December 2022

Cassville proposes 2023 budget

The city of Cassville has proposed a budget for 2023, expecting a decline in sales tax revenue but utilizing years of unexpected revenues to complete capital projects throughout the city. For 2022, the city took 2,958,384.71, a 6.9 percent increase from 2021.
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JAG student wins essay contest

Students enrolled in the Jobs for American Graduates Program (JAG) at Cassville High were asked to complete an essay answering the following question: “what do you wish all Missourians knew about JAG?” Cassville JAG member and CHS senior, Sara Longley, was selected as the local essay winner. Essay winners across the state were invited to an event on Nov. 1 in Jefferson City. Longley, joined by her grandfather, Landon Fletcher, and JAG Advisor Teresa Stewart, toured the Governor’s Mansion, enjoyed lunch with JAG students and advisors from across the state and were honored by Gov. Mike Parson and First Lady Teresa Parson during a reception at the Capitol Rotunda. JAG compiled all winning essays and created a book for the winners as a keepsake.
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Through the years, Dec. 28

Wooten Roof wind damage — Twisting winds that hit Ridgley just after midnight the first Friday of 1972 left this gapping hole in the roof of the home of Mr. and Mrs. Pat Wooten of Ridgley. Looking over the damage are Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Laney, nearby residents, whose property escaped damage. The Wooten home once served the Ridgley community as a school.
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Security Bank donates to Cassville programs

Security Bank of Southwest Missouri has donated $500 to the newly established Cassville High School Pickleball Club. CHS Pickleball Club began this year and currently has nearly 20 members. The donation from Security Bank will be used to purchase T-shirts for participants as well as medals for an upcoming tournament. Front row, from left: Dixon Reid, Jacob Martinez, Kyler Hayward, Elly Ramaeker, Dulce Rivera, Lorelei Vanderhoeff, Elizabeth Butler, Kyla Bowling and Corbin Rhodes. Back row: Security Bank President Jon Horner, Simon Gates, Ashton Wheeler, Andrew Gray, Ethan Bohmke, Caleb Leach, Eli Stokes and Jackson Ray. Contributed photo
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