By REV. DR. JACK SLADECornerstone Baptist ChurchAs you are reading this, there are over 40 wars taking place around the world. When will it end?...

By DONNA WESCOTTHi everyone! Hope you are having a good week. Thank goodness this election is over. I’m so sick of getting all this stuff in the mail that I just throw in...

By JEN KIRBYLast week we talked about the fork in the road that we run into on our journey. Sometimes, we are not only focused on choosing the...

By REV. DR. JACK SLADECornerstone Baptist ChurchHave you ever had an experience with words that has destroyed your confidence? Maybe you have had...

By LARRY DABLEMONTRufous Still must have been in his late sixties or early seventies when I met him. I expect he was born around 1900 or just a few...

By MELODY METZGERLamar DemocratTo say that my head had been in a fog the last couple of weeks is an understatement. In 50 years of being in the...

By MICAH DOUBLEDEEUniversity Agronomy Field SpecialistWeather Station: According to the Lamar Weather Station, the temperature reached a low of 77.6°F and a high of 93.5°F....

By CARRIE CLASSON“Happy Anticipation”Since my niece Isabelle was little, she was always a planner. She was the only kindergartner I knew who laid...

By JEN KIRBYAs we walk out each day on this earth, we are confronted with small and big decisions. We get to choose if we take the wide open path...

By MELODY METZGERLamar DemocratI’m ready to get off this roller coaster ride we’ve been on with trying to find a printer for the Lamar Democrat,...

By LARRY DABLEMONTMy maternal grandparents, Bert and Hilda McNew, had a little farm out southeast of Houston, Mo. a few miles. I was born in their...

By CARRIE CLASSON“Swimming With the Sunnies"I spent last week “up north” with my parents. While my husband Peter and my cat Felix stayed at home...

By MICAH DOUBLEDEE University Agronomy Field SpecialistScouting was limited due to hot temperatures and limited time. Corn: The corn field scouted was in Barton County. The...

Debunking five common Social Security mythsAug. 3, 2026This article was written by Edward Jones for use by your local Edward Jones financial...

By REV. DR. JACK SLADECornerstone Baptist ChurchBe filled with the [Holy] Spirit. Ephesians 5:18.Father, how thankful I am for the seal of the Holy...