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE – National Weather Service Pueblo CO
WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING This alert pertains to regions of southeast Colorado including the six counties in the immediate region. * WHAT…Dangerously cold wind chills possible. Wind chills as low as 45 below zero. * WHERE… The I-25 corridor and the eastern plains. * WHEN…From Wednesday evening […]
2022 Review from CDA Commissioner, Kate Greenberg
As the year comes to a close, we like to reflect on all we’ve accomplished over the past twelve months. We’ve had many fantastic opportunities to connect with Colorado producers and see projects of all varieties and sizes take shape. Our staff worked hard to ensure state and federal funding is supporting Colorado agriculture […]
Colorado Employment Situation – November 2022
4,300 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Added in November; Unemployment Rate Declines to 3.5% Since May 2020, Colorado’s private sector has grown by 448,500 jobs, compared to declines of 358,800 in early 2020. That translates to a job recovery rate of 125.0 percent and outpaces the U.S. rate of 107.2 percent. Household survey data: According […]
McClave School District Accredited with Distinction
The McClave School is pleased to announce that the Colorado Department of Education has recognized the district as Accredited with Distinction for the 2021-22 school year. After a two year pause, CDE released the finalized performance frameworks on December 14, 2022 which indicate that the McClave School District was High Performing and “met/exceeded expectations […]
City of Lamar 2022 Award Recipients
Every year, the City of Lamar celebrates employees achieving a milestone of service beginning with five years. Congratulations to all who recached a milestone year of service and thank you for your commitment and dedication to the City of Lamar. 5 Years 10 Years 15 Years 20 Years 30 Years 35 Years Cheri […]
Food for Families Holiday Schedule for 2022
The manner in which the annual Christmas meal will be presented is following the changes made earlier in the season for the Toys for Tots distribution schedule. The meal will be available on a first-come, first-served basis between 9am and 11am at various distribution sites in Lamar and throughout the county. The Lamar […]
Lamar Redevelopment Authority Approves Extension
A request for an application extension to March 31, 2023 by L&C LLC was approved by the Lamar Redevelopment Authority during its December 12th meeting. Dustin Langston and Jacob Chamberlain applied for the extension for construction upgrades to their property at 120 South Main Street. The owners intend to offer it as a […]
Lamar Chamber of Commerce Prepares for Annual Banquet; Seeks Citizen Nominations
The Lamar Chamber Board of Directors asks that you give thought to a nomination of an outstanding person that should be our Citizen of the Year for 2022. The announcement will be made at the Chamber Banquet on Friday, January 27th at the Lamar Eagles Lodge. Get your nominees in now. The criteria […]
‘Tis the Season for Sober Rides: CDOT Begins Multiweek Holiday DUI enforcement
36% of traffic fatalities in 2022 involve impairment Statewide — ‘Tis the season…for safe and sober rides. From Dec. 8-20, the Colorado Department of Transportation, the Colorado State Patrol and 65 local law enforcement agencies are coming together for the Holiday Parties high-visibility DUI enforcement period, reminding Coloradans to hand over the keys if […]
Arkansas River Power Authority Business Operations Report – December 2022
ARPA Board Adopts 2023 Budget: At its December meeting the ARPA Board of Directors approved its operating budget for 2023 in the amount of $25,487,853. Rates will remain unchanged and stable for the 2023 budget which includes: Revenues of approximately $31 million Power supply expense of approximately $15 million Transmission expense of approximately […]
