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    Photo by Kristy Robertson/Barton County Chamber of Commerce
Winners in the girls and boys 0-6 month division were Bowen Smithson, son of Levi Smithson and Breann Kuhn, Lamar, first; Nova Foster, daughter of Melody and Kolby Foster, Lamar, second and Imani Burns, daughter of Mykala Kennedy, Liberal, third. Wyatt Earp Fallfest Baby Show winners
    October 7, 2025
    The Wyatt Earp Fallfest Baby Show was held Saturday, Oct. 4, at the Wyatt Earp Park.

    Roni Ogden, a graduate of Lamar High School and a junior at the University of Missouri-Columbia, is pictured with her mother, Jen Ogden, also of Lamar, at the 2025 Mizzou Homecoming celebration on September 27. Roni is a clarinetist in Marching Mizzou, performing at the homecoming pep rally on Friday night, the homecoming parade on Saturday morning and half-time of the homecoming football game on Saturday evening. She also serves as the Ritual Chair for Kappa Kappa Psi Honorary Band Fraternity, a Student Ambassador in the College of Health Sciences and a member of the Mizzou Alumni Association’s Griffiths Leadership Society for Women. Ogden performs with Marching Mizzou during homecoming
    October 7, 2025

    Lamar Democrat/Melody Metzger
The Barton County Right to Life held its annual Life Chain on Sunday, Oct. 5, 3 p.m. to 4 p.m., in front of the First Christian Church, on Hwy. 160 in Lamar. Right to Life holds annual Life Chain
    October 6, 2025

    The last cruise of 2025 for Lamar Cruise Night was held Friday, Oct. 3. The Top 3 winners were, left to right, Gideon Brenneman, Bryan Bonser and David Caruthers, all from Lamar. Lamar Cruise Night holds last cruise of year
    October 6, 2025

    As a member of the 2025 Mizzou Homecoming Steering Committee, Ryan Davis, Lamar, was an integral part of the University of Missouri’s 114th Homecoming celebration – “Call of the Columns.” Since last spring, the steering committee began planning the earliest-ever homecoming festivities. Ryan, a junior at Mizzou, was a member of the Traditions (Trads) sub-committee, which helped oversee the selection process for the Top 30 finalists, Top 10 royalty court and homecoming king and queen, as well as organizing recognition and service opportunities for royalty participants. In addition, Ryan assisted with other homecoming events including registering donors at the blood drive, collecting donations at the Tiger Food Fight, refereeing the flag football tournament, volunteering at service days and attending talent nights and the community spirit rally. The steering committee was formally recognized on September 27 during the homecoming parade and during the half-time performance at the homecoming football game. Davis is member of 2025 Mizzou Homecoming Steering Committee
    October 6, 2025
    The University of Missouri-Columbia, known as the birthplace of the “first and finest” homecoming in the nation, recently hosted its 114th...

    Turning trash into treasure: Prop 1 aims to boost Barton County...
    October 3, 2025
    Proposition 1 on the November 4 Official Ballot will ask the question, “Shall the County of Barton impose a landfill fee of one dollar and fifty cents ($1.50) per ton or...
    High quality spring calving heifers offered
    October 3, 2025
    STOCKTON- “The Missouri Show-Me-SelectTM (SMS) Replacement Heifer Program educates cattle producers on heifer development strategies in the areas of management,...
    Time to take plants indoors
    October 3, 2025
    COLUMBIA, Mo.- As frost approaches, gardeners are tempted to dig up plants and place them in pots for use indoors. Too often, the results are disappointing as plants that...
    Barton County Historical Society to meet
    October 3, 2025
    The Barton County Historical Society will meet Sunday, Oct. 12, 2 p.m., at the Barton County Memorial Park building at 102 W. 2nd St. in Lamar.Kristin Robertson will...
    Producers were very profitable in MO Steer Feedout
    October 2, 2025
    STOCKTON- “The MO Steer Feedout Finale showed that producers were very profitable in feeding steers over the last year,” says MU Extension Livestock Field Specialist...
    Halloween Howl coming to a dealer near you
    October 2, 2025
    Heritage Tractor is thrilled to announce that all locations will be hosting a Halloween Howl event on Saturday, Oct. 25, from 8 a.m. to 12 noon. Bring your zombies, dinos...
    Fall is approaching
    October 1, 2025
    By MELODY METZGERLamar DemocratSeptember of 2025 showed a total average of 2.05 inches of precipitation during the month, as compared to last year’s measurement of 1.16...
    Lamar Municipal Airport to hold fly-in
    October 1, 2025
    The Lamar Municipal Airport will observe its 64th anniversary with a fly-in on Saturday, Oct. 11, 8a.m. to 2:30 p.m., rain or shine. Admission is free and the event is open...
    CBCO blood drive to be held October 20
    October 1, 2025
    Football fans, here’s your chance to score big this season. Community Blood Center of the Ozarks, the sole supplier of blood platelets and plasma to patients at over 40...
    CFO opens $120,000 Everyone Outdoors program regionwide
    October 1, 2025
    The Community Foundation of the Ozarks is accepting applications for the Everyone Outdoors Grant Program. Launched last year in Springfield-Greene County, the program is...
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