Archive for July 14th, 2015
To the Editor: Beer Garden
As pastor of one of the many churches in our community, I attended the city council meeting on Monday, July 13, with the intention to speak against the granting of license to the fair board to have a beer garden. Coming in after the chambers were filled, I stood in the hall and listened to […]
Added to the Lamar Library Collection – Week of July 17, 2015
ADDED TO THE LIBRARY COLLECTION WEEK OF JULY 17, 2015 ADULT FICTION Miracle at Augusta by James Patterson Tom Clancy under Fire by Grant Blackwood Radiant Angel by Nelson DeMille The Rumor by Elin Hilderbrand Day Four by Sarah Lotz Seveneves by Neal Stephenson The Fateful Lightning#4: a novel of the Civil War […]
Space Age Check Out at the Lamar Library
Technology can help or hinder, but the new computer at the Lamar Library is a wonder to use when you check out a book. Maybe :15 or :22 seconds for the total process if you have your library card ready to go. Interim librarian Todd Schaefer explained the new device has been available since the […]
Beer is on the Menu for the Sand and Sage Fair
The Lamar City Council voted unanimously in favor of the special events permit request allowing beer to be served during the August fair at the Prowers County Fairgrounds. The request was made by the Sand and Sage Fair Board following a public hearing during the council’s regular meeting, Monday, July 13. Essentially it was a […]
Lamar Tax Revenue Shows Steady Growth
May Sales and Use Tax collected this past June shows a continued growth with City Sales Tax up 6.5% for an increase over last year of $15,982 and Total Sales and Use Tax Collections for the same period were up 5.15% for an increase of $13,985. May 2015 collections were at $285,460 compared to the […]
