Archive for April 4th, 2018
Council Combines Monthly Meeting with Ribbon Cutting
The Lamar City Council held its monthly informal breakfast meeting at the Quality Inn, formerly the Super 8 Motel on North Main Street in Lamar this Wednesday, April 4th. The ribbon cutting was to commemorate the remodeling project that had taken place at the hotel, expanding the road side front of the building […]
Evelyn Carpenter…April 7, 1918 – April 4, 2018
A celebration of life is set for 10:00 AM Monday, April 9, 2018 for Lamar resident, currently of Ft. Morgan, Evelyn Carpenter at the Crosswinds Church of the Nazarene with Pastor Joel Garcia officiating. Interment will follow at Fairmount Cemetery in Lamar. Visitation for Evelyn will be held on Sunday, April 8, […]
Trailblazer Theater Company, Local Group Getting Underway in Lamar
Area residents who have wanted a community theater group in Lamar and the surrounding area can take note of a newly formed organization, Trailblazer Theater Company. The company is comprised of about two dozen like-minded individuals whose common goal is to bring various theatrical and stage performances to Lamar. Sue Lathrop, Lamar Librarian, […]
Planning Commission Approves Dairy Special Use Permit
On a unanimous vote, following a public hearing, the Prowers County Planning Commission approved a request for a special use permit to construct and operate a commercial cattle dairy in the southeastern section of Holly. The district is zoned as A-2 and A-3. Most of the facility, owned and operated by Syracuse Dairy, LLC-Holly Location, […]
So You Think You Have an Interesting Job
A tower paint crew scaled the KLMR main tower last week as part of regular maintenance service, repainting the red and white colors that had been eroded by the elements of the past several years, as well as some probable damage to the paint from last August’s hail storm. The FCC/FAA dictates that […]
Granada, Holly, Wiley Hold Municipal Elections
Voters in three communities in Prowers County voted for their representatives this past Tuesday, April 3rd and one mill levy issue. Holly voters went in favor of incumbent Tony Garcia as mayor with 80 votes. He had been opposed by Derrell Bailey who had 34 votes. There were five candidates for […]
