All Entries in the "City of Lamar" Category
Youth Drug Abuse Concerns HPCHC
The High Plains Community Health Center in Lamar is exploring options to deal with the prevalence of youthful drug offenders in the local community. CEO Eric Niemeyer and Jim Farmer, chairman of the HPCHC’s board of directors, provided an update of current activities for the Prowers County Commissioners Monday, March 21st. Niemeyer recapped efforts to […]
LCC to Host 4th Annual Career Expo
(Lamar, Colorado; March 21, 2016) Lamar Community College’s annual Career Expo will be held on Wednesday, April 13th from 9:00am until noon in the LCC Wellness Center. The Career Expo serves as part career exploration, part career fair for the community. Lamar Community College students and community members are invited and encouraged to attend in […]
LCC President Marrin Announces Retirement
(Lamar, Colorado; March 21, 2016) John Marrin, Lamar Community College’s president for the past eight years, has recently announced his decision to retire. Marrin said that leaving is bittersweet and that he will miss the LCC family, but having spent 40 years in higher education he thought it was time to retire. He made this […]
Healthy Places Kids Stay Busy with Spring Break Outdoor Events
Despite chilly morning temperatures and brisk wind, dozens of local kids turned up for activities for Spring Break 2016, sponsored by LiveWell Prowers County and Healthy Places in Lamar. During the break from classroom studies, students from the third grade and up registered for a week of outdoor events, March 14-18 at various locations around […]
New at the Lamar Public Library for Week of March 19, 2016
ADDED TO THE LIBRARY COLLECTION WEEK OF MARCH 19, 2016 ADULT FICTION I’m Traveling Alone by Samuel Bjork Morning Star #3: Red Rising trilogy by Pierce Brown Fire Touched #9: Mercy Thompson by Patricia Briggs Dime Piece by Tracy Brown Gentleman Jole and the Red Queen #16: Vorkosigan saga by Lois McMaster Bujold […]
Colorado Revenue Forecast Indicates Slower Growth Rate
DENVER — Friday, March 18, 2016 — The Governor’s Office of State Planning and Budgeting (OSPB) today released its quarterly economic forecast. Colorado’s economy continues to grow at a slower pace than in recent years with General Fund revenue forecasted to increase just 1.5 percent in FY 2015-16. Several factors are converging to cause the […]
Amrine Recognized for Posse Service
Members of the Prowers County Sheriff’s Posse gathered this past Tuesday, March 15th to offer well wishes to Matt Amrine, who is leaving the Posse after 14 years of service. About a dozen members were on hand for the meet and greet and presentation of a plaque from former Prowers County Sheriff, Jim Faull. In […]
City Cites More Derelict House Removals
Several more derelict houses have been identified for future demolition by the Lamar City Council. A resolution was passed during a meeting on March 14th to demolish three abandoned houses at 500, 502 and 504 North 11th Street. Notices of the pending removal has been posted on each of the three houses and from their […]
Lamar Racing Club, Bluegrass Festival Receives Lodging Panel Funding
Three events were presented before the Prowers Lodging Tax Panel for funding, Tuesday, March 15th. Angel Munoz from the Lamar Racing Club requested advertising funds for the 2016 racing season at the Lamar Speedway for ten events, twice the number held last year. Munoz, the president and promoter of the Club explained the additions, “We […]
Healthy Gain for City Sales Tax
The January 2016 City Sales Tax report shows Sales and Use Tax up for the start of the year. City Sales Tax is up 6.15% and Total Sales is at 9.06% for a $23,461.12 increase over last year. Receipts for January are at $282,450.18. Year to Date collections are also up for the past two […]
Lamar Council Okays Vehicle Purchases for Fire & Public Works Departments
The city’s Sanitation Department was given the go-ahead by the city council to piggy-back a bid with the City of Montrose for a 2016 Scorpion Automated Refuse Truck. The truck costs $247,224 and has been budgeted in the 2016 Capital Improvement Fund at $250,000. The council authorized another $2,000 for a five year extended warranty […]
Triumph Bancorp, Inc. to Acquire ColoEast Bankshares, Inc.
DALLAS, March 07, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Triumph Bancorp, Inc. (NASDAQ:TBK) today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire ColoEast Bankshares, Inc., parent of Colorado East Bank & Trust, headquartered in Lamar, Colorado. ColoEast Bankshares, Inc. is a bank holding company with $759 million in total assets as of 12/31/2015. Its community […]
Zonta “Girls Wanna Have Fun” Event set for March 19
The Zonta Club of Prowers County will host the Second Annual “Girls Wanna Have Fun” event exclusively for women from 6pm – 9 pm, Saturday, March 19, at the Lamar Elks Lodge. The event features live music by JUDI, free food, and prize drawings. Other features include a silent auction from 6-7:30, with a style […]
NWS Sky-Watchers Weather Spotter Classes
FREE TRAINING…The National Weather Service in Pueblo provides SKYWARN weather spotter preparedness and training. Typically the sessions are scheduled from late March through early May each year, and are a cooperative effort of local government officials and the National Weather Service. The sessions are FREE OF CHARGE and usually open to everyone, except when noted. […]
Colorado Employment Situation | January 2016
Employers in Colorado added 5,200 nonfarm payroll jobs from December to January for a total of 2,583,800 jobs, according to the survey of business establishments. Private sector payroll jobs increased 4,300 and government increased 900. According to the survey of households, the unemployment rate decreased three-tenths of a percentage point to 3.2 percent. The number […]
