(Ashlynn is the daughter of Anna and Brad Ball of Lamar. She is a member of the City Clovers and Teen Leaders 4-H clubs). Hi I’m Ashlynn Ball...

(Codey is the daughter of Bethany and Brad Fanning and attends Lamar High School. She is a member of the Learn-A-Do 4-H Club). My name is Codey...

(Lilly is the daughter of Angela and Jerry Weber of Lamar and a member of the Make-It-Happen 4-H Club. She attends Lamar High School.). Hello!...

(Levi is a member of City Clovers 4-H Club and is the son of Ben and Diana Ball of Lamar). Hello, I'm Levi Ball, my parents are Ben and Diana...

Master Gardeners have chosen the June Yard of the Month. It is 802 Grand in Lamar. This home, built in 1902, was purchased by Tim and Sherri...

By MELODY METZGER Lamar Democrat The municipal election that was postponed from April 7, due to COVID-19, was held Tuesday, June 2. The total...

Lamar’s new chief of police, Joe Moore, was sworn in on his first day of the job on Monday, June 1, at Thiebaud Auditorium. Beginning at 4 p.m.,...

Ellistin Morey, Golden City, is a new junior member of the American Angus Association®, reports Mark McCully, CEO of the national organization with...

Beginning Tuesday, June 2, anyone entering a CoxHealth facility will be required to wear a mask or face covering. This decision includes both...

By JOE DAVIS Barton County Historical Society I have researched well over 100 homes in Lamar. But this one has one of the strangest histories...

By AUTUMN SHELTON Lamar Democrat The Coronavirus has drastically changed what local commerce and businesses look like, but Lamar Enterprises is...

JEFFERSON CITY- Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft announced Barton County Library has been awarded a Reading Challenge Software Grant of $544. Reading Challenge...

STOCKTON- “Southwest Missouri environment lends itself to summer hay harvest,” says MU Extension Regional Livestock Field Specialist Patrick Davis. The optimum time to...

The Arbor Day Foundation has a book that helps people identify trees in a simple, step-by-step process. The book, What Tree Is That?, is available for a $5 donation to the...

Lamar will host its first cruise night of the season on Friday, June 5, on the Lamar square. April and May were cancelled due to COVID-19, but the...