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    Metzger's Mutterings
    June 22, 2018
    By MELODY METGER Lamar Democrat The countdown is here. By the time this column comes out in the paper I should have my first granddaughter....

    Created to crave
    June 18, 2018
    By CASSIE DOWNS relentlessloveministries.com Skittles, Sprees, Runts, you name the candy, I craved it. Pregnancy had a way of creating some...

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    Government
    Court misc.
    June 21, 2018
    State V Marcus Noah Wengerd x2, guilty plea. Prestige Financial Services V Nathan Hazen et al, consent judgment. Cavalry SPV I, LLC V Randie...

    Property transfers
    June 20, 2018
    General Warranty Deed, filed May 18, 2018. Soloman Schwartz and Mattie R. Schwartz, husband and wife and Jonathan R. Detweiler and Rosa Marie Detweiler, husband and wife. A...

    Lamar Municipal Court report
    June 15, 2018
    Lance Riley Adkins, failure to register motor vehicle, $108 fine. Payden Ray Armstrong, failure to register motor vehicle, $58...

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    News
    Lamar Democrat/Melody Metzger Laken Todd, daughter of Lindsay and Laramie Todd, enjoyed Madness on Main Street Thursday evening, in Golden City. Between the perfect weather and ice cream there was much to be happy about. Madness on Main Street enjoyed by many
    June 22, 2018
    By MELODY METZGER Lamar Democrat The weather was beautiful for the first day of summer on Thursday, June 21, making Golden City’s Madness on...

    Golden City set to lose only bank
    June 22, 2018
    By JAMES MCNARY Greenfield Vedette Articles Editor GOLDEN CITY- Arvest Bank has announced that the Golden City branch of Bear State Bank will be one of the branches...

    Lamar Democrat/Melody Metzger The City of Golden City donated this metal ballot drum to the museum. Someone in the museum at the same time as myself said they remembered when it was used. Golden City Museum is a blast from the past
    June 22, 2018
    By MELODY METZGER Lamar Democrat Thursday evening, June 21, I had the pleasure of attending Golden City’s Madness on Main Street, a cruise-in...

    Obituaries
    DONALD RAY PETERSON
    June 22, 2018
    LAMAR- A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Saturday at Konantz Warden Funeral Home for Donald Ray Peterson, 62, Lamar, who died Wednesday,...

    SHARON K. YOKLEY
    June 11, 2018
    LIBERAL- A graveside service will be held at 10 a.m. today (Wednesday) at the Liberal City Cemetery for Sharon K. Yokley, 67, Liberal, who died...

    Schools
    June 21, 2018

    Crowder College in Nevada announce spring graduates
    June 21, 2018
    NEVADA- Area students attending Crowder College in Nevada graduated this spring. They were Mayeli Silva, Golden City, CT1, Certified Medical...

    Missouri S&T releases spring honors list
    June 20, 2018
    ROLLA- Missouri University of Science and Technology announces the names of students who made the honors list for the spring 2018 semester. To...

    Social
    Lamar Senior Center Bridge Club
    June 20, 2018
    Joann Jones was the hostess for Bridge on Tuesday, June 19. The winners were Karen Wegener, first high and Kathy Jenkins, second high. The...

    Crockett reunion recap
    June 20, 2018
    By JOY CROCKETT Now that we are fully into summer, as the weather is constantly proclaiming, it is a good time for me to recap the 2017 Crockett...

    Marriage license applications
    June 20, 2018
    The following have filed a marriage license with the Barton County Recorder’s office: Matthew James Lewis, 40, Lamar and Victoria Bernice Priem,...

    Sports
    Lamar Athletic Department holds day of service
    June 21, 2018
    The Lamar High School football team, along with various members of the basketball and cross country team, gathered together Thursday morning, June...

    Phipps earns athletic association academic honors
    June 20, 2018
    NEOSHO- Crowder College had 24 student athletes awarded National Junior College Athletic Association honors for their academic achievement. This is...

    Three members of the Lamar TigerSharks travelled to Siloam Springs, Ark., on June 9. Swimmers could compete in a maximum of three individual events. The top eight finishers in each event scored team points. Kaitlyn Davis won the 15-18 Girls High Point Trophy with first place finishes in the 200 yard freestyle, 200 yard IM and 100 yard freestyle. Addison Zamora finished in second place overall for 9-10 Girls. Zamora took first place in the 100 yard freestyle, second place in the 50 yard freestyle and second place in the 100 yard IM. Nevaeh Jones finished eighth in both the 50 yard backstroke and 50 yard butterfly. Pictured, left to right, are Addison Zamora, Nevaeh Jones, Head Coach Jessica Zamora and Kaitlyn Davis. Three members of Lamar TigerSharks travel to Siloam Springs
    June 19, 2018

    About Our Kids
    Cox Barton County Hospital
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    Letter to editor
    June 18, 2018
    Dear Editor: LGL, Inc (Lamar-Golden City-Lockwood transportation) is a local non-profit, 501(C)(3), organization that provides a ride to 12 developmentally disabled...