Archive for March 12th, 2013
Fire Department Incident Reports March 12, 2013
Monday, March 11 At 7:01 am on Monday, March 11, the Fire Department was dispatched to a contained trash fire. Upon arrival, fire personnel found a plastic trash dumpster actively burning. The occupant stated that she had burned grass approximately three days before but had just recently cleaned up the burned grass and placed it […]
Dust Bowl Marathon Series 2013
A marathon is a foot race of 26.2 miles, and whether run or walked it is a long way to go. There are hundreds of these events in the United States with hundreds of thousands participating each year. But for the more serious marathoners there are a few multi-day series. These events range from 2-7 […]
Annual Banquet for Project HOPE this Thursday
Project HOPE Coalition members met to discuss the seasonal finale of the HOPE Center Project set for Thursday, March 14 at 7pm at Lincoln Elementary School. A portion of the evening will be devoted to a presentation of the Lead2Feed project highlighting efforts to curtail world hunger. Lamar High School students, Lauren Tinnes and […]
City Closer to Accepting Valco Pond Acreage
The Valco property is almost but not quite ready to be transferred to the City of Lamar. It had been hoped that the 100 acre-plus site could have been transferred before the end of 2012. With the mayor’s signature on the mineral permit, the property and some of the reclamation responsibilities will fall to the […]
