By WILLIS STRONG The first long weekend for the summer has come and gone. Memorial Day gives us a three-day weekend. We have planned to go to the cemeteries at Jerico...

By LARRY DABLEMONT There is no good or bad in nature. That is a hard thing for many to accept. When my daughters were little girls I tried to...

By CARRIE CLASSON “Chatting with a Tree” Every day I look down the trail in either direction, checking to see if anyone is coming. I’d just as...

By WILLIS STRONG Today (Sunday) the sun is out, with a north wind and a nice day. I hope we don’t have another week of rain like last week. ur last rain that started...

By Rev. GALEN FRIEDRICHS Grace Lutheran Church The church gathers with the angels of Heaven and the saints of Heaven and earth in the divine service. (Heb 12:1-2,...

By JILL SCHEIDT University of Missouri Extension Agronomy Field Specialist Cool, wet conditions can increase risk of pre-emergent herbicide damage to soybean due to...

By REV. DR. JACK SLADE Cornerstone Baptist Church Surveys are beginning to show that most Christians are not growing in Christ and furthermore...

By LARRY DABLEMONT I spent a few days living on my camp-boat last week on Truman Lake. It is a hard-topped pontoon boat, custom-built for me...

By CARRIE CLASSON “My Signature Look” We’re at the stage where everyone is complaining about their hair. I am not complaining. As I have...

By WILLIS STRONG We attended the funeral of Patricia “Pat” Sue Sheat at First Baptist Church in Lamar, today (Friday), May 8. We knew Pat and George well, as we went to...

By MELODY METZGER Lamar Democrat It looks like I’ve already flunked the test at Walmart. My Saturdays consist of doing laundry, with the next...

By CARRIE CLASSON “Small Containers” Every Mother’s Day I have a terrible time finding a card that remotely reflects the relationship I have...

By LARRY DABLEMONT I guess in most ways he was an easy gobbler. I can’t say there haven’t been many, many others that were more of a challenge....

By DONNA WESCOTT Tuesday night’s storm was a doozy! Lamar got rain and wind, but north and east of us got it worse. Like my grandpa would say, “I guess we are living...

By KAY BLANCHARD Do you use a calendar? The first day of the month is reveal day. I don’t know what the picture for the new month will be. This year I turned the April...