About Town – April 21, 2025
Life in Eads and Kiowa County, Colorado, as observed by Doris Lessenden.
Passenger rail funding bill narrowly fails Montana Senate vote
Communities in southern and eastern Montana were connected to passenger rail lines running from Chicago to Seattle until 1979.
Commentary - A tale of two bills in Colorado
Matters of little consequence often get major time and attention. And vice versa.
City of Lamar - Invitation to Bid 45-005
INVITATION TO BID
The City of Lamar will receive sealed bids up to the hour of 5:00 p.m. on the 6th of May, 2025, at the office of the City Treasurer, 102 East Parmenter Street, Lamar, CO 81052 for the following:
BID NUMBER ITEM
45-005 Financing for Lease Purchase of New Caterpillar 930 Wheel Loader
Specifications for the above, including terms and conditions, may be obtained in the office of the City Treasurer, 102 East Parmenter St, Lamar, CO 81052.
North Lamar Sanitation District - Notice of Cancellation
NOTICE OF CANCELLATION
AND
CERTIFIED STATEMENT OF RESULTS
§1-13.5-513(6), 32-1-104, 1-11-103(3) C.R.S.
Wanna help the little guy? South Dakota grocery owner says make use of old law
The latest trade war under the Trump administration is stirring debate about whether tariffs are effective.
Trump ends FHA COVID-era mortgage assistance
Five years of COVID-era relief for federally-insured mortgages has helped millions of American homeowners retain their properties.
With AI at their disposal, financial scammers are on the rise
The FTC reported the overall loss Americans experienced via financial scams to be between $23.7 billion and $158.3 billion.
Commentary - Tariffs harming farms, businesses, and budgets
Everyone’s watching their budgets a little more closely, wondering if they can still afford the same basic things they could a year ago.
Trump’s attacks on central bank threaten its independence. That isn’t good news for battling inflation.
Nearly every country in the world has a central bank – a public institution that manages a country’s currency and its monetary policy.
