Sales tax receipts to Barry County cities and county government bodies in April, while generally flat or marginally lower, received a big boost from Monett that pushed totals to a respectable 5% overall gain, not counting the local use taxes.

Receipts from four of the seven Barry County cities collecting sales tax dropped, but total collections were up by 6%.

Cassville saw revenues from its four sales taxes drop for the third time in four months. The city’s 1% tax supporting its general fund received $103,313.60, down $1,805.69 from a year ago. While that drop rippled across all four of Cassville’s taxes, receipts from the use tax rose by more than $7,000.

On balance, then, including the use tax, Cassville’s tax revenues for the month rose by nearly 4%. General fund receipts for the year are up by more than $9,000.

Seligman’s 1% general fund receipts fell after two months of solid gains. The general fund received $11,032.41, down $2,042.16, or 16%, though it was the fourth highest April on record. For 2025, Seligman’s general fund is up by nearly $3,000 over last April.

Wheaton’s erratic 1% sales tax pulled in $6,066.57, up $1,308.59, or more than 27% from a year ago. The sum was almost 60% higher than the half-cent tax, instead of 50%. It was the third general fund gain in four months for Wheaton, putting the 2025 total up more than $3,000 above last year’s pace.

Washburn held almost identical to last April, dropping less than $60 with all three taxes combined. The general fund received $3,448.22, down $29.52. Total sales tax receipts for the year in Washburn are down by nearly $700.

Exeter scored its third sales tax gain in a row, taking in $2,408.92, up $91.13 from last April. Exeter’s receipts for the year are up by more than $2,300.

The big change for the month came in Monett. While Monett’s sales tax income generally ran lower through January as sales shifted to the use tax, from local online purchase of groceries in particular, once that subtraction was made routinely, receipts coming to the regular taxes have soared since February. Monett’s two sales taxes totaling 1% for paying general bills generated $193,200.70 in April, the third consecutive triple-digit boost, up 14% from a year ago.

Monett’s five sales taxes took in nearly $51,500 more in April than a year ago, boosting receipts for countywide taxes as well. Including the use tax, Monett receipts for the month were up by more than $76,000, or 17% from last April. For the year, Monett’s tax receipts are up by more than $140,000, or 7%.

Countywide taxes benefited from this increase. Barry County’s two older .5% sales taxes for general expenses and road maintenance each took in $215,183, up $8,386 from last April. Receipts for the general fund in 2025 are up over last year’s pace by almost $25,000.

Likewise, the separate .375% sales tax supporting 911 and central dispatching brought in $161,385.36 in April, up