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Donna’s Dialog

By DONNA WESCOTTHi everyone! It’s Thursday and what a storm we had last night. When they predict hail I always panic. I got my roof replaced just five yeas ago and really...

Financial focus

Sustainable investing means investing with purposeApril 20, 2026This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones...

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Property transfers

Warranty Deed, filed April 7, 2026. James Phelps and Debbie Phelps to Debra Teschner and Larry Teschner, Lt 3 Bl 1 Wolfs Add to Iantha (B1-2), Lt 4 Bl 1 Wolfs Add to Iantha...

Property transfers

Warranty Deed, filed March 30, 2026. Sharon M Green to Walter Roy Harris and Sheryl Ann Harris, Lt 4 Price & Wests Sub (L1-6), STR 35-31-29 /NW/NE.Warranty Deed, filed...

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Lamar Democrat/Melody Metzger
Lamar Family YMCA held a ground breaking and ribbon cutting celebration at their new facility, located at 1705 Gulf St. in Lamar. This was a true celebration with several in attendance, representing various aspects of the community and surrounding towns. The event was held at 12 noon on Thursday, April 16. Following the ceremony, refreshments were offered and tours were given of the facility. A very generous donation ensured that the name of the facility would be Cox Health Family YMCA. An in-depth article can be found in the April 29 edition of the Lamar Democrat.

YMCA receives generous donation from CoxHealth

Felon in possession of firearms arrested

Deputies with the Barton County Sheriff’s Office, Liberal Police Department, Lamar Police Department and agents from the Mid Missouri Career Criminal and Drug Task Force...

Claire Plank, Lamar R-1 School Board secretary, administered the oath of office to, left to right, Cody Gariss, Dr. Justin Ogden and Christy Heins.

Lamar Middle School to add wrestling program

By MELODY METZGERLamar DemocratTowards the end of the April 15 meeting of the Lamar R-1 School Board, a unanimous decision was made to add a...

NORMA GEYNE SHOFF

Norma Geyne Shoff, 93, Lamar, passed away on April 12, 2026, at Good Shepherd Community Care. Geyne was born on December 10, 1932 to Ralph and...

BASIL EUGENE MARK

Basil Eugene Mark, 95, Sheldon, MO, passed away on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at his home in Sheldon. Gene was born November 19, 1930, at Santa Ana,...

CHARLES WARREN BOMAN

Charles Warren Boman passed away on April 8, 2026. He was born on January 10, 1945, to Charles P. and Lula Mae (Triebel) Boman in Parsons,...

Claire Plank, Lamar R-1 School Board secretary, administered the oath of office to, left to right, Cody Gariss, Dr. Justin Ogden and Christy Heins.

Lamar Middle School to add wrestling program

By MELODY METZGERLamar DemocratTowards the end of the April 15 meeting of the Lamar R-1 School Board, a unanimous decision was made to add a...

Hailey Dunaway is the sixth grade Lamar Middle School Student of the Week. Her parents are Greg Dunaway and Stephanie Deere. Hailey’s favorite aspect of school is reading and she is also involved in cheerleading. An animal lover at heart, she has turtles, fish, dogs and cats. Additionally, her favorite television show is Outer Banks.

Students of the week

MRETA Vice President Sunni Wilson surprised the local Barton County Retired Educators group by attending their monthly meeting. She emphasized the Region 9 meeting coming to Lamar on April 20.

Barton County Retired Educators prepare for Region 9 meeting

Sixteen members of the Barton County Retired Educators met Tuesday, April 7, at the Christian Church in Lamar, for their regular monthly meeting....

Barton County Senior Center Lunch Menu

April 20-24MONDAY- Lasagna, green beans, dark green leafy salad, whole grain garlic bread, tropical fruit, coffee/tea/milk.TUESDAY- Taco salad with meat, cheese, beans,...

Marriage license application

The following have filed a marriage license application with the Barton County Recorder’s office:Timmy Eugene Ring, 72, Liberal and Marsha Lynn Ring, 67, Liberal.

Young and old alike enjoyed the fare at the Irwin Wild Game Feed.

Irwin Community Church Wild Game Feed 2026

By JILL PUGHThe Irwin Community Church opened its door to another community event on Saturday, March 28. This was the seventh Wild Game Feed held...

Photos by Catherine Williams
The Liberal Lady Bulldog softball team got behind in the first inning due to two grand slam home runs by El Dorado Springs’ girls. The rest of the game Liberal held their own, but were unable to make up the eight runs. JV girls were able to play three innings and came out on top of the El Dorado Springs Bulldogs. The freshmen were able to control the infield.

Liberal Lady Bulldogs struggle against El Dorado Springs

Photos courtesy of Catherine Williams
The Liberal Lady Bulldogs traveled to Jasper on Wednesday evening, April 8, to take on the Eagles. The girls had a terrific game, with the highlight being Ava Garrett hitting a home run - driving in the third base runner in the top of the sixth. She also pitched a no-hitter. Liberal ended the game 10-0.

Bulldogs take down Eagles

Bulldogs have good showing at Appleton City

The Liberal Bulldogs recently had a very good day at Appleton City. Many athletes had PR's: Andrew Scott - 110m hurdles (second), 200m dash; Elam...

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Barton County Shrine Club

Letter to editor

Dear Editor:I recently returned from Togo Africa, a small densely populated impoverished country in the subsaharan part of Africa, where I served as a volunteer physician...

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