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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 […]
Prowers Medical Center Announces Plans to Re-Open Labor & Delivery Services
(Lamar, CO). February 21, 2023 – Prowers Medical Center is pleased to announce plans to re-open the hospital’s Labor and Delivery services on Monday, February 27, 2023. The decision to close a Labor & Delivery service line is never simple. Hospitals across the country who have closed their obstetrics (OB) departments in the past […]
HOPE Center, Kids and Dinosaurs!
Dinosaurs, a brand-new science fiction movie, pizza, prizes, party and dinosaur poop?? Byron Hall, Chief Probation Officer for the 15th Judicial District and a member of the HOPE Center has put together a fun learning experience for area kids which comes together with free tickets for the showing of the new science fiction […]
Snow Goose Festival Brings Record Crowds
The 20th Anniversary for the High Plains Snow Goose Festival happened February 3-5 in Lamar, Colorado with amazing success. The festival brought hundreds of participants into Lamar and the surrounding areas to see the astonishing number of snow geese. “This is the greatest success we have seen for a festival in the 20 years […]
Lamar EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant – Public Meeting Announcement
Please join us for our Public Workshop: What: Prairie Crossroads Revitalization Project Part II, Public Workshop When: Wednesday February 15, 2023, 6-8pm Where: Cultural Events Center, 102 E. Parmenter Street, Lamar, CO Please join us on Wednesday February 15th from 6-8 pm at the Cultural Events Center to discuss the EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant […]
VA ECHCS Hosting Rural Resource Fairs in Lamar and La Junta including Toxic-exposure Screenings
VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System (ECHCS) will host resource fairs and town halls Feb. 13-17 in five rural communities. VA ECHCS rural resource fairs and town halls take place Feb. 13 in Burlington, continue Feb. 14 in Lamar, then Feb. 15 in La Junta, Feb. 16 in Alamosa and Feb. 17 in […]
Protecting the Mail: 1863
La Junta, CO – Bent’s Old Fort was a trading post operated by Bent, St. Vrain, & Company as a private place of business that relied on peaceful relations with the Cheyenne, Arapaho, Comanche, Kiowa, and other Plains Nations who traded buffalo robes and livestock for the manufactured and commercial goods available […]
Lamar Chamber of Commerce Hosts 103rd Annual Banquet
The 2023 Lamar Chamber of Commerce annual banquet highlighted the community service and economic efforts of individuals and businesses in the local community. County Commissioner, Ron Cook was presented with the Citizen of the Year Award for his on-going support of community activities including his 26 years of work with popular car shows for […]
Lamar Chamber of Commerce Banquet Set for January 27th
The Lamar Eagles Lodge will play host to this year’s annual Lamar Chamber of Commerce Banquet, Friday, January 27th at 6pm. Tickets are $28 per person which includes the evening meal and may be ordered through the chamber at 336-4379 or purchased at the door. The new line-up of directors will be introduced […]
Good Citizens Honored by DAR
Six area students were honored on Saturday, January 7, 2023, by the Fort William Bent Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution in Lamar at the Las Brisas Restaurant. They received recognition, a Good Citizen Pin and certificate along with a delicious breakfast buffet. The DAR Good Citizens program and scholarship contest is intended […]
Big Turnout for Toys
“This is the largest display of toys we’ve had yet,” said Don McBee, one of the organizers of the Prowers County Colorado Farm Bureau’s annual toy show, held every January at the Lamar Elks Lodge. The one-day event, held this past Saturday, January 14th showcased a lot of ag-oriented toys, from farm equipment […]
Riverside Communications, LLC signs agreement to purchase KLMR (AM) and KLMR-FM Radio
KLMR radio, in Lamar, Colorado, originally signed on the air as an AM radio station in December of 1948. Nearly 28 years later, KLMR-FM was added and signed on the air in November of 1976. Both stations were destroyed by a microburst in July of 2022 and 25/7 Media, Inc. subsequently elected to shut the […]
2022 Year in Review – AUGUST
Here are some news recaps highlighting events which had an impact on residents of Prowers County Area Veterans Get Welcome News on Lamar VA Clinic Status As had been published earlier, the VA announced the Lamar and three other rural VA Clinics will not be closing in 2026 as had been anticipated. VA ECHCS […]
Year in Review – JULY
Here are some new events highlighting events which had an impact on residents of Prowers County Ribbon Cutting Held for MRI Unit at PMC “After several years of planning, we’re celebrating the official grand opening of Prowers Medical Center’s MRI unit with our ribbon cutting,” said PMC, Chief Executive Officer, Karen Bryant during the ceremony […]
2022 year in Review – JUNE
Here are some new events highlighting events which had an impact on residents of Prowers County Lamar Lions Club Centennial Celebration, June 11, 2022 Members and family of the Lamar Lions Club celebrated their 100th anniversary at the Lamar Elks Club this past Saturday, June 11th. The organization came into existence in Lamar […]
