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Colorado invests another $5 million in opioid recovery infrastructure across the state – two southeast Colorado locations benefit from funds
The Colorado Opioid Abatement Council awarded $5 million in funding to 12 organizations and local governments across the state working to combat the opioid crisis. The awards come from more than $871 million in settlements that the Colorado Attorney General’s Office secured from opioid manufacturers and distributors for their role in fueling the epidemic. “This […]
City of Lamar trash schedule for Memorial Day week
Residential refuse collection normally scheduled for Monday, May 26th will be picked up on Tuesday May 27th Residential refuse collection normally scheduled for Tuesday May 27th will be picked up on Wednesday May 28th. Commercial refuse collection normally scheduled for Monday May 26th will be collected on Tuesday May 27th . Cardboard collection for Monday May 26th will be collected on […]
Lamar Utilities Superintendent Houssin Hourieh receives ARPA award at May 13, 2025 meeting
All board members except Jill Bellomy were present for the May 13 meeting. Minutes from the April 29, 2015 meeting were approved, as were Purchase Orders 630835 through 630877. The total amount of purchase orders was $602,259.67. Purchase of electricity (estimated) from ARPA was as usual the largest of these, amounting to $560,076.35. Annual dues […]
Lamar City Council announces news of Lamar Police Chief Al Fear resigning at May 12, 2025 meeting
The Lamar City Council held a lengthy meeting on May 12, 2025. Mayor Kirk Crespin opened the meeting by reminding the community of all the events coming up in the city. He also suggested people follow the City’s Facebook page and install the mobile app, which can send alerts regarding outages, street closures etc. Speaking […]
Evergreen Mechanical and Electrical honked by Lamar Chamber Honkers
Pictured, left to right: Little Honker Azlynn Bastian, Honker Member Ashly Melgosa, Honker Member Ashley Roseberry, Owner David Reyes, Owner Bowman Ellis, & Honker Member Cheryl Preisser On May 2, 2025 Lamar Honkers Honked a new business, Evergreen Electric & Mechanical. Evergreen Electric is located 316 N Main St and Evergreen Mechanical is located 518 […]
Lamar Chamber honks The Glass Onion in Lamar
Pictured, left to right: Honker Ashly Melgosa, shop manager Halee Atkinson, employee Aurelio Salas, Owners Chance and Christy Turner, and Honker Shellann Bastian April 26th the Lamar Chamber Honkers honked The Glass Onion, a smoke shop located at 306 S 5th St Lamar, CO 81052, phone number 719-691-2180, owned by Chance and Christy Turner. The […]
Smoky Moon Lounge gets “honked” by Lamar Chamber Honkers
Pictured , left to right: Honkers Shellann Bastian and Cheryl Preisser; owners Don and Debbie Williamson; Honkers Ashley Roseberry and Ashly Melgosa On April 30, 2025 the Lamar Honkers honked the Smoky Moon Lounge. Owners Don and Debbie Williamson have taken a previous salon and turned it into a place where people can unwind and […]
Lamar Utilities Board receives first quarter 2025 Financial Statement – announces scholarship winners
The Lamar Utilities Board met on April 29, 2025. Purchase orders 630812 through 630834 were approved, which totaled $105,384.35. The largest order was to Bell Lumber and Pole Co for 40-foot, class II wooden poles in the amount of $52,425. Another large order was for Renew Energy Maintenance, LLC in the amount of $30,222.36 for […]
Lamar City Council meeting of April 28, 2025
All council members were present for the April 28 Lamar City Council meeting. The Consent Agenda was approved, which included a Fermented Malt and Wine beverage permit for Love’s Country Stores, Inc. There were no persons present at the meeting wishing to address Council during the Audience Participation portion of the meeting. City Treasurer, Kristin […]
Lamar Police Department awards officers with Medals of Valor – introduces new K9 “Taco”
Left to right: Sgt. Corey Reamy, Officer Liam Toomey, Chief Al Fear, Officer Krystan Foulk, and Dispatcher Brenda Appel The Lamar Police Department held a department meeting on April 23 to recognize several members of the police department and Prowers County Communications. At the Christmas party last December, Officer Bianca Hernandez was awarded Officer of […]
City Sales and Use Tax March 2025 – increase of 5.62% over 2024’s March report
February Sales and Use Tax Collected in March 2025 2025 2024 Difference 2024 to 2025 % of Difference City Sales Tax Collected (3%) $358,690.09 $323,839.56 $34,850.53 10.76% Use Tax Collected $29,081.76 $43,440.70 -$14,358.94 -33.05% Other Collections (penalties, interest,licences, A/Rs) $1,677.77 $1,456.97 $220.80 15.15% TOTAL SALES/USE TAX COLLECTIONS $389,449.62 $368,737.23 $20,712.39 5.62% Vendor’s Commission […]
Lamar Rotary Club repaints gazebo in Willow Creek Park in time for Lamar Days
Lamar Rotary Club members Anne-Marie Crampton and Rick Robbins put the finishing touches on the gazebo Lamar Rotary Club members recently scraped, sanded and repainted the gazebo in Willow Creek Park. The gazebo has provided a place for weddings and photo opportunities for 25 years due to its beautiful location and design and was in […]
City Council approves special events permit for Chamber’s Cinco de Mayo beer garden
Lamar City Council had a large number of agenda items for its regularly-scheduled meeting on April 14, 2025. Mayor Kirk Crespin welcomed everyone in person and those watching online to the meeting, saying that as many people knew, previous City Administrator Rob Evans’ last day was the prior week and that staff had held a […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting of April 15, 2025
The Lamar Utilities Board met on April 15, 2025. Board member Jill Bellomy was unable to attend. The Board approved purchase orders 630741 through 630811 totaling $801,247.48. Transformers were a large item, in the amount of $50,500 and other line material/hardware came to $17,806.50 March’s electricity estimate was $570,137.89 of this total as well. Bills […]
