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PEP Outlines Shared Economic Concerns with La Junta
Rick Robbins, PEP President, shared the highlights of a recent meeting with his economic development counterparts from La Junta. “We visited with Brian Burney, CEO of Oliver Manufacturing in La Junta and Economic Development Director, Ryan Stevens,” explained Robbins, during the PEP meeting on May 16th. “We have a lot of similarities and right […]
DeWitt’s are Lamar Days Royalty
Life-long Lamar residents, Janet and Terry DeWitt have been selected as this year’s Lamar Days Royalty by the Lamar Zonta organization. The couple will lead the annual parade this Saturday morning, May 20th at 10am. This year’s Lamar Days theme is, “Legends of the Wild West” and the parade route will be the same as […]
Students, Community to Explore the History of Lamar’s La Colonia
(Lamar, Colorado; May 12, 2017) This summer, Lamar Community College students will have the opportunity explore the rich history of Lamar through the stories of its citizens. Students and community members will carry out a local history project on La Colonia neighborhood on the north end of Lamar. This project will ultimately result in a […]
Business Growth Discussions Held at Lamar Merchants/PEP Roundtable Meeting
The Lamar Merchants and PEP, (Prowers Economic Prosperity) combined two different meetings into one session at the Wash Spott on East Olive Street, Tuesday, May 9th. PEP has been hosting a series of roundtable information meetings devoted to such topics as agriculture, housing, marketing, employment, transportation and last night’s session, retail sales. The Lamar […]
Lamar Retail Sales Tax Notes a Drop
March Sales and Use tax collected in April by the City of Lamar showed a decrease of 1.36%, or $3,885.89 when compared to the same period in 2016. Collections in 2017 were $281,626.93 and $285,512.82 for last year. Total Sales and Use Tax collections had a drop of 2.93% for a decrease of $9,262.08. Collections […]
Added Amenities at Prowers County Fairgrounds
Travelers will notice a new split rail fence along the parking lot and south side of the road leading in to the Prowers County Fairgrounds from Savage Avenue. They were installed several weeks ago, according to Kirk Powers, Building Maintenance Supervisor for the county. If, for any reason, residents or visitors want to picnic, the […]
Haggard represents Lamar at Ports-to-Plains Washington DC Fly-In
Lamar Councilwoman Beverly Haggard, who represents Lamar on the Ports-to-Plains board of directors was in Washington, DC last week with a delegation of the organization’s supporters to meet with Congressional offices to discuss the importance of the Ports-to-Plains Corridor and other issues critical to growing our rural economy. The group of 17 people came from […]
Centennial Farms Program
In 1986 the Colorado Historical Society (now History Colorado), and the Colorado Department of Agriculture created the Colorado Centennial Farms program to recognize the important role agriculture has played in our state’s history and economic development. Nominees must meet the following requirements: Farms or ranches must have remained in the same family continuously for 100 […]
Holly Trustees Approve ARPA Litigation Resolution, Accept Resignation, Vote for Mayor Pro-tem
The Holly Trustees voted to accept the letter of resignation, submitted by Jerry Jones on Wednesday, May 3rd. Letters of intent to serve as a Trustee will be accepted by the Town Clerk, Megan Jara until 5pm on Wednesday, May 31st. If there is more than one, the Trustees can decide to conduct interviews of […]
Best of Luck to Whitham Family in the Kentucky Derby
Clay Whitham, president of Frontier Bank in Lamar, will have his family represented in this year’s Kentucky Derby by McCraken, a colt foaled in 2004 who will be running in the race this Saturday. The family has long been interested in racing, over 40 years now as his mother, Janis, continues to be involved in […]
Lamar Days Breakfast Becomes Downtown BBQ Lunch
For numerous years, the Lamar Chamber of Commerce sponsored the traditional Friday morning, Good Morning Lamar Breakfast which was held at the Lamar Elks Lodge and later, at the Lamar Eagles Lodge. The event kicked-off the annual Lamar Days festivities. This year, there will be a change as the chambers directors decided that instead of […]
Spring Projects Planned for Lamar Partnership Inc.
The LPI façade squad will continue to list several more buildings in downtown Lamar for future painting. Members are also visiting with store owners to compile a list and get approval to take down any old and unused signage along Main Street. During the monthly meeting on April 26th, members selected May 11th […]
Gov. Hickenlooper on National Monument Statement by Pres. Trump
DENVER — Thursday, April 27, 2017 — Gov. John Hickenlooper today released the following statement: President Donald Trump issued an executive order on Wednesday, April 26, that instructs the Secretary of Interior to review the designation of at least two dozen national monuments, including Colorado’s Canyon of the Ancients National Monument. The order also authorizes […]
Municipal Lodging Tax Idea Presented to Lamar City Council
The idea of a municipal lodging tax was presented by two of its proponents to the Lamar City Council during their work session, Monday, April 24th. A 2% lodging tax currently exists for guests of motels throughout Prowers County. The one recently proposed would be for Lamar motels. Lamar residents Pat Palmer and Chris Wilkinson […]
99 Job Seekers Attend Lamar Workforce Center Job/Resource Fair
Terming the job and resource fair at the WorkForce Center in Lamar a success, Elva Macias, Labor and Employment Specialist, said the event on April 25th gave the employers an opportunity to visit with each other and network. Held at the SOS Center on East Olive Street in Lamar, 99 attendees had an opportunity to […]
