Lamar News

A Service of Celebration for lifelong Prowers/Bent County resident and businessman, Herb Reyher will be held 1 p.m., Saturday, November 7, 2009 at the McClave United Methodist Church.

The city of Lamar's charter will remained unchanged after residents overwhelmingly voted down two referred charter amendments this week.

Bucking the regional and national trends, school districts in the lower Arkansas Valley appear to have so far escaped the H1N1 or swine flu scare relatively unscathed.

The city of Lamar officially adopted a revised version of its 2010 budget Monday evening.

The man suspected in the slaying of a Lamar resident earlier this month posted bail Friday afternoon after the amount was reduced from $25,000 to $16,000. District Judge Stan Brinkley reduced the bail amount for Adrian Salinas, 24 of Lamar, in the death of Antonio Torrez, 53 of Lamar, following arguments by Salinas' public defender during a bail ...

Services are pending at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar for Lamar resident Dax C. Ham.

The Lamar Public Library Movie Madness for Friday, October 30 will be The Changeling, starring George C. Scott, Trish Van Devere, Melvyn Douglas and Jean Marsh.

The Lamar Ledger would like to introduce you to Vanda Duncan. Vanda has worked in the kitchen at Sage Nutrition for the past four years.

Parents and their toddlers are invited to the Lamar Community Building every Thursday morning from 9-11 for games and fun for all the kids.

Few people were in attendance and even fewer questions were asked when the Lamar Utilities Board held a public hearing Tuesday concerning proposed modifications to electric rate schedules.

Come to Curves 1 year birthday in Lamar. Birthday party/open house is October 19 and 20 from 10 a.m. - 1p.m. or 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Enjoy refreshments, and schedule your free fitness assessment.

Several H1N1 vaccination clinics have been scheduled for the coming weeks at the Prowers County Public Health office in Lamar.

A mass of Christian Burial for Lamar resident Richard J. Kimble will be held at 10 a.m.. Thursday October 15, 2009 at St.

An early morning altercation appears to have claimed the life of a Lamar resident Monday, and led to the arrest of a second resident on manslaughter charges.

A familiar face has returned to the offices of The Lamar Ledger. Mary Breslin, who served for more than three and a half years as the editor of the twice weekly publication, has assumed the role as interim publisher following the recent departure of Sue Mizell who had held the position for the previous three years.

Entries for bulls to participate in the 36th Annual Southeast Colorado Bull Test are currently being accepted.

The Prowers County Clerk and Recorder's Office received a withdrawal affidavit from Brenda Brown, in Ward I, removing herself from the race for Lamar City Council.

Lamar businessman Pat Palmer approached the Prowers County Board of Commissioners Tuesday with an idea to potentially save the county on its annual fuel costs.

One month after opening bids for a major waste water improvement project, the city of Lamar will likely be shelving the project through at least the end of the year.

An accident involving two semi-trucks closed U.S. Highway 287 south of Lamar for approximately one hour and 45 minutes Monday evening.