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Crop Scouting Report: April 27, 2026

By MICAH DOUBLEDEEUniversity Agronomy Field SpecialistWeather Station: According to the Lamar Weather Station, the temperature reached a low of 57.1°F and a high of 84.5°F,...

Are you missing?

By REV. DR. JACK SLADECornerstone Baptist ChurchWe've all seen the sign at one time or the other, "What's Missing in CH_CH?Since the outbreak of...

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Property transfers

Warranty Deed, filed April 20, 2026. Jacqueline Porambo to Allen Deitz and Wendy Deitz, Lt 1 Bl 3 R J Tuckers Add to Lamar (B1-5), Lt 2 Bl 3 R J Tuckers Add to Lamar...

Property transfers

Warranty Deed, filed April 13, 2026. Joyce M Gage to Justin Garrett Sowell and Celeste Rachel Sowell, Bl 4 Parrys Add to Lamar (B1-19).Warranty Deed, filed April 13, 2026....

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Will April showers bring May flowers?

By MELODY METZGERLamar DemocratThe weather this April has given us quite a ride, with an average rainfall amount of 7.26 inches, as compared to 8.98 inches that were...

Students visited the FFA Greenhouse, where they learned about horticulture and how plants can provide food for the table.

Golden City FFA welcomes Community Rural Safety Net

By ELAINE DAVISUniversity Extension 4-H Youth SpecialistCommunity Rural Safety Net was welcomed by Golden City FFA on Friday, March 13, as a...

Rainey named Liberal R-II April Employee of Month

LIBERAL- Fourth grade teacher Luke Rainey was named Liberal R-II School District’s April Employee of the Month. Mr. Rainey consistently...

KEVIN GENE SECHREST

Kevin Gene Sechrest, age 56, of Lamar, Missouri, passed away on April 27, 2026, at Carthage Health and Rehabilitation Center, where he had been a...

WILLIAM “BILL” MILO GARTEN

William “Bill” Milo Garten, age 83, of Lamar, Missouri, passed away April 10, 2026, at Medicalodges of Nevada in Nevada, Missouri.Bill was born...

WILLIAM “WILLIE” ALEXANDER SPLITTER

William “Willie” Alexander Splitter, age 66, of Liberal, Missouri, passed away April 18, 2026, at University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas...

Rainey named Liberal R-II April Employee of Month

LIBERAL- Fourth grade teacher Luke Rainey was named Liberal R-II School District’s April Employee of the Month. Mr. Rainey consistently...

CAN applications open for free summer enrichment program

JOPLIN- The Compass Academy Network (CAN) is excited to announce that applications are open for its free, four-week summer enrichment program for...

Porter Heins is the eighth grade Lamar Middle School Student of the Week. He is the son of Christy and Andy Heins. He enjoys Social Studies but his favorite class is Algebra. Porter participates in basketball, football, track and FCA. Lastly, he has three dogs.

Students of the week

Students visited the FFA Greenhouse, where they learned about horticulture and how plants can provide food for the table.

Golden City FFA welcomes Community Rural Safety Net

By ELAINE DAVISUniversity Extension 4-H Youth SpecialistCommunity Rural Safety Net was welcomed by Golden City FFA on Friday, March 13, as a...

Full Gospel Tabernacle to feature special speaker

The Full Gospel Tabernacle Church, located at 1601 Hagny in Lamar, will feature a special speaker, Kelly Bennett-Holt, on Monday, May 10, at their Sunday morning and...

The candle provided a flame for testing of fire extinguishers.

Liberal students participate in Barton County 4-H STEM

By ELAINE DAVISBarton County University Extension 4-H Youth SpecialistBarton County 4-H STEM youth from Liberal jumped into February with “Science...

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Barton County Shrine Club

Photos by Barton County Chamber of Commerce/Kristy Roberson
The Lamar Tigers faced off against St. Mary’s Colgan on Friday, April 24, at Shoff Field in the Lamar City Park. The varsity Tigers lost 2-11, with JV falling 4-6.

Lamar Tigers fall to St. Mary’s Colgan

Bulldogs do well at Lamar Rotary Relays

Liberal boys scored a sixth place finish and the girls tied for eighth place out of 18 schools attending the annual Lamar Rotary Relays. Results for the Teams are as...

Photos by Cathy Williams

Liberal Boys fair well at Columbus Titan Invitational

The Liberal boys team pulled off an impressive second place finish in the Columbus Titan Invitational. The following boys PR'd &/or placed in...

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