Archive for August 13th, 2018
New Signage for Safety
Three locations on Highway 287 through Lamar have been equipped with electronic street-crossing signage as part of the overall Downtown Project, according to Brian Long, CDOT Resident Engineer. Traveling north, motorists will encounter the three at the Lamar Community College Baseball Field at Merchant’s Park. This lighting system is known as RRFB, or Rectangular […]
Mike Benge…February 21, 1952 – August 10, 2018
A memorial service for longtime Lamar resident, Mike Benge will be held at 2:00 PM Friday August 17, 2018 at the Lamar Christian Church with Ian Blacker officiating. Per Mike’s request cremation has taken place and there will be no public visitation. Mike was born on February 21, 1952 in Palmyra, MO to […]
Wheels Skateboard Park Officially Opens
Few recent developments in the City of Lamar have been put to so much continued good use as the skateboard park in Willow Creek Park. The park, in the northeast end of Willow Creek Park, has been in use for the past month since the basic construction was finalized. And there were dozens […]
William Charles Weber…November 6, 1940 – August 9, 2018
William Charles Weber, 77, of Lamar, long time brand inspector and cattle rancher in southeastern Colorado, passed away August 9, 2018 in Pueblo, CO. Charles was born on November 6, 1940 and is preceded in death by his parents, William and Emily Weber, a son Benjamin, and a grandson Dustin Brunelli. Charles is […]
