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Stories in the Sky statewide drone show will be presented May 16th at fairgrounds as part of Lamar Days

Stories in the Sky statewide drone show will be presented May 16th at fairgrounds as part of Lamar Days

150/250 DRONE SHOW TO CELEBRATE LAMAR’S 140  The Stories in the Sky statewide drone show series is coming to Southeast Colorado to celebrate Lamar’s 140th Birthday! Sponsored by Chevron, Tallgrass and UCHealth, the Colorado Tourism Office opened the opportunity to communities across the state. Lamar’s Welcome Center Manager Leslie Stagner and City of Lamar Main […]

Colorado Parks and Wildlife increasing daily pass prices for out of state visitors

Colorado Parks and Wildlife increasing daily pass prices for out of state visitors

CPW to implement out-of-state vehicle license plate daily parks pass DENVER — The Parks and Wildlife Commission (PWC) recently approved a parks pass specifically for vehicles with out-of-state license plates for $15 per day. This fee goes into effect on May 1, 2026. A similar fee structure is used on other CPW products and is […]

2026 Utility Revenue Report for March and Year to Date comparisons to 2025

2026 Utility Revenue Report for March and Year to Date comparisons to 2025

2026 City Utility Revenue Report Monthly March 2026 March 2025 % change Electricity $1,005,270.88 $973,602.56 3.25% Water $135,629.15 $110,077.69 23.21% Sewer $72,358.97 $61,941.19 16.82% Trash $135,936.10 $147,675.10 -7.95% Monthly Total $1,349,195.10 $1,293,296.54 4.32%     2026 Year to Date 2025 Year to Date % change Electricity $3,260,929.64 $3,076,686.67 5.99% Water $400,663.23 $349,275.02 14.71% Sewer $216,829.87 […]

American Legion Post 71 planning to install crosses at local cemeteries

American Legion Post 71 planning to install crosses at local cemeteries

The American Legion Post 71 is organizing a program to install white crosses in Fairmount and Riverside cemeteries for all veterans.  The purpose of these crosses is to be able to easily identify a Veteran’s grave that is not in the Veteran’s Section at Fairmount Cemetery.  This will assist the volunteers in placing American flags […]