October 2023
Hall Theatre near condemnation
The city of Cassville has been denied Brownfields Voluntary Cleanup Program Phase II funding, lurching the Hall Theatre saga into new territory where condemnation and demolition are next on the cards. Steve Walensky, Cassville city administrator, said the Brownfields Phase I study determined there were not enough contaminants in the basement of the Theatre and surrounding soil to warrant funding for removal.
News briefs, Oct. 18
Dawson Reeves, baby boy of Montana and Esther Reeves, was born on Aug. 31 with HLHS (Hypoplastic left heart syndrome).
22 perform in Fall Piano Recital
Ruth Burnside, Purdy piano instructor, had 22 of her pupils perform at the Fall Piano Recital, held on Sept. 24 at Countryside Christian Church in Monett. The older students played several classical pieces, and a crowd of about 50 attended the recital.
1,300 mammograms completed in Cassville
Cassville Mercy Hospital performed approximately 1,300 mammograms in the past year. The number was reached with the continued use of the new mammography unit, a Hologic Selenia Combo (dual) Imaging Unit, which was installed last year.
LIVE UPDATES: Cassville vs. Doniphan, district title softball
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LIVE UPDATES: Cassville at Lamar football
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A stroke of history
Playing on their home course, the Cassville girls golf team made program history at the Class 2, District 3 Girls Golf Tournament.
Big 8 settles at 9
After six years of 14 schools in the Big 8 Conference, member schools in 2024 will be closer to the charter number.
Lynn Hilburn: Many names, one house
What is in a name? Throughout the 180-year life of Cassville and the 200-plus year life of Barry County, there have been many names, many people, many families that have contributed to the growth and history of this city and county. Although Lewis Cass, a former United States Senator and Secretary of War and William Barry, a U.S.
Kyle Troutman: Nailed it
My wife is a trooper. To say Jordan is injury-prone is a slight understatement. Where she provides an overabundance of beauty, brains and entertainment, she has an equal excess of clumsiness, bad luck and low pain tolerance.
