Archive for September, 2025
Lamar Hospice’s Annual Backyard Bash to be held September 13, 2025
The Lamar Hospice’s popular annual fundraiser, the “Backyard Bash” will be held Saturday, September 13 at 6:00 p.m. at the Lamar Eagles Lodge located at 1406 S. Main Street in Lamar. The event will feature both silent and live auctions with music and dancing. The music will be provided by the Jeffery Alan Band. Food […]
Voters in Lamar will decide on City Council members in November election
To help voters in Lamar make informed choices in City Council election, biographies and photos of each candidate will be published in the order we receive them. This is your chance to make your voice heard about the leadership of our city. Please exercise your right to vote!
Shalah Mata on ballot as candidate for Lamar City Council Ward III
Shalah Mata, Candidate for Lamar City Council, Ward III I’m Shalah Lynn Mata, proud to serve as your Ward 3 representative on the Lamar City Council, and I’m running for re-election! In my time on city council, I’ve gained invaluable experience representing our community and serving as a liaison on several local boards. This role […]
Mark Headlee on ballot for Lamar City Council Ward III
Mark Headlee, Candidate for Ward III Lamar City Council This is my platform for the upcoming November 2025 election for the position of Councilman for Ward Three, Lamar City Council: I was born in Denver and have lived in Colorado my entire life, except for living in Guatemala City and Mexico City for a […]
Jack Gentz – October 27, 1941 – August 14, 2025
A Graveside service for longtime Lamar Resident, Jack Gentz, will be held at 10:00 am on Mon Friday, September 12, 2025 with Reverend Kathy Leathers of the Faith First Family Church officiating. Per Jack’s wishes cremation will take place and there will be no visitation. Jack was born at Lamar, Colorado on October 27, 1941 […]
Nancy Jean James – June 4, 1935 – August 30, 2025
Nancy Jean James entered her heavenly home on August 30th 2025. Nancy was born in Hunter, North Dakota to Edwin and Dorothy Collins on June 4th 1935. Her father’s job working for Cargill caused the family to move frequently, and she enjoyed growing up throughout North Dakota and Minnesota with her mother, father, and brother […]
Donald John McCoin – November 17, 1925 – August 30, 2025
Donald John McCoin, was born on November 17, 1925. He passed away Saturday August 30, 2025, at Prairie Pines Assisted in Eads, Colorado. Don was the oldest of 4 children of John and Ruth McCoin. Don attended school in Mitchell, South Dakota and spent a lot of his childhood at his grandfather’s farm and ranch, […]
Free prenatal yoga classes offered through fall for expectant moms
Fall prenatal yoga classes for expectant moms are being offered September through November free of charge thanks to sponsorship by The Cornerstone Resource Center. Classes will be taught by “Made for This Prenatal Yoga”. Classes offered in September will be held on Monday, September 8 at 5:30 pm; Monday, September 22 at 5:30 pm […]
Multi-Agency Search Warrant in La Junta Leads to Arrests, Firearms, and Narcotics Seizure
On August 29, 2025, Agents with the Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI), in partnership with the La Junta Police Department, executed a court-authorized search warrant at 1314 San Juan Avenue, La Junta, Colorado. The location has long been a source of community concern, with repeated complaints involving suspected drug distribution and other criminal activity. Intelligence […]
Keep Colorado Wild Pass raises $41M for Colorado state parks, search and rescue volunteers, and avalanche safety
DENVER—More than 1.5 million Coloradans opted to buy a Keep Colorado Wild Pass during its second year of being on sale, which generated $41 million to support Colorado state parks, local search and rescue volunteers and the Colorado Avalanche Information Center. Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) set a goal to raise $36 million annually from pass sales. […]
Paul K. Hildebrandt – November 18, 1933 – August 26, 2025
Paul K. Hildebrandt, 91, of Frederick, Maryland, passed from this life on August 26, 2025, at Homewood at Crumland Farms. Born November 18, 1933, in Lamar, Colorado, Paul was the son of Knud and Olga (Hansen) Hildebrandt. He grew up a proud “green-sleeved farm boy,” driving tractors, baling hay, and cultivating the strong work ethic […]
Lions Club American Flag project nearly complete with installation of flagpole on Prowers County Courthouse lawn
The Lamar Lions Club is seeing their American Flag project come to fruition. An enormous crane was parked on East Elm Street and visible from nearly anywhere in the city, even the Arkansas River bridge north of town. Installation of the 80-foot flagpole was done by Duffy Crane and Hauling and it went off without […]
1914 Massacre at Colorado coal mine camp a turning point in workers’ rights in US
A tense miners’ strike escalated to violence on April 20, 1914 at a Rockefeller-owned Colorado Fuel & Iron Mine in Las Animas County, involving Colorado National Guard raiding a camp of striking coal miners. Today, the Ludlow Massacre is widely recognized as a pivotal turning point in the struggle for workers’ rights in the United […]
Don Douglas Galyon – February 20, 1936 – August 26, 2025
Don Douglas Galyon passed away with his family by his side, on August 26, 2025 at Holly Nursing CareCenter in Holly, Colorado at the age of 89. He was born February 20, 1936 in Denison, Texas to Clyde and Rachel (Simpkins) Galyon.Don was a truck driver, traveling millions and millions of miles for over 60 […]
