Archive for January, 2023
Angela Dawn Davis – September 22, 1972 – January 13, 2023
Angela Dawn Davis, was born on September 22, 1972 in Cheyenne Wells, CO to Ernest and Ida Mae Parkes Davis. Angela passed away January 13, 2023, at the age of 50 from complications of a recent illness. Although living in Burlington, she was a native of Kit Carson, Colorado. In 1992, she received an associate […]
Ervin Mitchek – November 22, 1936 – January 5, 2023
Ervin Mitchek was born on a farm in Cheyenne county Colorado on November 22, 1936 to Charles J. and Martha Mitchek. Ervin went to country school in 1st and 2nd grade and later lived in town and attended school through 8th grade graduating from Cheyenne Wells Junior High in 1950. He had vivid […]
Mary Elizabeth Jimenez – March 18, 1958 – January 27, 2023
Funeral services for Liz will be held at the Immaculate Heart of Mary, 11385 Grant Drive, Northglenn, Colorado 80233, Monday, February 6th, 2023. Viewing to begin at 9:30am, Rosary at 10:30am with the Mass to follow at 11am. For current information and online condolences, visit website at HoranCares.com
Lamar Chamber of Commerce Hosts 103rd Annual Banquet
The 2023 Lamar Chamber of Commerce annual banquet highlighted the community service and economic efforts of individuals and businesses in the local community. County Commissioner, Ron Cook was presented with the Citizen of the Year Award for his on-going support of community activities including his 26 years of work with popular car shows for […]
2023 High Plains Snow Goose Festival
Alison Kondler is this year’s keynote speaker for the 2023 Snow Goose Festival in Lamar. Kondler is a Denver-based Audubon Master Birder, a naturalist who offers a level of comedy to her lectures. Website followers can access her at Birdingbyear.com. Her presentation will be held on Saturday, February 4th at the Lamar High School […]
Marlys Allen – November 19, 1937 – January 24, 2023
A Memorial Service for Marlys Allen will be held at 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 30, 2023, at the First Presbyterian Church in Las Animas, Colorado. Per Marlys’ request, cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation. Inurnment will take place at a later date at Bent/Las Animas Cemetery. Marlys Jeanine Allen passed […]
Lower Corn Production Nationwide
The following is a brief analysis by Krista Swanson, the lead economist for the National Corn Growers Association. The United States Department of Agriculture released the January World Agricultural Supply & Demand Estimates (WASDE) report yesterday. The expected reductions in use were met with notable changes to U.S. production that resulted in lower-than-expected ending […]
Construction on Escondido Park Soccer Field Continues
Plans to bring the soccer field at Escondido Park up to league status continues with construction on benches and score boards at the site off North 13th Street in Lamar. Lamar Community College and the City of Lamar collaborated on the project as the college began to develop a full-fledged soccer team and […]
Raymond J. Gonzales – June 25, 1950 – January 20, 2023
Raymond J. Gonzales was born on June 25, 1950 in Las Animas, Colorado to Henry and Flossie (Cortez) Gonzales. He passed away on January 20, 2023 at Bent County Health Care Center in Las Animas. Per his request, cremation has taken place and service will be held at a later date. Raymond grew up in […]
Douglas L. Smartt – July 12, 1957 – January 24, 2023
A Service of Celebration for lifelong McClave resident Doug Smartt will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, January 28, 2023 at the McClave United Methodist Church with Dawson Roesch officiating. A private family interment will be held prior to the church service. Visitation for Doug will be held from 4:00 PM until 6:00 PM, […]
745 lives lost on Colorado roads in 2022
Most roadway deaths since 1981 STATEWIDE — In 2022, Colorado lost 745 lives to traffic fatalities, the most roadway deaths in the state since 1981, according to preliminary data. This is a 57% increase from just 10 years ago and includes a record number of pedestrians and motorcyclists. Today, CDOT, Colorado […]
CPW Seeks Public Comment on Southeast Region Pronghorn Herd Management Plans
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Public input is being sought by Colorado Parks and Wildlife about how it intends to manage 11 pronghorn herds across its Southeast Region over the next 10 years. CPW staff has spent months drafting proposed management plans for the pronghorn herds that extend from Leadville down the Arkansas River valley […]
Lamar to Host Portion of Hemming Great Race, 2023
Lots of vehicles pass through Lamar every day, but residents are going to look twice at the type and number of vehicles that stop in town for a lunch break on Saturday, July 1st. Lamar is one leg of a 2,300-mile Hemming’s Great Race spanning the miles between St. Augustine, Florida on June 24th […]
Richard Keith Gibbs – April 26, 1938 – January 23, 2023
A graveside service for lifelong Lamar resident, Richard Keith Gibbs will be held at 1:00PM on Friday, January 27, 2023 at the Fairmount Cemetery with Pastor Paul Floyd of the High Plains Fellowship Church officiating. Richard was born on April 26, 1938 at Lamar, Colorado to Theodore and Grace Vivian (Johnson) Gibbs and passed […]
Bennet, Hickenlooper Urge BOR to Allocate Additional Funding for the Arkansas Valley Conduit
Washington, D.C. — Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper urged the Bureau of Reclamation (BOR) to consider allocating additional funding from the recent omnibus funding bill for Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) or the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) for the Arkansas Valley Conduit (AVC). The AVC is a planned 130-mile water-delivery […]
