Archive for April, 2024
Arkansas River Report for March 2024
March precipitation brought above-normal snowpack to all of the state’s river basins, leaving less than 30% of Colorado under any level of drought conditions, according to the latest U.S. Drought Monitor report released April 4. The National Weather Service three-month outlook “leans” toward above-average temperatures for Colorado and the Arkansas River Basin through June and projects “equal chances” of […]
Lamar’s Faith Headlee a Contestant for Preliminary Pageant for Miss Colorado Rodeo
The Miss Rodeo Colorado Pageant announced the 2025 Preliminary Pageant Contestants. Each year, the Miss Rodeo Colorado Committee hosts the Preliminary Pageant with the intent to select contestants for the final Pageant that is held in conjunction with the Greeley Stampede. The Preliminary Pageant is a one-day competition held at Island Grove Regional Park in […]
SECCC Barrel Racers club announces 2024 race dates/recent results
Here are the results from the recent race on 4/7/24:
Lamar Utility Board Meeting of April 9, 2024
The first of the monthly meetings for the Utility Board was held April 9, 2024. Mintes from the previous meeting were approved. Approval was given for Purchase Orders totaling $639,350.23 and for payment of bills totaling $263,268.80. Approved was an irrigation contract between Lamar Utilities Board and Colorado Gravel Co. for electrical service for a […]
Lamar Chamber of Commerce to host First Annual Cinco de Mayo Event May 4, 2024
The Enchanted Forest in Lamar will be the site of the Lamar Chamber’s First Annual Cinco de Mayo event, which will be held Saturday, May 4th. All vendors and the Beer Garden open at 11 am. For fans of the Chamber’s annual Oktoberfest, this new festival should prove to be equally fun and festive, just […]
LHS Students Make All-State Band
Angel De La Paz (trumpet) and Bianca Hernandez (clarinet) earned spots in the prestigious Colorado All-State Band, the top honor for high school musicians in Colorado. Members of the 110-piece band auditioned and competed with band students from all over Colorado. The All-State Band rehearsed for three days on the University of Northern Colorado campus […]
Edward Dean Crum – July 31, 1949 – April 6, 2024
Graveside services for Ed Crum will be held at the Holly Cemetery in Holly, Colorado at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, April 13, 2024. Per Ed’s request there will be no visitation. Edward Dean Crum was born on July 31, 1949 in Lamar, Colorado to Clifford and Lucille (Frazer) Crum. He passed away on April 6, 2024 […]
Lamar RE-2 School Board Meeting of April 8, 2024
The Lamar School Board met for its regular monthly meeting on April 8. All members of the Board were present for the meeting with two attending by phone. The Board approved minutes of the last meetings. There were no visitors wishing to speak to the Board. Superintendent Chad Krug gave an update on the scoreboard […]
Colorado’s EpiPen Cost Cap Proves Tricky to Implement
Colorado’s EpiPen cost cap has proven trickier to implement than the state’s limits on insulin expenses, with some families struggling to find a pharmacy that will sell them the medical devices for the required $60. One of the law’s main sponsors and some pharmacies point the finger at manufacturers, who they allege are refusing to […]
LCC Foundation’s Sixth Annual Boots, Bling, and Blessings – Saturday, April 13, 2024
Mark your calendars and dust off your cowboy boots! The Lamar Community College (LCC) Foundation is gearing up for its highly-anticipated Sixth Annual Boots, Bling and Blessings (BBB) fundraiser. This year’s event will take place on Saturday, April 13, 2024, at 6:00 p.m. at the LCC Equine Complex Indoor Arena, promising an unforgettable night […]
Olivero “Queso” De La Garza – August 7, 1951 – April 3, 2024
Mass of Christian Burial for Olivero De La Garza will be held at 10:00 a.m. and Rosary at 9:30 a.m., Wednesday, April 17, 2024 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Las Animas, Colorado. Interment will follow in the Bent County-Las Animas Cemetery. Olivero “Queso” De La Garza was born on August 7, 1951 in Kingsville, […]
Colorado Supreme Court affirms schools’ right to search students without a warrant
The Colorado Supreme Court on Monday broadly affirmed that school safety plans give officials the right to search students on campus without a warrant, finding that staff at a Denver high school acted lawfully when they searched a 10th grader who brought a loaded gun to school on his third day of classes in 2019. […]
Alfred Gilbert Trujillo – November 9, 1947 – April 5, 2024
With sadness we announce the passing of our beloved husband, father, grandfather, brother, uncle, nephew, cousin, and friend, Alfred Gilbert Trujillo on April 5, 2024 at the age of 76. Alfred, a humble man, would not want us to boast of the man he was but as a family, filled withPride, we feel the […]
