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LCC Selected for Statewide Work-Based Learning Inititiative
Lamar Community College Selected for Statewide Work-Based Learning Initiative Lamar Community College (LCC) has been selected as one of two CCCS colleges to participate in the Colorado Work-Integrated Learning (CO-WIL) Consortium, a statewide initiative designed to expand career-connected learning opportunities for students. Through a competitive grant application process, LCC was chosen to partner with […]
Stories in the Sky statewide drone show will be presented May 16th at fairgrounds as part of Lamar Days
150/250 DRONE SHOW TO CELEBRATE LAMAR’S 140 The Stories in the Sky statewide drone show series is coming to Southeast Colorado to celebrate Lamar’s 140th Birthday! Sponsored by Chevron, Tallgrass and UCHealth, the Colorado Tourism Office opened the opportunity to communities across the state. Lamar’s Welcome Center Manager Leslie Stagner and City of Lamar Main […]
Colorado Parks and Wildlife increasing daily pass prices for out of state visitors
CPW to implement out-of-state vehicle license plate daily parks pass DENVER — The Parks and Wildlife Commission (PWC) recently approved a parks pass specifically for vehicles with out-of-state license plates for $15 per day. This fee goes into effect on May 1, 2026. A similar fee structure is used on other CPW products and is […]
2026 Utility Revenue Report for March and Year to Date comparisons to 2025
2026 City Utility Revenue Report Monthly March 2026 March 2025 % change Electricity $1,005,270.88 $973,602.56 3.25% Water $135,629.15 $110,077.69 23.21% Sewer $72,358.97 $61,941.19 16.82% Trash $135,936.10 $147,675.10 -7.95% Monthly Total $1,349,195.10 $1,293,296.54 4.32% 2026 Year to Date 2025 Year to Date % change Electricity $3,260,929.64 $3,076,686.67 5.99% Water $400,663.23 $349,275.02 14.71% Sewer $216,829.87 […]
American Legion Post 71 planning to install crosses at local cemeteries
The American Legion Post 71 is organizing a program to install white crosses in Fairmount and Riverside cemeteries for all veterans. The purpose of these crosses is to be able to easily identify a Veteran’s grave that is not in the Veteran’s Section at Fairmount Cemetery. This will assist the volunteers in placing American flags […]
Dixie Bitner is recipient of Prowers County Farm Bureau Scholarship for 2026
Prowers County Farm Bureau is pleased to announce the recipient of its scholarship for high school seniors in Prowers County. To be eligible for the scholarships, high school seniors completed an application and submitted it to the Prowers County Farm Bureau. In the application, the seniors included a list of their hobbies, organizations that they […]
Op-Ed by Lauren Garduno, President and CEO of Ports to Plains Alliance
“Now is the Time to Build New Interstates” What an incredible event we witnessed this month with the lunar orbit of the Artemis II and its four-member crew. News coverage spent considerable time comparing the Artemis mission to the Apollo program which was the last time humans had left low- earth orbit in December 1972. […]
Are you registered to vote? – Important information from Prowers County Clerk
ELECTION NEWS Rules for Determining Residency: C.R.S. 1-2-102 (1) (a) The residence of a person is the principal or primary home or place of abode of a person. A principal or primary home or place of abode is that home or place in which a person’s habitation if fixed and to which that person, whenever […]
House Bill 26-1011 bans cat and dog sales in pet stores
Colorado state Rep. Karen McCormick speaks Wednesday at the Colorado Capitol during the bill signing for legislation that bans cat and dog sales in pet stores. Gov. Jared Polis, seated at left, holds his dog, Gia. (Photo by Sara Wilson/Colorado Newsline) Pet stores in Colorado will not be able to sell cats and dogs starting […]
Peter Page, Frontier Bank’s Chief Operating Officer, recently graduates from GSBC Executive Development Institute for Community Bankers program Page, Among Select Group of Bankers to Complete GSBC’s Executive Development Institute for Community Bankers®
Frontier Bank’s Peter Page (center), graduate of GSBC’s Executive Development Institute for Community Bankers Peter Page, Chief Operating Officer of Frontier Bank recently graduated from the Graduate School of Banking at Colorado’s (GSBC) Executive Development Institute for Community Bankers® (EDI), completing the rigorous program as a member of its 13th cohort. The graduation ceremony was […]
Ron and Lonna Cook will serve as Lamar Days Royalty in parade
Lonna and Ron Cook, 2026 Lamar Days Royalty This year’s Lamar Days parade will be held on Saturday, May 16, featuring Ron and Lonna Cook as this year’s Royalty couple, chosen by the Zonta Club of Prowers County. They are nothing short of a “power couple” in Lamar, having been members of the community for […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting April 28, 2026
All board members were present for the meeting. Also in attendance was Lamar Mayor Kirk Crespin, City Administrator Mitch Hammes and City Treasurer Kristin Schwartz, who answered questions from the board regarding the city’s software conversion and small glitches experienced as part of that processs. City Attorney Lance Clark was absent from the meeting. Minutes […]
Congresswoman Lauren Boebert hosting “teletownhall” Tuesday April 28
Washington, D.C.– Congresswoman Lauren Boebert will be hosting a teletownhall on Tuesday April 28th at 6:00 pm Mountain Time to discuss her work in Congress for the 4th District, as well as answer submitted and live questions from callers. Constituents interested in participating can sign up at the link HERE to ensure they receive a live phone call to […]
Lamar City Council meeting of April 27, 2026
Mayor Kirk Crespin addressed the audience before the meeting started. In his remarks, he said that many of the complaints he has heard over the past 6 or 7 years is that there isn’t anything to do here. He said that just this past Saturday alone, there were many events going on, including kids playing […]
Colorado Employment Situation – February 2026 Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Decrease by 7,200 in February; Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.9 Percent
Household survey data According to the survey of households, the number of unemployed individuals increased by 1,000 to 127,300 from January to February. Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged over the same time period at 3.9 percent. The national unemployment rate increased by one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.4 percent from January to […]
