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Lamar Chamber of Commerce 102nd Annual Banquet set for January 29th
We hope 2024 is going well for you so far. I am reminding everyone the annual Lamar Chamber of Commerce banquet will be held Monday, January 29th, at the Eagles Lodge starting at 6 PM. We will be announcing our new board members, make award presentations and introduce new officers at that time. You […]
Lamar Utility Board Moves Forward on 2024 Projects
Light Plant Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh outlined replacement and equipment upgrade plans for 2024 for the board which included an upgrade of the 4Kv substation equipment; replacing the gearbox for wind turbine T-4 and begin to decommission the 37 miles of 6 and 4-inch natural gas pipeline stranded assets per the direction of the […]
Lamar Hospice Receives Large Donations
The Lamar Area Hospice Association was recently the beneficiary of two large and generous donations. Pictured below is a check for $66,000, which was presented by the Lamar Hospice Fundraising Committee. The check represents proceeds generated from the Backyard Bash from June of 2023 and the Angel Open golf tournament held this past […]
Prowers County Farm Bureau/Elks Toy Show in January
Prowers County Farm Bureau is sponsoring the Lamar Elks Toy Show, to be held Saturday, January 13th, 2024, at the Lamar Elks Lodge 28157 Hwy 287 South, Lamar CO 81052. The show will start at 9 am and run until 3 pm mountain time. Toys of all shapes and sizes, new in the box, […]
ELECTION NEWS for 2024: Presidential Primary Election
ELECTION NEWS for 2024: 2024 will be a very busy election year. In 2016, Proposition 107 was approved by Colorado voters to recreate and reenact state laws for allowing Presidential Primary Elections. With this change, Colorado will hold a 2024 Presidential Primary Election. 2024 Presidential Primary will be held Tuesday, March 5, 2024, 2024 Primary […]
Steve Wooten to Speak on the Colorado Cattlemen’s Association January 13
Bent’s Fort Chapter to Meet January 13 The Bent’s Fort Chapter Annual Meeting will be held on January 13 at the J. W. Rawlings Heritage Center, 560 Bent Avenue, Las Animas, beginning at 11AM. After the general meeting will enjoy a catered lunch (cost $10). Following lunch chapter member Ed Stafford will give a […]
2023 Weather Year in Review Across Southern Colorado-7 Year Precip Report for SE Colorado
The first week of the January 2023 was relatively cool and unsettled across south central and southeast Colorado, before upper-level ridging brought warm and dry conditions to region for the second week of January. The last half of January saw occasional disturbances bringing surges of cold and unsettled weather to the area, with […]
December 2023 Year in Review
City of Lamar Begins Search for New Police Chief Lamar Police Chief, Kyle Miller, is ending his position with the City of Lamar and as such, the council awarded the bid for recruitment services to KRW Associates, LLC which provided the lowest overall cost and had the desired staff and qualifications as requested by […]
Lamar RE-2 District thanks Board members
Lamar School District RE-2 210 West Pearl Street Lamar, Colorado 81052 Phone: (719) 336-3251 Fax: (719) 336-2817 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 4, 2024 Lamar RE-2 Celebrates Board Member Recognition Month Lamar, CO – As January unfolds, Lamar RE-2 takes a moment to express sincere appreciation and gratitude to our dedicated School Board members […]
Colorado Crop Progress & Condition Report, December 2023
AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Above average temperatures and dry weather across the State during the month of December was interspersed with a few productive snowstorms, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. According to the U.S. Drought Monitor report published on December 28th, just over 63 percent of the State […]
PRESS RELEASE – FAMLI Leave Benefits
Press Release For Immediate Release | December 31, 2023 Paid Family Leave Benefits Start Tomorrow for Colorado Workers Colorado’s new Family and Medical Leave Insurance program approves benefits for first workers who need to temporarily step away from the job (DENVER) – Colorado workers who have been waiting for a statewide solution for paid family […]
New Year Brings New Laws and Policies for Colorado
Hello, paid family leave; goodbye, plastic grocery bags. New year brings new laws and policies · Yesterday, 4:00 am SHARE: Kevin J. Beaty/DenveriteA plastic shopping bag is surrounded by a circle of liquid somewhere in Athmar Park. Dec. 3, 2019. A new year always brings a host of new laws into effect for the state […]
November 2023 Year in Review from The Prowers Journal
November 2023 General Election Results for Prowers County There was a record number of candidates running office for City of Lamar-Mayor and City Council during the November 7th General Election, as eleven candidates made the ballot. Kirk Crespin remains as mayor with 777 official votes, defeating Bill Becker and Patrick Christensen Jr out of […]
Commissioner Greenberg Appointed to USDA Urban Agriculture & Innovative Production Federal Advisory Committee
BROOMFIELD, Colo. — Colorado Commissioner of Agriculture Kate Greenberg was recently appointed by USDA Secretary Tom Vilsack to serve on the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Urban Agriculture and Innovative Production Federal Advisory Committee. Commissioner Greenberg’s focus will be on Business and Economic Development.“Urban agriculture holds much importance in state and national contexts for the […]
