May 2025
Conference double!
The Southwest middle school track and field teams turned in a season to be remembered this spring.
Scoreboard, May 21
The Cassville 4x100 relay team has qualified to the Class 3 State Championship. The team of Mace Bredeson, Kyle Bailey, Kamden Beebe and Jacob Walker turned in a time of 43.82 to take 4th place at the Class 3, Sectional 3 on Saturday.
Sharon L. Ott-Deal
Sharon L. Ott-Deal, 72, of Shell Knob, Mo., passed away at 2:31 a.m. on Monday, May 5, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo.
Colby D. Haigwood
Colby D. Haigwood, 28, of Cassville, Mo., passed away Saturday, May 17, 2025, in Granby, Mo., following an automobile accident.
Lavell Reed
Lavell Reed, 98, Cassville, Mo. passed away Monday, May 12, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Cassville in Cassville, Mo.
Ean Timothy Heuback
Ean Timothy Heuback, age 14, from Shell Knob, Missouri, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2025, at Table Rock Lake. Ean was born on October 7, 2010, to Bill and Casey (Woods) Heuback in Monett, Missouri. He had just celebrated his graduation from 8th grade and was excited to start high school as a freshman at Blue Eye High School in Blue Eye, Missouri.
Karen Lee Garrett
Karen Lee Garrett, 81, of Exeter, Mo. passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at her home.
Through the Years, May 21
30 YEARS AGO: Breaking ground for the original plant of 150,000 square feet came on a late summer day in a former hay field. In the photo above, officials at the time included: Morris Castleberry, plant manager; mayor Bill Le Compte; Bill Wiley, IDC chairman; Richard Gysel, FASCO division vice-president; Bob Mitchell, Chamber of Commerce president; and Pete Weis, Missouri FASCO Vice-President.
Lynn Hilburn: The story of land in early America and early Missouri
Over the next few weeks and months, I am going to endeavour to tell the history of Southwest Missouri and Barry County. I realize that Emory Melton and others have done an excellent job of laying out of the history and development of Barry County, but I would like to provide a summary what I think is interesting and important.
Exeter, Wheaton seniors turn tassels
Exeter Valedictorian Biaktha Hnem delivers her address at the high school’s graduation on Friday.
