By DONNA WESCOTTHi everyone! Congratulations to the eighth grade Tiger football team for an undefeated season. Looks like we have some real talent moving into high school...

By JEN KIRBYThere are moments when this world can look dark and bleak. We are not promised a pain free life, however we are promised life...

Generosity meets strategy with tax-savvy donationsThis article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones financial...

By MELODY METZGERLamar DemocratLife has been extremely hectic the last week or so, with no relief in sight! Saturday morning found me at Hopewell...

By BRIAN GILLISLamar R-1 School SuperintendentThe recent release of the Annual Performance Report (APR) for the Lamar R-I School District has...

By GALEN FRIEDRICHSGrace Lutheran ChurchThe Genealogy of Jesus, Matt 1:1-17 (Dec 2025)The Genealogies in the Old Testament typically get ignored.1 Not only are the names...

By CARRIE CLASSON “More Badges”It’s November and so I’m writing a book.You may have heard of National Novel Writing Month. Until earlier this year...

By LARRY DABLEMONTWhat an adventure I had recently in Canada! I took my daughter Christy Lynn to Tinker Helseth’s place for a week of fishing in...

By REV. DR. JACK SLADECornerstone Baptist ChurchWell? Everyone is talking and asking. Some even worry and become frustrated. What is going on...

By DONNA WESCOTTHi everyone! Hope you have had a good week. My Chiefs didn’t look very good when they played the Bills. They finally got it together a little in the second...

By MELODY METZGERLamar DemocratAnd then there was one…. For some crazy reason I’ve been waking up about 2 a.m. and have a hard time falling back to...

Smart financial moves to make before year-endThis article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones financial advisor.As the...

By CARRIE CLASSON“Getting Better”Sometimes I think we should stay someplace fancier. All our friends do.When my husband Peter and I are in Mexico,...

By LARRY DABLEMONTWe decided to take a short float trip one November afternoon, down the river bordering some public hunting land. We have killed...

By REV. DR. JACK SLADECornerstone Baptist ChurchHave you ever found yourself in this setting: You think, maybe, just maybe, God can do some pretty...