Another 4.4 million people filed unimployment claims in the United States during the previous week, bring the total number of claims to 26 millions over the past five weeks.
Opal Marlene Miner
September 28, 1933 – April 21, 2020
Opal Marlene Miner went home to be with Jesus April 21, 2020, in Amarillo, Texas.
She was born September 28, 1933, to Ted and Verna (Beeler) Kunzie in the Prairie Queen Community north of Galatia and west of Eads. She was the third of eight children. They lived there until she was 5, at which time they moved.
LaVerne Stolzenberger
July 1, 1928 – April 22, 2020
A memorial service for current Lamar resident, formerly of Sabetha, Kansas, LaVerne Stolzenberger will be held at a later date in Sabetha, Kansas.
Per LaVerne’s, request cremation will take place.
LaVerne was born July 1, 1928 at Sabetha to Walter Lee and Sara Fern (Hampton) Chase and passed away April 22, 2020, at Prowers Medical Center at the age of 91.
Karen "Kaye" (Murray) Splitter
March 23, 1936 - April 15, 2020
Karen Kaye Splitter died April 15, 2020, in her home surrounded by family in Gretna, Nebraska.
Kaye was born in Rapid City, South Dakota, March 23, 1936, to Frances and Eva (McCaine) Murray.
Modeling of Colorado's COVID-19 coronavirus spread shows that extending the stay-at-home order in the state would have little impact on the severity of the virus' coming peak.
You probably remember that watching TV was a family event when you were growing up. Everybody gathered around to watch The Andy Griffith Show, Perry Mason, The Brady Bunch, or whatever your family’s show was. Not to mention, you had to get off the couch to adjust the volume or change the channel––crazy, isn’t it? Nowadays, it seems like our TVs are never off. Watching TV isn’t an exciting gathering anymore—it’s just a routine. If that doesn’t show how things have changed, you can even change the channel by talking to Alexa these days!
Fifty years ago, Earth Day protests brought 20 million Americans to the street, starting a wave of change around the world.
Colorado has received more than $22 million in federal aid to help respond to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic.
Lamar Community College is offering distance learning sites in Eads, Granada and Springfield.
