By DONNA WESCOTTHi all! Hope your week has been great. I have really enjoyed Larry Dablemont’s articles in the paper. Not only are they informative, but funny as well.I...

By JEN KIRBYWe are intertwined together as a human race. We are connected to those who came before us and those who will come after us. Our living...

Time to consider a business retirement plan?Dec. 23, 2024This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones financial...

By MELODY METZGERLamar DemocratIt has been a busy week, between city council and school board meetings and basketball games. Keeping busy seems to...

By CARRIE CLASSON“Just in Time”I will be home in time for Christmas.It’s always a little hard to leave Mexico, and leaving right before the...

By REV. DR. JACK SLADECornerstone Baptist ChurchHeavenly Father, we love You and worship Your mighty name. How truly blessed we are, that You sent...

By LARRY DABLEMONT (Taken  from the  book “The Buck and the Widow Jones” by L. Dablemont.)It was a two days before Christmas in 1939. There was a...

By JENNIFER NELSONThis week was not a very active week. I have been trying to cut down on my driving. At the end of last year I bought a car to avoid putting all the miles...

By JEN KIRBYLast week we talked about our village. One of the things I wanted to highlight is my village is a diverse group of people I do life...

By GALEN FRIEDRICHSGrace Lutheran ChurchInfants are condemned sinners just like the rest of us and need what Baptism gives. Everyone is conceived and born sinful (Ps 51:5)...

By MELODY METZGERLamar DemocratThis past Saturday found me in Joplin at granddaughter Berklee’s dance recital from Karen’s Dance Studio. They do...

By NADINE PATTISONOh winter, where art thou been? Just kidding, I wasn’t really anticipating your arrival and I do not wish to see you. I do not...

What should you know about RMDs?This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones financial advisor.You may spend many...

By BETH BRISBINOkay. You are probably asking, “What is a Cushman?” It has two wheels, handlebars, one seat. It is not a bicycle or a mo-ped or a Harley. It's a Cushman! A...

By LARRY DABLEMONTThe most perfect Christmas trees I have ever seen are found along the highway between Springfield Missouri and Branson. They are...