Archive for May 15th, 2019
Light Plant/ARPA Scholarship Winners Announced
Three area students will receive $1,000 each in the 2019 Lamar Utility Board/ARPA Scholarship contest. They are: Giselle Sanchez from Lamar High School, Blake Wilson from Wiley High School and Jordan Parker from McClave High School. There were seven applications this year with three from Lamar and McClave and one from Wiley. LUB […]
Lamar April, 2019 Sales Tax Revenue Report
Sales Tax revenues were off for the City of Lamar for March Sales and Use Tax collected in April, 2019. City Sales Tax was down 7.15% for a drop of $22,180 while Total Sales and Use Tax collections were down 8.42% for a loss of $29,268. Sales Tax collections were at $288,187 for […]
Wild West BBQ Cook-Off -2019 Contest Winners
“Twenty-eight contests signed up for this year’s Wild West BBQ Cook-Off this year and that’s one more than we had last year,” stated Cindy Bennett, one of the organizers of the event that has been held for the past fifteen years in Lamar. She added the contest needs a minimum of 25 entries in […]
PMC Foundation Gala Honors Frederick Esgar
Frederick Esgar, a staunch supporter of Prowers Medical Center, was honored and remembered during the annual Foundation Gala this past Friday, May 11th. The event was two-fold, honoring a man who devoted his time between his family and his community by offering financial support for numerous activities for many years and to help […]
