Due to the holiday season, the deadline for the December 24 Lamar Democrat issue is 12 noon on Thursday, Dec. 18. The same schedule will remain in place the following week,...

The Barton County Treasurer has been made aware that many have not received their tax statements yet. They were sent out on November 18 and apparently are delayed...

JEFFERSON CITY- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources is accepting applications for Water Safety and Security Act Project grants from eligible community public water...

By BETH BRISBINDo you recognize any of the following Lamar former businessmen and women? Bud Moore, Gerald Gilkey, Carroll and Clyde Combs, Carl...

LAMAR- Vision Solutions has launched its own in-house eyeglass collection, 417 Eyewear, inspired by the area code representing the communities it...

JEFFERSON CITY- The Missouri Department of Transportation invites Missouri students in grades K-12 to help fight litter in Missouri—and to have creative and educational...

Oakton Church will present its 68th Annual Outdoor Living Nativity Pageant on December 19-21, with repeating performances every half hour from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. The...

Eighteen members of the Barton County Retired Educators met Tuesday, Dec. 2, at the First Baptist Church for its annual Christmas gathering.Karl...

Colby Leach, Golden City, son of Dustin and Denise Leach, recently returned from serving two years in the Indiana Indianapolis Mission for The...

Don’t spend Christmas alone. The Lamar Methodist Church invites everyone in the community to their annual Christmas Day dinner on Thursday, Dec. 25. Several options are...

Golden City Title 1 Family Activity Night will be held Tuesday, Dec. 9, 5:30 p.m.  to  6:30 p.m.Those attending will play Christmas games, make a Christmas craft, write a...

The Barton County Chamber of Commerce Business Spotlight will feature AOK. Be sure to stop by the Wolf Building, 801 E. 12th St., Lamar, at 12 noon on Thursday, Dec. 11, to...

Lamar Community Betterment will once again be hosting the annual Lamar Community Betterment Christmas Lighting Contest. Lamar and Lamar Heights are already in the spirit of...

By MELODY METZGERLamar DemocratAlthough it seemed like a really warm November in 2025, in actuality the temperature was only .5 of a degree more than that of November 2024....

LAMAR- On Friday, Nov. 28, the Lamar Police Department, Barton County Sheriff’s Office and the Missouri State Highway Patrol executed a search warrant related to an ongoing...