August 2022
First day marked with fun
First-grade teacher Kandace Koehler takes a photo of student Sherlock Wise to remember the first day of school on Aug. 23.
Pet of the Week
Meet Bond, the Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week. Bond is a sweet, big, talkative Tuxedo who was brought in as a stray.
Flies fly at Kids’ Fishing Day
Aaron Wilson helps son Emmit Wilson, 6, fish for trout on Saturday during Kids ‘Fishing Day at Roaring River State Park.
Kyle Troutman: A year in fatherhood
I officially have more than 365 days of fatherhood under my belt. Maybe it’s because sleep has been at a premium at times, but it sure doesn’t feel that long ago I was holding my 6-pound, 11-ounce newborn and fawning over her monkey- sounding cry. A week after, I was hugging my second as she completed our Troutman four. A year later, our nearly 20-pound one-year-old is hitting milestone after milestone, almost too quickly for us to keep up.
Wildcats warm up in Black and Gold scrimmage
Sophomore Brody Osborne lets loose a shot that hit the top netting and put a point on the board for the Black team in Thursday’s Black and Gold scrimmage.
ANTHONY FRANK “TONY” GIANINO
Anthony Frank “Tony” Gianino, age 66, of Cassville, Missouri, passed away Friday, August 19th, 2022, at his home. He was born January 26, 1956, in St.
ORVILLE WISEMAN JR.
Orville Lee “Junior” Wiseman, Jr., 60, of Cassville, died Friday, Aug. 19, 2022, at his home.
GARY DAVIS
Gary Davis, age 74, of Cassville, Missouri, passed away at his home on Thursday, August 18, 2022. Son of J.R and Minnie (Shockley) Davis, Gary was born on October 18, 1947, in Monett, Missouri. Gary attended Southwest High School in Washburn, where he played basketball and graduated in 1965. On December 19, 1966, in Seligman Gary married the love of his life, Mary Jane Mitchell; she survives him.
GERALD “JERRY” BLAKLEY
Gerald “Jerry” Blakley, age 75, of Purdy, Missouri, who passed away at his home on Monday, December 27, 2021. Graveside services with military honors will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, August 28, 2022, at Maplewood Cemetery in Exeter. Arrangements are under the direction of the White Funeral Home and Crematory, Cassville, Missouri.
