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Dixie Bitner receives prestigious O.P.E.R.A.T.E. Scholarship
Dixie Bitner, 2026 O.P.E.R.A.T.E. Scholarship recipient Dixie Bitner of Wiley High School is one of -
Science and art come to life in Pueblo this June with opening of da Vinci museum along revamped riverwalk
The museum is part of a renaissance happening on the city’s Historic Arkansas Riverwalk, - More from this category
Obituary
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Peggy Dorine Hatcher – January 23, 1938 – May 7, 2026
Peggy Dorine Hatcher, 88, of Syracuse, Kansas, passed away peacefully on May 7, 2026, at -
Mabel Sarah (Weaver) Hansen – May 23, 1937 – May 10, 2026
Funeral services for Mabel Hansen will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 22, 2026, - More from this category
Events
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Rear Admiral Eileen Laubacher hosting Meet & Greet in Lamar June 3
Retired U.S. Navy Rear Admiral Eileen Laubacher, 4th Congressional District Candidate, will be hosting -
Stories in the Sky statewide drone show will be presented May 16th at fairgrounds as part of Lamar Days
150/250 DRONE SHOW TO CELEBRATE LAMAR’S 140 The Stories in the Sky statewide drone show - More from this category
Letters to the Editor
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SB26‑157 Solves the State’s Problem, Not Hartman’s Water Crisis Hartman —A Public Health Failure With No One Showing Up
Here it is, May 6th, and Hartman residents are facing unsafe water. The chlorine has -
Letter to the Editor – “Family farms and ranches are not going to be saved by SB26-121”
To the Editor: I grew up working on the Donnely Ranch and Armstrong Ranch in - More from this category
Other Recent Articles
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Evergreen Electric lights up community flag mural
Lighted mural at 122 S. Main Street in Lamar What began in 2024 as a community-driven mural project on Main Street in Lamar has now quite literally been brought to light. The large American flag mural located at 122 S. Main Street, owned by Jake Chamberlain and Dustin Langston, now shines brightly at night thanks […]
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Lamar Community College hosts two graduation ceremonies -87th Annual Commencement and Adult High School Diploma Commencement
Lamar Community College celebrated two historic graduation ceremonies this spring, honoring students’ educational journeys. The college first celebrated its 87th Annual Commencement Ceremony on May 9, recognizing the achievements of the Class of 2026. One week later, on May 16, LCC hosted a second historic ceremony, the college’s inaugural Adult High School Diploma Program graduation, […]
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2026 Rod Crum Memorial Scholarships awarded to Heston Seufer and Briley Seufer
Two Thousand and Twenty-six marks twenty years of scholarships given by the ROD CRUM MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP fund. His family has been honored to award 24 scholarships over those twenty years and contributed over $14,500 to the youth if this community thru the scholarships alone. Those funds came to us generously, from this community, at a […]
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Lamar High School graduate Armoni Moreno receives first-ever Da Vinci Osteopractic Physical Therapy Scholarship for Excellence
Joe McCaleb, left, with scholarship recipient Armoni Moreno Da Vinci Osteopractic Physical Therapy of Lamar awarded 2026 Lamar High School graduate Armoni Moreno with the first-ever $2,000 “Da Vinci Osteopractic Physical Therapy Scholarship for Excellence”. Presenting the award to Armoni at the Lamar High School graduation ceremony on May 17, 2026 was Joe […]
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Colorado Employment Situation – March 2026
Nonfarm Payroll Jobs Increase by 1,400 in March; Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.9 Percent Household survey data According to the survey of households, the number of unemployed individuals decreased by 100 to 127,100 from February to March. Colorado’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was unchanged over the same time period at 3.9 percent. The national unemployment rate decreased by one-tenth […]
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Memorial Day Holiday Schedule announced for City of Lamar
MEMORIAL DAY 2026 HOLIDAY SCHEDULE (May 25, 2026)- In observance of Memorial Day, most City of Lamar offices will be closed on Monday May 25th. Landfill– The City of Lamar Municipal Landfill will be CLOSED on Monday 5/25 and reopen Tuesday 5/26 from 8:30am-3:30pm. Residential Trash Pick -Up– • Residential trash collection normally scheduled for […]
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Hastings College honors 140th graduating class – Melissa Kay Hines of Lamar receives degree in Criminology
HASTINGS, Neb. – Hastings College held its 140th Commencement on Saturday, May 9, 2026, awarding degrees to 190 undergraduates and seven Master of Arts in Teaching graduates. Graduates represented 21 states and nine countries. The student speaker was graduating senior Bri Narick, an English major from Bellevue, Nebraska. Graduation honors are awarded to those students […]
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