Lamar News

J.D. and Mary Kay Pittman are shown here with the Colt .38 Special revolver used by the Fleagle Gang in 1928 to kill First National Bank teller, Everett A. Kesinger.

The Lamar Community College Horse Training Management and Equine Business programs will officially take a step into the future this afternoon when the newly renovated equine complex is dedicated.

A single vehicle accident took the life of a 67 year old Texas woman and injured a six year old boy Tuesday morning near Granada.

Everyone come trot your stuff in the 17th annual Turkey Trot to be held on Saturday, Nov.

As preparations for the holiday season get underway in households throughout southeastern Colorado, basic safety precautions can often be overlooked.

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Compared to most of Colorado, Lamar and Prowers County has a relatively low unemployment rate; but that hasn't slowed traffic at the Colorado Workforce Center located on East Olive Street in Lamar.

Ron Farmer gave the Lamar School Board a glowing report on the audit for the 2008-2009 school year.

Commissioner of Education Dwight D. Jones will meet with school superintendents and community members in Lamar on Monday, Nov.

Lamar Area Hospice staff members, back row, l-r: Sandra Huser, RN; Martha Thompson, RN; Kris Robinson, medical records clerk; Lisa Hubbard, office manager; Kanli Pelley, RN; and Tina Musick, CNA.

Those pictured are : Mark Weis, Judith Schneider, Kristin Reyher, Kara Ratzlaff, Ashley LaCost, Lindsy Frans, and Clint Baldwin.

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.