June 2025

Middle school students bag 54 Big 8 awards
Cassville Middle School art students who competed at the Big 8 Art Show earned a total of 54 awards, including 18 first places, 20 second places and 16 third places. CMS art is taught by Mrs. Cindy McCullah.

Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week
Reebok is a playful young guy who is the last of the litter at the Haven. He is a Jack Russell mixed breed. His date of birth is Jan. 3. He gets along with other dogs and will play with anyone.

Lynn Hilburn: Barry County history part III — The Indian influence on Missouri
In this column, I will talk about the people who occupied this land before the white colonization of the area.

Jon Horner: Bravo, Cassville!
Cassville’s fifth edition of TroutFest has concluded. After all of the dust has settled, or mud, in the case of Bill Hailey Arena, home of the Rotary/FFA Booster Club Rodeo, TroutFest was another resounding success for our incredible community.

Kyle Troutman: Our facade and our future
For the past four weeks, we’ve been working in a construction zone.

2 teachers receive scholarships
The Cassville Board of Education has selected Kaylyn Whitham and Calista Burns as the recipients of the 2025 Board of Education Scholarships.

Year in Photos — Cassville cross country
Cassville’s Trever Garnett pushes toward the finish line at the Cassville Pinkout Cross Country Invitational last season.

Finding wins in Wheaton
One- or two-win seasons have been commonplace for the Wheaton baseball team in recent years, and the Bulldogs are happy to have finished this spring with more wins than the last three campaigns combined.
City of Washburn officially receives Missouri Blue Shield designation
The city of Washburn has officially received a Missouri Blue Shield designation from the Missouri Department of Public Safety.
Wyoming woman injured in vehicle incident
Jeep not put in park, rolls over subject