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Obituary – Beverly Ellen Clester
Beverly Ellen Clester May 15, 1951 – March 1, 2011 Visitation: Cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation. Services:Graveside Memorial Services will be held at 2pm, Monday, March 7 at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar with internment to follow. Memorial Contributions may be made to Sangre de Cristo Hospice in care of Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar. … Read entire article »
Filed under: Obituary
LCC Begins Region IX Tournament this Friday
The Lamar Community College Men’s Basketball team closed out the regular season Sunday night with a 97-57 win over Adams State JV in Alamosa, CO. The Lopes finished the regular season with a six game winning streak and an overall record of 23-7. The Lopes started out quickly hitting nine of their first 10 shots. Lamar’s athleticism and size were too much for Adams State JV as the Lopes dominated from start to finish. … Read entire article »
Obituary – Mary Joyce Barth
Mary Joyce Barth April 30, 1938 – February 25, 2011 Visitation: per Mrs. Barth’s request, cremation has taken place and there will be no visitation Services: Graveside memorial services are set for 11am Saturday, March 5, 2011 and inurnment at Holly Cemetery in Holly, CO Memorial Contributions: May be made to Lamar Area Hospice, Holly Ambulance Fund or Hamilton County Hospital in Syracuse, KS through Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel, PO Box 950, Lamar, CO 81052. … Read entire article »
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Farm Service Agency Announces NAP DEADLINE
March 15 is the deadline to pay the NAP $250 (per crop per county) administrative fee for spring seeded crops. NAP is the Non-insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program that covers crops not normally covered by Federal Crop Insurance. LIVESTOCK PROGRAMS Livestock Indemnity Program (LIP), producers should document the number and kind of livestock that died due to weather related events such as a snow storm and notify the Farm Service Agency office as soon … Read entire article »
Filed under: Agriculture, Education, Events
Kitchen Fire Erupts from Gas Leak
Lamar Fire Crew Cleans Up Following Fire Call The Lamar Fire Department made quick work of a kitchen fire Monday afternoon in the trailer park off South 14th Street. A fire developed in the wall behind a gas stove, brought about by a crack in the pipe. Fire Chief Marshall Cook said the feeder pipe was an older, non-flex type that split open when the stove was moved. The gas ignited when it came in … Read entire article »
Filed under: City, Events, Lamar, Public Safety
Prowers County Fair Board Elects New Officers
The Prowers County Fair Board met in regular session at the Eagles Lodge Thursday, February 24 to elect new officers. Elected were: Mark Carrigan – Chairperson; Diane Pool – Vice Chairperson; Cindy Bennett – Treasurer and Toni McPherson – Secretary. Discussion focused on developing a concert act on par with the Josh Abbott band that entertained crowds for last year’s fair. This year’s Demolition Derby is also being scheduled apart from the regular August fair activities, … Read entire article »
January 2011 Prowers County Sheriff’s Report
Patrol Activities: The sheriff’s office responded to 335 calls for service in January with 145 from Lamar, 45 from Holly and 21 from Wiley. There were 117 calls from the county. Of the Lamar calls, 50 were jail related and 20 involved warrant arrests. The department issued 27 traffic citations and summonses and 84 warning tickets were issued, plus seven criminal summonses. Investigations: Three new cases were assigned to the sheriff’s department and 11 … Read entire article »
Filed under: Law Enforcement
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