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Six rural Colorado hospitals could close if Republican tax bill passes
Delta Health Hospital By Meg Wingerter | mwingerter@denverpost.com | The Denver Post PUBLISHED: June 22, 2025 at 6:00 AM MDT Six rural Colorado hospitals could close in the coming years if Congress adopts the more than $600 million in Medicaid cuts currently included in the Republican tax bill, according to projections commissioned by Senate Democrats. The listed hospitals are spread […]
Kirk Crespin announces intention to seek fourth term as Mayor of Lamar in 2025 election
Kirk Crespin June 17th , 2025 Letter to the Editor: I’m officially announcing my intention to seek a fourth term as Mayor of the City of Lamar, Colorado, in the upcoming November 2025 election. As an experienced business professional, I’m dedicated to serving our community with the proven leadership to keep moving Lamar forward. I’ve […]
Lamar Honkers honk Arena Stylin’ in Lamar
Photographed left to right is Honker Ashley Roseberry, Honker Ashly Melgosa, Business Owner Shiann Patton, Honker Frankie Carrillo, Honker Rebecca Schibbelhut On June 6th, Lamar Honkers honked a new business, Arena Stylin’ owned by Shiann Patton. Arena Stylin’ is located at 108 S Main St. and their phone number is 719-931-3320. Arena Stylin’ offers western […]
Tail Wag’N Grooming is honked by Lamar Honkers
Photographed left to right is Honker Ashly Melgosa, Business Owner Tanisha Fleshman, Honker Ashley Roseberry, Honker Rebecca Schibbelhut On June 9th, Lamar Honkers honked a local business in a new location Tail Wag’N Grooming owned by Tanisha Fleshman. Located at 6950 US Hwy 50. Phone number 719-336-2444. Tail Wag’N Grooming offers grooming and boarding services, nail […]
Lamar Honkers honk new business – Tidy Tails Pet Pawlor
Left to right: Honker Ashly Melgosa, Business Owner Christina Staup, Honker Cheryl Preisser, and Honker Frankie Carrillo On June 13th, Lamar Honkers honked a new business, Tidy Tails Pet Pawlor, owned by Christina Staup. Located at 107 E Olive St. Phone number 720-590-3871. Tidy Tails Pet Pawlor offers dog grooming, nail trimming and polishing, ear cleaning, […]
CDOT announces US 50 and 287 traffic signal replacement project in Lamar
Map of Lamar and intersections impacted by the project Prowers County — The Colorado Department of Transportation and its contract partner, Morton Electric, Inc., will begin a traffic signal replacement project on June 23 along US Highway 50 and US 287 in Lamar. Traffic signal replacement work will take place on a two-mile stretch of […]
Rotary gazebo in Willow Creek Park gets final touches
The Lamar Rotary Club’s gazebo in Willow Creek Park was recently scraped, sanded and repainted by Rotary members. The finishing touch was provided by local artist Leandra Chavez, who added a bright gold Rotary wheel on a brilliant blue background.
Lamar Utilities Board meeting of June 10, 2025
The Lamar Utilities board met for a regularly-scheduled meeting on Tuesday, June 10. All board members were present for the meeting. Minutes from the May 27 meeting were approved as were Purchase orders 630909 through 630940 and payment of bills. The purchase orders totaled $716,151.13, including three large items – $567,658.17 for May electricity (estimate) […]
Prowers Economic Prosperity welcomes Brent Bates as new Project Assistant
Prowers Economic Prosperity (PEP) is proud to announce the addition of Brent Bates to its team as Project Assistant, effective June 2nd. In this role, Bates will support Executive Director Tallie Harmon in advancing PEP’s mission through business attraction and retention, membership growth, and the identification of economic development opportunities throughout Prowers County. A lifelong […]
City of Lamar Sales and Use Tax Report
April Sales and Use Tax Collected in May 2025 2025 2024 Difference from 2024 to 2025 % of Difference City Sales Tax Collected (3%) $400,437.66 $365,478.72 $34,958.94 9.57% Use Tax Collected $41,919.26 $37,407.63 $4,511.63 12.06% Other Collections (penalties/interest/Licenses etc $3,966.74 $1,471.21 $2,525.53 171.66% TOTAL SALES/USE TAX COLLECTIONS $446,353.66 $404,357.56 $41,996.10 10.39% Vendor’s Commission […]
City Council adopts City of Lamar Comprehensive Plan at June 9 meeting
All council members were present for the June 9 Lamar City Council meeting. Mayor Kirk Crespin wanted to remind the community that Lamar is currently in a Stage I water restriction which prohibits lawn watering between 11 am and 6 pm. It does not, however, limit watering to specific days. The restriction is in place […]
New Beginnings Birth Center at Prowers Medical Center is thriving
Pictured, left to right: Dr. Shanon Forseter; Nicole Peacock, Medical Assistant for Dr. Forseter in the Women’s Health Clinic; Cynthia Rodriguez RN; Kori Sexson RN; Nica Ratliff RN; Pamela Tabb RN; Rita Bastian RN/Nursing Manager. Dr. Christian Korkis could not be present for the photo. Expectant parents in Prowers and surrounding counties can consider […]
Lamar City Council meeting of May 27, 2025
Council member Manuel Tamez was not present at the May 27 meeting of Lamar City Council. Mayor Kirk Crespin opened the meeting, wanting to give thanks to several people and the community in general for the recent events in the city – Cinco de Mayao, the Lamar Days parade, and the Rod Run and car […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting of May 27, 2025
Board President Doug Thrall was not present for the May 27 meeting, nor was board member Elmer Grett. In Thrall’s absence, Vice-Chairman Jay Brooke was in charge of the meeting. Purchase orders 630878 through 630908 were approved unanimously. Total cost of all purchase orders was $16,520.67. The largest purchase order was for $3,180.45 to BSI […]
Zonta Club selects Roger and Leslie Stagner as Lamar Days parade royalty
Roger and Leslie Stagner, 2025 Lamar Days Parade Royalty People watching the Lamar Days parade may not know that the Zonta Club of Prowers County selects the Lamar Days parade royalty each year, as well as driving the royalty in the parade. They have been doing this for many years, beginning with the late Beverly […]
