By LARRY DABLEMONT I am a beachcomber, I reckon. Didn’t know what that was until I saw it in a magazine the other day. About four or five years...

By CASSIE DOWNS (Editor’s note: Cassie Downs is the author of Chasing Jesus and Unrivaled, both 60-day devotionals and founder of Everyday Jesus Ministry. Connect with...

By CARRIE CLASSON “Waiting for My Laundry” It’s an odd experience watching someone fold your underwear. I was thinking this yesterday as I...

By REV. DR. JACK SLADE Cornerstone Baptist Church What would we do without them? I do them every week in my profession, as pastor. Just to...

By DONNA WESCOTT Tigers are state bound! They had a great game against Seneca on Saturday. They will play Blair Oaks this Friday. We have played them a couple of times...

By JEN KIRBY Last week, I talked about Thanksgiving and being thankful in all circumstances. I want to take some time to expand on those...

COLA is sweet for Social Security recipients Nov. 28, 2022 This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones...

By MELODY METZGER Lamar Democrat I finally broke my drought with the grandkids and spent from 9:15 a.m. to about 2 p.m. in Webb City at the...

By CARRIE CLASSON “Newcomers” My husband Peter and I feel like social butterflies. We certainly are not. But it feels as if we are,...

By REV. DR. JACK SLADE Cornerstone Baptist Church Well? Everyone is talking and asking. Some even worry and become frustrated. What is going on...

By LARRY DABLEMONT We can’t help but be thankful that it was such a mild fall, but I refuse to be happy about the cold that has whacked us in...

By STAN POPOVICH Do you ever get stuck in the vicious cycle of worry and fear in your life? As a published author of a managing fear book, I struggled with fear and...

By JEN KIRBY With Thanksgiving Day only a couple days away, I began reflecting on thanksgiving and it’s meaning. Thanksgiving, requires an act...

By DONNA WESCOTT Congratulations once again to the Tigers on their victory over Holden. Keep up the winning tradition against Seneca on Saturday. I will be listening on...

By WILLIS STRONG It has been a cold weekend. The sun has shone, but the wind has been cold. Billy is in Via Christi rehab in Pittsburg, Kan. She fractured her right hip...