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By CARRIE CLASSON“I Love Librarians”I spent yesterday with more than 5,000 librarians.A few were library aides and some were library trustees. But...

By REV. GALEN FRIEDRICHSGrace Lutheran Church’s (April 2026)The confession that Jesus is true God is tied to His crucifixion. Because He was crucified for us, therefore we...

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Property transfers

Warranty Deed, filed April 7, 2026. James Phelps and Debbie Phelps to Debra Teschner and Larry Teschner, Lt 3 Bl 1 Wolfs Add to Iantha (B1-2), Lt 4 Bl 1 Wolfs Add to Iantha...

Property transfers

Warranty Deed, filed March 30, 2026. Sharon M Green to Walter Roy Harris and Sheryl Ann Harris, Lt 4 Price & Wests Sub (L1-6), STR 35-31-29 /NW/NE.Warranty Deed, filed...

Property transfers

Warranty Deed, filed March 24, 2026. Newrez LLC and Shellpoint Mortgage Servicing to Blanca Santillan and Gustavo Santillan, Lt 16 Parkview Add to Golden City (L1-22), Lt...

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Cystic Fibrosis Walk to be held May 2

The Cystic Fibrosis Walk will be held on Saturday, May 2, at the First Baptist Church, 1301 E. 16th St., Lamar.Registration is at 8 a.m., with the walk to begin at 9...

How gardens help children thrive

COLUMBIA, Mo.- Of all the things growing in a garden, children are the most important. April is National Gardening Month and an ideal time to discuss the need to teach...

Information to be presented regarding landfill

The Barton County Republicans will be meeting Tuesday, April 28, 7 p.m., in the Thiebaud meeting rooms in Lamar. Plans for upcoming meetings will be discussed.The guest...

CHARLES WARREN BOMAN

Charles Warren Boman passed away on April 8, 2026. He was born on January 10, 1945, to Charles P. and Lula Mae (Triebel) Boman in Parsons,...

RAYMA BEKEBROCK DAVIS

Rayma Bekebrock Davis, who died Sept. 17, 2025, was laid to rest in the Davis family cemetery in Mississippi on her birthday, Tuesday, April 7, 2026.A close circle of...

SALLY KAY WELKER

Sally Kay Welker, 80, passed away on March 14, 2026, in a nursing home in Alice, Texas, following a sudden illness.Born in Illinois, Sally lived in Arizona, Missouri and...

Hailey Dunaway is the sixth grade Lamar Middle School Student of the Week. Her parents are Greg Dunaway and Stephanie Deere. Hailey’s favorite aspect of school is reading and she is also involved in cheerleading. An animal lover at heart, she has turtles, fish, dogs and cats. Additionally, her favorite television show is Outer Banks.

Students of the week

MRETA Vice President Sunni Wilson surprised the local Barton County Retired Educators group by attending their monthly meeting. She emphasized the Region 9 meeting coming to Lamar on April 20.

Barton County Retired Educators prepare for Region 9 meeting

Sixteen members of the Barton County Retired Educators met Tuesday, April 7, at the Christian Church in Lamar, for their regular monthly meeting....

Stella Taylor is the sixth grade Lamar Middle School Student of the Week. She is the daughter of Dwayne Taylor and Chelsea Beaumont. Stella’s favorite subject is Social Studies and her favorite color is pink. She has two dogs, two cats and two lizards. She plays softball and volleyball.

Students of the week

Marriage license application

The following have filed a marriage license application with the Barton County Recorder’s office:Timmy Eugene Ring, 72, Liberal and Marsha Lynn Ring, 67, Liberal.

Young and old alike enjoyed the fare at the Irwin Wild Game Feed.

Irwin Community Church Wild Game Feed 2026

By JILL PUGHThe Irwin Community Church opened its door to another community event on Saturday, March 28. This was the seventh Wild Game Feed held...

NEWSpaper Easter Egg contest has best year

By MELODY METZGERLamar DemocratThe 7th Annual NEWSpaper Easter Egg hunt could be found in the April 1 edition of the Lamar Democrat. This is a fun contest that is open to...

Photos courtesy of Catherine Williams
The Liberal Lady Bulldogs traveled to Jasper on Wednesday evening, April 8, to take on the Eagles. The girls had a terrific game, with the highlight being Ava Garrett hitting a home run - driving in the third base runner in the top of the sixth. She also pitched a no-hitter. Liberal ended the game 10-0.

Bulldogs take down Eagles

Bulldogs have good showing at Appleton City

The Liberal Bulldogs recently had a very good day at Appleton City. Many athletes had PR's: Andrew Scott - 110m hurdles (second), 200m dash; Elam...

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