Archive for August 10th, 2021
Donut Friday with the Buzzard
The Buzzard’s Roost and the Buzzard’s Nest got the royal treatment for donut Friday from the Lamar Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Each Friday, the board visits a local business bearing some tasty donuts for employees and employers to enjoy. The Buzzards are back to back at 101 and 113 North Main […]
Norma Jean (Lauppe) Overbay…June 12, 1940 – August 9, 2021
Norma Jean (Lauppe) Overbay was born in Meade, Kansas on June 12, 1940, to Edgar and Mary Ellen (Fuhrman) Lauppe. She passed away peacefully on August 9, 2021 at her home in rural Holly, Colorado at the age of 81. Norma spent her early life on a farm in rural Fowler, Kansas. She was […]
Mary Nora Santistevan…April 4, 1944 – August 6, 2021
A memorial service for Nora Santistevan will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, August 21, 2021 at Valley Memorial Funeral Chapel in Lamar, Colorado. Mary Nora Santistevan, affectionately known as Nora, was born on April 4, 1944 in Rocky Ford, Colorado to Ysidro and Benny Burciago. She passed away on August 6, […]
ARPA Business Operations Report-August 2021
2020/2021 Operations: As the ARPA Board prepares to begin its budgeting process for 2022, it does so by looking back over a handful of significant events that occurred during the first half of 2021. The events ranged from the repurposing and demolition of the Authority’s coal fired Lamar Repowering Plant to new legislation impacting the operations […]
New Search for New Administrator, Highway Work Continues
The City of Lamar will have to wait a longer period until a new city administrator is selected. Mayor Kirk Crespin reiterated his remarks from an earlier facebook update that no candidate was chosen from the short list of two who visited Lamar recently. During the Monday evening council meeting on […]
City Sees Continued Gain in Sales Tax Revenue
June 2021 Sales and Use Tax collected for the City of Lamar continues to rise for another month. City Sales Tax was up 6.93% for a gain of $24,530.80 over the previous year. Use Tax collections were up 52.08% for a gain of $13,941.05. Total Sales and Use Tax collections for June were […]
