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City’s Sales and Use Tax Report presented to City Council at May 12 meeting
The city’s Sales and Use tax report was presented to Lamar City Council at the May 12, 2025 meeting. The report was for March taxes collected in April. While March was down 3.10% from last year in the amount of $15,425.07, year to date numbers rose higher. Total taxes collected so far in 2025 are […]
Meet the artist behind Lamar’s newest mural
Mural Artist Cody Miell Lamar’s newest wall mural, located on the north side of the building at 123 N. Main (just across the street from Electro Pro) has garnered a great deal of attention recently. The mural was made possible by a Lamar Main Street mini-grant. Anyone driving into town from the north cannot miss […]
Lamar Days Parade and Park events had something for everyone
2025 Lamar Days Royalty Roger and Leslie Stagner The Lamar Days Parade on Saturday, May 17 followed a parade route that started on E. Olive Street before traveling south on Second Street to Parkview, where it ended at the south end of Willow Creek Park. The parade route was line with spectators, many with young […]
Lamar Rotary Club’s “Ducky Dash” makes a splash during Lamar Days celebration
“Quackers”, the Lamar Rotary Club’s Ducky Dash mascot is ready to oversee the race The Lamar Rotary Club’s annual fundraising event, the “Ducky Dash”, is always a crowd favorite at the Lamar Days celebration in Willow Creek Park and this year was no exception. Nearly all of this year’s 2500 tickets were sold. Tickets were […]
New “Maggie Stanley Dog Park” is dedicated with a ribbon cutting and is now open
Lamar Mayor Kirk Crespin cuts the ribbon to new Maggie Stanley Dog Park during dedication ceremony The City of Lamar’s new “Maggie Stanley Dog Park” was dedicated with a ribbon cutting on Friday, May 16 with Mayor Kirk Crespin cutting the ribbon surrounded by members of City Council, and City employees, including Parks and Rec […]
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 […]
