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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 […]
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 […]
Ron and Lonna Cook will serve as Lamar Days Royalty in parade
Lonna and Ron Cook, 2026 Lamar Days Royalty This year’s Lamar Days parade will be held on Saturday, May 16, featuring Ron and Lonna Cook as this year’s Royalty couple, chosen by the Zonta Club of Prowers County. They are nothing short of a “power couple” in Lamar, having been members of the community for […]
Lamar Utilities Board meeting April 28, 2026
All board members were present for the meeting. Also in attendance was Lamar Mayor Kirk Crespin, City Administrator Mitch Hammes and City Treasurer Kristin Schwartz, who answered questions from the board regarding the city’s software conversion and small glitches experienced as part of that processs. City Attorney Lance Clark was absent from the meeting. Minutes […]
Lamar City Council meeting of April 27, 2026
Mayor Kirk Crespin addressed the audience before the meeting started. In his remarks, he said that many of the complaints he has heard over the past 6 or 7 years is that there isn’t anything to do here. He said that just this past Saturday alone, there were many events going on, including kids playing […]
Prowers Economic Prosperity’s “Project One” advances with annexation and rezoning milestones
Project One Advances w/ Annexation &Rezoning Milestones Lamar, CO — Project One, the inaugural development under Prowers Economic Prosperity’s (PEP) Shovel Ready Program (SRP), has reached a major milestone as it advances through the annexation and rezoning process. This marks a significant step toward bringing new commercial development to Lamar and Prowers County. On April […]
Election Information from Prowers County Clerk and Recorder’s office
Election Information Jana Coen -Prowers County Clerk and Recorder ELECTION NEWS: Is your voter registration record up to date? Is your address correct or did you add a PO Box, had a name change, want to change your party affiliation? If you are not sure about your voter registration information, check it on the Secretary […]
Lamar’s Colorado Welcome Center approaching 35th anniversary – now houses a Penny Press souvenir coin machine
Penny press machine inside Lamar’s Colorado Welcome Center As the Colorado Welcome Center in Lamar looks forward to its 35th anniversary, it has something new to celebrate. They have a Penny Press Machine! Bring your pennies and press them with a picture of the Madonna statue, the train, the petrified gas station and/or a picture […]
Lamar City Council meeting of April 13, 2026
Members of Lamar’s Tree Board displaying the new Tree City USA flag Lamar City Council met on April 13 as well as holding a work session prior to the regular meeting. The work session included a presentation by David Land with Ayers Landscape Architecture. Ayers has been working on the city’s Parks and Recreation Master […]
APRIL IS Clean-Up Month for Lamar
(April 1, 2026) The City of Lamar’s Public Works Department is encouraging our community to clean up our properties and town in April in preparation for Lamar celebrating its 140th Birthday in May. The Lamar Transfer Station and Landfill will accept household waste free of charge each weekend in April. This excludes construction and demolition […]
City of Lamar announces planned water shut-off for Monday, April 6
The City of Lamar will shut off water on Monday, April 6th, from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm for a water valve tie-in in the following areas: Oak St from 13th to 10th Elm St from 13th to 11th 12th St from Oak St to Beech St 11th St from Pearl St to Elm St
Lamar Utilities Board meeting March 24
All board members were present for the March 24 meeting. Purchase orders 2025-03522 through 2025-03908 were approved. Purchase orders needing board approval amounted to $343,780.54. Total purchase orders were $352,345.31. Large purchase orders for this time period were $186,895 to Midwest Electric Transformer Services, Inc. for transformers, $81, 809.55 to CIRSA for 2nd quarter […]
City of Lamar 2026 Utility Revenue Report for January
City of Lamar 2026 Utility Revenue Report for January JANUARY 2026 JANUARY 2025 % change Electricity $1,075,077.57 $1,005,976.31 6.87% Water $122,003.84 $114,536.43 6.52% Sewer $72,163.51 $61,597.68 17.15% Trash $160,317.66 $143,170.23 11.98% MONTHLY TOTAL $1,429,562.58 $1,325,280.65 7.87%
Lamar Cub Scout Pack 223 attend City Council meeting of March 23 to explain recent service project
Members of Lamar Cub Scout Pack 223 explain their service project The Lamar City Council met on March 23, 2026 for a regular meeting. Absent were council members Brent Bates, Mark Headlee, and Joe Gonzales. Jim Schleining gave the invocation to begin the meeting. Council voted to approve the Consent Agenda, which included prior meeting […]
McClave girls and boys basketball teams reign supreme in 1-A again as state champions
Article by Brock Laue/CHSSA 1-A Boys Basketball Champs McClave Cardinals GREELEY — Class 1A is the smallest classification in Colorado, but it certainly boasts some of the most impressive towering talents in the whole state. The 6-foot-8 Corey Hill of Cheyenne Wells finished his career with a state record 71 double-doubles. The Colorado State-Pueblo […]
