Archive for 2025
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. […]
Colorado Employment Situation — March 2025 – Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Increase by 6,800 in March; Unemployment Rate Rises to 4.8 Percent
Household survey data According to the survey of households, the number of unemployed individuals increased by 1,200 to 156,500 from February to March. Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point over the same time period to 4.8 percent. The national unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.2 percent from February to March. […]
Kathryn Jeanette McCracken – May 2, 1941 – April 16, 2025
Services for Holly, Colorado resident, Kathy McCracken will be held at the Holly Methodist Church, in Holly, Colorado on Tuesday, April 22, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. with Pastor Kathy Leathers officiating. Interment will follow at the Holly Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m., Monday, April 21, 2025 at Valley Memorial […]
USDA Reiterates Importance of Those Who Can Work, Should Work While Receiving SNAP
(Washington, D.C., April 17, 2025)—Today, the U.S. Department of Agriculture issued a memorandum to all state agencies administering the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) making it clear states must ensure SNAP benefits are provided with an expectation that those who can work, do. “Since my confirmation, I have reiterated the states are our partners, and […]
Lamar RE-2 Launches “One Thunder, One Lamar” Mascot Unification Plan
April 17, 2025 Lamar, CO – The Lamar School District RE-2 Board of Education has unanimously supported a one-year plan to unify all district campuses under the “Thunder” mascot by Fall 2026. The initiative, titled One Thunder, One Lamar, reflects the district’s ongoing efforts to strengthen community pride and student identity. The Thunder mascot—adopted by […]
Daniel E. Bellomy – December 25, 1950 – April 16, 2025
A celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident, Daniel E. Bellomy, affectionately known as Dan, will be held at 10:00AM on Thursday April 24, 2025 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Paul Floyd of the High Plains Fellowship Church officiating. Interment with full Military Honors under the auspices of the local V.F.W. and American […]
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System opens new VetExpress Service for quick medical care
Colorado Springs, Colo.– VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (VA ECHCS) will open the Veteran Express at its PFC Floyd K. Lindstrom VA Clinic in Colorado Springs on April 17 at 8 a.m. Veterans Express is not an Urgent Care but an extension of the Primary Care Department Patient Aligned Care Team (PACT) Teams. The […]
Lamar Chamber Honkers visit Fog Town in Lamar for a honking
Left to right: Cheryl Preisser, Ashley Roseberry, owners Kelly Cline, James Cline, TaNisha Graham and Ashly Melgosa. Kneeling in front is Shellann Bastian. The Lamar Chamber Honkers recently visited Fog Town for a honking. Fog Town is owned by James and Kelly Cline and is located at 104 S. Main St, adjacent to the Main […]
City Council approves special events permit for Chamber’s Cinco de Mayo beer garden
Lamar City Council had a large number of agenda items for its regularly-scheduled meeting on April 14, 2025. Mayor Kirk Crespin welcomed everyone in person and those watching online to the meeting, saying that as many people knew, previous City Administrator Rob Evans’ last day was the prior week and that staff had held a […]
