Archive for March, 2025
Birth Announcement – Lujan/Arens
Joseph Lujan of Lamar, Colorado and Jaden Arens of Denver, Colorado, welcomed a son, Eversin Lee Lujan, on March 5, 2025 at Prowers Medical Center in Lamar. Eversin was born at 12:39 pm, weighed 7 pounds 7 ounces and measured 19-1/2 inches. Grandparents are Carla and David Mickey and Vernon and Katherine Close.
Trump tariffs, shipping fees could take a big bite out of Colorado’s wheat and potatoes industry
Winter wheat begins to push up from furrowed fields (photo by Dana Coffield, The Colorado Sun) Colorado farmers and ranchers may have breathed a bit easier when tariffs were delayed. But a new Trump administration plan to slap steep fees on Chinese-made cargo ships used to carry their goods to market is a new sense […]
Lamar Utilities Board hears report of wind storm damage at March 25 meeting
Damage from recent wind storms The board approved purchase orders 630705 through 630740 for $100,678.88. A large item requiring board approval was to Tri County Ford for the purchase of a 2025 ¾ ton pickup truck. Annual crane inspections accounted for another $4,775.30, annual membership dues to Employers Council Services totaled $3,675, quarterly PUC […]
Colorado House of Representatives passes SB 25-3 requiring safety training to purchase firearms with detachable magazines
The Colorado House of Representatives passed a bill Monday that would require people to receive safety training before buying most semiautomatic firearms with detachable magazines. Senate Bill 25-3 passed on a 36-28 vote. Democratic Reps. Regina English, Shiela Lieder, Bob Marshall, Matthew Martinez, Tisha Mauro, Katie Stewart and Amy Paschal joined Republicans in voting against it. […]
Dona Rhea England – October 30, 1958 – March 22, 2025
A Graveside Service for Dona England will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, March 28, 2025 at the Bent County-Las Animas Cemetery Elder Chapel in Las Animas, Colorado. Visitation will be held at Horber Funeral Chapel prior to the graveside service, from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. Dona Rhea England was born in Las Animas, […]
Southeastern Development Services provides vital services to our area
Southeastern Developmental Services (SDS) just might be one of the most important community-serving nonprofits in our area that many people have never heard of. Or, if you’re like me, you’ve heard of it and seen the building on 4th St in Lamar but never gave much thought as to what SDS actually does or what […]
Lamar City Council signs proclamation designating April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month at March 24 meeting
Mayor Crespin presents proclamation designating April as National Child Abuse Prevention Month to (left to right) Lidia Benabides (Prowers County Department of Human Services Case Aid), Lisa Thomas (Coordinator for F.A.C.E.), Tyann Conley (SafeCare Colorado Program Supervisor), and Rosie Gomez (Executive Director of Cornerstone Resource Center) The Lamar City Council, in a Redevelopment Authority meeting […]
Prowers County Farm Bureau announces 2025 scholarship program for high school seniors in Prowers County
Prowers County Farm Bureau is pleased to announce its 2025 scholarship program for high school seniors in Prowers County. The Prowers County Farm Bureau will award a $1000 scholarship to a senior that most exemplifies high qualities and community involvement. To be eligible for the scholarship, a high school senior must reside in Prowers County […]
Esther E. McCoin – December 12, 1925 – March 20, 2025
Graveside Funeral Services for Eads resident Esther E. McCoin will be held on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 beginning at 1:30 p.m. at the Eads Cemetery in Eads, CO. Mrs. McCoin was born on December 12, 1925 at passed away at Weisbrod Health on March 20, 2025 at the age of 99. Esther is survived by […]
Claire Behan Stafford – 1928 – January 26, 2025
Claire Behan Stafford, a trailblazing voice in American broadcasting, passed away peacefully on January 26, 2025, at her home in Tucson, AZ. Born in 1928 in New York City, Claire carved a path for women in radio and television journalism during an era when few women held such roles, earning widespread admiration as a consummate […]
Katherine Nolan – April 30, 1932 – March 22, 2025
Nolan, Katherine A Mass of Christian burial for longtime Lamar, Colorado resident, Katherine Nolan will be held at 10:00AM on Wednesday, March 26, 2025 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Leonardo Auyayo’S.S.S. as celebrant. A rosary service will be held prior to the mass at 9:30AM at the […]
Conflict brewing in Prowers County over where to store dead bodies
On Feb. 28, the attorney for a rural county in southeastern Colorado sent its coroner an odd message: Stop storing dead bodies in a county administration building. That letter, part of a string of correspondence Coroner Thomas Dunagan has since shared on his office’s Facebook page, touched off a bizarre dispute between Prowers County commissioners and […]
Colorado ranchers in uproar over feds’ high-voltage power corridor
Rancher Bob Bamber leans against his truck near a power substation across the road from his family’s ranch outside Lamar For Bob Bamber, the connection goes back to his great-great-grandfather, who homesteaded north of Pritchett, a tiny Baca County town of barely 100 people not far from the Oklahoma state line. So the 44-year-old rancher […]
Mary Sandoval – August 14, 1949 – March 14, 2025
A Funeral Liturgy for longtime Lamar resident, Mary Sandoval will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, March 28, 2025 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Deacon Allan Medina presiding. Visitation for Mary will be held on Thursday, March 27, 2025 from 1:00PM until 4:00PM at the Peacock Family Chapel. Mary was born on August […]
