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Prowers County Market a family’s labor of love – expected opening is late spring
The Brown family poses in front of what will soon be the Prowers County Market, Inc. – left to right are: Susan, Felicity, Elliott, Elizabeth and Landon Brown The unexpected, abrupt announcement last September that the Lamar Safeway store at 906 E. Olive Street would be closing permanently on November 7, shocked a community who […]
Bristol Community Project committee asking for public’s help in adding photos to digital historic reposity
Early 1900’s street view of Bristol (photo from Milton Otto’s private collection) As we move closer to the Grand Opening of our new center in Bristol, we are requesting help from the public regarding expansion of our digital historical repository preservation efforts recording the rich railroading, commerce, farming and ranching history in the Bristol, Colorado […]
January 13, 2026 marks 20th anniversary of closure of Neoplan USA’s Lamar plant
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following is reprint of a November 15, 2005 Denver Post article regarding the upcoming closure of Lamar’s Neoplan plant. Neoplan USA was a major transit bus manufacturing company based in Denver. It started as a subsidiary of the German corporation Neoplan in 1981 with its main factory and headquarters in Lamar. In […]
Colorado at 150: How the state plans to celebrate its sesquicentennial
Events throughout the year planned at History Colorado and local institutions across the state A welcome sign along the Colorado-Nebraska border near Julesburg (Photo by Chase Woodruff/Colorado Newsline) It’s a year of two big intertwined anniversaries for Colorado and the United States of America. The country will celebrate its semiquincentennial on July 4, 2026, marking 250 years […]
Bent’s Old Fort presenting “Stories from the Borderlands” series on December 6, 2025
La Junta, CO – Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site announces special presentations for Saturday, December 6th, 2025, as part of its “Stories from the Borderlands” program series. This presentation will be offered at 10:00 a.m. in the corral at the rear of the Fort, and 2:00 p.m. at Woodruff Memorial Library in La Junta, […]
Quilts of Valor, local schools honor local veterans
Veterans Ron Grasmick and Manuel Gonzales, Sr. at one of the recent Quilts of Valor presentations at local schools Eighteen Prowers County veterans were presented with beautiful, hand-sewn quilts recently during Veterans Day celebrations at four local schools. The first presentation was November 11 at Wiley School, where three veterans were honored during a presentation […]
Colorado’s Hispanic population has grown 77% in the past 25 years, but trails national growth, data shows
Costumed kids on the Adelitas de Colorado float at Denver’s annual Cinco de Mayo parade in 2023. (Kevin J. Beaty/Denverite) Colorado’s Latino population grew 77 percent in the past quarter-century, trailing the national growth rate, which doubled over the same time period, according to a new Pew Research Center report. The DC-based think tank found […]
Veteran’s Day programs held in Lamar, Wiley, Granada and Holly
Several Veteran’s Day programs will be held November 11 and 12 in and around Lamar. A Quilts of Valor presentation will be held in Wiley in the elementary school gymnasium at 9:30 am November 11. The official Veteran’s Day program will be at 11:00 am on November 11, to be held at the Tri-State […]
Bent’s Fort Chapter of Santa Fe Trail hosting event November 8th featuring historian Kent Brooks
Kent Brooks The Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail is hosting an event at the John W. Rawlings Heritage Center and Museum in Las Animas, Co., Nov. 8th to feature Mr. Kent Brooks. It will begin at 1pm. Be sure to join us and listen to a lot of history and stories. Kent […]
Tri-State 9/11 Foundation hosting Veterans’s Day Program November 11
The Tri-State 9/11 Foundation will present a Veteran’s Day Program on Tuesday, November 11. It will be held at the 9/11 Memorial Site near Big Timbers Museum. Ty Harmon will serve as the MC for the program, which will begin at 11:00 am with an invocation by Reverend Ian Blacker. The Colorado Department of Corrections […]
Bent’s Fort Chapter of Santa Fe Trail tours Emick Ranch, walks part of Granada Fort Union Trail during September 2025 outing
Part of the group at the start of the Emick Ranch Tour The Santa Fe Trail, a significant 19th-century overland route, served as a vital artery for commerce and military operations, connecting the state of Missouri with the Southwest. This trail played a crucial role in the westward expansion of the United States, facilitating trade […]
Grand American Flag now proudly waving in front of Prowers County Courthouse following dedication ceremony
(Photo from the City of Lamar Facebook page) The Annual Tri-State 9-11 Tribute parade went off without a hitch on the beautiful morning of September 6, 2025. Crowds lined the streets, showing their patriotism, many waving flags and wearing red, white, and blue as the numerous floats, horseback riders and military units passed […]
Lions Club American Flag project nearly complete with installation of flagpole on Prowers County Courthouse lawn
The Lamar Lions Club is seeing their American Flag project come to fruition. An enormous crane was parked on East Elm Street and visible from nearly anywhere in the city, even the Arkansas River bridge north of town. Installation of the 80-foot flagpole was done by Duffy Crane and Hauling and it went off without […]
