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Life and poetry

By LARRY DABLEMONTIt dawned on me recently that the way to know if your life has been a success is by being able to hire someone to mow your lawn...

Image: Tails of a Funny Farmer July 2026.

Tails of a Funny Farmer

July 2026By NADINE PATTISONI'm cautious about using the phrase "quiet on the home front" for fear the universe will take it as a personal...

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Property transfers

Warranty Deed, filed July 13, 2026. Bradly Keithly and Rebecah Keithly to Cap One Lending LLC Mers, STR 19-32-33 //SE.Warranty Deed, filed July 14, 2026. Andy J Marti and...

Property transfers

Warranty Deed, filed July 6, 2026. Ricky A Fast, Mary Allison Fast, Delton L Fast and Deborah Joyce Fast to Allen Payne, Lt 7 Bl 3 Wills 3rd Add to Lamar (B1-10), Lt 8 Bl 3...

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Barton County Shrine Club

2026: 7-29,8-5,12,19 Bratton Letters Testamentary Granted

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURI PROBATE DIVISION In the Estate of ROBERT LEE BRATTON, Deceased.Estate Number 26B4-PR00028NOTICE OF LETTERS TESTAMENTARY...

2026: 7-29,8-5,12,19 Bryan Letters Granted

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF BARTON COUNTY, MISSOURIPROBATE DIVISIONIn the Estate ofTHOMAS H. BRYAN, Deceased, Estate No. 26B4-PR00030NOTICE OF LETTERS GRANTEDTo all persons...

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Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday August 7-9

JEFFERSON CITY- Missouri’s annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 7 and runs through midnight on Sunday, Aug. 9. During this time,...

Tomatoes struggle in summer heat

COLUMBIA, Mo.- The scorching heat of a typical Missouri summer can be hard on our garden plants, including tomato, the most popular home garden vegetable in the U.S., said...

Lamar Fair Gospel Sing entries sought

CK Warden, along with friends and family in the faith community, will be presenting the 83rd Annual Free Fair Gospel Sing on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at Thiebaud Auditorium in...

PATTY SUE KREMP

PATTY SUE KREMPPatty Sue Kremp, 90, Lamar, passed away peacefully on July 19, 2026, surrounded by family.Patty was born on April 19, 1936, to...

SALLY ANN MAY “BODIE” BOGART

Sally Ann May "Bodie" Bogart, 79, Sheldon, MO, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2026, at Nevada Regional Medical Center following a lengthy...

JUNE ROSE SIMONS FRENCH

JUNE ROSE SIMONS FRENCHJune Rose Simons French was born June 27, 1919, near Lamar, to Charles and Nellie Rose. She grew up and spent most of her...

Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday August 7-9

JEFFERSON CITY- Missouri’s annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday begins at 12:01 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 7 and runs through midnight on Sunday, Aug. 9. During this time,...

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...

Local students graduate from Missouri State University

SPRINGFIELD- Missouri State University awarded 2,677 degrees to students in spring 2026.The commencement ceremonies took place May 8, 2026, at Great Southern Bank Arena....

Marriage license application

The following have filed a marriage license application with the Barton County Recorder’s office:Corey James Mitchell, 20, Lamar and Mackenzie Annette Parten, 21, Lamar.

Lamar Fair Gospel Sing entries sought

CK Warden, along with friends and family in the faith community, will be presenting the 83rd Annual Free Fair Gospel Sing on Wednesday, Aug. 26, at Thiebaud Auditorium in...

Attending members of the Learn-A-Do 4-H Club all gather for a quick picture before jumping in.

Learn-A-Do 4-H Club

By ELLIE STRATTONThe Learn-A-Do 4-H Club met on Thursday, July 9, at 5 p.m., at the Pittsburg Aquatic Center. Members enjoyed the slides, diving...

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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,...

Team members from Lamar for Show-Me Softball 14U were, left to right, Harpor Steinkamp, Haydn Steinkamp, Zoey Timmons and Taylor Caruthers.

Show-Me Softball 14U are national champs

The Show-Me Softball 14U team recently earned the title of national champions by outscoring their opponents, 61-17. The team will finish the 2026...

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