April 2025
Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week, April 16
Waffle “Banjo” and his sister, Au Gratin “Dayo” love to sunbathe together. They have lived on a farm with cats, dogs and children. Other livestock would be a caution. Waffle is a beagle mix, and his date of birth is Dec. 24, 2023.
Through the Years, April 16
50 YEARS AGO: ENJOY SPRING...CAREFULLY — Spring has sprung, and there will be many opportunities to get into the woods in coming weeks, but care should be used because there are other things besides beauty possibly underfoot. For example, this 48 inch timber rattler was captured by a crew from the Cassville district of Mark Twain National Forest Tuesday.
Dakoda Pettigrew: American Insights — Words worth remembering from Tessie’s fate and ours
The morning was sunny and clear in a fictional New England village “with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day.”
Assembled for sleep
Kenzie Davis sands lumber donated by Lowe’s to prepare it for construction into a bed for a local child. Exeter-based Sleep in Heavenly Peace built numerous beds during a planned build on Saturday at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Cassville. SureGlow Stove & Chimney also sponsored the build. Kyle Troutman/ ktroutman@cassville-democrat.com
Barry-Lawrence Ambulance sales tax boost passes
Additional funds should begin in October
Woman arrested after rescue from woods
A Purdy woman with felony warrants out of Arkansas was recently arrested after requiring rescue from being lost in the woods.
Exeter man charged for road district theft
Fingerprints taken from a vehicle allegedly stolen from the Monett Special Road District have led to a felony warrant for an Exeter man.
Cassville hosts 2025 Invitational High School Pickleball Tournament
29 student teams compete in event moved indoors due to weather
Shawn Courtney: ‘It is finished’
In John 19:28-30, we find Jesus upon the cross, bloody, exhausted, disconnected from his father, rejected by his friends, and dying.
News briefs, April 16
The Ozark Chinquapin Nature Center at Roaring River State Park is hosting two events this week, a spring recharge basin presentation and Earth Day celebration.
