Archive for 2022
PEP Plans to Add Capacity with Associate Director
Prowers Economic Prosperity (PEP) has announced that will begin a search for an Associate Director. The quest for a dynamic individual with a commitment to rural communities who is interested in learning and growing with PEP to increase economic prosperity and wellbeing for Prowers County and its cities, towns, business community, and citizens begins […]
Southeast Colorado Drought Update from NWS Pueblo for February 20, 2022
Drought Persists across South Central and Southeast Colorado SYNOPSIS: After a very warm and dry start to the 2022 Water-Year (October 1- September 30), December storms brought abundant snowfall to the higher terrain along the Continental Divide. Unfortunately, not much of this precipitation made it past the Continental Divide during the first month of […]
Lance Clark, Bowling 300, Family-Style
Lamar resident, Lance Clark achieved every bowler’s dream last February 7th , with a perfect game of 300 at Lamar Lanes, almost to the day, eight years earlier, when his father, Brett Clark, also threw 12 successive strikes for his 300. “My dad was on hand for the game and recorded me,” Clark explained adding […]
9/11 Tribute Memorial Making Process Towards Completion
Arkansas Valley Construction, Daniels Construction, BMS, Electra Pro, Riders Metal LLC and G5 Imprints, all in a joint effort, built an information kiosk at the0/11 Memorial adjacent to the Big Timbers Museum just north of Lamar, Colorado. The kiosk will soon house artifacts from New York City’s Twin Towers, Shanksville, Pennsylvania and […]
Betty J. Pelley – January 15, 1932 – February 18, 2022
A Service of Celebration for longtime Lamar resident, Betty Pelley will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, March 3, 2022 at the Lamar Christian Church with Ian Blacker officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery. It is Betty’s wish that everyone attending wear bright colorful clothing. Visitation for Mrs. Pelley will be held on […]
Henry “Red” DeVoter – January 18, 1942 – February 15, 2022
A celebration of life for former Lamar resident currently of Slaton, Texas Henry DeVoter affectionately known as Red, will be held at 10:00AM on Wednesday, February 23, 2022 at the Peacock Funeral Chapel. Interment will follow at Wiley Cemetery in Wiley, CO. Visitation for Red will be held on Tuesday, February 22, 2022 from […]
Elvira A. Gruenloh – May 3, 1932 – February 16, 2022
A Mass of Christian Burial for longtime Lamar area resident Elvira Gruenloh will be held at 2:00 PM, Tuesday, February 22, 2022 at St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. Co-Celebrating the Mass will be Reverend Steven Murray and Reverend Joseph Lawrence. A Rosary Service will be held prior to the Mass […]
Bruce C. Maggart – June 10, 1928 – February 18, 2022
A celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident, Bruce C. Maggart will be held at 10:00AM on Monday, February 28, 2022 at the Crosswinds Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Roy Gueswel officiating. Interment will follow at Riverside Cemetery in Lamar. Visitation for Bruce will be held from 1:00PM until 3:00PM on Sunday, […]
USDA Report – Farms and Land in Farms in USA
COLORADO: The number of farms and ranches in Colorado in 2021 totaled 39,000, up 200 operations from the 2020 estimate. Total land in farms in Colorado, at 31.8 million acres, was unchanged from the 2020 estimate. The average size of farm was 815 acres, compared to 820 acres the previous year. UNITED STATES; The number […]
Colorado Crop Progress and Condition Report, February 2022
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Moisture during February improved the short-term outlook in areas across the state, but moisture deficits remained, according to the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Calving and lambing were underway and benefited from milder weather in areas, according to county reports. In eastern districts, some localities fared better […]
EZ Guide to the Prowers County – Democratic Caucus/Assembly
EZ Guide to the Prowers County – Democratic Caucus/Assembly WHO: All welcome! (But only Prowers County residents registered as Democrats by February 11th can vote on the various actions.) WHAT: Official meeting for Democrats from all precincts of Prowers County. This event is a combination of Caucus and Assembly. We will be working on tasks that […]
NATIONAL HEMP REPORT
USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) released its first Hemp Acreage and Production Report today. The hemp survey collected information on the total planted and harvested area, yield, production, and value of hemp in the United States. The following are the US highlights: 2021 Industrial Hemp Value $824 Million 2021 Industrial Hemp in the […]
Governor Polis Statement on Japanese Internment Day of Remembrance
GRANADA, CO — Governor Jared Polis released a statement today in commemoration of this weekend’s Day of Remembrance in honor of the over 120,000 Japanese Americans who were unjustly incarcerated at internment camps across the United States, of whom 7,000 men, women, and children were imprisoned at the Granada Relocation Center in Granada, Colorado at […]
Council Seeks Solution to Three Mile Agreement
If you live within the boundaries of the City of Lamar, you are subject to property taxes and pay a fee for utilities and trash collection, but if you reside outside those boundaries, you are free from property taxes, but pay twice the city rate if you use those municipal resources. And somewhere in […]
Lamar Council Okays LCC Foundation Request for Future Housing
The student population at Lamar Community College continues to increase, due in part, to the recent development of a future soccer team. The college and the LCC Foundation have joined economic forces in the past for additional housing, such as the Prowers House dormitory which was built in 2016, according to councilwoman, Anne-Marie Crampton. […]
