October 2025
FOOTBALL LIVE UPDATES: Cassville vs. Reeds Spring (district quarterfinals), Oct. 30
Updates this week are sponsored by The Dispensary, proud supporter of Wildcat Nation! Kickoff goes for a touchback and Wolves start at own 20. Run loses 3, the gains 1…
The Show delivers bright lights, big sound for first time at PAC
Father-daughter duo Joel Stough, right, and Kami Stough perform U2’s “Where The Streets Have No Name” at The Show at the Cassville High School Performing Arts Center on Thursday, the first time the annual event was held at the new high school facility that opened last fall.
Janet Mills: The ins and outs of spooky and scary
It’s the time of year when popular culture pushes our focus toward the thrill of all things scary.
Cassville hosts Reeds Spring in playoffs Thursday
After starting the season 1-2, the Cassville football team capped its regular season on Friday with its fifth win in a row — topping Aurora, 42-14 — and will host Reeds Spring in the first round of district playoffs on Thursday.
3 place at Beta Nationals
This summer, 13 members of the Cassville Intermediate Beta Club represented the school at the National Beta Convention June 27-29 in Orlando.
FFA hosts annual Food For America
Cassville student Ellie Gregory pets a horse at Cassville FFA’s Food for America event on Oct. 17. Food for America is an educational program designed by the National FFA Organization to teach younger students about agriculture through hands-on experiences and community outreach. Contributed photo
Willie Gene Laney
Willie Gene Laney, 53, of Cassville, Mo., passed away Monday, October 20, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Springfield in Springfield, Mo.
Wildcats travel to Pea Ridge
Our young ‘Cats crossed state lines and played one of our closest opponents in an attempt to make it an annual event.
Through the Years, Oct. 29
30 YEARS AGO: POWERFUL PARADE — Row upon row of red-shirted Cassville elementary students paraded down Main Street and around the downtown square last week, chanting, “No to drugs, yes to life.”
William Hodgson: In the beginning — was the Word
Two books of the Bible begin with this statement – Genesis 1:1 and the Gospel of John 1:1.
