Archive for January, 2023
Making a Dent, a Bag at a Time
A novelty in the 1970s, plastic shopping bags are now an omnipresent product found in every corner of the world. Produced at a rate of up to one trillion bags per year, they are showing up in the darkest depths of the ocean to the summit of Mount Everest to the polar ice caps. […]
CDA Ag Commissioner Previews 2023
Welcome to 2023! Based just on these past two weeks, we already know that it’s a year that’s going to see projects completed, partnerships grow, and new opportunities coming to the fore. We recently celebrated the final phase of CSU Spur campus construction: the opening of the Hydro building. This water-based educational center couldn’t […]
Local Authorities Respond to Trailer Fire, Arrests Made
Lamar Police Report 1/12/2023 12:00:00 AM 19:39 2300152 REAMY, COREY Officers responded to the 300 block of S. 10th St. on a report of a structure fire. During the incident, Brian Erpelding, 62 of Lamar, was arrested on several charges including obstructing a firefighter. Dylan Moore, 27 of Lamar was identified as responsible for […]
Applications are Open for History Colorado’s Centennial Farms & Ranches
DENVER — January 10, 2023 — The 2023 applications for Colorado’s Centennial Farms & Ranches program have opened. Centennial Farms & Ranches program, a joint initiative of History Colorado and the Colorado Department of Agriculture, honors the contributions of the state’s ranching and farming families who have withstood the pressures of growth, changes in […]
ANNUAL CROP SUMMARY – 2022
COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS The 2022 corn for grain crop is estimated at 118.58 million bushels, down 20 percent from last year’s production of 148.35 million bushels, and the lowest production total since 2002, according to the December 1 Agricultural Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. The average […]
Bertha Ingraham – March 27, 1928 – January 10, 2023
Funeral Services for Bertha Ingraham will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, January 13, 2023 at Horber Funeral Chapel in Las Animas, Colorado. Interment will follow at Fort Lyon National Cemetery. Bertha Karolina (Svendson Winge) Berger Ingraham was born on March 27, 1928, in Alkabo, North Dakota, to Amund and Kari (Iversen) Svendson, who […]
CO Summary Details at Least 91 Fatal Domestic Violence-related Deaths in 2021
Jan. 6, 2023 (DENVER) — At least 91 people died in Colorado in 2021 in domestic violence-related incidents, according to a report from the Colorado Domestic Violence Fatality Review Board that the Attorney General’s Office released today. At least 45 of those who died were victims killed by their intimate partners, 14 were collateral victims, and 32 […]
Lamar Utility Board Continues New Meter Installations
Projects for the Lamar Light Plant for 2023 were reviewed by Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh during the Utility Boards first meeting for the new year on January 10th. He said the 4kv substation equipment will continue to be upgraded as well as upgrades to the plant’s SCADA system master radio and 4kv distribution […]
Darrian Adame – November 14, 1991 – January 8, 2023
A celebration of life for current Colorado Springs resident and formerly of Lamar, Darrian Adame will be held at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at the Lamar Christian Church with Ian Blacker and Enrique Varela co-officiating. Interment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation for Darrian will be held on Monday, January 16, […]
City of Lamar Sales Tax Revenue Report – November 2022
There was a 6.64% gain in City Sales tax revenue reported for a $21,969 increase over the 2021 report for a total of $352,667 for 2022 and $330,697 for 2021. Use Tax collections were off 32.35% for a drop of $12,104. Total Sales and Use tax collections for this period were up 2.15% […]
Grants Will Provide Additional Lighting for Lamar’s Parks
Lamar Police Chief and Mayor Kirk Crespin officiated at the swearing-in ceremony for two new Lamar Police Department officers, Joshua Bourdreau and Liam Toomey at the outset of the January 9th council meeting. City Treasurer, Kristin Schwartz recapped the 2023 Department of Justice Safer Street Grants the city received at the end of 2022. […]
2022 Year in Review – December
The following are some highlights of the past year which had an impact on Prowers County residents Riverside Communications, LLC signs agreement to purchase KLMR (AM) and KLMR-FM Radio KLMR radio, in Lamar, Colorado, originally signed on the air as an AM radio station in December of 1948. Nearly 28 years later, KLMR-FM was […]
Bent’s Fort Chapter Annual Meeting January 14, 2023
The Bent’s Fort Chapter Annual Meeting will be held Saturday, January 14, at the JW Rawlings Heritage Center and Museum, 560 Bent Ave., Las Animas, CO. The meeting will begin at 10:30am followed by a catered lunch (Cost $10). The meeting will include the election of officers: President, Larry Bourne; Vice President, LaDonna Hutton; Secretary, […]
Anthony M. Olvera – May 7, 1965 – January 4, 2023
A Memorial Mass for Pueblo resident Anthony Michael Olvera will be held at 10:00 AM, Friday, January 13, 2023 at the Lamar St. Francis de Sales our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Joseph Lawrence as celebrant. A Rosary service will be held prior to the Mass at 9:30 AM with Suzie Mitchell […]
CPW Avian Influenza Update
Early Colorado Cases This strain of HPAI was first confirmed in wild geese in Northeast Colorado in March of 2022. From March through November 2022, HPAI mortalities were documented in a number of raptors, waterfowl, and vultures in numerous locations throughout the state. Most reports were of limited mortalities involving individual birds or small numbers […]
