Cassville Democrat: News

Attendance down at fall kids' event (08/26/10)
Hot, humid weather keeps families away from Roaring River State Park

Local stories found only in our Aug. 25, 2010 print edition (08/25/10)
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Barry County 911 director resigns to take new post (08/25/10)
The woman who played an instrumental role in getting Barry County's E-911 system up and running five years ago will be leaving her post to head up the effort of establishing a new 911 system in Winfield, Kan. Friday will mark Pat Leighter's last day as Barry County E-911 director, a position she's held since Feb. 1, 2006...

City approves zoning change (08/19/10)
Access Family Care to build new facility on Business 37

Friday Squared offers fun for all ages (08/19/10)

District begins school year with less funding (08/19/10)
As hundreds of local students return to classrooms this week, area school districts are facing harsh state funding cuts. The Cassville R-4 School District has seen around a $600,000 decrease in funding for the 2010-11 school year. Last spring, school districts across Missouri were notified that they would see a reduction in basic school formula funding. Districts ended the 2009-10 school year with a 98 percent proration of basic formula funding...

Local stories found only in our Aug. 18, 2010 print edition (08/18/10)
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Hootenanny offers fun (08/12/10)

Barry County detective recovers stolen property (08/12/10)
Property from two separate church burglaries has been recovered following an investigation by detectives with the Barry County Sheriff's Department. Detective Brian Landreth reported that musical equipment stolen from Chapel of Grace Church and Faith Church, both located near Monett, was recovered Thursday, Aug. 5...

Cassville men arrested in connection to burglaries (08/12/10)
A pair of Cassville residents and a Garfield, Ark., woman have been arrested in connection with 17 burglaries that occurred in the Mineral Springs area over the last few months. Last week, the Barry County Sheriff's Department arrested Brandon Ray Sabart, 25, of Cassville, and Brandon Dale Rawlings, 24, of Cassville. Both men have been charged with second degree burglary and are being held at the Barry County Jail in lieu of $25,000 cash bonds...

Local stories found only in our Aug. 11, 2010 print edition (08/11/10)
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Suggestions for beating the heat (08/05/10)
Local residents are advised to take necessary precautions this week to prevent heat illness resulting from extreme temperatures in the southwest Missouri area. According to David Compton, Barry County Office of Emergency Management director, people need to make sure that they drink plenty of water to stay hydrated over the course of the next several days...

Foulke wins close race for BC judge (08/05/10)
Barry County has a new judge following Tuesday's primary election. Robert Foulke won the race for Barry County Associate Circuit Court Judge Division II on the Republican ticket. Foulke defeated Cordelia Herrin in a very close race. Foulke earned 51.97 percent of the vote (2,525) to Herrin's 48.03 percent (2,334). The primary produced a 27.7 percent turnout with 5,732 of Barry County's 20,691 registered voters braving temperatures in the 100s to make the trip to the polls...

Local stories found only in our Aug. 4, 2010 print edition (08/04/10)
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