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Granada Trustees Plan GMS Water Study Discussion, Plan for SECPA Sale on Ballot
The Granada Trustees set August 24th to continue discussion on their plans to refurbish most of the water lines that run through the community and to secure state and federal grants to fund the comprehensive project. An overview was presented to the Trustees on June 15th by Thomas McClernan and David Frisch, consulting engineers from […]
Light Agenda for Holly Commercial Club
The Holly Commercial Club facebook page will now receive periodic updates. Club member, Chanel Fuller, offered to update the page during the group’s monthly meeting, August 3rd. The annual Holly Hock-It sale had 35 participants registered to take part in the August 6th event. The Holly Fun Club has planned to facilitate games following next […]
City of Lamar June 2016 Tax Report
Halfway through the year, the City of Lamar’s Tax Revenue reports show a continued improvement. Total sales and Use Tax collections for June are up 5.70% for a gain of $17,196, bringing the total to $318,878 for 2016, compared to $301,682 for the previous year. The 3% City Sales Tax was up 4.75% for the […]
Council Discusses EPA-Brownfield Grant Application
Angie Cue, Community Development Director, briefed the Lamar City Council on a grant application for funding from the Brownfields Area-Wide Planning Program, created by the EPA. Communities are eligible for grants to remedy the effects of sites which have a negative impact on their surroundings, usually through proximity, infrastructure connections and ways that limit the […]
Good Riddance!!
The wheels of progress sometimes turn slowly, but they do turn. That’s the case for the demolition of the two duplex houses at the corner of South 9th and West Oak Streets which have been empty for several years. The demolition is part of a program enacted by the City of Lamar to help rid […]
Amtrak Officials Return to Lamar, Discuss Rail Upgrade Strategies
The Tiger VIII Funding grant for 2016 for BNSF railroad track improvements was passed over for 2016. Members of the Southwest Chief Commission are requesting a debriefing from CDOT officials to determine why, in light of past awards on Tiger Grant VI and VII applications in the previous two years. Lamar City Administrator, John Sutherland, […]
HPCHC Launches National Health Center Week 2016
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Laurie Larrick, Vice President of HR and Compliance National Campaign Celebrates Health Centers as Bipartisan Solutions in Healthcare A multitude of events around the country are planned as part of National Health Center Week (NHCW). The national campaign runs August 7-13th with the goal of raising awareness about the mission and accomplishments […]
Colorado Tourism Sets All-Time Records for Visitation and Spending in 2015
DENVER (July 20, 2016) – The Colorado Tourism Office (CTO) today announced that Colorado once again set all-time records for total visitors, visitor spending and tax generation in 2015, welcoming 77.7 million visitors who spent $19.1 billion and generated $1.13 billion in state and local tax revenue. This is the fifth consecutive year the CTO […]
New Sign is Up and Running
Community State Bank in Lamar donated a new electric sign at the Community Building. Plans were announced in April and work got underway in the early summer. Work crews completed about 99% of the project on Wednesday, August 3rd. “All it needs is some fine tuning and then we can begin to program all the […]
Great Turnout for National Night Out
Instead of just a singular National Night Out or Chamber Ice Cream Social, several organizations combined their summer evening events into one big gathering at Willow Creek Park on Tuesday, August 2nd. Scores of people lined up along Rotary Way for their free grilled hamburgers, and although the advertising was for free burgers for the […]
Dedication Ceremonies Held for New LCC Dorm
While ceremonies for the laying of its cornerstone were underway Friday, July 29th, you could hear the whine of electric saws and an occasional hammer from inside Lamar Community College’s newest dorm, “Seven years in the making,” according to departing LCC President, John Marrin. The cornerstone dedication was conducted under the auspices of Lamar Masonic […]
Electricity Generation Powered Through Irrigation
Agencies Help Producer Use Existing Water To Create Electricity FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2016 Contact: James Amos, (303) 869-9009, james.amos@state.co.us Agencies Help Producer Use Existing Water To Create Electricity Program Open To More Farmers BROOMFIELD, Colo. – The first joint project to help farmers use existing irrigation water to generate electricity has been completed […]
Beard Steps Down from LUB, Board Position Remains Open
The Lamar Utillity Board approved a resolution in recognition of Rick Beard’s service to the LUB, both as a board member and as the board chairman. Beard submitted his resignation several weeks ago as he has accepted a new ministry in Garden City, Kansas. That leaves a vacancy that has yet to be filled. Interested […]
Lamar Loop Gets Closer, Step by Step
“This project got started with an idea about three years ago,” stated Rick Akers, Director of Lamar Parks and Recreation. He was addressing a gathering of about 40 persons who attended a public briefing at the Cultural Events Center for a status report on the proposed nine mile walking trail. When completed, it will provide […]
New Cut Road Offers Options for Fun & Exercise
There are times when you can have the 108 acres all to yourself, now, even more so. The City of Lamar recently bulldozed a new road leading to the two eastern most ponds at North Gateway Park. Until recently, visitors could walk a northern path that followed the Arkansas River eastwards to the back ponds. […]
