July 2025
Bigger towns drive sales tax income up in July
Sales tax revenues in Barry County to cities and county entities were generally sluggish in July.
21-year-old dies in wreck Sunday
Vehicle goes off Hwy. 97, overturns
Seligman man drowns in Table Rock Lake in Arkansas
A Seligman man drowned in Carroll County, Ark., on July 20.
Scott Mitchell: God in the middle of your marriage
Marriage is a beautiful gift from God — designed not just for our happiness, but for our holiness.
News briefs, July 30
Cassville Walmart will host a school supply drive on Saturday. Community members may “stuff the bus” with school supplies for Wildcat students and staff.
Purdy Festival filled with fun
Easton Wood, left, of Joplin, pushes Wheaton resident Cameron Eggleston, 13, in one of many bathtub races at the Purdy Festival on Saturday, coming in just ahead of John Clements, of Joplin, who was pushing Tevin Tollions, 11, of Joplin.
Foreclosed!
In coming months, the Hall Theatre property at the corner of Eighth and West streets will have a new owner.
Policies queried after local ICE arrest
The Monett Police Department (MPD) is trying out a new tactic to aid in the apprehension of lawbreakers: posting their mugshots on the Monett Police Department’s Facebook page.
In-home care provider saves Wheaton woman
Patricia Busch, of Wheaton, always walks with God, but she was happy on July 15 to walk with someone in her life who saved it.
Kyle Troutman: Good news in Wheaton
“There’s so much bad news in the world all the time, and this could be good news and an uplifting story.”
