Archive for June, 2023
CPW Cautions Public to Avoid Arkansas River Below Lake Pueblo Due to Surging Water Flows
PUEBLO, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife and its partner agencies are urging the public to avoid the Arkansas River below the Lake Pueblo State Park dam as flows have exceeded 3,000 cubic feet per second (CFS) due to recent normal runoff from spring snow melt in the mountains and locally heavy rains. […]
City Launches Webpage for EPA Revitalization Grant
Lamar, Colorado – The City of Lamar has recently launched a website for its Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Assessment Grant. This interactive site will update the community on grant progress, including environmental assessment statuses for project properties, redevelopment visioning opportunities, and other public engagement efforts. The website will be maintained by the City’s […]
ARPA Business Operations Report – June 2023
Eight Students Receive Scholarship Funding from ARPA and its Member Municipalities: In 2000 ARPA established a College Scholarship Program that awards a $1,400 scholarship to one high school senior in each of the high schools served by ARPA members. The Program is administered through the member municipalities of Holly, La Junta, Lamar, Las […]
Letter to the Editor: The Eastern Plains Are Vital to Colorado, By Senator Rod Pelton, Senate District 35
Earlier this month, I was able to join Trent Loos on Rural Route Radio, where we discussed how “Colorado is the tip of the spear for the challenge in using the great resources the state has.” I greatly appreciated the opportunity to talk about being a rural legislator, especially as it is an interesting time […]
New Direction for County Economic Development
Two priorities for Prowers County…jobs and houses, go hand in hand. The City of Lamar and PEP, Prowers Economic Development, are expanding their efforts for economic development in a slightly new direction. JB Cisneros, an analyst for CERF, Community Economic Resilience Fund, has been hired to find new revenue sources for funding, especially […]
Colorado Crop Progress & Condition Week Ending June 11, 2023
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Another week of rainstorms across the eastern portion State continued to improve soil moisture and crop conditions, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Based on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association data, most of the eastern portion of the State received over half an inch […]
Helen Mary Martinez – February 27, 1933 – June 8, 2023
Private family services for lifelong Las Animas, Colorado resident, Helen Martinez will be held. Helen Mary Martinez was born to Juan B. and Jesusita Chavez Martinez on February 27, 1933, in Las Animas, Colorado. She passed away June 8, 2023, in Las Animas, Colorado at the age of 90. Helen was born and raised […]
LUB Notes Slower Power Sales, Explains Brief Sunday Power Outage
Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, noted that sales of electricity through May 2023 are down fractionally at 0.12% when compared to 2022’s time frame. Residential sales were up 1.63%, irrigation sales were down 29.25% and commercial sales were down a fraction at 0.63%. Houssin explained that due to the rainy spring, use of irrigation electricity […]
Ribbon Cutting at Cobblestone Inn
Ribbon cutting ceremonies were held Tuesday, June 13th for the Cobblestone Inn at 1215 North Main Street in Lamar. The hotel has been in operation for the past several weeks just in time for the start of the summer travel season along Highway 50 to various destination points in the region, including Lamar. […]
Lamar’s Arby’s Venture Finds New Backer
LVP Food Service Concepts, LLC will become the new principal in the development of an Arby’s franchise restaurant at 1002 North Main in Lamar. Mayor Kirk Crespin explained the situation during the June 12th city council meeting. Crespin provided some historic background on how Arbys was considered as a viable venture following […]
City of Lamar April 2023 Sales Tax Revenue Report
Lamar city sales tax revenues dropped a small percentage, 1.14% for April 2023 compared to the last period last year. The dollar difference was $4,219 with 2022 collections at $369,698 compared to the recent collection period of $365,478. Use Tax collections were up 49.63% or the same period for a gain of $12,407 […]
Joseph “Jack” Hawkins – January 30, 1926 – June 8, 2023
Funeral services for Joseph “Jack” Hawkins will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 15, 2023 at First Church of Nazarene in Las Animas, Colorado with Pastor Carlton McKay officiating. Interment will follow in the Hawkins Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Horber Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, June 14, 2023 from 3:00 p.m. until […]
Lamar Chamber of Commerce Farmers Market Opens New Season
Building on the popularity and success of last year’s Farmers Market, the Lamar Chamber of Commerce expects to see more vendors and visitors for the 2023 season. The third Saturday of each month, June through September are the scheduled dates including October 7th. All markets will run from 8am to 1pm at the […]
PMC New Beginnings Birthing Center Grand Re-opening
The New Beginnings Birth Center at Prowers Medical Center resumed operations on February 27, 2023 after having been closed for 16 months due to the medical impact of the pandemic, according to Chief Executive Officer, Karen Bryant. Bryant, hospital staff, board members and representatives from the community were present for the June 7th event […]
Larry D. Michael – June 16, 1947 – June 8, 2023
A graveside memorial service for longtime Eads, Colorado resident, Larry D. Michael will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, June 16, 2023 at the Haswell Cemetery in Haswell, Colorado with Pastor Mark Imel of the Eads First Christian Church officiating. Larry was born on June 16, 1947 at Hays, Kansas to Ross Douglas […]
