Archive for January, 2025
Local farmer hopes to bring new crop to the Arkansas Valley
Caleb and Zaiden Wertz with one of their harvested modules of cotton One young, innovative local farmer has been interested in trying to find a new crop to use in his rotation – one that can grow in the hot, dry southeast Colorado summers and one that uses less water than traditional crops. Fortunately, for […]
ARPA Board adopts 2025 budget at December 2024 meeting
ARPA Board Adopts 2025 Budget: At its December 5, 2024, meeting the ARPA Board of Directors approved its operating budget for 2025 in the amount of $22,797,964. There will be an 8% rate reduction for 2025. This follows on the heels of two previous rate decreases, 3.57% in 2021, and 2% in 2019. The 2025 budget includes: Revenues of […]
Jose Alfredo Esparza – December 4, 1959 – January 20, 2025
A memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, Jose Alfredo Esparza will be held at a later date .Visitation for Jose will be held from 2:00PM until 5:00PM on Thursday, January 23, 2025 at the Peacock Family Chapel. Jose was born on December 4, 1959 at Estacion Dorado, Chihuahua, Mexico to Salomon Esparza and Rufina Maldonado […]
Sandy Hasui – May 3, 1972 – January 8, 2025
Sandy Hasui died unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 8, 2025, in Pueblo, Colorado at the age of 52. Born Sandy O’Connor on May 3, 1972, in La Junta, Colorado. She was raised in Las Animas, Colorado, and graduated from Las Animas High School in 1990. Sandy continued to live in Las Animas until her career with […]
Fewer teachers want to leave Colorado schools. But low pay, lack of safety remain issues.
About half of respondents to a Colorado Education Association survey said they are considering no longer teaching. Figuring out how to keep them is the state’s “most vital question,” CEA president said. Fewer Colorado teachers are considering leaving the profession than in recent years, according to a report released Monday morning by the Colorado Education […]
Prowers County offices will close at 2:00 p.m. January 20, reopen at 10:00 a.m. on January 21
Due to dangerously low temperatures and likely extreme windchill factors, the County Commissioners have decided that all County Offices may close at 2:00 p.m. today, January 20. With a similar weather outlook for tomorrow morning, the Commissioners have also planned for a delayed start. Offices can plan on opening at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, […]
Mary Kay McDowell – June 17, 1944 – January 14, 2025
A memorial service for longtime Hasty, Colorado resident, currently of Las Animas, Colorado,Mary Kay McDowell will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, January 24, 2025. at Horber Funeral Chapel in Las Animas, Colorado. Inurnment will follow at Union Valley Cemetery in Hasty, Colorado. Following the graveside service, friends and family are invited to the Hasty […]
Colorado’s new paid family leave program helps more than 135,000 hardworking Coloradans in its first year
Colorado’s Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) Division helped successfully provide and process more than 135,000 paid Family and Medical Leave Insurance (FAMLI) claims in its first year of full operation. The FAMLI Division, part of the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment, announced Friday that the voter approved program distributed roughly $687 million in 2024 […]
Lamar Schools will have delay on Tuesday, January 21 due to weather
Lamar RE-2 will have a 10am start of school on Tuesday, Jan. 21st. Staff will report to their positions two hours delayed. No AM preschool. Buses will also run a two hour delay. l have a 10am start of school on Tuesday, Jan. 21st. Staff will report to their positions two hours delayed. No AM […]
City of Lamar November 2024 Sales and Use Tax
City of Lamar November 2024 Sales and Use Tax November Sales and Use Tax Collected in December 2024 2024 2023 Difference from 2023 to 2024 Percentage of Difference City Sales Tax Collected (3%) $391,079.54 $374,204.19 $16,875.35 4.51% Use Tax Collected $37,199.94 $18,681.55 $18,518.39 99.13% Other Collections (Penalties/Interest, Licenses, A/R’s) $2,210.66 -$959.00 $3,169.66 […]
James “JD” Rice – March 7, 1930 – January 16, 2025
A graveside celebration of life for lifelong Holly resident James Dale Rice, affectionately known to his family and friends as JD will be held at 11:00AM on Friday, January 24, 2025 at the Garber Cemetery south of Holly, Colorado with full military honors under the auspices of the local V.F.W. and American Legion Posts with […]
Washington Elementary School in Lamar the recipient of donation to their new Arts Program
Left to right, Vincent Gearhart, LaNette DeLoach Gearhart and Rose Ann Yates present a $1,500 donation to Washington Elementary School Art Instructor Leandra Chavez on behalf of the Southeast Colorado Arts Council/Anne Boken Trust The Southeast Colorado Arts Council/Anne Boken Trust recently made a $1,500 donation to Washington Elementary School in Lamar for their […]
Jana Coen honored with award for 35 years of service to Prowers County
Prowers County Commissioners (left to right) Roger Stagner, Ron Cook and Tom Grasmick present Jana Coen, Prowers County Clerk and Recorder, with a Certificate of Appreciation for her 35-year service to the County The Prowers County Commissioners recently presented Prowers County Clerk and Recorder Jana Coen with a Certificate of Appreciation in honor of her […]
Annual Snow Goose Festival to be held February 6-9, 2025 in Lamar
The Annual High Plains Snow Goose Festival is a “must” on the list of many a bird lover. Established in 2002, the event grows in popularity and opportunities for nature-lovers every year. This year’s event will be held in Lamar and the surrounding area on February 6-9, 2025, beginning with a Hospitality Gathering […]
City of Lamar issues cold weather tips
PREPARATION FOR COLD WEATHER (January 17, 2025) The City of Lamar reminds residents to take appropriate actions as low temperatures are expected to fall below zero this weekend and into early next week. Residents are urged to be aware of the likelihood for freezing pipes, hazardous travel conditions, potential for power outages, and risk of […]
