Archive for March, 2026
Prowers County honors the life and service of Captain Randy Morris – county flags to be flown at half-staff
Prowers County Honors the Life and Service of Captain Randy Morris Prowers County, CO — The Prowers County Board of County Commissioners has ordered all county flags to be flown at half-staff until further notice in honor of Prowers County Sheriff’s Captain Randy Morris, who passed away on March 30, 2026. Captain Morris faithfully served […]
Cathy Lynn Hudson Erickson – July 4, 1954 – March 24, 2026
A celebration of life for former Wiley, Colorado resident currently of Amarillo, Texas, Cathy Lynn Hudson Erickson will be held at 10:00AM on Thursday, April 9, 2026 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Pastor Mike Bigler officiating. Interment will follow at the Wiley Cemetery. A reception will follow the graveside services at the Lamar Elks […]
Ryan Michael Stegman Urtado – October 16, 1986 – March 24, 2026
A come and go celebration of life for former Lamar, Colorado resident, Ryan Michael Stegman Urtado will be held on Friday, April 3, 2026, from 3:00PM until 5:00PM at the Peacock Family Chapel. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, April 4, 2026 at 10:00AM at the Riverside Cemetery. Following the graveside service, there […]
Two Buttes fish salvage order rescinded after reservoir dries
Two Buttes Reservoir in Baca County sits dry in this photo. Black Hole Pond, located below Two Buttes Dam, continues to provide local fishing opportunities for largemouth bass, green sunfish, bluegill, channel catfish and rainbow trout (seasonally). CPW photo/Jim Ramsay SPRINGFIELD, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife has rescinded the emergency fish salvage order at Two Buttes […]
Surface Transportation Board (STB) denies K&O-Union Pacific lease renewal in Kansas
The Colorado Pacific Railroad and Weskan Grain, both part of the Soloviev Group, have sued Union Pacific and the Kansas & Oklahoma Railroad over a fee they say blocks grain from moving on the Colorado Pacific Soloviev Group Editor’s Note: The following article was submitted to The Prowers Journal by Will Bramblett/CEO of […]
Arvel “Buggzie” Lee Netherton – November 29, 1954 – March 18, 2026
A private family service for longtime Walsh, Colorado resident, Arvel Lee Netherton will be held at a later date. Per Arvel’s request cremation will take place. Arvel was born on November 29, 1954 at Tipton, Indiana to James and Norma (Cole) Netherton and passed away on March 18, 2026 at the Parkview Medical Center in […]
Peter Paul Ybarra – June 29, 1948 – December 15, 2025
Peter Paul Ybarra, 77, a lifelong resident of Great Bend, Kansas, passed away at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, on the evening of Monday, December 15, 2025. Peter was born on June 29, 1948, in Big Bend, Colorado, to Stanislaus and Guadalupe Ybarra. He attended schools in the Great Bend area and was united […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting March 24
All board members were present for the March 24 meeting. Purchase orders 2025-03522 through 2025-03908 were approved. Purchase orders needing board approval amounted to $343,780.54. Total purchase orders were $352,345.31. Large purchase orders for this time period were $186,895 to Midwest Electric Transformer Services, Inc. for transformers, $81, 809.55 to CIRSA for 2nd quarter […]
City of Lamar 2026 Utility Revenue Report for January
City of Lamar 2026 Utility Revenue Report for January JANUARY 2026 JANUARY 2025 % change Electricity $1,075,077.57 $1,005,976.31 6.87% Water $122,003.84 $114,536.43 6.52% Sewer $72,163.51 $61,597.68 17.15% Trash $160,317.66 $143,170.23 11.98% MONTHLY TOTAL $1,429,562.58 $1,325,280.65 7.87%
Lamar Cub Scout Pack 223 attend City Council meeting of March 23 to explain recent service project
Members of Lamar Cub Scout Pack 223 explain their service project The Lamar City Council met on March 23, 2026 for a regular meeting. Absent were council members Brent Bates, Mark Headlee, and Joe Gonzales. Jim Schleining gave the invocation to begin the meeting. Council voted to approve the Consent Agenda, which included prior meeting […]
Letter to the Editor – Hartman situation now recognized by Colorado legislators Winter and Pelton
To the Editor, The situation in Hartman is no longer a matter of local frustration or administrative inconvenience. It has now been formally recognized at the highest levels of Colorado’s legislative leadership as a statutory emergency under the Colorado Disaster Emergency Act (CRS 24‑33.5‑701). In a March 19 letter to Governor Polis, Senator Rod Pelton […]
Maria Teresa Pizano – May 30, 1953 – March 19, 2026
Mass of Christian Burial for Granada, Colorado resident, Maria Teresa Pizano will be held at 10:00 a.m., and recitation of the Rosary at 9:30 a.m., Saturday, March 28, 2026 at St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church in Holly, Colorado with Father Boniface Onjefu officiating. Inurnment will follow at Sunnyslope Cemetery in Bristol, Colorado. Maria Teresa […]
2026 Annual Tri-State 9-11 Tribute Foundation benefit auction raises $33,205
Thank You to the Community from Doug Harbour On behalf of the Tri-State 9-11 Tribute Foundation, we would like to thank Lamar, Colorado and whole tri-state community for a super successful benefit auction held on Saturday, March 14th. Nashville recording artist Claire Dunn singing out national anthem set a magnificent tone for the night! […]
Birth Announcement – Correa/Solorzano
Juanita Correa and Emilio Solorzano of Granada, Colorado, welcomed a new baby boy on February 18, 2026. Their son, Santana Tahl Solorzano, was born at Prowers Medical Center in Lamar, Colorado, arriving at 10:24 am, weighing 6 pounds, 10 ounces, and measuring 19 inches. Dr. Forseter was the attending physician. Joining Santana at home is […]
