Archive for December, 2025
November 2025 RE-2 “Thunder Thanks” recipients announced
Rachel Dunning- LEAP: Rachel is an essential part of the heartbeat of our district, working tirelessly alongside PineCove to ensure our systems run smoothly and our staff and students are supported each day. Her work is often behind the scenes, but its impact reaches every corner of our schools. Rachel approaches every responsibility with initiative, creativity, and […]
Nine Colorado Libraries, including Lamar Public Library Among 2025 Grant Recipients Supporting Children’s Literacy and Programming
Thirty-nine small public libraries across the Western United States are receiving a combined total of $220,050 in new grants, announced the John Henry Eldred Jr. Foundation. These libraries, spanning Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Utah, collectively serve more than 247,000 individuals in rural communities, with populations ranging from 180 to 17,310 […]
Prowers County Sheriff Sam Zordel seeking re-election in 2026
Date: 12-4-2025 To the Citizens of Prowers County, It has been a great pleasure serving as the Sheriff of Prowers County, this term. This job isn’t always the easiest, but it is the most rewarding, being able to interact and serve the citizens of Prowers County, my employees and with the other offices of this […]
Robert Marion Coates – April 8, 1930 – December 1, 2025
A Memorial Service for Wiley, Colorado resident, Bob Coates will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, Colorado with Pastor Ian Blacker officiating. A private family inurnment will take place at the Wiley Cemetery in Wiley, Colorado. Robert Marion Coates was born on April 8, […]
Jonathan “John” Benson – July 1, 1968 – November 16, 2026
A memorial service for longtime Hartman, Colorado resident, Jonathan Benson affectionately known to his family and friends as John, will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, December 5, 2025 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Travis Walker of the Wiley United Methodist Church officiating. Jonathan Ewell Benson passed away on November 16, 2025 at […]
Uranium discovered in newly built Colorado dam pauses $600 million project
Hart Van Denburg/CPR News – Monogram Mesa above the Paradox Valley, once supported a booming uranium and vanadium mining economy. This area is part of a proposed 390,000-acres Dolores Canyon National Monument. After decades of planning and four years of work, construction at the Chimney Hollow Reservoir, just west of Loveland, is now on pause. […]
Local cheer teams win honors at competitions
Lamar Middle School cheerleaders Natalie Pike, left, and Lavetta Harbert, right, at Disney World. Both girls earned the honor of qualifying for the National Cheer Competition. Five local cheerleading teams fared well at recent competitions throughout the state. The Lamar Thunder high school team placed second at the Tri-Peaks competition and third at the SECO […]
CSU Pueblo Foundation Announces Two New Scholarships
PUEBLO, Colo. The Colorado State University Pueblo Foundation announced the establishment of two new scholarships that will support undergraduate students pursuing degrees in psychology, social sciences, and business at CSU Pueblo. Mary Jane Vigil-Porter Memorial Scholarship The Mary Jane Vigil-Porter Memorial Scholarship was created by Storm Porter in memory of his wife, Mary Jane (MJ) […]
58th Annual Two Shot Goose Hunt to be held December 10-12, 2025 in Lamar
The 58th Annual Southeast Colorado Celebrity Two Shot Goose Hunt, presented by the Southeast Colorado Two Shot Habitat and Wildlife Foundation, will be held in Lamar December 10-12, 2025. The fundraising event sponsors wildlife conservation efforts as well as making donations to several local charities. They also financially support area youth shooting teams. Celebrities […]
Galan Delmer Burnett – February 21, 1953 – November 29, 2025
A celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident Galan Burnett will be held on Saturday, December 06, 2025 at 10:00AM at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ian Blacker officiating. Interment will follow at the Eads Cemetery in Eads, Colorado. Galan was born February 21, 1953, to Judd D. and Clara Nancy (Ashcraft) Burnett in Dodge […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting of November 25, 2025
The Lamar Utilities Board met for a regular meeting on November 25, 2025. Minutes were approved from the November 11 meeting. Board members voted to approve purchase orders 2025-01488 through 2025-01774. These purchase orders totaled $289,804.42, with $272,580.42 needing board approval. The largest purchase order was for SD Myers, LLC, the company who performed the […]
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System helped house 898 Veterans locally
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it permanently housed 51,936 homeless veterans across the country in fiscal year 2025. That number is 4,011 more veterans than VA housed last year. The nationwide numbers include 898 veterans permanently housed by the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS). This is VA’s best national performance since it […]
