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Drone updating area’s aerial video footage
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE DRONE UPDATING AREA’S AERIAL VIDEO FOOTAGE The City of Lamar received notification that the Colorado Tourism Office has contracted with Lumenati Productions to take video footage of multiple sites in Southeast Colorado via the use of a drone. This will occur in Lamar on Thursday, April 4, 2024 from 6:45 […]
Lamar City Council approves Special Event Permit for Chamber of Commerce’s Cinco de Mayo Event
City Council met on March 25, 2024. Kristin Schwartz, City Treasurer, gave the evening’s first report, telling Council that the city is receiving $155,000 from a GOCO grant for its Recreation Master Plan. The money will go towards hiring a consultant. Also granted to the city is $1.8 million from the Congressional Directed Spending […]
Prowers Economic Prosperity Annual Banquet – March 21, 2024
The Holly Pride Center was the setting for the 2024 Prowers Economic Prosperity (PEP) annual banquet. 89 people attended and were treated to a delicious barbeque meal provided by Gary’s Backyard BBQ. Outgoing PEP President Anne-Marie Crampton welcomed the attendees, first by mentioning Ag Week and thanking all the area farmers for all that they […]
Lamar High School Academic Letter Awards Ceremony held March 20, 2024
The 32nd Annual LHS Academic Letter Awards ceremony was held on March 20, 2024 in the high school auditorium. The event is hosted by the Lamar Chamber of Commerce. Greg Eddy, Principal of LHS gave the welcome remarks, followed by Kayla Sailors, Counselor, who explained the criteria for earning the award. Lamar Chamber President, Melonee […]
February 2024 Sales and Use Tax Report for City of Lamar – Gains showed over Previous Years
Sales tax revenue for the City of Lamar in January, 2024 and collected February of 2024 showed an increase of 9.98% ($371,191.53 in 2024 versus $337,523.15 in 2023 for a difference of $33,668.38. Use tax collected were up a sizable 117.57% in 2024, going from $16,084.16 in 2023 to this year’s $34,994.05, a gain of […]
Ground is broken for new Thunder Stadium
A good-sized crowd anxiously gathered on 14th St. behind Lamar High School on Monday, March 18, 2024 to watch a new era ushered in for Lamar High School sports. It was a beautiful, warm day in early spring and the late afternoon sun glinted off a row of shiny new shovels lined up in front […]
GOCO Board awards $155K grant to City of Lamar for Recreation Master Plan
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – 3/15/24 Contacts: Diane Metzger, GOCO Communications Manager 303.226.4507, dmetzger@goco.org Anthony LaTour, City of Lamar Director of Parks, Recreation, and Cemeteries 719.336.8088, anthony.latour@ci.lamar.co.us GOCO board awards $155K grant to the City of Lamar for Recreation Master Plan DENVER – The Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) board awarded $155,000 to the City of […]
GOCO Board awards largest-ever cycle of funding totaling over $117M for Colorado’s Outdoors
Press Release of March 15, 2024 DENVER– Today, the Great Outdoors Colorado (GOCO) board announced $117,151,438 in investments for partner-led conservation, recreation, and outdoor access efforts statewide. Investments include: $68,878,420 in Centennial Program investments for large-scale, high-impact projects; $7,057,688 in grants for Planning and Capacity, Community Impact, and Land Acquisition; $30,015,330 for the […]
GOAL High School another option for local students
High School is a coming-of-age period in a person’s life. A time where teens begin to morph into the young adults they are rapidly becoming. A time of beginning to be autonomous – students join clubs and sports and forge new friendships of their own choosing. Today’s high school students are faced with a constant […]
Lamar City Council Meeting of March 11, 2024
All Council members were present for the meeting of March 11, 2024. Mayor Kirk Crespin told Council that he was adding a second executive session following the regular meeting to discuss personnel matters. He also wanted to remind Lamar residents that watering restrictions would soon be in place and that there are several free dump […]
Lamar Utilities Board Meeting of March 12, 2024
Lamar Utilities Board Meeting of March 12, 2024 The Lamar Utilities Board approved the minutes from its February 27, 2024 meeting, as well as approving purchase orders numbering from 92836 through 92879 in the amount of $782,793.67. Also approved was the payment of bills totaling $845,830.52. Light and Power Superintendent Houssin Hourieh gave the System […]
Lamar Chamber Honkers Honk Three New Lamar Businesses on Elm Street
The Lamar Chamber Honkers recently honked 3 new Lamar businesses, Bright Side Nutrition, KM Beauty, and Kat’s Boutique – all located on W. Elm St. in Lamar. Grab an energy drink or healthy snack, get your hair and nails done and find a cute new outfit, all within the same block! Bright Side Nutrition, […]
Betty Hawkins will celebrate 100th Birthday March 13
Betty Hawkins, who currently resides at the Holly Nursing Center will celebrate her 100th birthday on March 13. Betty and her husband Charles (who passed away in 2023 at the age of 101) were married in Pennsylvania after Charles returned to the U.S. after serving his country during World War II. One of his buddies […]
Lamar High School DECA Students Win Awards at State Competition
The Lamar High School DECA chapter sent 26 students to the recent state competition. Braxen Shelton will serve on the 2024-2025 Colorado DECA State Officer team as the District 9 representative. Hallie Mackey, State Champion in Marketing Communications, qualified for Internationals. Austin Thacker, Zack Rankin & Cole Krug, who won 2nd place in Business […]
2024 Zonta Rose Day is March 18
2024 Zonta Rose Day is March 18 The Prowers County Zonta Club will be making their yearly deliveries of the iconic yellow roses on Monday, March 18. Rose orders will be taken until March 10. For those who may not have had time to mail in a form before the deadline, order forms can be […]
