November 2025
Feeding the hungry
Cassville Pantry director, Janet Mills, she’s never seen days like this.

Kenneth Allen Zielinski
Kenneth Allen Zielinski, 66, of Aurora, Mo., passed away on November 10, 2025, at Ascend in Aurora.

Cecilio “Chilo” Salas Salas
Cecilio “Chilo” Salas Salas, 80, of Monett, Mo., passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2025.

Exeter Corn Maze cuts ribbon for 25 years
The Cassville Area Chamber of commerce celebrated 25 years with Exeter Corn Maze and welcomed them as the newest member with a ribbon cutting.

Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week
Meet Saint Clair, also called Clair Bear. Saint Clair is a red and black Labrador retriever/mixed breed (medium/large).

Jon Horner: The heartbeat of a community
Call me a little biased, maybe very biased, but there’s something about a small town, particularly the town named Cassville, that you just can’t find anywhere else.

Jody Cavness: Marijuana issues on rise at CHS
As a proud graduate of Cassville High School, and now an assistant principal for our district, I feel a deep and personal responsibility for the wellbeing of our students and their families.

Kyle Troutman: Come bid on a pie, leave fulfilled
If you had asked me a month ago if I thought the paper would be hosting a pie and cake competition and auction, I would have raised a confused eyebrow.

SKITS slays with ‘Gladys in Wonderland’
SKITS slays with ‘Gladys in Wonderland’

Local author pens A.I. love story
PAH Publishing has announced the release of 'K.A.R.E.N. 5.0,' an electrifying science-fiction novel that blurs the line between artificial intelligence and human emotion.


