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Lamar School District RE-2 Prepares to Break Ground for State-Of-The-Art Stadium
LAMAR, CO – February 20, 2024 – Lamar School District RE-2 is thrilled to announce the upcoming groundbreaking ceremony for its highly anticipated new stadium, set to be the pride of the community and home to the Thunder football, soccer, and track teams. The groundbreaking ceremony is scheduled to take place on March 18th, […]
City Council Delays Decision on Liquor License for the LaMar, Inc./dba The LaMar
Lamar’s City Council met for a regularly-scheduled meeting on February 12, 2024. All current Council members were present (a replacement for Councilman Mike Bellomy has not been finalized.) After the meeting was called to order by Mayor Kirk Crespin, Council heard reports from the City Treasurer, City Clerk and City Administrator. Treasurer Kristin Schwartz told […]
John Stulp, One of Three Colorado FFA Foundation Hall of Fame Inductees for 2024
Greeley, Colo. — The Colorado FFA Foundation is pleased to announce three inductees representing excellence in wheat breeding and teaching, government and agricultural leadership, and public service, into the Colorado Agriculture Hall of Fame. Scott Haley (Fort Collins), Bill Hammerich (Severance), and John Stulp (Lamar), will all be formally honored and inducted into […]
Unofficial November 7th Election Returns, Crespin Wins Mayoral Race (Updated )
Kirk Crespin will remain the Mayor of Lamar, Colorado as the unofficial ballot return from the Prowers County Clerk’s Office from November 7th, has Crespin with 773 votes, Patrick Christensen Jr. with 612 votes and Crespin’s other challenger, Bill Becker with 624 votes. This will be Crespin’s third term as mayor. That position […]
Election Procedure Update from County Clerk & Recorder
ELECTION NEWS: ONLY 20% of voted ballots have been returned back to the Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s Office. We appreciate receiving voted ballots early so that our election judges can start processing. It’s too late to return your ballot by mail! We highly recommend at this time that you drop your ballot in […]
Dunn in Benefit Concert for DuVall Family
Country-western recording artist, Clare Dunn, performs about 100 concerts a year. She says a lot of them are for fairs and other events and she and her band are even booked for special occasions, “We’ve been hired to play on a yacht off San Diego for a surprise birthday party a gentleman has planned […]
Highway 50 Closed for Several Hours Due a Single Vehicle Crash
On Tuesday, August 15, 2023 at approximately 08:20 hours, a 2007 white Freightliner Semi-truck, driven by 50-year-old Herman Ross of Olney Spring, CO, was westbound on Colorado Highway 50, located approximately 3 miles east of La Junta. Ross lost control of the Freightliner and collided with the eastbound guardrail. The Freightliner rotated clockwise and slid […]
Community Eligibility Provision to Benefit School Lunch Program
PUBLIC RELEASE Lamar School District RE-2 is participating in a Universal Breakfast and Lunch Program for the current school year (2023-2024). If your children attend any of the schools listed, breakfast/lunch will be available to them at no charge. All students enrolled at this school may participate in the breakfast/lunch program at no charge […]
Colorado Employment Situation – May 2023
Household survey data: According to the survey of households, Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged from April to May at 2.8 percent. The number of unemployed individuals grew by 600 over the same time period to 90,000. Colorado’s unemployment rate has been below 3.0 percent for thirteen consecutive months and remains at […]
Prowers County Coroner Investigating Fentanyl Deaths in Lamar
Prowers County Coroner’s Office Media Release The Prowers County Coroner’s Office is investigating a second suspected Fentanyl Overdose in the city of Lamar. The first, which occurred on May 4, 2023, involved a juvenile male who was found deceased in his residence. The second […]
Colorado State Patrol Cautions Drivers about Unrestrained Pets
(COLO) – To many Coloradoans’ pets are a part of the family and they often accompany us on the road. But how many people who travel with their furry friends are putting them into a harness, a pet carrier or a crate? Any activity, like petting your dog or reaching back to provide a […]
May Family Presents Conservation Efforts on May Ranch
The May family offered an overview of their continued conservation efforts on their southeast Colorado ranch during a recent Lamar Rotary meeting. Dallas May said that when the land was purchased, the family decided at that time, it’s purpose would be to go hand in hand to coexist with wildlife and to protect […]
Cobblestone Opening March 7th
The Cobblestone Hotel at 1215 North Main Street will be open for business on Tuesday, March 7th with a future date for a grand opening still pending, according to General Manager, Tony Gratta. The 54 room, three-story hotel has been under construction since October, 2021 and will employ 22 mostly full-time employees, most […]
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 […]
Making a Dent, a Bag at a Time
A novelty in the 1970s, plastic shopping bags are now an omnipresent product found in every corner of the world. Produced at a rate of up to one trillion bags per year, they are showing up in the darkest depths of the ocean to the summit of Mount Everest to the polar ice caps. […]
