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High Winds Continue Across the Eastern Plains

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High Wind Warning Sunday Evening Blowing dust dimmed the sunshine across Southeast Colorado Sunday evening, with winds clocked at 50 mph in some locations. RED FLAG WARNINGS will continue until these gusty winds subside on Monday afternoon. With the high winds came near record high temperatures for the Southeast Plains. The official high temperature in Lamar reached 90 degrees late in the afternoon. A powerful storm system over the Great Basin i…Read Article

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In southeast Colorado, a petrified wood building and a family bond equally strong

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In Lamar, a building of petrified wood tells the story of ancient time and the rise of an unlikely roadside attraction. It also tells the story of a family whose bond is as firm as the trees turned to stone.Read Article

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Inside the conflict brewing in one rural county in Colorado over where to store dead bodies

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On Feb. 28, the attorney for a rural county in southeastern Colorado sent its coroner an odd message: Stop storing dead bodies in a county administration building. That letter, part of a string of correspondence Coroner Thomas Dunagan has since shared on his office’s Facebook page, touched off a bizarre dispute between Prowers County commissioners and the elected coroner over where the county should house deceased community members. “It has been…See the Story

2 brush fires at Aurora park, open space started within minutes, officials say

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Two wildfires started within minutes of each other at an Aurora park and open space Monday afternoon during dry, windy conditions, according to fire officials. Aurora Fire Rescue first responded to a brush fire in Jewell Wetlands Park along South Potomac Street at around 3:15 p.m., officials said in a news release. The fire burned through dead trees and was pushed in multiple directions by shifting, gusty winds, but fire crews were able to conta…Wildfires · Lamar See the Story

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City of Lamar - Special Meeting kcpnews2 Fri, 03/14/2025 - 12:46 Image There will be aSPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETINGonMonday, March 17, 2025at 6:00 pm Legal Prowers County LamarLamar · Lamar See the Story

Lamar School District announces ordering availability for Merrill E. Brush Honor Walk at Thunder Stadium

The Lamar School District recently announced the formal launch of the Merrill E. Brush Honor Walk, a commemorative brick walkway at the main entrance of the new Thunder Stadium. Brush dedicated his life to the betterment of Lamar students and athletes, instilling a sense of perseverance, teamwork, and excellence that defined his career. As a teacher, coach, mentor, and advocate for student success, his contributions have left an indelible mark o…Lamar · Lamar Read Article

Patient alleges Colorado behavioral health center held him longer than necessary to get paid more

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A former patient alleges in a new lawsuit that Johnstown Heights Behavioral Health kept him for more than a week so that the facility could keep getting paid even though he no longer needed inpatient care. Jonathan Benitz, a Johnstown resident who is nonbinary but uses male pronouns, said in the lawsuit that he sought help for thoughts of suicide after experiencing repeated harassment because of his and his partner’s gender identities. The outpa…Lamar · Lamar Read Article

Colorado paid more than $7 million to insurance companies for care to dead Medicaid members, audit finds

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Colorado is the latest state found to have paid insurance companies to handle care for Medicaid recipients who'd died, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of the Inspector General.Lamar · Lamar See the Story

If Colorado bans some semi-automatic guns, women will be less safe

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Colorado Senate Bill 8 infringes on Americans' Second Amendment right to own a gun and can lead to increased domestic violence.Lamar · Lamar Read Article

Price-gouging, housing bills get hearings as gun and labor bills reach halfway point this week in the Colorado legislature

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After a busy end to last week, the Colorado legislature is back today for another jam-packed — if holiday-shortened — week of lawmaking. The Senate began with final votes on two Democratic priority — and contentious — bills: Senate Bill 3, which would limit the sale of semiautomatic weapons that accept detachable magazines; and Senate Bill 5, which would eliminate a provision of state law that requires unions pass a second election before organi…Lamar · Lamar See the Story

The rebirth of Cow Palace: Renovated hotel brings upscale dining to Colorado's plains

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LAMAR • The big, blocky hotel that was a Best Western and then a Rodeway Inn and then abandoned — dark, damaged and stained, full of outdated furniture and pigeons and their excrement — was no place for the upscale…Cooking · Lamar See the Story

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High Winds Continue Across the Eastern Plains

In southeast Colorado, a petrified wood building and a family bond equally strong

Inside the conflict brewing in one rural county in Colorado over where to store dead bodies

2 brush fires at Aurora park, open space started within minutes, officials say

City of Lamar - Special Meeting

Lamar School District announces ordering availability for Merrill E. Brush Honor Walk at Thunder Stadium

Patient alleges Colorado behavioral health center held him longer than necessary to get paid more

Colorado paid more than $7 million to insurance companies for care to dead Medicaid members, audit finds

If Colorado bans some semi-automatic guns, women will be less safe

Price-gouging, housing bills get hearings as gun and labor bills reach halfway point this week in the Colorado legislature

The rebirth of Cow Palace: Renovated hotel brings upscale dining to Colorado's plains

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