Author Archive for Barbara Crimond
Election Information from Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s office
Election Information Jana Coen -Prowers County Clerk and Recorder ELECTION NEWS: Is your voter registration record up to date? Is your address correct or did you add a PO Box, had a name change, want to change your party affiliation? If you are not sure about your voter registration information, check it on the Secretary […]
Ronnie (Ron) Guy Perry – May 26, 1942 – April 18, 2026
Ronnie (Ron) Guy Perry was born in Glendale California on May 26, 1942. He attended grade school and junior high in Highland Park a suburb of Los Angelos, CA and Lamar High School graduating in 1961. He joined the army shortly after high school where he trained as medic for the 82 nd Air Born […]
— Project Announcement — CDOT begins region-wide bridge rehabilitation project in southeast Colorado Project begins April 27 on US 50 in Otero County
Custer, Huerfano, Otero and Pueblo Counties — The Colorado Department of Transportation, in partnership with TLM Construction, will begin construction on the region-wide bridge rehabilitation project in southeast Colorado on April 27. This project spans across Pueblo, Custer, Otero, Las Animas and Huerfano counties on US Highway 50, US 350, Colorado Highway 10, CO 69, CO […]
Prowers County Farm Bureau announces its 2026 scholarship program – deadline to apply is April 28
Prowers County Farm Bureau is pleased to announce its 2026 scholarship program for high school seniors in Prowers County. The Prowers County Farm Bureau will award a $1000 scholarship to a senior that most exemplifies high qualities and community involvement. To be eligible for the scholarship, a high school senior must reside in Prowers County […]
Colorado ‘Tamale Act’ could open the door for more home kitchen entrepreneurs
The Combi Taco Catering crew make boxed meals at a commercial kitchen in Denver’s Athmar Park neighborhood. April 13, 2026. (Rae Solomon, CPR via Colorado Capitol News Alliance) Lawmakers are considering a proposal to bring DIY entrepreneurs out of the shadows with a bill that would lift the prohibition on refrigerated cottage foods, allowing […]
LuAnne (Clark) Hall – August 29, 1932 – April 19, 2026
A memorial service for longtime Lamar resident LuAnne (Clark) Hall will be held at 10:30AM on Saturday, April 25, 2026 at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Interment will follow at the Fairmount Cemetery. Visitation for LuAnne will be held prior to the service from 9:00AM until 10:00AM at The Church of Jesus […]
Local high school seniors honored by Zonta Club of Prowers County as 2025-2026 “Zonta Girls”
At their monthly meeting in April, the Zonta Club of Prowers County honored 6 local high school girls as “Zonta Girls” for their respective high schools. These outstanding senior girls were chosen by their school counselors based on their all-around good character and their involvement in making a difference in their schools. Each girl honored […]
Prowers County Board of Commissioners proclaimed April 16, 2026 as Southeastern Developmental Services Day
From left, Commissioner Ty Harmon, SDS Director of Operations Mackenzie Stornetta, SDS Executive Director Don Yoxsimer, Commissioner Roger Stagner, and Commissioner Ron Cook The Prowers County Board of Commissioners, at their April 14, 2026 meeting, signed a proclamation declaring April 16th as “Southeastern Developmental Services Day”. Present at the meeting were Don Yoxsimer, Executive Director […]
Lamar’s Colorado Welcome Center approaching 35th anniversary – now houses a Penny Press souvenir coin machine
Penny press machine inside Lamar’s Colorado Welcome Center As the Colorado Welcome Center in Lamar looks forward to its 35th anniversary, it has something new to celebrate. They have a Penny Press Machine! Bring your pennies and press them with a picture of the Madonna statue, the train, the petrified gas station and/or a picture […]
Southern Plains hosting 9th Annual Daddy Daughter Dance on April 25, 2026
Pictured are the 2025 Daddy Daughter Dance committee members with $4000 donation check. Left to right: Meena Shelton, Roni Vallejos, Kelsie Cedeno, Jana Weimer, Jenna Davis, and Alicia Downing The 9th Annual Southern Plains “Wild About You” Daddy Daughter Dance will take place on Saturday, April 25, 2025, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the […]
Gerald A. “Jerry” Sharp – July 28, 1939 – April 6, 2026
Gerald (Jerry) A. Sharp of Cozad, NE, passed away on April 6, 2026, at Cozad Community Hospital at the age of 86. Jerry was born on July 28, 1939, in Lamar, Colorado, to Olaf E. Sharp and Helen J. (Reyher) Sharp. He and his younger sister, (sis) Charla Rae Dunlap, grew up on the family […]
Mary Frances Forney – December 6, 1945 – April 14, 2026
A Mass of Christian burial for longtime Lamar resident Mary Frances Forney will be held at 10:00AM on Monday, May 11, 2026 at the St. Francis De Sales/ Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church with Reverend Stephen Olamolu presiding. A Rosary will be held prior to the Mass at 9:30AM with Deacon Allan Medina reciting. […]
Edward Earl Henson – November 18, 1942 – April 15, 2026
A celebration of life memorial service for lifelong Lamar, Colorado resident Edward Earl Henson, affectionately known to his family and friends as Ed, will be held at 10:00AM on Thursday, April 23, 2026 at the Lamar Christian Church with Ray Matteson officiating. Per Ed’s request cremation will take place and there will be no viewing. […]
All six Lamar students attending Colorado State Science and Engineering Fair win awards
The Colorado State Science and Engineering Fair was held from April 9-11, 2026 at CSU – Fort Collins. Six students from the Southeast Colorado Regional Science Fair earned the right to attend the state competition. Six students, all from Lamar not only attended the state competition, but (for the first time ever) all made it […]
