February 2024
Kimberly Healey: A show of love on Valentine’s Day
On this day every year, millions of people go out of their way to show the ones in their lives how much they love them. They spend their hardearned money on flowers, chocolate, candy, and teddy bears.
Lisa Roark: The medicine of love
On a distant porch swing a million years ago, I met the man of my dreams. Okay, it wasn’t distant, it was right here in Cassville and it was a little less than a million years ago.
Kyle Troutman: Super Bowl inspiration
On this Valentine’s Day, I’m devoting a section of the paper to something so many of us in Cassville love so much — the Kansas City Chiefs. What’s not to love about the back-to-back Super Bowl champions? Every time they have seemed down and out, the Chiefs seemingly rise to the occasion and give us a lesson in perseverance and grit rarely matched in sports.
Man arrested for burglary
A Cassville man is charged with felony burglary after allegedly breaking into a home in Cassville. Dustin Thompson, 42, of Cassville, is charged with felony second-degree burglary and misdemeanor stealing.
Videos help catch alleged thief
A Golden man is facing a felony after allegedly taking items from a dump trailer and porch at a property in Barry County. Jeremy Ogle, 46, of Golden, is charged with felony stealing.
Rosy memories: Widower hands out roses on Valentine’s Day
A widower after 42 years of marriage, Roger Smith, of McDowell, found himself without anyone to give a rose on Valentine’s Day, so he started an outside-the-box tradition to fill the void. Smith is turning 80 in March, and the idea came to him about 8 years ago.
Citizens for Justice social media assists in arrests
The Citizens for Justice — Barry County held its third community meeting on Feb. 1, discussing everything from neighborhood watch programs to crime trends and the upcoming sheriff election.
City budgets for water project, foot bridge
The city of Cassville has multiple major projects scheduled for this year, driving the $13.8 million 2024 budget that predicts a 4 percent increase in sales tax revenue. The city forecasts $7.5 million in total revenue, which includes about $2.83 million in four sales taxes, more than $200,000 in interest and dividends, $130,000 from a refinance of the 2017 bond issue and $1.1 million in sewer and water bond proceeds.
Sales taxes generally level in January
Sales tax revenues to bi-county cities and county governments held more or less steady in January, compared to a year ago, and the city of Cassville continued its strong gains. The seven Barry County cities received $780,056.60, down 2 percent from last January, mostly from Monett.
Scoreboard, Feb. 14
The Cassville girls wrestling team is sending two athletes to the 2024 MSHSAA Girls Wrestling State Championships Feb. 23-24 in Columbia.
