Join the trend with these New Year resolutionsWith the new year around the corner, many people are setting goals for 2026. After months of rising...

By MICAH DOUBLEDEEUniversity Agronomy Field SpecialistWeather Station: According to the Lamar Weather Station, the temperature reached a low of 28.0°F and a high of 60.9°F....

By CARRIE CLASSON“When Animals Talk”In Sweden there used to be a widespread belief that animals could talk on Christmas Eve.My Swedish mother read...

By LARRY DABLEMONTI haven’t seen many ducks but it is duck season and I can’t wait to go out with my Lab to try to find some. If you have never...

By MELODY METZGERLamar DemocratI missed middle grandson Landon’s basketball game on Monday due to having to cover the city council meeting and when...

By BRIAN GILLISLamar R-I Superintendent As promised, I did prepare a second article focused on the Annual Performance Report (APR). After some...

By DONNA WESCOTTHi everyone! I’m a little behind on writing, so I’ll start by saying I hope you all had a blessed Thanksgiving. Jazmine prepared her first holiday meal. She...

Take control: Why budgeting doesn’t have to feel restrictiveThis article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones financial...

By REV. DR. JACK SLADECornerstone Baptist ChurchAmerica is changing so fast that one does not know where certainty is and what to cling to in the...

By JEN KIRBYHere is another throwback from the 2022 vault. May the New Year bring you much Joy! Joy unspeakable comes with trust, a deep trust, an...

By MELODY METZGERLamar DemocratI received so many texts, emails, facebook messages, phone calls and cards for my big 69th birthday last week. It...

By LARRY DABLEMONTRight now in the Ozarks there are eagles everywhere and each spring more and more of them nest here. If you spend a lot of time...

By REV. GALEN FRIEDRICHSGrace Lutheran Church (Dec 2025)There are three events involving Martha that must be considered, the meal in Bethany in the home of Martha (Luke...

By JEN KIRBYThrowback article! I pulled this one out of the 2022 vault….Have you ever wondered, “Where does Joy come from?” 1 John 4:17 says,...

By CARRIE CLASSON“The Right Way To Do Christmas”I know there are a lot of opinions about the right way to do Christmas.My husband Peter feels the...