After almost a year in silence, the KPET radio station is expected to be back on the air around July 3.Its broadcasts come just in time for the town’s Independence Day celebrations on July 4.“It is kind of fitting because Lamesa will get its independence back when we are back on the air prior to July 3,” said Fred Morton, partner with the late KPET owner and operator, David Stewart.KPET, the local radio station, went off the air last July after more than 70 years of service.The station went dark a week after its co-owner and operator, Stewart, died June ...