Archive for October 15th, 2019
Betty Lou (Canfield) Donahue
August 9, 1928-May18, 2019 – Betty Lou (Canfield) Donahue was born on August 9, 1928 in Kornman, CO to Sydney B. Canfield and Ethel Marie (Porter) Canfield in a chicken coop. She passed away on May 18, 2019 in her home in Colorado Springs, Colorado at age 90. Betty was the oldest of 4 children. […]
Paul Ward White…August 9, 1936 – October 13, 2019
Paul Ward White, age 83, born August 9, 1936 passed away on October 13, 2019, at Ascension Via Christi St. Francis hospital in Wichita, Kansas. Paul was born in Dodge City, KS. He grew up in Kingsdown, KS and graduated from Kingsdown High School. Paul then graduated from Kansas State University in Manhattan, KS. […]
Council Sets 2020 Budget, Sends Ambulance Agreement to County
City of Lamar ambulance service will be continued in areas of Prowers County not served by the Holly Ambulance Service. This past June, Prowers County agreed to a six month contract for $60,000 in which ambulance service would be provided to those areas until December 31st. The city and county had agreed to […]
City of Lamar Sales Tax Revenue for August, 2019
City of Lamar Sales Tax revenue collected in August, 2019 showed a 5.56% gain over last year for an increase of $15,521.12 for a total of $294,738, compared to $279,217 for 2018. Use Tax was down 29.13% for a drop of $8,323 and Total Sales and Use Tax collections were up 2.40% for […]
