Archive for November, 2024
Margarete Humphrey – September 7, 1947 – November 19, 2024
Funeral Services for Margarete Humphrey will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, November 19, 2024 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, Colorado. A private interment will take place in the Campo Cemetery. Margarete Faye Humphrey was born in Clarendon, Texas on September 7, 1947 to Edwin Monroe and Mattie Louise (Beach) Humphrey. She passed […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting 11/12
Minutes from the October 29, 2024 were approved. Also approved were Purchase Orders 630384 through 630418 for a total amount of $215,448.81. Large items in these purchase orders were $57,113.46 for line hardware, and $817,322.94 for October power purchase from ARPA. The Board approved Bid #2055 for street lights, photocells and mounting arms. These are […]
Part Two of Southern Plains Land Trust – ferrets, birds, and new projects on the horizon!
One of the most recently released black-footed ferrets at SPLT (photo courtesy of Karen Voepel) EDITOR’S NOTE: This is Part II of a story about Southern Plains Land Trust in southeast Colorado. As Judith and I continued our tour of the property, I asked about an article I had recently read about the reintroduction of […]
RE-2 School board gets positive updates from elementary school principals at Nov. 11 meeting
All board members were present for the meeting as well as two of the three student board members. The night’s agenda and minutes from the previous board meeting were approved unanimously. There were no visitors in attendance wishing to speak to the board. Dave Tecklenburg, CFO for the district, gave a quarterly financial report, stating […]
Lamar City Council meeting Nov. 11, 2024
As Mayor Kirk Crespin was unable to attend the meeting, mayor pro tem Manuel Tamez led the meeting. He began the meeting saying “I’d like to give a shoutout to all our veterans, both in our local community and the surrounding area and the nation. We’re grateful for your service and for those families who […]
Colorado FFA Foundation announces four Hall of Fame inductees for 2025
The Colorado FFA Foundation is pleased to announce four inductees representing excellence in farming, public service, ranching, and agriculture construction, into the Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame. Dr. Michael Bartolo (Rocky Ford), Don Brown (Yuma), Terry Fankhauser (posthumously), and Wayne Schmeeckle (Ft. Morgan) will all be formally honored and inducted into the Colorado Agriculture Hall […]
Dan Harry Sniff – December 21, 1932 – August 12, 2024
Dan Harry Sniff, 91, passed away peacefully August 12, 2024, surrounded by his family. Dan was born December 21, 1932, to Emmett Lyle Sniff and Ruby Augusta Kepp. He spent his childhood in rural Bent County with his parents and younger siblings, Don (Bub) and Bonnie. Upon graduating from Bent County High School (McClave) in […]
County offices closed Monday, November 11 for Veterans Day
All County Offices and the Courts will be closed on Monday, November 11th in observance of Veterans Day. The Welcome Home Child and Family Development Center will be open.
USDA Crop Production November 1, 20224
CROP PRODUCTION – NOVEMBER 1, 2024 COLORADO HIGHLIGHTS On November 1 conditions, corn production in Colorado is forecast at 138.65 million bushels, according to the November 1 Agricultural Yield Survey conducted by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. This forecast is down 6 percent from the October 1 forecast […]
Max Shane Williams – August 21, 1940 – November 7, 2024
Graveside funeral services for Max Williams will be held at 11:00 a.m. MST, Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at the Holly, Cemetery in Holly, Colorado. Max Shane Williams was born August 21, 1940 to Roy O. and Thelma L. (Hager) Williams in Wellington, Kansas and went to live with his Lord Jesus on November 7, […]
Mary Ramos – September 26, 1933 – November 6, 2024
A mass of Christian burial for lifelong Lamar resident, Mary Ramos will be held at 10:00AM on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Leonardo AuyaoS.S.S. as celebrant. A rosary service will be held prior to the mass at 9:30AM on Wednesday, November 13, 2024 with […]
Lamar High School grads and cousins receive Marine Corps Promotions
Two Lamar natives and second cousins, Douglas Paul Yoxsimer USMC, and Cyrus Madrid USMC, have recently received advancements in rank. Yoxsimer was promoted from Gunnery Sergeant to Master Sergeant (E-8), and Madrid was promoted from Lance Corporal to Corporal (E-4). MSgt Douglas Paul Yoxsimer MSgt Yoxsimer, a 2007 graduate from Lamar High […]
Ferris S. Williams – May 2, 1939 – November 6, 2024
A graveside celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident, Ferris S. Williams will be held at 11:00AM on Tuesday, November 12, 2024 at the Holly Cemetery. Per Ferris’ request there will be no visitation. Ferris was born on May 2, 1939 at Ford, Kansas to Roy and Thelma (Hager) Williams and passed away on November […]
Coloradans get TABOR refunds in 2025 though amount is lower than 2024’s
Coloradans are getting a present again in the New Year: TABOR refunds worth $1.7 billion. The money is from the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights program, which remits excess dollars paid in state revenue to eligible Colorado residents. This year’s TABOR refund is significantly lower than the prior year’s, which was $3.28 billion. However, Centennial State residents can […]
Trump elected President – how Prowers County voted on candidates/issues in state races
Prowers County Unofficial Election Results President: Trump (R) 3,170 votes Harris (D) 973 votes Representative District 4: Boebert (R) 2,847 votes Calvarese (D) 1,031 votes State Board of Education: Brown (R) 2,939 votes […]
