September 2024

Xe Vue
Xe Vue, 81, passed away on Tuesday, September 3, 2024, at her home in Stark City, Mo. Xe was born November 13, 1942, in Phou Khe, Laos to her parents Txiab Leej Vwj , Ntxoov Yaj.
Dawna Lee (Horner) Womack
Dawna Lee (Horner) Womack was born in Cassville, Missouri on May 18, 1930, to C. Lucien and Nina Horner.

Leslie Blaine “Les” Hickman
Leslie Blaine “Les” Hickman, 73, of Wheaton, Mo. died Wednesday, September 18, 2024.

Mark Allen Arnold
Mark Allen Arnold, 47, of Cassville, Mo., passed away Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at Mercy Hospital Joplin in Joplin, Mo. He was born April 5, 1977, in Cassville, Mo., the son of Marvin Dean Arnold, Sr., and Imogene (Morgan) Arnold, who preceded him in death.

Carol May “Carla” (Levick) Nichols-Baughman
Carol May “Carla” (Levick) Nichols-Baughman, 86, of Marionville, Mo. passed away Thursday, September 12, 2024, at The Ozarks Methodist Manor in Marionville, Mo.

Randy Crane: Godliness with contentment is great gain
This devotional and directory is made possible by these businesses who encourage all to attend worship services. A traveler was walking from a village in the mountains to a village in the valley.
Cassville woman injured in wreck at Carr Lane
A Cassville woman was injured on Wednesday in a wreck at 7:26 a.m. Wednesday on Highway 86 at Carr Lane.

Through the Years, Sept. 25
40 YEARS AGO: NOT FLAGGED — A violation for delay of game Friday night drew no flag....instead an official escorted (better still carried) the offender off the field. It was one of the dogs that frequent the CHS campus. The whistle-toater (instrument in mouth) carried the friendly pooch off the field, necessitating a delay in the contest that was not chargeable as a violation to either team.

Michelle Hilburn: Beyond the classroom
As educators, we don’t measure success by the money we make or even by the degrees we collect, though many of us achieve a lot academically. For me, after 19 years of teaching and several college degrees, what fills me with the most pride is the impact I’ve had on my students.

Kyle Troutman: Week-in and week-out
At about 2 pm. Saturday, I was suffering an onset case of clammy hands, a sweaty forehead and the inability to breathe normally.