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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, […]
Prowers Journal Website Adds Link to Monthly Lamar School Calendar
The Prowers Journal added a quick link to the Lamar City Schools monthly calendar. We are looking for a local business to sponsor the calendar. Your logo or business card would be featured at the top of the calendar each month. Please call us at 336-9095 or email reportertpj@gmail.com if you are interested! We would […]
Lamar RE-2 Board Hears Reports from LCC and Hutton Construction
At its monthly meeting on February 12, 2024, Board members were presented with a quarterly Financial Report as well as a quarterly Food Service Report. Both showed that the district is in good shape financially. Addressing the Board were Del Chase, Concurrent Enrollment Coordinator at Lamar Community College and Larry McLemore, Vice President of […]
TBK Bank Accepting Applications for TBK Scholars Program
PRESS RELEASE Feb. 8, 2024 TBK Bank Now Accepting Applications for TBK Scholars Program Fifteen Hardworking Students Will be Awarded $1,000 Scholarships February 8, 2024 – DALLAS – TBK Bank, SSB, announced on February 1 that it is now accepting applications for its 2024 TBK Scholars Program, which will award fifteen $1,000 […]
2024 Golden Plains Insurance Scholarship announced
2024 Golden Plains Insurance Scholarship Golden Plains Insurance is excited to announce its $2,000 educational scholarship for the year 2024. Lamar – January 30, 2024 — Golden Plains Insurance takes pride in unveiling its annual scholarship initiative for the academic year 2024-2025. This scholarship, valued at $2,000, aims to support a promising high school graduate […]
LCC Ranch Horse Team Competes at National Western Stock Show Collegiate Challenge
LCC Ranch Horse Team Competes at National Western Stock Show Collegiate Challenge The Lamar Community College (LCC) Ranch Horse Team proudly commends the outstanding performance of two of its students, Audreauna Shahan and Ty Arnold, at the prestigious National Western Stock Show Collegiate Challenge held recently in Denver, Colorado. The National Western Horseman’s Challenge, a […]
Kenna McElroy Named Good Citizen for McClave High School
Kenna McElroy, daughter of Brady and Beth McElroy, is the Good Citizen from McClave High School. Kenna maintains a Gold Honor Roll while actively participating in every sport achieving varsity in softball, volleyball, basketball, and track. She helps with the newspaper and serves on the Student Council; Bent County Teen Council plus helps with […]
Jaleesa Yasmen Rodriguez Named Good Citizen of Granada High School
Jaleesa Yasmen Rodriguez, daughter of Hopie Rincon and Justin Gomez, was named Good Citizen from Granada High School. Jaleesa has truly demonstrated exceptional academic achievement throughout her high school career maintaining a 4.00 G.P.A. while taking challenging courses at both the high school and collegiate level. She has been honored on the Superintendent’s Honor […]
Karina Garcia Named Good Citizen for Springfield High School
Karina Garcia, daughter of Gabriel and Janett Lizett Garcia, is the Good Citizen from Springfield High School. Karina has achieved academic excellence throughout high school maintaining an “A” Honor Roll, Top Student Award for the past three years and was recognized during the Fall and Spring 2022 with the LCC President’s List (4.0 College Courses). […]
Bethany Ann Summers Named Good Citizen for Wiley High School
Bethany Ann Summers Named Good Citizen for Wiley High School Bethany Ann Summers, daughter of Jeremy and Dana Summers, is the Good Citizen from Wiley High School. Brooke is a member of the NHS (National Honor Society), Yearbook Editor, and received the Academic All-State in 2022-23. She has acquired a River Watch Certification that same […]
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 […]
Lamar Council Begins Search for Police Chief
Mayor Kirk Crespin announced during the December 11th city council meeting, that Lamar Police Chief, Kyle Miller, is retiring from his position with the City of Lamar and as such, the council awarded the bid for replacement recruitment services to KRW Associates, LLC which provided the lowest overall cost and had the desired […]
Nathan Yip Foundation Awarded $75,000 to 69 Rural Colorado Teachers
Colorado–November 30, 2023–The Nathan Yip Foundation announced today that more than $75,000 was awarded to 69 rural Colorado teachers to create and implement classroom projects that will have a positive impact on students and classrooms this year. In the second year of the rural teacher grant program, the Nathan Yip Foundation received 169 requests, […]
Honors Highlight CSA’s 53rd Annual Meeting
Colorado Simmental members recognized a charter member, current active leaders, and outstanding youth during its annual meeting on Nov. 9, 2023. Oran K. Cunning was recognized with the CSA Pioneer Award. Cunning was one of Colorado Simmental’s 13 founding members who created the association on August 22, 1970, in Denver. Cunning was also one […]
The Lamar RE-2 Food Truck has been named: Taste the Thunder
We are pleased to announce the results of our Food Truck naming experience. In anticipation of our truck delivery, we began a community-wide inquiry into name ideas in July. During the initial idea stage, we received 179 name ideas from nearly 100 students, staff, parents and community members. From there we identified 10 Food […]
