February 2024
All Rhoads lead to Evangel
At the start of his senior year, Cassville tight end Cosmo Rhoads had no plans to go to college, let alone become a college athlete. A recent stroke of opportunity altered his plans, as he signed on Feb.
MU holds annual farming conference
Eddie Davison, left, of Shell Knob, and Nathan Dinsmore, of Seligman, share a laugh and a meal at the 95th Annual Barry County Soils and Crops Conference, held Jan. 30 at First Christian Church in Cassville.
News Briefs, Feb. 14
The Cassville school district will host a Community Viewing Event on March 5 at 6 p.m. at the FEMA Event Center, showing the documentary “Childhood 2.0: The Living Experiment.” The documentary aims to educate parents, guardians and community members about the inherent challenges and dangers of the digital world.
Royal sweethearts crowned
CENTER: Senior couple Brendyn Paulsen, right, and Brooklynn Slye were named Homecoming King and Queen on Jan. 30, and Paulsen took the moment to plant a kiss on his girlfriend, just like his father did to his mother when they were crowned King and Queen in 2002.
Kyle Troutman: Power in homegrown professionals
In small-town America, the opportunity to dive into a new career can be limited. Resources can be scant and post-secondary education, though now offered extensively online, can be difficult to obtain.
Lady Wildcats look for late-season push
A back-and-forth season when it comes to results, the Cassville girls basketball team is using its last four regular-season contests to prep for a Class 4, District 12 tournament run from the middle of the pack.
Harold Dean Summerlin
Harold Dean Summerlin, 94, of Golden, Mo. passed away Monday, January 29, 2024, at The Missouri Veterans Home in Mount Vernon, Mo.
Catherine Ann “Cathy” Harter
Catherine Ann “Cathy” Harter, 75, of Wheaton, Mo. passed away Wednesday, January 31, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Springfield, in Springfield, Mo.
Shirley M. Tucker
Shirley M. Tucker went to meet her Savior on January 31, 2024, at 8:45 a.m.
Marjorie Ellen Rhoden Hull
Marjorie Ellen Rhoden Hull, 102, of Jacksonville, Arkansas passed away January 16, 2024, in Jacksonville. She was born September 7, 1921, in Walnut Grove on the Butler Farm, Carroll County, Arkansas to the late John Sherman Sr.
