Archive for August 25th, 2026
Prowers County Board of Commissioners morning work session of August 25, 2026
Anthony Letteer, Prowers Area Transit Operations Manager was present at the morning’s session to discuss needed dispatch software changes. The change is needed due to the current software no longer being Medicare/Medicaid compliant. Letteer said he has looked at three options and recommends the county contract with a company called TripMaster, saying that of the […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting of August 25, 2026
All Board members were present for the day’s meeting. Utilities Board Chairman Doug Thrall introduced the board’s new legal counsel, Craig Johnson. Johnson, who is with the firm Ireland Stapleton, has over thirty years of experience in representing electric utilities. He thanked the Board for their welcome and said he is pleased to be able […]
Lamar City Council meeting of August 24, 2026 has large audience in attendance to protest any proposed data center – Council receives letter of resignation from Ward I Council Member Brent Bates
There was a standing-room only crowd on hand at the August 24, 2026 Lamar City Council meeting, a week after Mayor Kirk Crespin added a Facebook post asking the community what they would like to see as a development project for the city. Overwhelmingly, the comments mentioned “no data centers”. When word got out that […]
Lamar Ward I City Council Member Brent Bates resigns at August 24, 2026 City Council meeting
Brent Bates officiating at a friend’s wedding in Lamar To My Hometown: Last night, I made the incredibly difficult decision to resign from the Lamar City Council and from my position as Mayor Pro Tem. This wasn’t a decision I made quickly, and it certainly isn’t one I ever expected to make. I was born […]
Lamar Community College announces renewed partnership with High Plains Community Health Center with on-campus location for students and employees
LAMAR, Colo. — Lamar Community College is pleased to announce its renewed partnership with High Plains Community Health Center to once again provide health services for students and employees through a convenient on-campus location in the College’s Wellness Center. Following a brief period during which on-campus services were unavailable, the leadership teams at Lamar Community […]
