Archive for April, 2025
Pauline Craghead – March 8, 1933 – April 23, 2025
A celebration of life for current Minneola, Kansas resident formerly of Lamar, Colorado, Pauline Craghead will be held at 11:00AM on Friday, May 02, 2025 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ian Blacker officiating. Interment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar, Colorado. Visitation for Pauline will be held from 9:00AM until the time […]
Prowers County Hospital District candidates for the May 6 election
Prowers Medical Center will hold an election on May 6, 2025, to fill three open positions on the Board of Directors. As a special district under Colorado law, the Prowers County Hospital District is governed by a five-member board. This year, three of the four-year positions are up for election. Ballots were mailed April 14th […]
Bill to Increase Access to Veterinary Education Passes Senate Committee
A bill sponsored by Senator Cathy Kipp, D-Fort Collins, to address Colorado’s veterinary care shortage passed the Senate Education Committee with unanimous support. “When our state is facing a shortage of veterinarians, any student who wants to jump-start their careers at CSU’s first-rate College of Veterinary Medicine should be able to,” Kipp said. “This bill would expand […]
Prowers County Commissioners hear first update from new Big Timbers curator, sign joint resolution opposing Senate Bill 25-003
During the morning’s work session, commissioners got an update from Jacob Rogers, new curator of Big Timbers Museum. Rogers first thanked the commissioners for hiring him, saying “I’m very humbled to be in this position”. He said the recent Parrish Family Heritage presentation, held at the museum on April 17 was a big success. Also […]
City Sales and Use Tax March 2025 – increase of 5.62% over 2024’s March report
February Sales and Use Tax Collected in March 2025 2025 2024 Difference 2024 to 2025 % of Difference City Sales Tax Collected (3%) $358,690.09 $323,839.56 $34,850.53 10.76% Use Tax Collected $29,081.76 $43,440.70 -$14,358.94 -33.05% Other Collections (penalties, interest,licences, A/Rs) $1,677.77 $1,456.97 $220.80 15.15% TOTAL SALES/USE TAX COLLECTIONS $389,449.62 $368,737.23 $20,712.39 5.62% Vendor’s Commission […]
Lamar Chamber Honkers honk Pica Dulce by Shai
Left to right: Honker Shellan Bastian, owner Sharina Whatley, and Honker Ashly Melgosa Pica Dulce by Shai is a new business located at 1109 E. Olive St. Their phone number is 710-940-2568. Owned by Sharina Whatley, Pica Dulce by Shai is a family-run food truck offering both Mexican and American food, cheesecake cups of different […]
Lamar Rotary Club repaints gazebo in Willow Creek Park in time for Lamar Days
Lamar Rotary Club members Anne-Marie Crampton and Rick Robbins put the finishing touches on the gazebo Lamar Rotary Club members recently scraped, sanded and repainted the gazebo in Willow Creek Park. The gazebo has provided a place for weddings and photo opportunities for 25 years due to its beautiful location and design and was in […]
Archie L. Cloud, Jr. – February 24, 1942 – April 16, 2025
Private graveside committal services will be held in the Kit Carson Cemetery in Kit Carson, CO for Kit Carson, CO resident, Archie L. Cloud Jr.. Archie was born on February 24, 1942 in El Dorado, KS and passed away unexpectedly on April 16, 2025 in Kiowa County, CO as the result of an automobile accident. […]
Robert Olyn Woods – April 28, 1932 – April 12, 2025
Robert Olyn Woods, 92, of Eads Colorado, passed away in the late hours of April 12, 2025, after a brief illness. Robert (Bob) was born April 28, 1932, in Englewood, Colorado to Olyn Edgar Woods and Mary Akers Farley Woods. He was the oldest of three children and graduated from Englewood High School in Englewood, […]
Lamar High School band students selected for CSU Pueblo’s Festival of Winds
Lamar High School band students at CSU Pueblo’s Festival of Winds Ten Lamar High School band students were selected to participate in Colorado State University Pueblo’s recent Festival of Winds. The festival was held February 13-15 for students, culminating in a concert performance on Saturday, February 15 at Pueblo Memorial Hall. The honor band brings […]
Leonard Loveland, Sr. – April 17, 1939 – April 17, 2025
A celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident, Leonard Loveland, Sr. will be held at 11:00AM on Friday, April 25, 2025 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Paul Floyd of the High Plains Fellowship Church officiating. Interment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar. Visitation for Leonard, Sr. will be held prior to […]
Cattle on Feed report April 17, 2025
REGIONAL NEWS RELEASE United States Department of Agriculture NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE MOUNTAIN REGIONAL FIELD OFFICE P.O. BOX 150969 · Lakewood, CO 80215-0969 CATTLE ON FEED NOTE: This will be the last issue of the state-level Cattle on Feed report made by the Mountain Regional Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. […]
