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“Santa for Seniors” Brings More Than Just Gifts to Lamar Estates and the Legacy.
The afternoon of Thursday, December 23rd, The Cornerstone Resource Center and Lamar High School Rotary Interact Club delivered gifts to the residents of Lamar Estates and the Legacy care facilities here in Lamar. Niyati Castaneda from LHS Interact club and Rick Robbins, board member of The Cornerstone and a member of Lamar Rotary, visited […]
Lamar High School DECA Earns Chapter Honor
Lamar High School DECA in Lamar, Colorado was recently awarded Thrive Level Recognition in the DECA Chapter Campaign for the 2021-2022 school year. The results were announced on decadirect.org. Each year, DECA recognizes leading chapters that have built strong local programs focused on serving an exceptional number of members, advisors, alumni and business […]
Provider Addition to Prowers Medical Center Clinic-PRESS RELEASE
(Lamar, CO) December 27, 2021 – Prowers Medical Center is pleased to announce the addition of three (3) Providers to our Family Medicine and Women’s Health Care Team! Sandra (Sandy) Summers, DNP, a friendly and familiar face to the community, has joined the Health Care Team at Prowers Medical Center Clinic. She joins us as […]
Another Year for Toys for Tots, Food for Families
Two or three cars at a time will drive up to the Toys for Tots headquarters on West Beech Street in Lamar and get in line to identify themselves to one of Darlene Lopez’s volunteers. While they’re waiting for their name to be matched for a holiday gift bag which was sorted and […]
Toys for Tots – Ready to Wrap Up 2021
Darlene Lopez and her crew of volunteers are preparing for the final stage of their annual task of collecting toys for tots for the Christmas season. Because Christmas falls on a Saturday this year, the pick-up date for 2021 will be Thursday, December 23rd at the Toys for Tots building at 500 West Beech […]
Lamar Re-2 School Board Approves 2022 Budget
The Lamar School Board approved a resolution certifying the levy of the school district for 2022 during its December 13th meeting. The Mill Levy per HB20-1418 was set at 27 mills with a Tax Credit of 6.405 Mills and Net Mill Levy of 20.595 Mills. The total mill levy is factored at 24.1075 […]
Colorado Employment Situation – November 2021
Household survey data: According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate fell three-tenths of a percentage point in November to 5.1 percent. The national unemployment rate declined by four-tenths of a percentage point to 4.2 percent. Other highlights from the household survey: Colorado’s labor force increased by 3,100 in November to […]
Fierce Winds Rip Southeast Colorado
Shortly before 9am, on December 15th, what had been a generally quiet morning abruptly changed when hurricane force winds tore across the high plains with a registered gust of 107mph in Lamar according to the Pueblo National Weather Service. The storm system had been forecast by as much as a day beforehand, but response […]
January 13th Deadline for Citizen of the Year Nominations
Thursday, January 13th, is the deadline for submitting a nomination form or letter for the ‘Citizen of the Year’ Award 2021, which will be presented during the Lamar Chamber of Commerce’s 100th annual banquet, at the Lamar Eagles Lodge on Friday, January 28th. They should be returned to the offices at 109A East Beech […]
Register for Colorado Cattlemen’s Association’s 2022 Mid-Winter Conference
ARVADA, Colo. – Registration is now open for Colorado Cattlemen’s Association’s (CCA) 2022 Mid-Winter Conference, which will be held on January 17-18th at the DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel in Denver, CO. The 2022 Mid-Winter Conference will kick off on January 17th with CCA’s Board of Directors meeting, as well as board meeting for both […]
Lamar Utility Board Wraps up 2021
The Lamar Utility Board held its final meeting of 2021 this past Tuesday, December 14th with a regular agenda including payment of bills amounting to $151,193.38. The board’s purchase orders amounted to $669,316.82 of which $650,969.13 required official approval. That amount included the November estimate for sales of electricity to Arkansas River Power […]
Lamar City Council Wraps Up 2021 with Final Meeting of the Year
City Treasurer, Kristin McCrea, provided a rundown for the Lamar City Council during its December 13th meeting, on some of the grants received by the city for a variety of municipal projects, totaling $7.1 million during their lifespans. Among those listed was $2.9 in total for the city’s water/wastewater improvement projects that have […]
City of Lamar October Sales Tax Revenue Report
Sales tax revenues for the City of Lamar continued to maintain a healthy increase with the October 2021 report for taxes collected in November. City Sales Tax Revenue was up 15.89% for a gain of $45,244 over the same time last year with 2021 collections at $329,925. Use Tax Revenue was up a […]
Colorado State Patrol Sends a Sobering Message This Holiday Season
Crash fatalities caused by impaired drivers are on the rise in Colorado (COLORADO) – Drivers of all ages often feel vulnerable to drunk drivers and this concern only grows during the holiday season. Already in 2021, there have been over 220 deaths caused by impaired drivers in Colorado. That’s why Colonel Matthew […]
Lamar Marijuana Ballot Survives Challenge
“The Elections Division of the Secretary of State’s Office (Division) moves the Deputy Secretary of State to dismiss the above-entitled Lobbyist Complaint on the grounds that Complainant failed to specifically identify violations of Colorado lobbyist laws under section 24-6-301, et seq, C.R.S.” Belinda Sturges approached the Lamar City Council during a public meeting […]
