September 2023
Trout Tales, Sept. 13
I broke out my hard hat again last week for an exciting event on the south side of the Cassville High School campus, the official groundbreaking for what I thought was a new pickleball stadium.
Performing Arts Center ground broken
The first stage at the site of the new Performing Arts Center (PAC) at Cassville High School was built on Thursday, a mound of dirt turned by school officials, administrators, students, teachers and community members at the building’s official groundbreaking.
Wildcats suffer season’s first loss, prep for Patriots
The Cassville football team met the same fate against Seneca on Friday as each of the two teams who had played the Indians already — shut out and giving up at least five scores. Clay Weldy, Cassville football coach, said Seneca is a force in the district, helped by Wildcat mistakes on Friday in a 44-0 Cassville loss on the road.
William Theodore “Billy” Thompson, Jr.
William Theodore “Billy” Thompson, Jr., 89, of Monett, Mo. passed away Thursday, September 7, 2023, at Lacoba Homes in Monett, Mo.
Beth Ellen Tallant
Beth Ellen Tallant, 79, of Seligman, Mo. passed away Friday, September 8, 2023, at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers, Ark.
Jimmy Lee Sparks
Jimmy Lee Sparks, 59, of Cassville Mo. passed away Sunday, September 10, 2023, at Mercy Hospital Cassville.
Brenda Louise Pierce
Brenda Louise Pierce, 59, of Eagle Rock, Mo., passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at her home. She was born November 29, 1963, in Fontana, Calif.
Raymond Keith Lewellen
Raymond Keith Lewellen, 60, of Seligman, Mo. passed away Saturday, September 2, 2023, at his home.
Kevin Leslie Wise, Jr.
Kevin Leslie Wise, Jr., 36, of Cassville, Mo. passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Ark.
Anita “Gail” Ball
Anita “Gail” Ball, 70, of Aurora, Mo. passed away Wednesday, September 6, 2023, at Mercy Hospital Springfield in Springfield, Mo.
