June 2023

Year in Photos — Cassville softball
Cassville’s Alyssa Whisenhunt lets a pitch go in the district championship game against Seneca last season.
News briefs, June 28
Zone 4 Mini Golf & More will host a live performance by Buffalo Joe’s Band on Friday and Saturday from 7-9 p.m. each night.


VIDEO: Summer school students play in fire truck spray
The Cassville Volunteer Fire Protection District was at the Cassville school district on the last day of summer school on Friday, spraying the playground area for students to cool off and enjoy playing in water.

Family of missing teen pushes for information
The family of Serenity Lynne Black, 17, of Rogers, Ark., who has been missing for more than a month, is making a push locally to find the teen, as she is believed to be in Barry or McDonald counties.

Trout Tales, June 21
After taking a couple weeks off from reporting, I found myself last week at the Cassville Aquatic Center for the last day of the Safety Around Water program. This is the fifth year of the partnership between the school and the Cassville Area YMCA, and we can’t think of a better summer school offering.

Year in Photos — Cassville girls golf
Cassville’s Gracie Harmon chips onto the green during Big 4 play at the Cassville Golf Club last fall.

Safety Around Water program completes 5th year
Incoming second-grader at Cassville, Ainsley Miller, enjoyed the last day of the Safety Around Water Class by hitting the slides, getting assistance from Bradan Dickinson as she hurtled into the surf. The last day of the Safety Around Water program was Thursday. It’s the fifth year of the partnership between the school district and Cassville Area YMCA.
Marilene Annette Hogue
Marilene Annette Hogue, 58 of Rocky Comfort, Mo., passed away Friday, June 2, 2023, at her home. She was born September 21, 1964, in Jacksonville, Fla., the daughter of Richard Norman and Phyllis Ann (Kitchen) Brandt, who preceded her in death.

Leo Isaac Myers
Leo Isaac Myers, infant son of Caleb Myers and Morgan Periman of Rocky Comfort, Missouri passed away Monday, June 12, 2023 at Cox Monett Hospital in Monett, Missouri. He is survived by his parents, Caleb Myers and Morgan Periman of Rocky Comfort, Missouri; his maternal grandparents, Timothy and Louanna Branagh of Rocky Comfort, Missouri and his paternal grandparents, Matthew Myers of Anderson, Missouri and Candace Catlin of Rocky Comfort, Missouri.