Archive for August 18th, 2025
Message from Lamar RE-2 Superintendent Dr. Chad Krug to district students
We’ve officially wrapped up our first week of the 2025–2026 school year—and what a start it’s been! This morning, I hosted a district-wide Zoom to connect with all our students from Pre-K through 12th grade. My message was simple: Be the kind of Thunder that shakes the ground in a positive way. I reminded our […]
Colorado Employment Situation — July 2025 – Unemployment rate decreases to 4.5%
Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Increase by 3,700 in July; Unemployment Rate Decreases to 4.5 Percent Household survey data According to the survey of households, the number of unemployed individuals decreased by 7,200 to 148,100 from June to July. Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased by two-tenths of a percentage point over the same time period to 4.5 percent. The national […]
Birth Announcement – Chavez
Kenya and Fabian Chavez of Lamar, Colorado welcomed a baby girl, Olivia Kamila Chavez, on August 7, 2025. Olivia was born at Prowers Medical Center in Lamar at 3:08 p.m., weighed 6 pounds 10 ounces and measured 19-1/2 inches. Dr. Forseter was the attending physician. Grandparents are Aldo and Adriana Almanza and Juan and Hilda […]
Sylvia Johnston Bartay – November 19, 1931 – June 21, 2025
After a lovely Friday afternoon spent with friends, Sylvia Johnston Bartay died early on the morning on Saturday, June 21, 2025 at Fairway View Neighborhoods in Ortonville, Minnesota. She is survived by her sister, Lizbeth Johnston Anderson and brother-in-law, Bishop Craig B. Anderson, many nieces and nephews: Catherine J. Roberts, James Johnston, Lynne Johnston, Ann […]
Zonta District 12 Press Release: What is Climate Justice and Why Should We Care?
Zonta International, District 12 is located in a four-state region, Colorado – Montana –South Dakota – Wyoming. There are many weather-related disasters in this region –wildfires, floods, tornados, avalanches, drought, increased number of extreme heat days, and extreme storms. These states face diminishing fresh water supply, worsening air pollution from oil/gas/fracking exploration and extraction, rising […]
