All Entries in the "City of Lamar" Category
Lamar Honkers Visit Local Businesses: Ed Jones, Tack Shack, La Lupita’s
The Lamar Honkers paid several visits to local businesses recently, with visits to Edward Jones Investments, Tack Shack Feed & Supply and La Lupita’s. Melissa Bower is the new financial advisor at Edward Jones at 800 South Main Street in Lamar offering holistic retirement planning as well as advice on investments. Bower is […]
ARPA BUSINESS OPERATIONS – MARCH 2021
Polar Vortex No Match for ARPA Member Electric Systems: As the polar vortex swept through the ARPA communities and surrounding region this past February, many of our neighboring utilities and states experienced significant power outages that ranged from a few minutes to a few hours, and worse. Fortunately for the ARPA communities, the hard […]
Uptick in County COVID-19 Cases in Latest PCPHE Report
While it’s only slight, the seven-day Test Positivity Rate increased over the past week from 0.42% in the March 3rd report to 1.41% for March 10th. The number of cases in Prowers County is at 1,166 with 76 hospitalizations and the death toll at 22 for people who tested positive for the virus. […]
Lamar Community College Employees Honored by State System in Virtual Ceremony
March 10, 2021 (Lamar, CO) – Four of Lamar Community College’s (LCC) employees have been recognized by the Colorado Community College System’s (CCCS) annual Commitment to Excellence Awards for their dedication and exceptional performance in their roles. LCC’s Dean of Academics, Dr. Annessa Stagner Stulp; Welding Professor Doug Cash; English and Composition Instructor […]
Lamar Utility Board Meets for Brief Agenda
The Lamar Utility Board held a brief meeting this past Tuesday, March 9th, during which time they approved $773,939.53 in purchase orders which included the February estimate for power purchased from Arkansas River Power Authority totaling $648,907.23. Total purchase orders amounted to $784,738.47. The board also approved payment of bills amounting to $517,281.81. […]
City Council Okays Water Distribution Projects
Lamar City Administrator, Steve Kil, noted several areas of council interest on the calendar during the February 8th meeting, including improvements that had been planned for the Public Meeting Room in council chambers. The facelift includes a new sound system and council digital voting system for display. There is also new seating […]
City of Lamar Sales Tax Revenue Gains Continue
The January 2021 Sales Tax Revenue report for the City of Lamar, collected in February, shows a healthy gain for the beginning of the year with city tax revenue up 10.76 for a gain over last year at this time of $27,692. Total Sales and Use Tax collections are up 11.43% for a […]
Prowers County Farm Bureau Hosting March 20th Meat-In
Free food will be provided by the Prowers County Farm Bureau at two locations on Saturday, March 20th, a counter-point to a recent declaration of holding meatless meals throughout Colorado on that day. Servings will be held at the Lamar Welcome Center Parking Lot from noon to 2pm, featuring hamburgers and hot dogs. […]
Prowers Medical Center – MRI Project Notice
Prowers Medical Center is undergoing renovations! Some very exciting happenings are underway at Prowers Medical Center. We are preparing to begin construction on a new in-house MRI over the next several months. This project will wrap up numerous significant updates to our imaging department to ensure we have the very best imaging technology available […]
Chamber Micro-Bash Generates Business Interest
The Lamar Chamber of Commerce held the first of three Micro-Bash dinners this past Friday, February 26th at the Lamar Eagles Lodge. Lamar Chamber President, Jerry Roseberry, noted that these are information-based meetings, the first of which was created as a basic introduction to some of the business-connected organizations in Lamar and how […]
Chad Krug, Ed.D. Selected as Lamar School District Superintendent
The Lamar School District held interviews of Superintendent Candidates on February 11th and 12th, which also included tours of the district buildings, a community roundtable, and a candidate forum with the Lamar Education Association. Interviews were conducted with four candidate finalists and consisted of three interview committees made up of community representatives, district staff […]
Roof Work Continues on Lamar Community Building
The new roof on the Lamar Community Building should be completed by mid-April, according to Craig Brooks, Lamar’s Chief Building Inspector. Weathercraft Companies from Garden City, Kansas is about 60-70% completed on the project. Project bids requested by the City of Lamar in 2020 on the project were sent to ten area contractors […]
New Vaccine Qualifiers as of March 5th in Colorado
DENVER- Governor Jared Polis provided an update on Colorado’s response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic and the State’s efforts to vaccinate Coloradans. During his remarks, Governor Polis was joined by Brigadier General Scott Sherman and CDPHE Incident Commander Scott Bookman. “Equitable distribution of the vaccine is a top priority for Colorado and to continue […]
National Consumer Protection Week Underway in Colorado
March 1, 2021 (DENVER)—Attorney General Phil Weiser kicked off National Consumer Protection Week today by unveiling the list of the top 10 consumer complaints and inquiries his office received in 2020, which included airlines’ response to upended travel, robocalls, and pandemic purchase scams. Last year, consumers filed a record-breaking 12,130 complaints and inquiries with […]
PMC Board Receives Review for 2020, COVID-19 Update
The decrease in Covid cases coming in to Prowers Medical Center is corresponding to the latest decrease in the Positivity Test Rate for Prowers County, according to PMC Chief Executive Officer, Karen Bryant. The County is now designated at a Blue Level for cases and the Positivity Rate is currently under 1%, much […]
