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West Elementary students are ready for a break Above, Coach Harvey Fry led West Elementary students in the 12 Days of Christmas!
Collectors show schedule for 2015 announced by In God We Trust LLC MINDENMINES-Dave Sorrick of In God We Trust LLC has announced the dates and locations of the Original Collectors Show for see COLLECTORS, page 2
Register now for quarterly chamber meeting
The Barton County Chamber of Commerce will hold its quarterly membership meeting on Thursday, Jan. 22, 11:45 a.m., at the Lamar Family Ministries Center. Lunch will be provided free of charge for chamber members. A panel of county commission representatives and officials from the cities of Lamar, Liberal and Golden City have been invited to discuss what's on the horizon and to answer questions. For more information or to register contact the chamber office at 417-682-3595.
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Photos by Richard Cooper/Lamar Democrat Top. County office holders sworn in for new terms. Left to right, Mike Davis, presiding commissioner; Steven Kaderly, prosecuting attorney; Kathleen Dimond, recorder of deeds; Janet Maupin, circuit clerk; Charles Curless, municipal judge; James Nichols, associate circuit judge; Kristina Crockett, county clerk. All are incumbents except Nichols, who moves from municipal judge to associate circuit judge, and Curless, who moves from associate circuit judge to municipal judge. Left. It’s all in the family. James Nichols takes the oath for associate circuit judge, administered by brother-in-law, Charles Curless. It was Curless’ last official act as outgoing associate circuit judge.
The year 2014 in review By MELODY METZGER Lamar Democrat
A heavy snow fell in January of 2014, creating a winter wonderland in which sledders could sled at the dam by the Lamar City Lake. The Lamar City Council had recently approved
sledding at the dam. An aerial view showed the full extent of Lamar R-1 School District's demolition of the 1936 building located on 7th Street, in preparation to make way for the future. The first Winterfest drew a big crowd and raised $5,000 to go towards the Barton County
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Community Fund. The Lamar Super 8 was recognized by TripAdvisor, receiving The 2014 Travelers Choice Award for Bargains in the United States. The Lamar Tigers claimed first place in the Stockton Basketball Tournament. Players named to the all tournament team were Tripp Tucker and Landon Compton. Sweet Creations opened its doors in Liberal. Work got underway to replace state traffic signs mounted on wooden posts in Lamar with signs on steel posts to increase stability and improve reflectivity of the signs. In February, Meteorologist Andy Foster reviewed the aspects of effective storm spot-
ting to a class conducted at the Barton County Ambulance Department. It was reported that approximately 120 pro-life supporters attended the annual Right to Life rally, held January 26. Severe damage was caused by a fire at 1200 E. 16th St. Ben Bunton, a senior journalism major at Missouri State University, will intern for the Lamar Democrat during his spring semester. High school sweethearts Carl and Reba Phipps celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary. Safety at the Lamar City Park playgrounds was the main topic of the monthly council meeting. Eight footsee YEAR, page 6
Public Service Commission reduces Relay Missouri surcharge Lamar Democrat/Richard Cooper U.S. Senator Roy Blunt, right, was in Lamar, December 29, as part of a five-day Open Press Tour before a new session of Congress begins. He was given a guided tour of Redneck Blinds by co-owner, Danny Little. Little told the senator that Redneck now operates out of six buildings, and sold about 4,000 blinds last year, 90 percent of which went to out-ofstate buyers. This fit quite well into Blunt’s efforts to highlight the growth of American manufacturing. His next stop was Golden City.
JEFFERSON CITY-The Missouri Public Service Commission has reduced the surcharge that telephone users pay to fund Relay Missouri, a statewide dual-party telephone relay service for the deaf, hearing impaired, and speech impaired. The surcharge had appeared on the monthly telephone bills of Missouri customers. Relay Missouri provides telephone accessibility to people who are deaf, hearing impaired, and speech impaired, and is
funded through a monthly, per line surcharge. The previous surcharge was $0.08 a month. The surcharge dropped to $0.06 a month, which became effective December 1, 2014. The Missouri General Assembly established Relay Missouri in 1990. Under state law, the commission is required to review the surcharge at least every two years, but not more than on an annual basis. The review is to ascertain that necessary funds are available for providing the program.