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After half a century in town, the former Mize Construction building at 702 N. Lynn Ave. came down Wednesday afternoon. The building was too expensive to fi x for the current owners and too near to the busy main roadway. The lot where the building once stood reportedly is on the market. R & J Dirt Work Inc. of Wolfforth provided the manpower and machinery to safely demolish the brick structure. LPR photo

The following were among the many calls received recently by the Lamesa Police Department:

Lamesa Area Chamber of Commerce offi cials recognized the seven youngsters who preregistered in the 2022 Mr and Miss Firecracker Pageant before the July 3 event had to be canceled. The pageant went on as planned after parent-volunteer Christina Assaf took over in the event’s organization. Chamber offi cials bestowed crowns and boxed gifts Friday morning to the original entrants to show their appreciation in the time and effort youngsters took in readying for the initial contest. Those initial contestants include: Lilly Assaf; Trinity Racca; Kamron Koehler; Ysabelle Rose Reynolds, held by grandmother Melody Gonzales; Ramiro Rosales IV, held by Madison Casillas; and Abel C. Guzman, held by Alexandra Guzman. Another candidate, Harzel Jade Rodriquez, was not able to attend the Chamber’s gift presentation. LPR photo

Dawson County Hospital District board members this coming week could finally see who is interested in constructing a new Emergency Medical Services (EMS).