By LARRY DABLEMONTIn my dad's pool hall the old timers occasionally referred to a tall tale as a 'possum in a bucket’ story. When my curiosity...

By BRIAN GILLISLamar R-I Superintendent This month I want to take a short break from highlighting the outstanding people who make up the Lamar R-I...

Part 4-Fulfillment of the Old (Nov 2026)By REV. GALEN FRIEDRICHSThe Lord’s Supper is the great feast of the New Testament. One enters the church through baptism (John...

By CARRIE CLASSON“Time Enough”I don’t have enough time. This is what I say to myself.I don’t have enough time to write the books I want to write,...

By REV. DR. JACK SLADECornerstone Baptist ChurchSome time ago, in my early ministry, a member of another church had passed away at a very early...

By DONNA WESCOTTHi everyone! What nice weather we are having for the end of October.I wanted to vote early so I wouldn’t have to deal with the steps and the crowd at...

By JEN KIRBYWhen you hear the word Praise what comes to your mind? What does Praise mean to you? Praise to me is an expression of my love and...

By MELODY METZGERLamar DemocratI received an interesting spam text earlier today, that was sent to “mom”, letting me know that they were calling...

By CARRIE CLASSON“Tourist Attraction”We live in the middle of a tourist attraction.Casa de los Soles is the name of the hotel in Mexico where my...

By DOUGLAS VANDERGRAPHBarton County Library serves residents through branches in Lamar, Golden City and Liberal. Each location has its own hours and neighborhood rhythms,...

By LARRY DABLEMONTHe was easily the biggest buck I have ever seen in the Ozarks if you are talking about antler size. And there he was filling up...

By REV. DR. JACK SLADECornerstone Baptist ChurchThe years, to all of us, have proved that God is as He said," Faithful" It is so hard to trust the...

By JEN KIRBYWhat if we entered into November with a posture and focus on gratitude? By walking in an attitude of appreciation and thankfulness no...

Donna’s DialogBy DONNA WESCOTTCongratulations to the Lamar Tigers on their win over Monett. I didn’t realize Monett was a Class 4 school. They have an enrollment of 691...

Making the most of Medicare open enrollmentThis article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones financial advisor.When you...