Author Archive for Barbara Crimond
CDOT Cannabis Campaign Puts Focus on Young Drivers
Statewide—The Colorado Department of Transportation has rolled out a new young driver education effort focused on the dangers of cannabis-impaired driving. In a collaborative effort, CDOT worked with the Colorado Department of Revenue, Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and certified driving schools throughout Colorado to develop the new initiative. Colorado law prohibits non-medical […]
Colorado Crop Progress & Condition, Week Ending June, 4, 2023
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Another week of above average moisture across the State continued to improve crop conditions and harvest outlook, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Based on National Oceanic and Atmospheric Association data, much of the State received over half an inch of moisture, and […]
Kenneth “Ken” Cullen – April 16, 1946 – June 3, 2023
A mass of Christian burial for longtime Lamar resident, Kenneth Cullen, affectionately known to his family and friends as Ken, will be held at 10:00AM on Thursday, June 8, 2023 at the St. Francis de Sales/Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church. A rosary service will be held prior at 9:30AM at the church […]
Athena Marie Torres – June 22, 2019 – June 3, 2023
A service of the angels for Athena Marie Torres, will be held at 2:00PM on Friday, June 9, 2023 at the Missionary Baptist Church with Pastor Alan Patterson officiating. Interment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery. Athena was born on June 22, 2019 at Lamar, Colorado to Fabian and Mariah (Caldwell) Torres and […]
Arkansas River Watershed Collaborative Report, May 2023
Even with spring runoff well underway, cool weather and precipitation during May improved Colorado snowpack as a percentage of median. The National Weather Service three-month outlook predicts above-normal temperatures for June through August and “equal chances” for normal precipitation for most of Colorado. Snowpack: During May, Arkansas Basin snowpack improved from 78% to 107% […]
National Weather Service-Pueblo-Spring Weather Review
The start of the Spring of 2023 saw a predominately strong westerly flow pattern across the Rockies, which brought ample moisture and snowfall to areas along and west of the Continental Divide through the month of March, along with generally cool, dry and windy weather to most of eastern Colorado. April saw a rollercoaster […]
Anthony Contreras – November 26, 1976 – May 31, 2023
Mass of Christian Burial for Anthony Contreras will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 9, 2023 at St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church in Holly, Colorado. Inurnment will take place at a later date. Anthony John Contreras was born on November 26, 1976 in Lamar, Colorado to Johnny and Anita (Dominguez) Contreras. He passed […]
Mickey Watson – March 25, 1961 – May 30, 2023
Mass of Christian Burial for Mickey Watson will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, June 6, 2023 at St. Frances of Rome Catholic Church in Holly, Colorado. Interment will follow in the Holly Cemetery. Rosary will be held prior to the Mass, at 9:30 a.m. Mickey David Watson was born on March 25, […]
Granada-Bristol Days Celebrates 150 Years
The 31st annual Granada-Bristol Days celebration will run Friday and Saturday, June 16-17, beginning with a community-wide volleyball tournament at 6pm Friday at the Manuel Gonzales field at the high school. Many traditional events are back for 2023 including early morning exercise with the Amache Run/Walk at 7am on Saturday starting at the Post […]
Action Packed Wiley Hay Days
The Wiley Hay Days Committee has a full schedule of events for the annual celebration, set for Friday, June 16th and all-day Saturday. Beach volleyball gets a 9am start on Friday at the baseball field, followed by the coed softball tournament over the two days. The crowning of the royalty will take place at […]
Tragic End for Missing Child Search in Lamar
On Saturday, June 03, 2023, at approximately 1307 hours, Prowers County Dispatch received a report a small child was missing from a residence in Lamar, Colorado. Lamar Police Department, Lamar Fire and Ambulance Service, Prowers County Sheriff’s Office, Prowers Rural Fire, Kiowa County Sheriff’s Office, Colorado Department of Wildlife Officers, Colorado State Patrol, and […]
Grant Funding Available for Historic Buildings through Colorado Preservation, Inc
Colorado Preservation, Inc. (CPI) received an award from the National Park Service’s Paul Bruhn Historic Revitalization Grant to develop a subgrant program to support and stimulate historic preservation projects in Colorado’s rural historic downtowns (defined as a 2020 census population of 50,000 or less). Grant applications are now being accepted with approximately $612,000 expected […]
Eleven Fatalities in Six Days in Colorado
Colorado Troopers Want Drivers and Pedestrians to Stay Focused on the Roads (COLO) – Since Saturday, May 27 through today, June 1, 2023, the Colorado State Patrol has responded to eleven fatal crash incidents around the state of Colorado resulting in eleven lives lost. The ages of fatalities ranged from 10 to 73 years of […]
Improvement project begins on Highway 385
Prowers County — Work is underway to replace a bridge and realign a segment of US 385 between Grenada and Bristol, near County Road FF, north of the Arkansas River. The project consists of shifting the highway 35 feet east of its current location for 2.6-miles, providing for a smoother alignment. An 88-year-old timber […]
Press Release Prowers County Sheriff’s Office
The Prowers County Sheriff’s Office received a call of Harassment at 734 W. Colorado St, Holly, Colorado on 5-31-2023 at approximately 1748 hours. Deputies arrived on scene and contacted parties involved. Neither of the parties wanted to cooperate or file charges on the other parties involved. Deputies investigated the incident and cleared the call at […]
