By LARRY DABLEMONT It is hard to describe the feelings and emotions you have watching an old companion you have raised from a puppy make his...

By CARRIE CLASSON “Eating Broccoli” “I bought more broccoli because I knew you were coming,” my mother informed me. You can never get...

By CASSIE DOWNS relentlessloveministries.com In the book of Matthew, we find the story of John the Baptist’s death and the feeding of the 5000 shortly after. I’ve...

By WILLIS STRONG After a fairly nice week, Saturday morning the ground was white with snow. It snowed light most of Saturday morning. This is not what I wanted for the...

By MELODY METZGER Lamar Democrat Another week has quickly sped by and I still haven't made it down south to see the grands. That makes it...

By JEN KIRBY Once you have started your change process and you have bulldozed the road blocks that were standing in your way; the most important...

By REV. DR. JACK SLADE Cornerstone Baptist Church Have you ever noticed the depth of a little child’s trust? Maybe your own, or another’s; how...

By CASSIE DOWNS relentlessloveministries.com Imagine this. Someone throws us into prison; unfairly and without good reason. But our faith in Jesus causes us to rise up...

By CARRIE CLASSON “Fancy dress” I was excited to wear my new dress. It was slimming, I thought: all black and covered with flounces from...

By LARRY DABLEMONT What happened to the ducks this fall? Well we had far too little water here in the lower Midwest, but the big problem was the...

By WILLIS STRONG Our first week of January 2022 is gone and it has been cold. We have had rain, sleet and snow this week. The cold north winds are not nice as the cold...

By DONNA WESCOTT My Chiefs won Saturday so I am happy. I wondered for a while if they were going to win or not, but they pulled it out. Hope they play better in the...

By MELODY METZGER Lamar Democrat I have mentioned previously that youngest grandson Cooper, who will turn seven at the end of this month, is...

Watch out for tax scammers Feb. 5, 2021 This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones financial...

By JEN KIRBY Okay, so you were all jazzed up about the lasting changes you wanted to start implementing this year, but you have hit a few road...