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ARPA Year in Review
BUSINESS OPERATIONS – March 2024 ARPA’s Year in Review 2023. At its February meeting, the ARPA board took a look back into 2023, which was a very successful year for the Authority. Financially, its cash position increased significantly with net revenues slightly over $4 million. In addition, ARPA welcomed 2 new board members from […]
GOCO Board awards $155K grant to City of Lamar for Recreation Master Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 3/15/24 Contacts: Diane Metzger, GOCO Communications Manager 303.226.4507, dmetzger@goco.org Anthony LaTour, City of Lamar Director of Parks, Recreation, and Cemeteries 719.336.8088, anthony.latour@ci.lamar.co.us GOCO board awards $155K grant to the City of Lamar for Recreation Master Plan DENVER – The Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) board awarded $155,000 to the City of […]
GOCO Board awards largest-ever cycle of funding totaling over $117M for Colorado’s Outdoors
Press Release of March 15, 2024 DENVER– Today, the Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) board announced $117,151,438 in investments for partner-led conservation, recreation, and outdoor access efforts statewide. Investments include: $68,878,420 in Centennial Program investments for large-scale, high-impact projects; $7,057,688 in grants for Planning and Capacity, Community Impact, and Land Acquisition; $30,015,330 for the […]
GOAL High School another option for local students
High School is a coming-of-age period in a person’s life. A time where teens begin to morph into the young adults they are rapidly becoming. A time of beginning to be autonomous – students join clubs and sports and forge new friendships of their own choosing. Today’s high school students are faced with a constant […]
Wolverine reintroduction bill introduction bill is introduced through Colorado Legislature
DENVER – Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and a bipartisan group of legislators joined together in early March to announce legislation that would give the agency the authority to reintroduce the North American wolverine to Colorado. Colorado wildlife officials considered the restoration of wolverine, along with Canada lynx, in the 1990s. However, due to complexities, […]
Honey Production Report
United States Department of Agriculture NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE MOUNTAIN REGIONAL FIELD OFFICE P.O. BOX 150969 · Lakewood, CO 80215-0969 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 15, 2024 HONEY PRODUCTION ARIZONA Arizona honey production in 2023 from producers with five or more colonies totaled 1.43 million pounds, up 38 percent 2022, according to the Mountain […]
Lamar Community College to Offer Five Micro-Credential Pathways in Behavioral Health this Fall
In response to the escalating demand for skilled professionals in the field of behavioral health, Lamar Community College (LCC) is set to introduce five innovative “micro-credential” pathways this fall. These pathways aim to equip students with fundamental skills in mental health and substance misuse treatment, catering to the pressing need for qualified workers in this […]
Colorado’s Ken Buck to step down from Congress next week
U.S. Rep. Ken Buck, who represents Colorado’s 4th Congressional District, will resign his position effective March 22, the five-term Republican announced on Tuesday. “It has been an honor to serve the people of Colorado’s 4th District in Congress for the past 9 years. I want to thank them for their support and encouragement throughout the […]
What to Know About Denver’s Migrant Crisis
Almost 40,000 migrants have come to Denver in the past 15 months, a number that’s become hard to comprehend. “To put that in context, that’s Coors Field on a Saturday night in July when the Dodgers are in town,” said Jon Ewing, spokesman for Denver Human Services, during this week’s Colorado Sun virtual event on […]
St. Patrick’s Day was Busiest Holiday for DUI Caused Crashes for Colorado State Patrol Troopers in 2023
(COLO) – The Colorado Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) and the Colorado State Patrol are reminding drivers not to press their luck on St. Patrick’s Day this year. While numerous options exist to avoid driving intoxicated, too many motorists still make a dangerous choice to get behind the wheel instead of using rideshare, public transportation, […]
Lamar City Council Meeting of March 11, 2024
All Council members were present for the meeting of March 11, 2024. Mayor Kirk Crespin told Council that he was adding a second executive session following the regular meeting to discuss personnel matters. He also wanted to remind Lamar residents that watering restrictions would soon be in place and that there are several free dump […]
Lamar Utilities Board Meeting of March 12, 2024
Lamar Utilities Board Meeting of March 12, 2024 The Lamar Utilities Board approved the minutes from its February 27, 2024 meeting, as well as approving purchase orders numbering from 92836 through 92879 in the amount of $782,793.67. Also approved was the payment of bills totaling $845,830.52. Light and Power Superintendent Houssin Hourieh gave the System […]
Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board votes to approve grant requests from The LaMar
At its meeting of March 11, 2024, the Lamar Redevelopment Authority Board voted to approve two grant requests from ZAM, Inc./The LaMar for improvements to its facade and marquee as well as for structural rehab improvements. The grants are for $20,000 for each project. The facade/marquee grant will, once the project is finished, reimburse the […]
Colorado Job Situation for January 2024
Household survey data • According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment degree increased one-tenth of a percentage point in January to 3.4 percent compared to the revised December rate of 3.3 percent. The number of unemployed individuals grew by 2,600 over the same time period to 110,200. The national unemployment rate […]
CDOT Announces US 50 improvements in Las Animas
― Project Announcement ― US 50 Resurfacing and ADA Improvements in Las Animas to begin in March Motorists should expect delays beginning March 18 Bent County — The Colorado Department of Transportation with its contract partner TLM Constructors will begin work on US Highway 50 in Las Animas on Monday, March 18 from Mile Post […]
