All Entries in the "City of Lamar" Category
Lamar Council Gets Atmos Gasline Project Review
Kurtis Paradisa, Public Affairs Manager for Atmos Energy, briefed the Lamar City Council on the company’s System Safety and Integrity Rider, or SSIR, during the council’s work session meeting on Monday, April 1st. “The impact in Lamar is part of a ten year project for Atmos during which we’re upgrading the gas lines […]
CDOT to Add Passing Lanes on US 287 South of Lamar
Width-restrictions will be in place for loads over 12 feet. Motorists can expect delays as traffic will be placed in a single-lane with traffic stops PROWERS COUNTY – On Monday, April 15, the Colorado Department of Transportation will begin a project to add a new northbound passing lane to US 287 from […]
9/11 Memorial Donations Start to Grow
The donations for the Wall of Honor plaques at the 9/11 Memorial site on Big Timbers Museum property are beginning to grow. Organizer Doug Harbour has been successful finding an engraver who can produce an attractive and long-lasting plaque which will be purchased for a $50 donation to honor a friend or […]
Lamar High School Students Earn All-State Honors
Vanessa Marta (clarinet) and Cesar Chavez (trumpet) performed with the Colorado All-State Concert Band at the University of Northern Colorado on Saturday, March 30. The All-State Band is comprised of 110 students from schools across the state. Over 900 students auditioned for the 2019 band, which is considered one of the highest honors for […]
Honkers Welcome Bright Beginnings
The Lamar Honkers visited with Clara Sherrill, owner/operator of Bright Beginnings Child Care in Lamar. Located at 9765 County Road HH, Bright Beginnings is open Monday through Friday from 7am to 5:15pm and can be contacted at 970-380-5862. For those interested in Clara’s services, you can view Bright Beginnings Child Care on their […]
Bent Prowers 150th Annual Meeting Set for LCC April 6th
Cattlemen events on April 6 to include education, entertainment- LAMAR, CO – One of the oldest livestock organization in the U.S. will meet April 6th in Lamar, with a full agenda of activities. The Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Association will kick off the association’s 150th year with annual meeting, auction, banquet and cowboy ball […]
Prowers County Caregiver Accused of Sexually Assaulting Disabled REsident in a Group Home
Mar. 29, 2019 (DENVER, Colo.) — Today, Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser announced the filing of charges against a caregiver for allegedly sexually assaulting a disabled resident of a group home in Prowers County. Daniel Lira was previously employed as a caregiver in a group home operated by Southeastern Developmental Services (SDS). He is accused of […]
PMC Begins MRI Project, Orthopedic Surgery Prepares for Patients
The Prowers Medical Center Board of Directors are considering two finalists to construct a new and separate building to house the hospital’s MRI unit for patient imaging scans. A letter of engagement for the selected contractor will be issued and the preparation for the building site will soon follow. PMC Chief Executive Officer, Craig […]
Southeast Colorado Concert Association – Up-Coming Concert April 11th
LET’S GO TO THE MOVIES – Let’s Go To the Movies, a charming presentation full of beloved movie theme music by baritone Tim Schall and his pianist will appear here in Lamar on Thursday, April 11th at 7:00 p.m. in the Lamar High School Auditorium. This delightful presentation is sponsored by the Southeast Colorado Concert […]
Commissioners Approve Special Events Permit for Bent-Prowers Cattle
The Prowers County Commissioners held a brief regular meeting Tuesday afternoon, March 26th following their morning work session. Following a public hearing on the matter, the commissioners approved an application for a special events permit for the Bent-Prowers Cattle & Horse Growers Association, set for Saturday, April 6th at the Lamar Community College Equine […]
LUB Recaps Another Storm and Outages
Lamar Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, briefed the Utilities Board on power outages that occurred on Wednesday, March 13th in the Lamar service area. The report read that at about 12:00am on Wednesday, March 13th, the LAMSO substation tripped off-line due to a bus differential fault which was caused by a failed voltage […]
Sanchez Becomes PEP Interim Director
Prowers Economic Prosperity has named Cheryl Sanchez as its interim director with the recent departure of Executive Director, Eric Depperschmidt. The Board of Directors has full confidence in Cheryl’s ability to keep PEP’s momentum as it seeks a permanent replacement. Board members are also engaged in their responsibilities within BEAR – Business Expansion Attraction […]
Lamar Library to Display Moon Rocks
The Lamar Library will have several moon rocks on display for the general public as part of the Summer Reading Program, “Universe of Stories”, June 3rd through July 12th. The Lamar Police will provide security on Friday, June 14th from 2pm to 4pm when the lunar rock samples will be on display. Lamar Librarian, […]
Training / Drill at Prowers Medical Center
(Lamar, CO) March 25, 2019 – Team Members at Prowers Medical Center in coordination with the Prowers County Sheriff’s Office will be conducting emergency preparedness training on Friday, March 29, 2019. The training exercise is not open to the general public. This notification is being provided to alert the community that the exercise is […]
GNBank Promotes Officers
GNBank Employees Receive Promotions GNBank is pleased to announce promotions of several employees in its Lamar, Colorado location in January 2019. Craig Schwab has been named Community Bank President and will oversee all levels of GNBank operations in the Lamar office. Mr. Schwab joined GNBank in November 2017 as Senior Vice President and brings 15 […]
