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    The ultimate gift for all

    By REV. DR. JACK SLADECornerstone Baptist ChurchWe see a side of Jesus we have not seen before as...

    The ultimate gift for all
    By REV. DR. JACK SLADECornerstone Baptist ChurchWe see a side of Jesus we have not seen before as...

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    Ally Barton and Elam Beaman scored 1st Team All District Team honors to end the 2025-2026 Basketball Season.

    Liberal athletes earn 1st Team All District honors

    Liberal athletes earn 1st Team All District honors
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    By JOE DAVISBarton County Memorial ParkFor the past three years we have had to deal with thieves...

    Memorial Park thieves are getting more brazen
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    Lamar Tiger Wrestling season comes to end

    By AVA BLANCHARDThis week, the Lamar Tiger Wrestling season ended. We had some amazing wins and...

    Lamar Tiger Wrestling season comes to end
    By AVA BLANCHARDThis week, the Lamar Tiger Wrestling season ended. We had some amazing wins and...
    Photo (1971-Arkansas) Before today's turkey biologists were born I was wandering through the woods  hunting wild turkeys. I shoot dozens a year now with my camera and there are fewer each  year.

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    The ultimate gift for all
    March 20, 2026
    By REV. DR. JACK SLADECornerstone Baptist ChurchWe see a side of Jesus we have not seen before as He enters the Garden of Gethsemane. This was...
    Donna’s Dialog
    March 20, 2026
    By DONNA WESCOTTHi everyone! I thought I’d better get to writing since it’s Thursday night. I lose track of days so easily anymore.Jamey came by last Friday to replace a...
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    Government
    Property transfers
    March 16, 2026
    Warranty Deed, filed March 10, 2026. Rabekah Rowell and Rebecca Rowell to Rabekah Rowell, Christian Riley-Jones and Christian Jones-Riley, Lt 10 Sharons 2nd Add to Lamar...
    Property transfers
    March 9, 2026
    Warranty Deed, filed March 2, 2026. Dester J Cummins and Barbara H Cummins to Dester J Cummins Co Trustee, Barbara H Cummins Co Trustee, Dester J Cummins Joint Rev Trust...
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    2026: 3-25,4-1,8,15 Carter Letters Granted
    March 16, 2026
    IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION, AT LAMAR In the Estate of:CARL DALE CARTER,Deceased.Estate No. 26B4-PR00010 NOTICE OF LETTERS OF...
    2026 LEGAL 3-18 Ozark Township-2x5
    March 12, 2026
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    March 12, 2026
    News
    Ribbon cutting for new bunkhouse
    March 19, 2026
    A ribbon cutting will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, March 27, to observe the grand opening of Peterson Outdoors Ministries new bunkhouse at Lodge of Hope. The...
    First cruise night set for April 3
    March 19, 2026
    Lamar Cruise Night will hold its first cruise night of the year on Friday, April 3, at the historic Lamar square. The theme will be “Cars and Trucks Unite”, with six...
    Democrat to publish spring citywide listing
    March 19, 2026
    The Lamar Democrat will publish the Spring Citywide Garage Sale listing in the April 22 edition. The sales will be held Friday, April 24 and Saturday, April 25.The cost is...
    Obituaries
    CAROLYN RAYE (CULBERTSON) SMYTH
    March 17, 2026
    Carolyn R. Smyth, 83, of West Lafayette passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 11, 2026 in her home at Westminster Village following a...
    DIXIE LOU WOLF
    March 11, 2026
    Dixie Lou (Duncan) Wolf, 72, Red Oak, Missouri, passed away peacefully on March 8, 2026, at Good Shepherd Community Care and Rehab in Lockwood,...
    SHARON JEAN RICHARDSON
    March 9, 2026
    Sharon Jean Richardson was born June 3, 1948 in Bakersfield, California to James Drennon Griffin and Ima Jean Raper Griffin. She passed away in Mercy Hospital in...
    Schools
    Clue: High School Edition to be presented
    March 19, 2026
    Get ready for an evening of mystery, comedy and nonstop surprises! The Lamar High School Theatre Department invites you to join them for Clue: High School Edition, a...
    Teresa Shelton explained the gifted program to board members at the March 12 Lamar R-1 School Board meeting. Joining Mrs. Shelton in letting the board know how the program has helped them throughout their school years were Brenna Morey, Zoey Timmons and Landry Morey. There are currently 50 students in the program, from grades 1-12. Summer project update given by R-1 Superintendent Gillis
    March 13, 2026
    By MELODY METZGERLamar DemocratFollowing the opening of the March 12 meeting of the Lamar R-1 School Board, Superintendent Brian Gillis introduced...
    East Primary Tigers of the Month for February included, fourth row, left to right, Tymber Michna, Clint Rowe, Waylon Maberry, Savannah Odle, Sage Garcia, Adleigh Taylor, Thea Stewart, Dean Hawkins; third row, left to right, Ella Kohler, Brynlee Willet, Bella Rodney, Dallas Dunham, Archer Thornton, Sylas Straw, Addison Luthi, Conner Trent; second row, left to right, Grant Gordon, Jaxon Sherron, Lincoln Johnson, Holden Harrison, Elizabeth Seaton, Jasmine Pruente, Parker Williams and first row, left to right, Esme Carroll, Troy Bradley, Blaize Lockwood, Daxx Thompson, Zayden Luthi. February East Primary Tigers of the Month
    March 13, 2026
    Social
    Clue: High School Edition to be presented
    March 19, 2026
    Get ready for an evening of mystery, comedy and nonstop surprises! The Lamar High School Theatre Department invites you to join them for Clue: High School Edition, a...
    Barton County Senior Center Lunch Menu
    March 19, 2026
    March 23-27MONDAY- Chicken and noodles, Harvard beets, California blend vegetables, apricots, wheat roll, coffee/tea/milk.TUESDAY- German meatballs and sauerkraut, mashed...
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    March 11, 2026
    March 16-20MONDAY- Swiss steak with tomatoes and onions, roasted potatoes, carrots, tropical fruit, wheat roll, coffee/tea/milk.TUESDAY- St. Patrick’s Day, Irish coddle...
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    Liberal softball team travels to Jasper for season opener
    March 20, 2026
    The Bulldogs softball team traveled to Jasper on Wednesday, March 18 for their season opener at the Jasper Jamboree. The team played very well together and came out on top...
    Ally Barton and Elam Beaman scored 1st Team All District Team honors to end the 2025-2026 Basketball Season. Liberal athletes earn 1st Team All District honors
    March 17, 2026
    Photos by Samantha Williams Lamar Tiger Wrestling season comes to end
    March 16, 2026
    By AVA BLANCHARDThis week, the Lamar Tiger Wrestling season ended. We had some amazing wins and we had some hard struggles. Five of our wrestlers...
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