Archive for December, 2024
Christmas, New Year’s holidays alter delivery dates for The Prowers Journal
Due to Christmas and New Year’s Day falling on Wednesdays, we will be delivering The Prowers Journal on Tuesday, December 24 and Tuesday, December 31. We will begin deliveries earlier than usual on those mornings in anticipation of having all deliveries made by noon on both days. The offices of Robinson Printing and The Prowers […]
Lamar Utilities Board Meeting of December 10, 2024
Board reorganization had to be tabled once again due to city attorney Lance Clark being unable to attend the meeting. Minutes from the November 26, 2024 meeting were approved. Purchase orders 630452 – 630486 totaling $685,100.50 were presented, $666,810.81 of which needed board approval which was unanimous. The ARPA power purchase was by far the […]
Lamar City Council holds last meeting of 2024
Lamar City Council met for its last meeting of 2024 on Monday, December 9. Councilwoman Gerry Jenkins was not in attendance for the meeting. Mayor Kirk Crespin began by speaking to the audience about the recent city Christmas party, where several employees were recognized for excellence. Two employees celebrated 40 years with the city this […]
Darline Manly – September 28, 1924 – December 11, 2024
A celebration of life for lifelong Lamar, Colorado resident Darline Manly will be held at 10:00AM on Saturday, December 21, 2024 at the Peacock Family Chapel. Interment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar, Colorado. Darline was born on September 28, 1924 at Swink, Colorado to Edward Robert and Rosalida Adeline (Venn) “Addie” […]
VA clinics hours changing Monday, Dec. 16
COLORADO SPRINGS, COLO – Hours at the PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom VA Clinic in Colorado Springs are adjusting on December 16. The new clinic hours will be from 7:00 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday. The clinic, located at 3141 Centennial Boulevard, will have longer evening hours on Mondays and Tuesdays and no longer […]
Patrick Mondragon – October 1, 1965 – December 4, 2024
A memorial services for current Las Animas, Colorado resident Patrick Mondragon will be held at 10:00AM on Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ian Blacker officiating. Patrick was born on October 01, 1965 at Ulysses, Kansas to Ignacio Carmen and Julia Mary (Montoya) Mondragon and passed away on December 04, […]
BBB Committee presents large donation to Lamar Area Hospice and SECCI
The BBB Committee recently presented a check in the amount of $40,000 to the Lamar Area Hospice and Southeast Colorado Cancer Initiative (SECCI). The money was raised from the annual BBB 5K. These dollars will stay local to directly benefit the hospice’s Good Grief programs and SECCI’s support of local cancer patients. Over the 13 […]
Gerald Claude Baublits-Dennis – June 5, 1936 – December 4, 2024
Gerald Claude Baublits-Dennis, 88, has gone to our Lord in Heaven on December 4, 2024 at his home in Warren, Texas. Gerald was born in Southgate, California on June 5, 1936 to Milton Claude Baublits Jr. and Edith Edna Hagerman. At the age of 8, Gerald was adopted by Robert Lee Dennis and Lydia Edith […]
Roy Neal Dewbre – November 15, 1943 – December 9, 2024
A celebration of life memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, Roy Dewbre will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, December 20, 2024 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ian Blacker officiating with full Military Honors under the auspices of the local V.F.W and American Legion Posts. A private family inurnment will take place at a […]
Danny Ray Cherry – July 9, 1949 — December 8, 2024
Per Danny’s request cremation will take place and there will be no services. Danny was born on July 09, 1949 at Lamar, Colorado to Richard and Maxine (Fidler) Cherry and passed away on December 08, 2024 at the Lamar Estates Nursing home with his family by his side at the age of 75. Danny is […]
Jeffrey D. Anderson, Sr. – September 29, 1940 – December 2, 2024
Jeffrey D. Anderson Sr., a dedicated public servant and beloved family man, passed away peacefully on Dec. 2, 2024, at Applewood Our House in Denver, Colo. He was 84 years old. Born on Sept. 29, 1940, in Pueblo, Colo., Jeff answered the call to serve his country by enlisting in the U.S. Navy in 1958. […]
Prowers Medical Center now able to perform exams on sexual assault victims – Zonta club donates “Beloved Bundles” to be used for victims
Pictured from left to right: Amanda Vasquez of Prowers Medical Center; Tammy Delarosa of Domestic Safety Resource Center; Jenny Navarette, Domestic Safety Resource Center Director; Connie Jacobsen, President of Zonta Club of Prowers County and Tammy Benabides, Zonta Club of Prowers County Service Chair The Zonta Club of Prowers County recently presented “Beloved Bundles” […]
USDA launches national testing of milk from dairy farms to track bird flu outbreak
The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Friday it will require dairy farms to share samples of unpasteurized milk when requested, in an effort to gather more information about the spread of highly pathogenic avian influenza. Public health officials have tracked the spread of bird flu or H5N1 in domestic poultry flocks for years before the […]
Sandy Weygandt Manring – April 14, 1960 – December 3, 2024
Funeral Services for Sandy Weygandt Manring will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, December 14, 2024 at Grace Family Worship Center in Lamar, Colorado. Interment will follow in Fairmount Cemetery. Per Sandy’s request, there will be no visitation. Sandy S. Weygandt Manring was born on April 14, 1960 in Lamar, Colorado to Robert Jack and […]
Significant Federal Investment Will Help Colorado Springs-based Entegris Create Hundreds of Jobs & Strengthen Colorado’s High-Tech Manufacturing Economy
Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper welcomed the U.S. Department of Commerce’s announcement of a final agreement on a $77 million investment from the CHIPS and Science Act. This investment will help Entegris expand its advanced technology manufacturing facility in Colorado Springs and create approximately 900 jobs. “Thanks to the bipartisan CHIPS […]
