The Lamar Police Department will be participating in the National Drug Take-Back Initiative in cooperation with the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration on April 24, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The program is designed for people with unwanted and unused prescription drugs to safely dispose of those medications. One goal of the program is to ensure prescription medications are not used in an improper or illegal manner.
The collection point will be in the front of the City Complex Building, 505 South Main Street, on the south end. Please feel free to pull into the front driveway from Parmenter Street and exit at Pearl Street. There will be representatives on hand to assist with the collection. There is no charge for the collection of the prescription medications.
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Pictured: Gage Walker
A man from Springfield is wanted for an assault in Lamar on Friday.
Police say Gage Walker fired shots at a man after trying to force his way into a home.
Police say Walker originally got into a fight with a woman at Downstream Casino before being asked to leave by security. They say Walker then attempted to break into a home where he thought the woman was at the time.
A man tried to stop Walker, and the two got into a fight. Walker pulled out a gun and fired at the man, but missed. He then fled the scene. The man was not seriously injured.
The Lamar City Council finished business for 2020 with their final meeting of the year, Monday, December 21
st with a reminder that city offices will be closed December 24
th and 25
th as well as January 1, 2021.
City Administrator, Steve Kil, noted the Community Development Block Grant of $900,000 for the administration of funds earmarked for improvements to Plainsview Apartments on South 11
th Street in Lamar was awarded by the Department of Local Affairs. The city will be a third-party funding conduit between DoLA and the apartment complex owners.
Kil told the council the city is working with GOCO for an extension and modification of the Generation Wild grant that was awarded in 2015. The goal of the grant was to develop various outdoor projects appealing to Lamar’s youth. The project grant, $1.3 million was awarded to Lamar with $445,000 for capital projects and the balance invested in programs, pathways and capacity. The city used $380,000 for the skateboard facility