Lamar News

Donna Byrne passed though Lamar earlier this week on horseback en route to Montana from Florida.

The holiday weekend proved deadly for four travelers early Sunday morning 10 miles north of Wiley.

The federal Consumer Products Safety Commission estimates that there are over 9,000 fireworks accidents annually throughout the country.

Police across the state are on the look out for a Lamar man they say tried to kill two people Saturday morning.

Lamar Police Officer Todd Cope trains with the departmenta s newest member Wiley, a two and half year old German Shepherd trained to detect narcotics.

The council approved on first reading at its June 22 meeting an ordinance which will, if adopted, place the question of amending the city's charter before the electorate on the November ballot.

Chris Wilkinson addressed the Lamar City Council Monday evening regarding events at the Elks Lodge.

Anne Ricker from Lealand Consulting answers questions during the city of Lamar and Prowers Countya s negotiation session Tuesday concerning the urban renewal plan.

The virus can be passed from infected mosquitoes to humans, birds, horses and other animals.

Last week the city sent a contingent of nine to the 87th annual Colorado Municipal League conference held in Vail.

Nick Lopez gazes out from his front yard at the re-powering projecta TMs coal storage and handling facility directly across from his home on Wednesday.

Jun 16 2009 12:00AM http://sayanythingblog.com/index.php Since we are in the age of big government, where it is presumed by the powers that be that every problem can and should be fixed by government action, you hear of a lot of idiotic stimulus schemes.

Angel Sneller, the district's new Health and Wellness Coordinator, will be presenting an overview of this exciting new initiative at the next school board meeting on Monday, June 15th.

Elmer Grett, of Grett Electric, and his daughter Megan were working on the electrical wiring system at the four-plex press box building Tuesday.

Interviews for this position will be conducted on June 15, 2009 in the Lamar Administration Building Boardroom.

Officers of the Lamar Police Department narcotics and drug unit with the assistance of the Lamar Police Department Special Emergency Response Team executed a narcotics search warrant at 107 S. 10th Street on June 11, 2009.

The Lamar Fire Department responded to the Lamar LIght and Power Plant last week after a a hot spota was detected in the northern coal dome at the power generating facility.

A potential revenue increase of $35,000-$40,000 a year has the Prowers County Board of Commissioners exploring the option of adopting the Model Traffic Code for Colorado.

A Wiley High School student was killed Friday after becoming buried under grain inside a bin at the Tempel Grain elevator in Haswell, Colo.

The utilities board approved the purchase and installation of a new telephone/communication system during Tuesday's meeting.