RSSArchive for September 27th, 2022

Lamar Utility Board Considers 2023 Budget

Lamar Utility Board Considers 2023 Budget

    The Lamar Utility Board approved payment of purchase orders totaling $36,840.94 from a total of $46,471.11 during their September 27th meeting.  Bills amounting to $1,156,886.13 were authorized for payment including $1,039,424.28 for electricity from Arkansas River Power Authority.  One new piece of equipment, a drone, was purchased by the plant.  Superintendent, Houssin Hourieh, […]

Colorado Crop Progress/Condition Report, Week Ending 9-25-2022

Colorado Crop Progress/Condition Report, Week Ending 9-25-2022

AGRICULTURAL SUMMARY: Cooler temperatures and scattered storms provided some relief across the State last week, according to the Mountain Region Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA. Portions of the mountains recorded overnight lows that dipped into the teens, while the eastern plains recorded lows in the 40’s last week. According to the […]

Letter to the Editor:  Re: McClave School Vote

Letter to the Editor: Re: McClave School Vote

  Dear McClave School District Voters, Please join us in voting yes on the McClave School District bond measure for the upcoming November 8, 2022 election, which will cover approximately 11% of the cost of a school replacement project.  If this bond measure is successful, the McClave School District will then seek financial assistance from […]

Dwight Leon Smith – September 10, 1957 – September 21, 2022

  Dwight Leon Smith (65), a long-time resident of Lamar, Colorado, was called to heaven on September 21, 2022, at 9:21 am.  Dwight was born in Lamar on September 10, 1957, to LeRoy S. Smith and Leah Marie (Reifschneider) Smith.  The third of five children, Dwight grew up in Lamar and graduated from Lamar High […]