A black bear was spotted late Tuesday night in Lamar. Police Chief Ron Hager says the bear stayed in backyards and a gully as it ambled on a Northerly track. Lamar police officers caught up with the bruin near Seventh and Jackson Streets as it ambled through the community without incident. The bear sighting was reported to Barton County Conservation Agent Scott Brown about 11:15 p.m. Tuesday but he says only one resident and two police officers spotted it and he could not fund any tracks anywhere. The sighting was the first in Brown's tenure as a Conservation Agent but bears have been spotted in Jasper and Lawrence Counties so it would not be that unusual.
