October 2024
Verona woman arrested following wreck
A Verona woman was injured and subsequently arrested on Sunday following a wreck at 5:19 p.m. on Route C, five miles east of Purdy.
Kyle Troutman: The ball is in your court on Nov. 5
On Tuesday, I will cast my fifth-ever vote for a president in these great United States. To be quite frank, I’ll be glad to begrudgingly mark that oval and move on.
Cassville clinches No. 3 seed on night Weldy is honored
Friday was a good night for Cassville Football Coach Clay Weldy — not only was he honored as part of the undefeated Houn’ Dawgs state champion team in 1999, but his Wildcats walked out of the stadium with a 21-11 win.
Timothy Glenn Sprinkles
Timothy Glenn Sprinkles, 68, of Pierce City, Mo. passed away Friday, October 25, 2024, at his home surrounded by his family.
Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week
Meet Squeak! She is likely a boxer/redbone coonhound mix. Date of birth is June 23. Squeak and her three siblings haven’t had a lot of love and attention that they should have as babies but are sweet, adorable pups who are waiting at the Haven for their special family.
Through the Years, Oct. 30
40 YEARS AGO: HALLOWEEN OBSERVERS AND FRIENDS--A couple of Rotary Club Halloween street party observers probably didn’t know who they were visiting with... and we won’t tell. Chip Lawson and Les Charles, were confronted by this costumed pair last Wednesday night in Cassville.
Merlyn Johnson: What to know on education amendments
On the General Election ballot on Nov. 5, two amendments proposing to allocate funds to public education — Amendment 2 and Amendment 5 — will be presented to voters.
Dakoda Pettigrew: Democracy’s heart, the heart of Lincoln
“It is for us the living,” Abraham Lincoln said on Thursday, November 19, 1863, of the fallen soldiers at Gettysburg, “to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.”
Lady Wildcats seniors swing at state
In a competitive field on a difficult course, two Cassville seniors showed double-digit improvement from Day 1 to Day 2 at the Class 2 Girls Golf State tournament last week. Adelee Hendricks and Madison Robertshaw took 11th and 13th at the Class 2, District 3 tournament at Whispering Oaks Golf Course in Marshfield, qualifying the pair to play in Class 2 Girls Golf State Oct.
Schad shines at state
Wind gusts of 40 miles per hour did not phase Purdy senior Rosa Schad at the Class 1 Girls State Golf tournament. At Crown Point Golf Club in Farmington on Oct.
