Archive for 2025
Prowers County Commissioners hold discussion with Colorado Springs Utilities and get updates on LCC and PMC
The morning work session was held at the Prowers County Annex building on May 27. Dr. Rosana Reyes, President of Lamar Community College, gave an update to the Commissioners and provided copies of her April 2025 report. Highlights from the report include the opening of a second location for the Southeast Colorado Small Business Development […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting of May 27, 2025
Board President Doug Thrall was not present for the May 27 meeting, nor was board member Elmer Grett. In Thrall’s absence, Vice-Chairman Jay Brooke was in charge of the meeting. Purchase orders 630878 through 630908 were approved unanimously. Total cost of all purchase orders was $16,520.67. The largest purchase order was for $3,180.45 to BSI […]
Denver Police Department’s Crime Lab creates information-sharing system for latent fingerprints
If you leave an identifiable fingerprint at a crime scene along Colorado’s Front Range, it probably won’t be long before 32 different police agencies know about it. That’s because of a pioneering information-sharing system created by the Denver Police Department’s Denver Crime Laboratory that allows four different Colorado crime labs to connect fingerprint evidence across […]
Reconstructed fort at Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site to open for guided tours
Park trails and grounds remain open; guided tours to begin on Saturday, May 24, 2025. The National Park Service is working to provide visitors to Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site, and national parks throughout the country, with safe and memorable experiences. Guided, park ranger-led tours of the reconstructed fort will begin on Saturday, May […]
Lamar High School to have two Head Girls for 2025-2026 school year
LHS 2025/2026 Head Girls Addy Krug (left) and Tylee Greenlee Rather than a head boy and head girl, next year’s senior class will instead have two Head Girls, Addy Krug and Tylee Greenlee. The following statements from both girls are from the LHS Student Council Facebook page: “Hi! I’m Addy Krug. I’ll be a senior […]
Cael Buxton and Brooklyn Robbins named 2025 Lamar High School athletes of the year
Cael Buxton and Brooklyn Robbins, 2025 LHS Athletes of the Year Cael Buxton and Brooklyn Robbins were named 2025 Lamar High School Athletes of the year at the recent sports banquet at the Community Building. Cael was also the recipient of the 2025 Don Rohlman Lamar Thunder Football Scholarship. Cael will be attending Trinidad State […]
Zonta Club selects Roger and Leslie Stagner as Lamar Days parade royalty
Roger and Leslie Stagner, 2025 Lamar Days Parade Royalty People watching the Lamar Days parade may not know that the Zonta Club of Prowers County selects the Lamar Days parade royalty each year, as well as driving the royalty in the parade. They have been doing this for many years, beginning with the late Beverly […]
City’s Sales and Use Tax Report presented to City Council at May 12 meeting
The city’s Sales and Use tax report was presented to Lamar City Council at the May 12, 2025 meeting. The report was for March taxes collected in April. While March was down 3.10% from last year in the amount of $15,425.07, year to date numbers rose higher. Total taxes collected so far in 2025 are […]
Henry Arthur “Art” Lawrence – July 4, 1941 – April 30, 2025
A memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, Henry Arthur Lawrence, affectionately known to his family and friends as Art, owner and operator of Art’s Lock Service, will be held at 11:00AM on Thursday, June 5, 2025 at the Lamar Christian Church with Ray Matteson officiating. A Private family inurnment will be held at a later […]
Michael Anthony Daniel Guido – June 12, 1947 – May 21, 2025
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Michael Anthony Daniel Guido, who left us unexpectedly at his home on May 21, 2025, at the age of 77. Michael was born on June 12, 1947, in Chicago, Illinois, to Dominic and Rose (D’Alesandro) Guido. Michael had a lifelong passion for the arts. […]
SE Colorado Two Shot Goose Hunt donates to Wildcats shooting sports team
Pictured: Front row (left to right) are students Zayden Neugebauer, Lakin Neugebauer, Chase Ketels, Cooper Carter, Blake Wilger, Blayke Butler, and John Ritter, Two Shot Board Member. Back row (left to right) are Coach Nick Carter, students Sage Ketels, Collins, Heck, Colton Deforest, Xander Morlan, Doc Wilson and coaches Preston Neugebauer and Dusty Heck. Top […]
Leo Allen Ybarra – July 18, 1965 – May 20, 2025
A Mass of Christian burial for former longtime Lamar, Colorado resident, Leo Allen Ybarra, currently of Severance, Colorado will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, May, 30, 2025 at the St. Francis De Sales/ Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Kenny Joe Parlingayan’S.S.S. as celebrant. A rosary service will be held prior to […]
Lamar High School seniors graduate May 18th at Community Building
ThLamar High School Class of 2025 Lamar High School held its 127th annual commencement on May 18th at the Community Building, graduating 85 students. Of those,five students also received Associates degrees from Lamar Community College – Jason Bosquez, Kimberly Johnson, Aarmandeep Gill, Lucas Martinez, and Nikolas Ybarra. Thirteen were National Honor Society members. While the […]
Meet the artist behind Lamar’s newest mural
Mural Artist Cody Miell Lamar’s newest wall mural, located on the north side of the building at 123 N. Main (just across the street from Electro Pro) has garnered a great deal of attention recently. The mural was made possible by a Lamar Main Street mini-grant. Anyone driving into town from the north cannot miss […]
Zonta Club of Prowers County installs new officers, presents awards and scholarships at recent meeting
Zonta Club of Prowers County installed new officers at a recent meeting. They also presented several awards, pictured below New Zonta officers, left to right: Connie Jacobsen, Secretary; Cody Laughlin, President; Christine Chandler, 1st VP, Regina Jo Dorenkamp, 2nd VP; Vicki Bond, Treasurer; Theresa Emick and Debbie Widener, Board Members June Wolfe received Zontian […]
