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Donna’s Dialog

By DONNA WESCOTTHi everyone! Sitting at my table having coffee and enjoying the sunshine. It’s the last week of June and it’s going out with a bang, with temperatures in...

Metzger’s Mutterings

By MELODY METZGERLamar DemocratI am a little later getting this column written this week. With the 4th of July holiday coming up, we have an early...

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Property transfers

Warranty Deed, filed June 22, 2026. Rodney E Ayers and Terisa J Ayers to Thomas W Ayers and Katelyn Ayers, STR 30-33-31 //SW.Warranty Deed, filed June 23, 2026. Ronald A...

Property transfers

Warranty Deed, filed June 17, 2026. Jimmie D Yockey and Julia A Yockey to Jimmie Dalton Yockey Trustee, Julia Ann Yockey Trustee, Jimmie Dalton Yockey Living Trust DTD...

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2026 LEGAL 7-8 & 15 Conexon Proposal-2x3

2026: 7-1,8,15,22 Ashworth Service by Publication (2)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURIJUVENILE DIVISIONIn Re the Adoption of:M.H.B., Female Age 13JOHN FRANCIS CLINE andMARY KATHRYN CLINE,Petitioners,vs.STEPHEN...

2026: 7-1,8,15,22 Ashworth Service by Publication (1)

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURIJUVENILE DIVISIONIn Re the Adoption of:K.M.B., Female Age 14JOHN FRANCIS CLINE andMARY KATHRYN CLINE, Petitioners vs.STEPHEN...

A wet June slides into a hot July

By MELODY METZGERLamar DemocratIn comparing the weather between June of 2025 and June of 2026, there were many similarities. As far as maximum air temperatures, the total...

Lamar Democrat/Melody Metzger
A retirement celebration was held Tuesday afternoon, July 31, for longtime Barton County Health Department employee Kelly White. Kelly has served the health department in many capacities over her 32 years of service and she was shown sincere appreciation by all of her co-workers.

White retires from Barton County Health Department

Longtime dedicated employee of the Barton County Health Department, Kelly White, received accolades and gifts of love shown by coworkers at a...

Flag retirement ceremony properly retires 170 flags

LIBERAL- The Annual Flag Retirement, sponsored by Liberal Area Civic Group, was held Saturday evening, June 13, under the pavilion in the South...

Allen Brooks died June 30, 2026. A memorial will be held on 7/3/26, 2 p.m., at Konantz Warden Funeral Home.www.konantzwarden.com.

ESTHER JANE “JEANNIE” KOEHN

Esther Jane "Jeannie' Koehn, age 85, of Lamar, Missouri, passed away on June 23, 2026, in Joplin, Missouri.Jeannie was born June 28, 1940, in...

Wilson receives degree from Georgia Tech

ATLANTA, GA- Lane Wilson of Lamar, Mo. has earned a Master of Science in Computer Science from the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta.Wilson was among 7,129...

Compass Academy Network holds graduations

JOPLIN- Compass Academy Network (CAN) hosted its public graduation ceremonies on Friday, June 26 at seven of its locations including Pittsburg, Kan.; Altamont, Kan..;...

Dumm awarded degree from University of Arkansas

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark.- The University of Arkansas honored its most recent graduating class with a series of spring commencement ceremonies at Bud Walton Arena and Barnhill...

Flag retirement ceremony properly retires 170 flags

LIBERAL- The Annual Flag Retirement, sponsored by Liberal Area Civic Group, was held Saturday evening, June 13, under the pavilion in the South...

Barton County Senior Center Lunch Menu

July 6-10MONDAY- Cheeseburger with bun, lettuce, tomato, onion and pickle, potato chips, macaroni salad, watermelon, apple pie, coffee/tea/milk.TUESDAY- Polish sausage on...

Lamar Democrat/Melody Metzger
Longtime Lamar resident Carol Burch celebrated her 65th birthday on Friday, June 26, with family, friends and classmates who gathered at Tractor’s to recognize this special lady. Carol graduated with the Lamar High School Class of 1980 and on her class trip she became fast friends with many of her fellow students, never realizing that the friends she made on that trip would play such a major role in her life. Carol received many presents, but the one that brought her to tears was a Lamar Tiger t-shirt quilt. Classmates had gathered various t-shirts recognizing the Tigers, then sent them off to have a quilt made. Although Carol presently lives up near Kansas City, she will always think of Lamar as her hometown and from the love that is shown to her, it always will be.

Carol Burch celebrates her 65th birthday

Barton County Shrine Club

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Two Lady Bulldogs play travel ball

Ava Garrett and Eisley Beaman played in the Branson 16U Softball Tournament over the last weekend. Garrett plays for FFS 918 Peper 16U and Beaman...

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