Archive for June 20th, 2023
Colorado State Patrol Patrol Vehicle Stolen Ending in Fatal Crash
(COLO) On June 20, 2023, at approximately 10:57 AM, Colorado State Patrol Troopers responded to assist Otero County Deputies with a suspect fleeing from them, along Highway 50, in Otero County. The vehicle was reportedly called in as a “shots fired” call. In addition, the suspect was reported to have caused multiple crashes and attempted […]
Mary Lou Garcia – February 15, 1950 – May 13, 2023
A graveside service for Greeley, Colorado resident, Mary Lou Garcia will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, July 14, 2023 at the Riverside Cemetery with Reverend Kenny Joe Parlingayan’s.s.s. as celebrant. Mary lived in Lamar, Colorado until she moved to Greeley in 2018 with her brother Victor until she passed away in May 2023. […]
Lamar Light and Power Battles Animal-Induced Outages
Lamar, Colorado – 1,200 Lamar Light and Power (LLP) customers in southern Lamar lost power on Sunday, June 11 and Thursday, June 15, 2023 due to unforeseen circumstances. The latest power outage happened last night, June 19 at 10:35 p.m., and power was restored at 11:41 p.m. The outages at the LAMSO substation were […]
Stella Mae Prosser – May 27, 1940 – June 19, 2023
A memorial service for lifelong Lamar resident, Stella Mae Prosser will be held at 10:00AM on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ian Blacker of the Lamar Christian Church officiating. Stella was born on May 27, 1940 at Lamar, Colorado to William Wallace and Idona (Petersen) Thompson and passed away […]
Lamar Community Building Gets New Gym Floor
Estimates are about 25 years for the last time a new gym floor was installed at the Lamar Community Building. Work has been underway since May, installing a new floor which will help correct some oversights which went into the first one. Lamar Recreation Program Manager, Tyndan Marquez, explained the new board surface […]
