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...

By JOE DAVISBarton County Historical SocietyIn my last article I wrote about the contents of the time capsule that was placed in the cornerstone of...

By MELODY METZGERLamar DemocratThe Barton County Chamber of Commerce officially welcomed the holiday season on Friday evening, Nov. 21, beginning...

LAMAR- Community Blood Center of the Ozarks, the sole supplier of blood, platelets and plasma to patients at more than 40 hospitals, encourages community members to wrap up...

LAMAR- Lamar Bank & Trust Company (LBT) is proud to announce that its second branch, located at 514 W. Fourth St. in Lockwood, is now...

COLUMBIA, Mo.- A new initiative is taking root across Missouri to promote healthy woods and trees through the power of peer mentorship.The Missouri Woodland Mentor program,...

Once again, the Good Samaritan Shop in Lamar is partnering with KOAM TV and the Salvation Army for the KOAM ToyBox project. Donations will help the...

Photo courtesy of Krista Guy with The VedetteAssociates from Lamar Bank & Trust in Lamar joined the new Lockwood team as they celebrated the...