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Lamar’s Tri-State 9-11 Memorial slow pitch team wins Springfield tournament

The Tri-State 9-11 Memorial slow pitch team from Lamar, sponsored by Doug and Linda Harbour, captured the championship on July 25, 2026 at the Springfield Volunteer Fire Department fundraiser tournament  

2026 Career Fair & Business Expo slated for September 16

Calling All Local Businesses and Organizations!   Showcase your business, connect with the community, and help inspire the next generation at the 2026 Career Fair & Business Expo! We are inviting local businesses, employers, agencies, and community organizations to reserve a table and highlight the careers, services, training opportunities, and resources they provide. This is a […]

Lamar Scouts BSA Troop 218 and Venture Crew 218 clean up North Gateway Ponds area

On Sunday, July 26, youth and adults from Lamar Scouts BSA Troop 218 and Venture Crew 218 did a clean up at North Gateway Ponds for the Scouting for Clean Waterways initiative. It was very hot, but in 40 minutes around 10 bags of trash were collected from in and around the swimming pond and […]

Letter to the Editor:  The State Erased Our Town, Took Our Taxes, and Left Us Thirsty

To the Editor, The media narrative surrounding Hartman’s abandonment has focused heavily on local “infighting.” As a resident trapped in this crisis, I want the public to see how our elected officials used sensationalized headlines to strip away our democratic rights and desert their constituents. Hartman’s governance collapse was engineered by non-certified individuals who spent […]

CPW offers free entry into Colorado state parks in August for active-duty military, veterans and National Guard members

DENVER — To thank U.S. military members for their dedicated service and sacrifices, Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is continuing to offer free admission to all Colorado state parks for active-duty military, veterans, and National Guard members during the month of August. Qualifying military members can pick up their free Military Parks Pass, valid for the month of August, […]

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  • SB 25-003 goes into effect August 1 - requires permit and firearms training to purchase firearms with detachable magazines

    SB 25-003 goes into effect August 1 – requires permit and firearms training to purchase firearms with detachable magazines

      DENVER, CO – SB25-003, sponsored by Senators Tom Sullivan, D-Centennial, and Julie Gonzales, D-Denver, and Speaker Pro Tempore Andy Boesenecker, D-Fort Collins, and Representative Meg Froelich, D-Englewood, goes into effect August 1, 2026. The law requires a permit and firearm safety training to purchase high-powered firearms that accept detachable magazines. It also prohibits the purchase […]

  • The "Forever Promise Project" looking for relatives of three Prowers and Kiowa County WWII soldiers buried in the Netherlands

    The “Forever Promise Project” looking for relatives of three Prowers and Kiowa County WWII soldiers buried in the Netherlands

    What happens when all the heroes are gone?  How can we ensure their deeds are celebrated and remembered?  How do we make certain our future generations know what they did?  Most haven’t thought of these kinds of hypotheticals.  Most haven’t needed to.  Instead, think about this specific question; how do you remember America’s WW2 generation?  […]

  • Prowers County Market holds Grand Opening July 25, 2026

    Prowers County Market holds Grand Opening July 25, 2026

    The ribbon cutting on July 25, 2026 marked the official Grand Opening of Lamar’s Prowers County Market.  On the wall in the background is a photo of F.B. Becquet working in the original store. The long-awaited Grand Opening of the Prowers County Market was held Saturday, July 25, 2026. The  store was abuzz with  shoppers […]

  • Douglas Watson Shake - November 8, 1941 - July 28, 2026

    Douglas Watson Shake – November 8, 1941 – July 28, 2026

        A graveside memorial service for longtime Colorado Springs resident Douglas Shake will be held at 11:00AM on Friday, August 14, 2026 at the Fairmount Cemetery in the Veteran’s Section with full Military Honors under the auspices of the Local V.F.W. and American Legion Posts.  Douglas was born on November 08, 1941 at Staten […]

  • Lamar Utilities Board meeting July 28, 2026

    Lamar Utilities Board meeting July 28, 2026

    The Lamar Utilities Board met on July 28, 2026.  Purchase orders 2025-06074 through 2025-06361 were approved, for a total of $73,944.73.  Large items were $19,082.42 for raptor protection materials from Western United Electric Supply; $22,408.40 for 69 kv relay upgrade from Cross Canyon Engineering, LLC; $3,490.43 for laptops and San drives from Amazon and $6,669.75 […]

  • Lamar City Council meeting of July 27, 2026

    Lamar City Council meeting of July 27, 2026

    Lamar City Council met on July 27, 2026.  Absent were Council members Brent Bates, Gerry Jenkins, and Joe Gonzales, although Gonzales joined the meeting virtually. After the invocation, Pledge of Allegiance, and roll call, the agenda was approved. During the “Public Comments” portion of the meeting, Landon Brown, owner of the Prowers County Market, introduced […]

  • Dispute between CPW and Fort Lyon Canal Company could make sale of Tackle Box harder for Hasty couple

    Dispute between CPW and Fort Lyon Canal Company could make sale of Tackle Box harder for Hasty couple

    Ron and Karen Moreland own the Tackle Box fishing store in Hasty, which is on the market for $110,000. They say a dispute between Colorado Parks and Wildlife and the Fort Lyon Canal Company that has closed public access to two reservoirs people fish in their region of southeastern Colorado could make it harder for […]

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