Author Archive for Barbara Crimond
Forrestine Odell – May 20, 1922 – November 20, 2024
A Funeral Service for Forrestine Odell will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, November 23, 2024 at Horber Funeral Chapel in Las Animas, Colorado. A private interment will follow at a later date at Bent County-Las Animas Cemetery. Forrestine Floy (Christy) Odell was born May 20, 1922 near Las Animas, Colorado to Clarence and Fern […]
Mary Elizabeth Strong Weimer – November 22, 1928 – October 24, 2024
Mary Elizabeth Strong was born to Giles and Ruth Strong on November 22, 1928 in Lamar, CO. Her three-year-old brother Bob, welcomed her home. During the “dirty 30’s”, when the country was suffering from drought and depression, Mary attended Lincoln Elementary School, which was only a block from home. When she started middle school, the […]
Service Line letters sent to city water customers
New state and federal laws now require the City of Lamar to inventory all water service lines in our service area. A service line is an underground pipe that carries water from the main, likely in the street, into the customer’s home or building. The City must notify consumers annually if their service line material […]
Drugs found in Granada man’s home after traffic stop led to search warrant
On November 15, 2024, Officers of the Granada/Holly Law Enforcement Agency conducted a traffic stop in the 200 block of North Snowden, in Granada for several traffic violations. The driver, Jeremy Harris, 50, of Granada was found to have a revoked driver’s license and no insurance or registration on the vehicle. During the stop, officers […]
Frontier Bank in Lamar donates $500 to Prowers County Youth Council
Presenting the $500 check to Prowers County Youth Council’s Director Courtney Neuhold are Frontier Bank Vice Presidents Brady Turpin (left) and Jake Chamberlain (right) The Federal Home Loan Bank of Topeka, Kansas began a program called “#500 for Good” in 2018. They award $500 to winning applicants selected from submissions by partner financial institution members. […]
Lamar Area Hospice’s grief programs are made possible from BBB donations
Lamar Area Hospice Good Grief Coordinators Kelsie Cedeno (left) and Roni Vallejos (right) The words “good” and “grief” don’t commonly go together. At the Lamar Area Hospice, however, they not only go together but, when combined, embrace the idea of a place to go which allows children and adults to normalize their grief, receive support […]
September 2024 City Sales and Use tax collections down while year-to-date collections show an increase of 6.34%
September sales and use tax numbers for the city were all down from the previous year, with the total tax collections 3.34 below what they were one year ago. When seen as year-to-date numbers, however, the total tax collections were up 6.34% from last year. The only year-to-date number that was down was the […]
Colorado owes taxpayers a total of 1.7 billion in TABOR refunds
The Colorado state government owes taxpayers a total of $1.7 billion in refunds mandated under the Taxpayer’s Bill of Rights. The state collected roughly $1.4 billion more in revenue during the 2024 Fiscal Year than allowed under TABOR, according to a state audit. The state already has roughly $290 million in outstanding TABOR refund liability […]
Colorado Employment Situation – October 2024
9,000 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Added in October; Unemployment Rate Increases Slightly to 4.1 Percent Household survey data According to the survey of households, the number of unemployed individuals grew by 3,900 to 134,700 from September to October. Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased one-tenth of a percentage point over the same time period to 4.1 percent. The national unemployment […]
Registration open for Colorado Cattlemen’s Association January Mid-Winter Conference
LAKEWOOD, Colo. – Registration is now open for the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association’s (CCA) 2025 Mid-Winter Conference, which will be held on January 20-21st at the Denver Marriott West Hotel in Golden, CO. The 2025 Mid-Winter Conference will kick off on January 20th with CCA’s Board of Directors meeting, as well as a board meeting for […]
2025 Colorado health Insurance premiums rising at three times the rate of inflation
With open enrollment for health insurance set to begin in two weeks, Colorado’s Division of Insurance has finalized rates for premiums in the individual and small group markets. Premium increases in both markets for 2025 are set to rise at more than three times the rate of inflation forecast for next year. Individual premium increases […]
June Bentley – January 16, 1935 – November 14, 2024
June was born on January 16, 1935 at Freeport, Illinois to Merle David and Henrietta Viola (Sager) Winters and passed away on November 14, 2024 at the age of 89 at the Lamar Estates Nursing Home with her family by her side. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lamar Area Hospice either direct or […]
Betty A. Clark – August 20, 1931 – November 15, 2024
A joint celebration of life memorial service for longtime Lamar resident Betty Clark and her husband Floyd Clark will be held at 10:00AM on Saturday, November 23, 2024 at the Lamar Christian Church with Ray Mattson officiating. Betty was born on August 20, 1931 at Lamar, Colorado to Pete and Bernice (Stickler) Lubbers and passed […]
