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Garcia Awarded Scholarship
The 2016 Daniel Kasza Memorial 4-H Scholarship was awarded to Mitch Garcia of Las Animas High School. A ten-year 4-H member, Garcia has been a strong role model and mentor for youth in Bent County and southeast Colorado. Garcia has exemplified the “Heart” of 4-H as he participated in and led numerous community service projects. […]
Young Wildlife Do Not Need Your Help: Leave Them Alone
DURANGO, Colo. — This is the time of year when wild animals give birth to their young and Colorado Parks and Wildlife provides this reminder: do not approach, touch or handle young animals. “We know that people are trying to be helpful, but the young animals are best cared for by their own parents,” said […]
Otero Sheriff’s Department Investigates Storm-Related Death
Media Release Posted Jun. 13, 2016 at 10:48 AM The Otero County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a death that appears to have been caused by last night’s storm. This morning, Sheriff’s Deputies arrived at the scene north of Highway 194 on County Road 33 where a man was found dead. It appears a small microburst […]
Mundell Retires from Teaching After 37 Years
This past April, Joe Mundell retired as a teacher at Lamar High School, following a 37 year career in education, 33 of which were in Lamar. His contributions were recognized this spring during a presentation/retirement ceremony that will see him begin a new chapter in his life, caring for his aging mother and father and […]
Linda Lujan Appointed President of Lamar Community College
Denver – Dr. Linda Lujan, currently the New Ventures Officer at the Maricopa County Community College District, has been appointed the president of Lamar Community College (LCC) by Dr. Nancy McCallin, president of the Colorado Community College System (CCCS). Lujan will assume the presidency on August 1, 2016. John Marrin will be retiring from LCC […]
Western Swing Band Performing at Lamar High School
Coby Carter and 5 Miles West, a recording artist and Academy of Western Artist Male Vocalist and Band of the Year, will perform on Saturday, June 18, 2016 from 7pm to 9pm at the Lamar High School. Come enjoy this Texas Country and Western Swing Concert which honors out veterans and the good Lord. Tickets on sale at the […]
Primary Election Ballots Set for Mailing
ELECTION INFORMATION: Watch for your ballot this week in the mail. Ballots for the June 28, 2016 Primary Election will be mailed this week June 6 – June 10, 2016. The Primary Election will be conducted as an all Mail Ballot Election. This means there will be no voting at precincts on Election Day […]
Marijuana Grow Bust in Las Animas
On Tuesday, May 31, 2016, the Bent County Sheriff’s Office, along with the 15th Judicial District Drug Task Force (Prowers County Sheriff’s Office, Kiowa County Sheriff’s Offices) and the Colorado State Patrol, conducted a search warrant at 10811 Highway 50 in Las Animas for an illegal marijuana grow. The search warrant seized over 200 […]
CDOT Launches Campaign To Address Seat Belt Crisis in Colorado
STATEWIDE—In 2015, Colorado saw an alarming spike in traffic fatalities, totaling 545 fatalities, compared to 488 in 2014—an 11.7 percent increase. Even more telling: the 15 percent of Coloradans who don’t buckle up represent 52 percent, or 181, of all 2015 passenger vehicle fatalities. In response, the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is launching […]
Lamar Welcome Center Celebrates 25 Years of Service
A vision in the late 1980’s resulted in the designing of Colorado Welcome Centers that would be placed in Colorado. It was thought best to position the Centers on all borders of Colorado and especially on highway intersections and Interstates. The Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade designed the plan under the direction […]
CDOT Will Place Calls in S.E. CO for Suggestions
A Continuing Conversation with CDOT June 1, 2016 – Statewide Transportation Plan – Telephone Town Halls Providing Forum for Coloradans The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) is hosting nine telephone town halls over the next seven weeks, providing the public with a forum to ask questions and give input about a variety of transportation […]
CWCB May 2016 Drought Update
Cooler than average temperatures and wet conditions across most of Colorado has eliminated most D0, abnormally dry, conditions since late April. Only 3.8% of the state is currently experiencing D0 conditions. Recent storms improved snowpack in the central mountains and have brought much needed moisture to the Southwest basins. The forecast over the next two […]
Encampment and Caravan Highlight Bent’s Old Fort Santa Fe Trail Weekend
The busy days of the Santa Fe Trail will come back to life the weekend of June 4 – 5 as Bent’s Old Fort National Historic Site hosts an encampment and trail caravan. Over 40 living history interpreters will inhabit the fort and surrounding camps on Saturday, June 4 demonstrating life along the trail. On […]
Lamar Community College Presidential Finalist Announced
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – May 26, 2016 Denver – Dr. Nancy McCallin, President of the Colorado Community College System (CCCS), is announcing the finalist for the presidency of Lamar Community College (LCC). CCCS has been conducting the search since March 2016. Current President John Marrin will be retiring from LCC on July 31, 2016. The […]
Action 22 Welcomes New Leadership Team, Marrin Stepping Down
May 25, 2016/Summary: Action 22 announces the departure of Chairman John T. Marrin due to his pending retirement as President of Lamar Community College as well as the departure of the Interim President and CEO of Action 22, Bob Stovall. Action 22 welcomes Ivor J. Hill as the new Chairperson and Jennifer Herrera as President […]
