Archive for September, 2024
Lamar High School makes history with first live animal mascot
Lamar High School cheerleaders with “Thunder” the new school mascot Move over, Ralphie. Lamar High School now has its own live buffalo mascot! “Thunder” made her first public appearance at the September 20, 2024 homecoming parade and football game (Lamar’s second game in their new Thunder Stadium). She seemed unfazed by the sounds […]
Gregory Merle Cline – February 14, 1954 – September 21, 2024
A Graveside Service for Greg Cline will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 27, 2024 at Hillside Cemetery in Granada, Colorado. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Thursday, September 26, 2024 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Holly, Colorado. Gregory Merle Cline, age 70, passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2024, […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife working to increase numbers of endangered black-footed ferrets
Colorado Parks and WIldlife officer Jonathan Reitz with a rare black-footed ferret captured during a survey of previously released ferrets at May Ranch, near Lamar in southeastern Colorado. The survey took place in early September, 2024, and found wild-born kits from previous releases, a major goal of the reintroduction program. (Courtesy of Colorado Parks […]
Medicare Part D participants will have payment options in 2025
CMS released additional guidance regarding Medicare Prescription Payment Plan (MPPP) outreach and education, www.medicarerights.org reported July 25, 2024. The MPPP, sometimes referred to as “smoothing,” was established in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) and allows Medicare beneficiaries with Part D to opt into an alternative payment structure for their cost-sharing for covered Part D medications. Starting in 2025, […]
Colorado Employment Situation – August 2024 – 7,400 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Added in August; Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.0 Percent
Household survey data • According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point in August to 4.0 percent. The last time the unemployment rate for Colorado reached 4.0% was in January 2022. The number of unemployed individuals grew by 2,200 over the same time period to 128,500. […]
State Attorney General Phil Weiser launches initiative to fund smartphone strategies in schools
Sept. 20, 2024 (GRAND JUNCTION, Colo.) – The Colorado Department of Law is launching a new funding opportunity to help schools develop and test innovative smartphone policies that promote learning and student wellness, Attorney General Phil Weiser announced today at a roundtable on district smartphone strategies in Mesa County Valley School District 51. This initiative comes […]
Stephen Scott Benson – April 26, 1956 – September 12, 2024
Thursday, April 26, 1956 marked the beginning of a journey that created a unique man that left his mark on the hearts of anyone that paused to partake of a few minutes, or hours, with him. Stephen shared his early years with his parents Steve and Audrey and three siblings. Most of his life […]
Department of Homeland Security adds sniffing device to AI tools to help fight wildfires in Colorado
Debra Deininger, chief revenue officer of N5 Sensors, explains the N5SHIELD artificial intelligence-assisted wildfire detection sensor in Boulder, Sept. 18, 2024. The N5 sensors are currently being deployed in the urban-wildland interface along the Front Range of Colorado. (Scout Edmondson, Special to The Colorado Sun) New technology allowing firefighters to “smell” points of origin […]
Holly Historical Society celebrates 124 years of the Holly Fair in 2024
The Holly Historical Society will celebrate 124 years of the Holly Fair this year with picture displays of previous Holly fairs and has reproduced the book celebrating the 100 year anniversary of the fair from 1900 to 2000. The book will be available at the museum, on Friday and Saturday during the fair. It documents […]
Xcel gas bills to drop almost 12% for rest of 2024 as wholesale gas prices remain low
Colorado’s largest utility will pass on savings as it seeks a permanent rate increase starting in February A combination of growing natural gas production and mild weather, leading to a buildup of stored reserves, will help lower monthly bills for Xcel Energy residential and small commercial customers by as much as 12% for the last […]
City of Lamar July Sales and Use Tax July 2024
Sales and Use taxes for July of 2024, collected in August, show an overall increase of 7.29% from last year, a difference of $30,332.06. Year to date numbers increased as well, by 8.13%, or $282,022.65. Restaurant and liquor stores saw a decline from last year in July’s numbers, as did other retail and hotel/motels. […]
Loren Murrell Brown Jr. – September 11, 1935 – September 2, 2024
A graveside service for longtime former longtime Lamar resident, Loren Murrell Brown, Jr. will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday, September 28, 2024 at the Fairmount Cemetery in the Veteran’s Section. Military honors will be under the auspices of the local V.F.W. and American Legion Posts. Loren Murrell Brown Jr. was born on September 11, […]
Nelda L. Roberts – November 9, 1934 – September 16, 2024
A celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident Nelda L. Roberts will be held at 10:00AM on Thursday, September 26, 2024 at the First Baptist Church with Pastor Darren Stroh of the First Baptist Church officiating. Interment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation for Nelda will be held from 2:00PM until 4:00PM on Wednesday, […]
