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McClave FFA chapter wins awards at Colorado State FFA CDE competition including State Champion Milk Evaluation team and two State Winning Individuals

McClave FFA chapter wins awards at Colorado State FFA CDE competition including State Champion Milk Evaluation team and two State Winning Individuals

  Members of McClave FFA Chapter at State FFA CDE competition The McClave FFA chapter’s Milk Evaluation Team had the honor of being the 2026 State Champions!  Members include:  Weston Morgan (State Winning Individual); Ben Torres (Gold Individual); Corbin Jagers (Gold Individual); Jacob Jackson (Silver Individual.   State Individual Winners Garret Vandyke (left) and Weston […]

Lamar FFA team wins multiple awards at Colorado State FFA CDEs

Lamar FFA team wins multiple awards at Colorado State FFA CDEs

Lamar FFA chapter members at Colorado State FFA CDE competition   The Lamar FFA chapter had a solid performance at the Colorado Sate FFA CDEs.  The Lamar students competed in Ag Mechanics, Ag Sales, Dairy Cattle Evaluation, Vet Science, and Horse Evaluation. Ag Mechanics – Gold Team Brennan Brodecky – Gold Individual (3rd overall) Adan […]

Dixie Bitner is recipient of Prowers County Farm Bureau Scholarship for 2026

Dixie Bitner is recipient of Prowers County Farm Bureau Scholarship for 2026

Prowers County Farm Bureau is pleased to announce the recipient of its scholarship for high school seniors in Prowers County. To be eligible for the scholarships, high school seniors completed an application and submitted it to the Prowers County Farm Bureau. In the application, the seniors included a list of their hobbies, organizations that they […]

Local high school seniors honored by Zonta Club of Prowers County as 2025-2026 "Zonta Girls"

Local high school seniors honored by Zonta Club of Prowers County as 2025-2026 “Zonta Girls”

At their monthly meeting in April, the Zonta Club of Prowers County honored 6 local high school  girls as “Zonta Girls” for their respective high schools.  These outstanding senior girls were chosen by their school counselors based on their all-around good character and their involvement in making a difference in their schools.  Each girl honored […]

Southern Plains hosting 9th Annual Daddy Daughter Dance on April 25, 2026

Southern Plains hosting 9th Annual Daddy Daughter Dance on April 25, 2026

Pictured are the 2025 Daddy Daughter Dance committee members with $4000 donation check.  Left to right:  Meena Shelton, Roni Vallejos, Kelsie Cedeno, Jana Weimer, Jenna Davis, and Alicia Downing The 9th Annual Southern Plains “Wild About You” Daddy Daughter Dance will take place on Saturday, April 25, 2025, from 5:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the […]

All six Lamar students attending Colorado State Science and Engineering Fair win awards

All six Lamar students attending Colorado State Science and Engineering Fair win awards

The Colorado State Science and Engineering Fair was held from April 9-11, 2026 at CSU – Fort Collins.  Six students from the Southeast Colorado Regional Science Fair earned the right to attend the state competition.  Six students, all from Lamar not only attended the state competition, but (for the first time ever) all made it […]

"Thunder Thanks" recipients for January, February, and March of 2026

“Thunder Thanks” recipients for January, February, and March of 2026

Each month, staff members of Lamar Re-2 can nominate another staff member for their good deeds done within the district. Each month’s recipients can be found below. January 2026 RaeLynn Domsten- Alta Vista: Raelynn has many roles at Alta Vista and she excels at all of them. Every student that she see whether it’s in the […]

Five local students from Lamar High School and McClave High School are recipients of Boettcher Foundation and Daniels Fund Scholarships

Five local students from Lamar High School and McClave High School are recipients of Boettcher Foundation and Daniels Fund Scholarships

Five local students from both Lamar High School and McClave High School were recently named as recipients of two prestigious scholarships – The Boettcher Foundation Scholarship and the Daniels Fund Scholarship. The Boettcher Foundation Scholarship selects only 50 students state-wide.  Recipients are generally in the top 2% of their class, and have average SAT scores […]

Lamar Cub Scout Pack 223 attend City Council meeting of March 23 to explain recent service project

Lamar Cub Scout Pack 223 attend City Council meeting of March 23 to explain recent service project

Members of Lamar Cub Scout Pack 223 explain their service project The Lamar City Council met on March 23, 2026 for a regular meeting.  Absent were council members Brent Bates, Mark Headlee, and Joe Gonzales.  Jim Schleining gave the invocation to begin the meeting.  Council voted to approve the Consent Agenda, which included prior meeting […]

Lamar RE-2 meeting of March 9, 2026

Lamar RE-2 meeting of March 9, 2026

The Lamar RE-2 School District board met for a regular monthly meeting on March 9,m 2026.  All board members were present, with Jake Chamberlain and Robbie Adamson attending virtually.  Both student board members were present as well.  The board discussed an item brought up at the last meeting, concerning investing money in local banks by […]

Southeast Colorado PERA Scholarship applications for 2026 available at local high schools

Southeast Colorado PERA Scholarship applications for 2026 available at local high schools

The SCSPERA Scholarship was founded and funded by pledges of members of Southeastern Colorado Schools and Public Retirement Association.  This chapter’s members represent Baca, bent, Kiowa, and Prowers County. Applications for the 2026 PERA Scholarship can be obtained from high school counselors at any Baca, Bent, Kiowa, or Prowers County high school.  Anyone wishing to […]

Prowers Medical Center receives prestigious COPPER verification designating it as a Pediatric Advanced facility - one of only 36 in State of Colorado

Prowers Medical Center receives prestigious COPPER verification designating it as a Pediatric Advanced facility – one of only 36 in State of Colorado

Prowers Medical Center ED and ancillary department staff members are shown in the newly-designated pediatric ED room Prowers Medical Center just added another feather into its already-impressive cap.  In January, the hospital was honored for becoming a COPPER-verified Pediatric Advanced facility. Prowers Medical Center joins an elite group of only 36 such-verified hospitals in the […]

Domestic Safety Resource Center in dire need of financial help

Domestic Safety Resource Center in dire need of financial help

Domestic Safety Resource Center (DSRC) in Lamar provides a vital service to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, and stalking not only in Lamar and Prowers County, but also for victims in Baca, Kiowa, and Cheyenne Counties.  It operates under the umbrella of an IOG (Interagency Oversight Group) for the About F.A.C.E. (Families […]

Zonta Club of Prowers County taking orders for annual Rose Day - deadline to order is March 2

Zonta Club of Prowers County taking orders for annual Rose Day – deadline to order is March 2

  Picture are Jane Felter, Zonta Rose Day Chair (left) and Linda Hawkins, owner of Flower Boutique The members of Zonta Club of Prowers County are currently taking orders for yellow roses. The last day to order is March 2nd. The price is the same as last year, which is $6.00 each, delivered to Lamar, […]

66th Annual Southeast Colorado Regional Science Fair held in Lamar on February 11th - fourteen local students advance to state competition

66th Annual Southeast Colorado Regional Science Fair held in Lamar on February 11th – fourteen local students advance to state competition

State qualifiers include: Ali Mooney, Lynnin Alba, Anmoldeep Gill, Adalyn Pettinger, Jaxson Specht, James Miller, Zeke Stulp, Ciyana Stum, Alexis Schneider, Haley Cornelius, Nelis Yanes, Priya Mayjoy, Osman Yanes, and Iziah Hebbard On Wednesday, February 11th the Lamar Community Building was host to the 66th Annual Southeast Colorado Regional Science Fair. Eighty-nine students from second […]