Archive for April 16th, 2020
City of Lamar Sales Tax Revenue Report-February 2020
Sales Tax Revenue collections for the City of Lamar are up for February with a 2.99% growth in City Sales Tax for a $7,817.42 increase and a 2.88% gain that translates to an $8,203.29 gain over revenues for this same time last year. Total Sales and Use Tax collections are at $292,704.59 for […]
Social Distancing Entertainment with Virtual Easter Egg Run
Approximately 215 vehicles, from jalopies, to motorcycles, Quackers of the Rotary, Corvettes, cruisers and City of Lamar, First Responder Equipment gathered at the Cow Palace parking lot, Friday, April 10th, to assemble and register for the Easter Egg Cruise around town. Attendees maintained social distancing with many just staying in their cars, waiting […]
Opportunity for City Sales Tax to be Temporarily Deferred for Small Businesses
Lamar, Colorado – As part of the ongoing commitment to support local businesses, Lamar’s City Council approved a temporary sales tax deferral program for qualifying businesses, in response to the economic hardship from the COVID-19 pandemic. Any small business in the corporate limits of the City, is eligible for this deferral program if they owed […]
Larry Lusher…June 4, 1947 – April 12, 2020
A memorial service for lifelong Lamar resident Larry J. Lusher will be held at a later date. Per Larry’s request cremation will take place. Larry was born on June 4, 1947 at Lamar, Colorado to Philip J. and Jewel Alene (McCall) Lusher and passed away on April 12, 2020 at the Memorial […]
CDLE: Over 100,000 Initial Unemployment Claims Filed April 5-11*
(DENVER) — Today the Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) announced there were 104,217 initial unemployment claims filed the week ending April 11. This is 55,000+ more than the week prior (week ending April 4). Over the past four weeks 231,610 initial claims have been filed. The initial claims numbers are those weekly […]
Update—Officer-Involved Shooting in Kiowa County
April 15, 2020—Kiowa County, CO—Law enforcement continues to investigate an officer-involved shooting in Kiowa County, Colorado occurring on April 9, 2020. As the lead investigative agency, the Prowers County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) continues to review the incident. Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) agents and crime scene responders have concluded the processing of the scene as […]
