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Lightning Strike Blasts Pile of Tires South of Lamar
Zeus used to smite his enemies with a well-thrown lightning bolt. What are the odds that a lightning strike from a storm passing over miles of open plains in southeast Colorado would hit a pile of used tires in the middle of the prairie? Pretty good, actually! Staffon Warn, Prowers County Rural Fire Chief reported that the fast-moving storm on Thursday, June 14, brought little in the way of rain or hail, but the lightning struck … Read entire article »
Filed under: City, community, Lamar, Law Enforcement, News, Police Reports, Public Safety, Weather
Lamar hosts annual goose fest – Feb. 23-26
LAMAR HOSTS ANNUAL GOOSE FEST – FEB. 23-26 LAMAR, Colo. – Each morning in southeast Colorado at this time of year, tens of thousands of snow geese lift off local ponds and reservoirs in a pre-dawn ritual. The swirl of flapping wings and din of honking grows louder as the birds circle overhead and make their way to nearby grain fields. The snow goose migration is one of the grandest wildlife displays in the western United … Read entire article »
Filed under: Chamber/Local Business, community, County, Education, Entertainment, Events, Featured, Festival, Granada, History, Holly, Lamar, Recreation, Sports, Tourism, Wiley
Small Steps Forward for Pierre Auger Project
The national and global recession has slowed development of the Pierre Auger Cosmic Ray Observatory for the past several years. Twenty countries are supporting the southeastern Colorado project, headquartered in Prowers County and at Lamar Community College. CSU and the Colorado School of Mines are also important technical contributors, but a lack of funding in this country and others has the project running behind schedule. The project is moving forward on a smaller scale, … Read entire article »
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