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A graveside celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident, Gregory Hays, affectionately known to his family and friends as Greg will be held at 11:00AM on Monday, August 17, 2026 at the Fairmount Cemetery with Reverend Kathy Leathers officiating.  Greg was born on October 05, 1957 at Lamar, Colorado to Darrell “Wayne” and Mildred “Millie” […]

Amanda Kay (Branom) Torrez, affectionately known as Mandy, passed away surrounded by her family at her home in Hasty, Colorado, on August 10, 2026, at the age of 58. Mandy was born on November 22, 1967, in Las Animas, Colorado, to William and Peggy (Ballard) Branom. She was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, daughter, sister, […]

Editor’s Note:  The following article is being shared by permission of the Bent County Democrat Land trust says 47-mile stretch of Three Corners Connector will cut through remaining tracts of native shortgrass prairie, alleges Grid United’s application misrepresented communication By T’Naus Nieto / Bent County Democrat Bent County officials voted Wednesday, Jul. 29, to approve a...

Officers of the Lamar Police Department executed a search warrant on a room at the Days Inn,clocated in the 1300 Blk N. Main St on August 10 th , 2026.cOfficers secured numerous firearms to include firearms with serial numbers which had beenctampered with or altered and firearms without any observable serial numbers. Ammunition and paraphernalia […]

The Lamar City Council had an unusually short agenda for its August 10, 2026 meeting, with only 5 agenda items on the schedule.  Mayor Kirk Crespin started by thanking everyone who attended last weekend’s Sand & Sage Roundup and Fair, saying it was a great weekend with lots of people in the community attending and […]