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Arkansas River Power Authority – BUSINESS OPERATIONS – JUNE 2020
ARPA Scholarship Program: In 2000 ARPA established a College Scholarship Program that awards a $1,000 scholarship to one high school senior in each of the high schools served by ARPA members. The Program is administered through the member municipalities of Holly, La Junta, Lamar, Las Animas, Springfield and Trinidad. The scholarships are funded equally between […]
Colorado students named to spring 2020 Deans Honor Roll at Fort Hays State University
HAYS, Kan. – Local and area students from Colorado are among the1,802 named by deans at Fort Hays State University, Hays, Kan., to the Deans Honor Roll for the spring 2020 semester. The Deans Honor Roll includes undergraduate students only. To be eligible, students must have completed 12 or more credit hours and earned a […]
LUB Notes Formal Suit Against SECPA, Develops Reimbursement Plan for Delinquent Accounts
The Lamar Utility Board paid $794,852.17 in purchase orders for May and a portion of June, of which $780,792.86 required board approval. This included $653,244.45 for the estimated power purchase for June from Arkansas River Power Authority. Payment of bills amounted to $166,418. Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, explained the bidding for line […]
CROP PROGRESS AND CONDITION-WEEK ENDING JUNE 7, 2020
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Continued hot and dry weather pushed spring crop development but furthered concerns for moisture needs going forward, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Northwestern counties received isolated moisture last week which benefitted pasture conditions. Pasture conditions remained mostly fair to good in areas that […]
LCC’s Innovate & Make Space Coordinated Mask-Making Efforts for SE Colorado
(Lamar, CO) – Lamar Community College (LCC) is home to an Innovate & Make Space (I&MS), where volunteers and seamstresses from 6 counties in southeastern Colorado donated countless hours making masks for community members and healthcare workers during the coronavirus pandemic. Volunteers from Baca, Kiowa, Bent, Prowers, Crowley and Otero Counties […]
City Council Notes Easing of COVID Requirements
Lamar Mayor, Kirk Crespin, began the June 7th city council meeting noting that the Lamar Municipal Swimming Pool, after some long deliberations, would be open to the public on Monday, June 15th. “We’ve hired lifeguards that are undergoing training in Holly so they’ll be ready to go along with the concession stands, the pool […]
City Sales Tax Revenue Continues Gain
Despite the pandemic-enforced curtailment of some retail business practices in Lamar, the city sales tax report shows continued gain for April, 2020 revenues collected this past May. City Sales Tax collections are up 11.08% for a $28,527.11 gain over 2019 with posted revenues of $257,510.06 compared to 2020 at $286,037.17. Use Tax collections were […]
Detour Season Arriving – South Main Water Distribution Project
Infrastructure improvements are underway in Lamar after a several month unplanned delay, mostly attributed to the COVID-19 virus impact. At the start of the year, Mayor Kirk Crespin signed a construction agreement, contract and bonds for the Lamar Main Street Water Distribution Phase II Project, estimated at $1,674,813. The bid for the […]
CWCB May 2020 Drought Outlook
As predicted in last month’s report, snowpack has rapidly declined. Soils are exceptionally dry throughout the southern half of the state and much of the eastern plains. Thus, despite average mountain snowpack, drought conditions have quickly intensified – particularly in the San Luis Valley, Arkansas Valley, and parts of the western slope. Outlooks show […]
Virus Variance Approved for Prowers County
A variance request allowing the easing of some social distancing restrictions in Prowers County was approved by Governor Polis and went into effect this past Friday, May 31st. The request was issued by the Prowers County Public Health and Environment Department. The variance was based in part, on several factors, the low numbers […]
PMC Board Notes Virus Impact on Community, Hospital Operations
The Prowers Medical Center Board of Directors will remain almost the same as before the May, 2020 election. During the board’s monthly meeting, Wednesday, May 27, the motion was made and approved to have Julie Branes serve as chair, Ron Farmer as vice-chair, Connie Brase as secretary/treasurer and Amber Thompson will assume her […]
Prowers County Public Health COVID Weekly Update-Variance Request Approved
Statistics received from the Prowers County Public health and Environment office show that as of Wednesday, May 27, 2020, there have been a total of 13 cases of coronavirus in Prowers County, two requiring hospitalization. There have been no deaths from the virus in Prowers County. Additional information shows that of the 13 […]
City Council Reviews COVID Impact on Re-Opening Local Businesses, Allows Leeway on Waivers
The coronavirus pandemic continues to impact social and business developments in Lamar to include the closing of the Lamar Welcome Center, one of five in Colorado which will not receive funding to continue operations at this present time. This was one of several impacts the council explained to the public during the Tuesday, […]
LUB Holds In-Person Monthly Meeting, Will Work with Delinquent Accounts
The Lamar Utility Board held an in-person meeting on Tuesday, May 26th but restricted attendance to ten persons in order to maintain social distancing protocols. Light Plant employees have been adhering to the “Stay at Home” and “Safer at Home” orders from the state and as of March 26th, shifts were modified to […]
Governor Polis Issues Guidance for Restaurants, Summer Camps and Private Camping
DENVER – Gov, Jared Polis today announced updates to Safer at Home and changes to restaurants, summer camps and private camping. “We are still a long way from returning to normal, but these updates are a step in the right direction because Coloradans are doing a good job so far limiting our social interactions. If […]
