October 2023
Spotlight shines on The Show’s 30th year
A Cassville fall is not complete without seeing local talent perform in The Show, an event celebrating it’s 30th year this weekend, with all proceeds benefitting the Cassville High School marching band. Greg Beck, with Hometown Sound and the Red Hots, the band that plays the cover songs performers sing in The Show, said participants are excited to celebrate the milestone.
Denali cleans up spill
With cases pending judgment in more than one Missouri courtroom, a principal player, Denali Water Solutions, continues to relieve itself of its processing waste in southwest Missouri, an area that has become an apparent legal limbo- land for the effluent once labeled as fertilizer. In the case of Denali, recorded spills continue to occur.
News briefs, Oct. 25
The Furs & Fins Benefit Fishing Tournament is set for Sunday from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.
LIVE UPDATES: Cassville vs. Monett football (Barry County Brawl)
This year’s Barry County Brawl is sponsored by Security Bank of Southwest Missouri, longtime supporter of Cassville football!
‘We just made history’
“We just made history.” Those four words rang out from the excited huddle of Cassville players and coaches as they were celebrating their first ever district softball title on Monday night, a 7-6 walk-off win over Doniphan. With two outs and the bases loaded, sophomore right fielder Naveah Johnson, whose spot in the rotation was being handled by fellow sophomore Joei Blankenship all game, was thrust into her first at-bat of the contest with the title on the line after having scored two runs off Blankenship’s bat.
Hahn Memorial brings closure to community
A new memorial bench at the head of the walkway leading to Roaring River Spring was the site of many photos on Saturday as family and friends gathered at Roaring River to pay tribute to the memory of Eric Lee Hahn on the first anniversary of his death.
Ronnie Lynn Hull
Ronnie Lynn Hull, 81, of Shell Knob, Mo. passed away Wednesday, October 11, 2023 at Cassville Health and Rehabilitation in Cassville, Mo.
Vicky J. Gipson
Vicky J. Gipson, 68, of Cassville, Mo. passed away Thursday, October 12, 2023, at Granby House in Granby, Mo.
Frank James “Bear” Middleton
Frank James “Bear” Middleton, 69, of Hoxie, Ark. passed away Monday, October 9, 2023, at Springfield Rehabilitation and HealthCare Center in Springfield, Mo.
Senior night victory!
Cassville senior Josie Keevan serves a ball For the Lady Wildcats in a 3-0, Senior Night win over McDonald County on Oct. 10.
