All Entries in the "Consumer Issues" Category
Public Forum Held for Brownfields Assessment Grant
Several dozen residents and City of Lamar representatives were on hand for Project 101, EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant on March 9th at the Lamar Community Building. Keeley Campbell and Mark Christiansen from Ayres Planning and Development led the come and go session which presented several maps of the city where attendees could highlight […]
Marjorie May Mundell – October 17, 1928 – March 3, 2023
Marjorie May Mundell was born to Mamie (Mary Herbert) and Felix Mundell on October 17, 1928 at their home near Bartlett, Colorado. Her life ended on March 3, 2023 where she resided in long-term care in Springfield, Colorado. The youngest of four children, she was reared on her parents’ ranch on Bear Creek, northeast […]
LCC Ranch Horse Team Earns Impressive Ranks at First Collegiate Competition
March 7, 2023 (Lamar, Colo.) — Lamar Community College’s (LCC) ranch horse team earned impressive ranks at The Spring Celebration Show, held at the B.W Pickett Equine Center in Fort Collins, Colo. This was the team’s second show and first collegiate competition. The riders earned the following placements: Aubrie Brown, Gunnison, Colo., limited non-pro: 6th overall, […]
Mile High Youth Corps awarded $342K GOCO Grant to Pilot Conservation Corps Work in Eastern Colorado
DENVER – Today the Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) board awarded a $342,445 grant to Mile High Youth Corps (MHYC) to conduct a two-year pilot program to assess the viability and sustainability of an Eastern Colorado-based conservation service corps. The grant is part of GOCO’s Planning and Capacity program, which invests in projects that address […]
LCC President, Dr. Rosana Reyes, Outlines New Growth Opportunities at the College
Dr. Rosana Reyes, Lamar Community College President, met with the Prowers County Commissioners for the first time this past Tuesday, March 7th, since her hiring as the new president. The informal meetings between the commissioners and leaders of various organizations have become a mainstay over the years. Dr. Reyes provided a monthly […]
AG Weiser Starts National Consumer Protection Week with Top Complaints for 2022
Attorney General Phil Weiser today kicked off National Consumer Protection Week by unveiling the list of the top 10 consumer complaints and inquiries his office received in 2022, which included retail sales, home services and repair schemes, and automotive sales and services. Last year, consumers filed 17,941 complaints and inquiries with the Consumer Protection […]
VA relaxes masking requirements at medical facilities
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, the Department of Veterans Affairs announced it has relaxed the masking requirement at VA medical facilities. This update ensures the safety of Veterans while accommodating individual masking preferences and aligning with CDC guidelines. Moving forward, VA will base its masking guidelines on the VHA COVID-19 Health Protection Levels (low, medium, and […]
Leah Denise Baity – June 27, 1963 – February 17, 2023
A memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, Leah Denise Baity will be held at 6:00PM on Friday, March 10, 2023 at the Lamar Christian Church. Leah was born on June 27, 1963 at Salem, Illinois to Danny Allen and Marion Venus (Slyter) Baity and passed away on February 17, 2023 at the Memorial Hospital […]
Congress Funding Support to Identify UAPs
Bennet and Hickenlooper Join Bipartisan Push for Full Funding ff Unidentified Aerial Phenomena Office To Address Airborne National Security Risks Denver — Colorado U.S. Senator Michael Bennet, a member of the Senate Intelligence Committee, and U.S. Senator John Hickenlooper (D-Colo.) joined U.S. Senators Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) and Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) in a bipartisan […]
CPW Seeks Reps to Serve on Colorado Outdoor Partnership
Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is accepting membership applications to fill two sportsperson representative positions on the Colorado Outdoor Partnership (CO-OP). Interested individuals are invited to fill out an online membership application no later than Monday, March 13, 2023. The CO-OP is a collaborative of leaders that share the state-level vision that in 2050, Colorado’s […]
Lamar Council Reviews Licensing Requests, Status of Grants Updated
Two public hearings were held by the Lamar City Council at its February 27th meeting: one for the transfer of ownership of a fermented malt beverage (off premise) liquor license from JR’s Country Stores at 1115 North Main Street to UPOP Holdings LLC. The other hearing was for the transfer of a hotel-restaurant liquor […]
Cobblestone Opening March 7th
The Cobblestone Hotel at 1215 North Main Street will be open for business on Tuesday, March 7th with a future date for a grand opening still pending, according to General Manager, Tony Gratta. The 54 room, three-story hotel has been under construction since October, 2021 and will employ 22 mostly full-time employees, most […]
Vets Can View their Disability Benefit Decisions Online
WASHINGTON — Veterans can now access their disability benefit claim decision notice letters electronically on VA.gov, empowering them to quickly and easily see their disability decisions. Before this option was available, Veterans had to wait for a paper copy of their decision notice to be mailed to them. While previous iterations of VA.gov allowed Veterans […]
U.S. Postmaster Invited to View Colorado’s Postal System
Bennet, Hickenlooper Invite Postmaster Louis DeJoy to Tour USPS Facility in Colorado, Urge Him To Address Mail Service Issues Across the State Denver — Today, Colorado U.S. Senators Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper invited U.S. Postal Service (USPS) Postmaster Louis DeJoy to join them on a tour of a USPS facility in Colorado to see firsthand […]
Partners for HOPE Monthly Coalition Meeting
Student attendance numbers are increasing according to Lori Hammer, Executive Director of the Center at the former Lincoln School on North 10th Street. “We’re averaging about 120 a day right now, which is showing a general increase in our student after school attendance,” she explained during the February 21st gathering. The One Step Up students are […]
