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Arvest Million Meals Campaign benefits Good Samaritan

LAMAR- Arvest Bank is proud to support the Lamar community by raising $1,777.44, which can provide nearly 9,000 meals to fight hunger across the community. The $1,777.44...

Lamar R-1 prepares for new school year

By MELODY METZGERLamar DemocratLamar School Board President Justin Ogden opened the Wednesday, July 15 meeting of the school board, with adoption of consent agenda items...

Craft fair postponed due to illness

Due to illness, the St. Mary Catholic Church Craft Fair has been postponed to Friday, Aug. 7; Saturday, Aug. 8 and Sunday, Aug. 9 following Mass.The church is located at...

Protection against cyclosporiasis

COLUMBIA, Mo.- As health officials investigate a growing national outbreak of cyclosporiasis, University of Missouri Extension Food Safety Specialist Kantha Channaiah is...

The Lamar City Guard in 1886.

History of National Guard armories in Lamar

By JOE DAVISBarton County Historical SocietyOne of the things that motivates me to write articles is something I may see over and over again while...

DNR awards $364,000 to Jasper

JEFFERSON CITY- The Missouri Department of Natural Resources has awarded a $364,000 loan to the city of Jasper for planning and design work related to its ongoing drinking...

Route 66 Rendezvous draw large attendance

Considering that it was extremely hot, with rain late in the forecast on Friday, July 10, there were 56 vehicles registered for the Route 66...

Beat the burn: Planting trees and shrubs in July

COLUMBIA Mo.- Just because July has arrived, there is no need to stop planting trees and shrubs, said University of Missouri Extension Horticulturist David Trinklein.Early...

Stout is Junior Olympics bound

Ten-year old Maverick Stout of Lamar has qualified for the AAU Junior Olympic Games in the turbo javelin. Maverick began this journey by competing...

Southwest Tigers 10U team members include, bottom row, left to right, Deacon Chaney, Jayden Lawrence, Bowen Plank, Rowdy Davison, Lane Lock; middle row, left to right Dax Wolf, Lucas Doyle, Leighton Howarth, Tyson Forst, Cylas Cackley, Thayer Onstott, Jax Conrad; back row, left to right, Coaches Brandon Plank, Ryan Lock, David Chaney, TJ Onsott.

Southwest Tigers 10U finish season with a 28-8-2 record

On June 26-28, the Southwest Tigers 10U team traveled to Springfield, to compete in the USSSA-AA State Championship. Pool play began Friday night,...

Creek and Ellie help to retire flags at the Liberal Flag Day ceremony.

Learn-A-Do 4-H Club stays busy

By ELLIE STRATTONThe Learn-A-Do 4-H Club met several times in June, the first of which was the Liberal Flag Day Retirement Ceremony held on...

Several reports provided by Lamar CB members

By MELODY METZGERLamar DemocratLamar Community Betterment met Wednesday, July 8, 12 noon, at the Wolf Center in Lamar. Elaine Davis, president, passed around a sign-up...

Photos by James Epple
A large crowd gathered on Friday night, July 3, as the First Baptist Church in Lamar delighted them with a spectacular fireworks extravaganza. The Fourth of July celebration, Faith Family & Fireworks, has been a staple in the community for nine years and unfortunately, due to economic restraints, this will be the final year that the event will be put on by the church. The evening began at 7 p.m., with 1,000 hot dogs being cooked up, along with bags of chips and lots of water. Cars were packed into the church’s parking lot, as well as lining the road all the way from Wheeler Park to East Primary. The fireworks this year did not disappoint and everyone appeared to be having a great time as they enjoyed the praise band and a time of worship prior to the show.

First Baptist Church’s fireworks display delights onlookers

Watermelon: A summer slice of heaven

COLUMBIA, Mo.- There is nothing quite like the pure bliss of biting into a crisp slice of ice-cold watermelon on a sweltering July day, said University of Missouri...

Delayed delivery

The Lamar Democrat will be delayed this week due to printer repairs. We should receive the paper back some time Tuesday evening, with them going out to the racks around...

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