September 2025

Carl Gene Moore
Carl Gene Moore, 76, of Verona, Mo. passed away Wednesday, September 10, 2025, at Solace House of the Ozarks in Joplin, Mo.

Randy Lynn Hall
Randy Lynn Hall, 72, of Cassville, Mo. passed away Monday, September 8, 2025, at his home.

Billy Joe “Bijou” Gracy, Sr.
Billy Joe “Bijou” Gracy, Sr., 76, of Cassville, Mo., passed away on Saturday, September 13, 2025, surrounded by his loved ones. He was born November 6, 1948, in Wichita, Kan.,…

Franklin Eugene “Frank” Gilmore
Franklin Eugene “Frank” Gilmore, 92, of Shell Knob, Mo., passed away Tuesday, September 9, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo. He was born April 16, 1933, in Newport, Ark.,…

David Wayne Clark, Jr.
David Wayne Clark, Jr., 30, of Exeter, Mo. passed away Thursday, September 11, 2025. He was born April 9, 1995, in Joplin, Mo. the son of David Wayne Clark, Sr.…

Greg Chandler
Greg Chandler, 67, of Rocky Comfort, Mo., passed away on September 7, 2025, at Cox South in Springfield, Mo.

Book Fair bustles on Grandparents Night
Gayla Hughes-Wiggins, of Colcord, Okla., otherwise known as Lolli, helps her granddaughter, Brielle Carter, 5, pick out a new book at the Book Fair during Grandparents Night on Sept. 9 at Cassville schools. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville-democrat.com
Bridge to City Park coming back to 7th Street
It has been eight years since a vehicle entered the Cassville City Park via 7th Street — and the countdown to a new crossing is underway.

Prayers up for Charlie Kirk
About 30 residents of the Cassville area gathered on the courthouse lawn Saturday night for a candlelight prayer vigil.
Jury trial set in Exeter murder case
An Exeter man accused of murdering a woman and abandoning her corpse will stand trial in Jasper County next year.



