After more than 76 years serving Lamesa and the surrounding area, KPET radio station is now off the air.The station was shut down around 6:30 p.m. last Saturday, following the unexpected death of owner and operator David Stewart.As of early this past week, the former employees of the station did not know if the shutdown will be temporary or permanent.If KPET does not return to the air, it certainly will mean the end of an era for Lamesa.From a studio just south of town, along what many people know simply as “radio road,” KPET has long provided the community with ...