Author Archive for Barbara Crimond
ARPA June 2024 summary of business operations
BUSINESS OPERATIONS – June 2024 Seven Students Receive Scholarship Funding from ARPA and its Member Municipalities: In 2000, ARPA and its Member communities established a College Scholarship Program that awards a $1,400 scholarship to one high school senior in each of the high schools served by ARPA members. The Program is administered through the member municipalities […]
Mariah Lujan – October 19, 1991 – June 14, 2024
A Mass of Christian Burial for longtime Lamar resident Mariah Lujan will be held at 10:00AM on Tuesday, June 25, 2024 at the St. Francis de Sales/Out Lady of Guadalupe with Reverend Leonardo Ayuyao’S.S.S. as Celebrant. A rosary service will be held prior to the Mass at 9:30AM at the church with Deacon Allan […]
James E. Perkins – June 26, 1956 – June 16, 2024
A celebration of life for longtime Wiley, Colorado resident James E. Perkins, affectionately known to his family and friends as Jim, will be held at 11:00AM on Monday, June 24, 2024 at the Lamar Christian Church with Pastor Ray Matteson officiating. Visitation will be held prior to the services from 9:00AM until the time of […]
County Commissioner Wendy Buxton-Andrade stepping down from position
June 18, 2024 To the Citizens of Prowers County: It has been an honor to serve the citizens of Prowers County for the past 12 years. As of August 1, 2024, I will be stepping down from my position as a Prowers County Commissioner. This will give the central committee time to vet my […]
CPW Rangers, Pueblo Sheriff’s divers recover body after swimmer reported missing at Lake Pueblo State Park
PUEBLO, Colo. – A team of Colorado Parks and Wildlife park rangers and Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office divers recovered a body in water 6 feet deep late Saturday night after a swimmer was reported missing off the north shore of Lake Pueblo State Park. A call for help came in around 8:15 p.m., prompting CPW […]
Wayne R. Hudson, D.O., September 15, 1947 – June 14, 2024
A memorial service for Lamar, Colorado resident, Wayne R. Hudson, D.O. will be held at 11:00 am on Saturday, June 29, 2024 at the Lamar Christian Church with Ray Matteson officiating. Per Wayne’s request cremation will take place and there will be no viewing. Wayne was born on September 15, 1947 at Burbank, California to […]
Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail to host presentation on Buffalo Soldiers July 13, 2024
The Bent’s Fort Chapter will meet at the Rocky Ford Grand Theatre on July 13 to hear a presentation on the Buffalo Soldiers. The featured speaker will be Dennis Moore of Colorado Springs. The presentation will begin at 1:00 pm at the Grand Theatre in Rocky Ford, 405 S. Main St. Dennis is a founding […]
Kerri Ann Huddleston-Bayne – August 11, 1971 – June 7, 2024
A celebration of life for current Bennett, Colorado resident, formerly of Burlington, Colorado, Kerri Ann Huddleston-Bayne will be held at 10:00AM on Friday, June 21, 2024 at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ray Matteson of the Lamar Christian Church officiating. Interment will follow at the Towner Cemetery in Towner, Colorado with Reverend Greg LeBlanc as […]
State Veterinarian Issues Guidance for Dairy Cattle Exhibitions, Ag Events
Broomfield, Colo. — The Colorado State Veterinarian’s Office has issued new guidance to minimize influenza transmission at dairy cattle livestock exhibitions. Colorado is following the guidance of the U.S. Department of Agriculture to encourage livestock owners and event organizers to increase biosecurity measures and actively monitor animals for signs of illness. Colorado had its first confirmed positive detection […]
Betty Jean (Martinez) Tanner – July 18, 1939 – June 13, 2024
Mass of Christian Burial for Betty Tanner will be held at 10:00 a.m. and Rosary at 9:30 a.m., Friday, June 21, 2024 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Las Animas, Colorado. Interment will follow at Fort Lyon National Cemetery. Per Betty’s request, there will be no visitation. Betty Jean (Martinez) Tanner was born on July […]
49th Annual Wiley Hay Days June 28-29, 2024
Wiley Hays Days is returning this year, bigger and better than ever. Prudy Osborn and Sandy Coen are the chairpersons organizing the event. Aside from their husbands, who I’m told have been tirelessly performing every task asked of them, there are many others doing work behind the scenes to get the event rolling. I recently […]
Prowers County Courts closed June 19, 2024
PROWERS COUNTY COURTS Will be closed on Wednesday, June 19, 2024 in observance of Juneteenth
National Corn Growers, others file lawsuit challenging EPA’s electrical vehicle mandate
The National Corn Growers Association, American Farm Bureau Federation and six auto dealers representing 16 brands and collectively operating dozens of dealerships in major markets across the country joined the American Petroleum Institute today in filing a lawsuit in the D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals challenging the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s light-duty and medium-duty vehicle emissions standards […]
LCC Launches Tuition-Free Adult Career Enrichment Center
Lamar Community College (LCC) proudly announces the launch of its tuition-free Adult Career Enrichment Center (ACE Center), scheduled to open its doors on July 1, 2024. Dedicated to empowering adult learners, the ACE Center focuses on assisting individuals in attaining a secondary (high school) equivalency certificate, or GED, thereby ensuring that education is accessible for […]
Donna Sue Carmichael – May 4, 1957 – June 6, 2024
A graveside memorial service for longtime Wynona, Kansas resident Donna Sue Carmichael will be held at 2:00 PM on Saturday, June 22, 2024 at the Ford Cemetery in Ford County Kansas with Bill Carwin officiating. Donna was born on May 4, 1957 at Lamar, Colorado to Charles Leonard Rink and Rena Mae (Ammann) Rink and […]
