Author Archive for Barbara Crimond
Local cheer teams win honors at competitions
Lamar Middle School cheerleaders Natalie Pike, left, and Lavetta Harbert, right, at Disney World. Both girls earned the honor of qualifying for the National Cheer Competition. Five local cheerleading teams fared well at recent competitions throughout the state. The Lamar Thunder high school team placed second at the Tri-Peaks competition and third at the SECO […]
CSU Pueblo Foundation Announces Two New Scholarships
PUEBLO, Colo. The Colorado State University Pueblo Foundation announced the establishment of two new scholarships that will support undergraduate students pursuing degrees in psychology, social sciences, and business at CSU Pueblo. Mary Jane Vigil-Porter Memorial Scholarship The Mary Jane Vigil-Porter Memorial Scholarship was created by Storm Porter in memory of his wife, Mary Jane (MJ) […]
58th Annual Two Shot Goose Hunt to be held December 10-12, 2025 in Lamar
The 58th Annual Southeast Colorado Celebrity Two Shot Goose Hunt, presented by the Southeast Colorado Two Shot Habitat and Wildlife Foundation, will be held in Lamar December 10-12, 2025. The fundraising event sponsors wildlife conservation efforts as well as making donations to several local charities. They also financially support area youth shooting teams. Celebrities […]
Galan Delmer Burnett – February 21, 1953 – November 29, 2025
A celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident Galan Burnett will be held on Saturday, December 06, 2025 at 10:00AM at the Peacock Family Chapel with Ian Blacker officiating. Interment will follow at the Eads Cemetery in Eads, Colorado. Galan was born February 21, 1953, to Judd D. and Clara Nancy (Ashcraft) Burnett in Dodge […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting of November 25, 2025
The Lamar Utilities Board met for a regular meeting on November 25, 2025. Minutes were approved from the November 11 meeting. Board members voted to approve purchase orders 2025-01488 through 2025-01774. These purchase orders totaled $289,804.42, with $272,580.42 needing board approval. The largest purchase order was for SD Myers, LLC, the company who performed the […]
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System helped house 898 Veterans locally
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs announced that it permanently housed 51,936 homeless veterans across the country in fiscal year 2025. That number is 4,011 more veterans than VA housed last year. The nationwide numbers include 898 veterans permanently housed by the VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS). This is VA’s best national performance since it […]
CPW begins Wildlife Aerial Surveys in southeast Colorado, Dec 2
Two elk move through a forest in this 2023 wildlife aerial survey photo taken from a helicopter. Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists begin low-altitude helicopter flights to assess big game herds across the Southeast Region starting Dec 2. COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – On Dec. 2, Colorado Parks and Wildlife biologists begin low-altitude helicopter flights to assess […]
Birth Announcement – Watkins/Rangel
Emily Watkins and Marques Rangel of Lamar, Colorado, welcomed a baby boy, Leighton Cruz Rangel, on November 22, 2025 at Prowers Medical Center in Lamar. Leighton was born at 7:13 a.m., weighing 6 pounds, 5 ounces, and measuring 21 inches. Dr. Forseter was the attending physician. Grandparents are Jaquelinn Schneider, Adam Schneider, Ashlee Lyons, and […]
Birth Announcement – Lincoln/Lozano
Sanee Lincoln and Alonzo Lozano of Lamar, Colorado, welcomed a baby boy, Estevan Aziel Lozano on November 6, 2025 at Prowers Medical Center in Lamar. Estevan was born at 11:31 a.m., weighing 7 pounds, 15 ounces and measuring 20-3/4 inches. Dr. Korkis was the attending physician. Joining Estevan at home is sister Soulene Lozano. Grandparents […]
McClave School District Breaks Ground on New PreK-12 Educational Facility – offers thanks to the community for their support
Pictured are McClave School Board and Administration members as well as representatives from construction and design partners The McClave School District celebrated a historic milestone on Saturday, November 8th, hosting a groundbreaking ceremony for its new PreK-12th grade school building. The event, held on the site of the current baseball field where the new facility […]
Lamar City Council meeting of November 24, 2025
Lamar City Council held a regular meeting on November 24, 2025 with all council members present. Mayor Kirk Crespin began by announcing an executive session would be held following the meeting, in which Council will do a 30-day follow-up with the city’s new administrator Mitch Hammes. “I just want to say we’ve loved having Mitch […]
Gary D. Downing – October 19, 1937 – November 22, 2025
A memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, currently of Springfield, Colorado, Gary Downing, will be held at 10:00AM on Wednesday, November 26, 2025 at the Peacock Family Chapel. Inurnment will follow at the Wiley Cemetery. Gary was born on October 19, 1937 at Lamar, Colorado to Harry and Mary (Downing) Eddleman and passed away on […]
Bent’s Old Fort presenting “Stories from the Borderlands” series on December 6, 2025
La Junta, CO – Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site announces special presentations for Saturday, December 6th, 2025, as part of its “Stories from the Borderlands” program series. This presentation will be offered at 10:00 a.m. in the corral at the rear of the Fort, and 2:00 p.m. at Woodruff Memorial Library in La Junta, […]
Birth Announcement – Harmon/Porter
Tallie Harmon and Lane Porter of Lamar, Colorado, welcomed a new baby boy on October 20, 2025 at Prowers Medical Center in Lamar. Baker Lane Porter was born at 5:57 a.m., weighing 7 pounds, 1 ounce and measuring twenty inches. Dr. Forseter was the attending physician. Baker is joined at home by big brother Talon. […]
Dorothy LaVonne Hall – March 23, 1931 – November 21, 2025
A graveside celebration of life for longtime Lamar, Colorado resident, Dorothy LaVonne Hall will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday, November 29, 2025 at the Two Buttes Cemetery in Two Buttes, Colorado with Pastor Paul Floyd of the High Plains Fellowship Church officiating. Per Dorothy’s request there will be no visitation. Dorothy was born on […]
