November 2025
Merry Christmas candidates announced
Cassville High School has announced the 2025 Merry Christmas candidates. The students are currently collecting financial donations that will support the Share Your Christmas program. Share Your Christmas is a community initiative that helps ensure children under the age of 18 get to experience the joy of Christmas. The two students who raise the most funds for Share Your Christmas will be crowned Christmas royalty. Students are collecting money through Dec. 15. Merry Christmas royalty will be crowned during the CHS Christmas Assembly on Dec. 19.
34 booths, 560 students at Career Fair
A total of 34 local businesses, colleges, technical schools and military representatives received 560 students in grades 9-12 at the Cassville High School JAG Career Fair on Oct. 30 at the school’s Performing Arts Center.
Exeter owns junior high Ozark 7
The Exeter Junior High girls basketball team went undefeated at 17-0 this fall to win the Ozark 7 championship. The Lady Tigers also won tournaments in Wheaton and Shell Knob.
News Briefs, Nov. 12
The Southwest Missouri Waste Management District N will hold its Annual Council Meeting at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday at the Angus Branch Steakhouse in Monett.
FOOTBALL LIVE UPDATES: Cassville v Mt. Vernon (C3, D6 semifinals), Oct. 7
Live updates this week are sponsored by Freedom Bank of Southern Missouri. Find your Freedom today!
‘Let them dance’
Mary Beck, of Cassville, passed away on October 6, at age 96, leaving behind her a legacy of light feet and tapping toes in southwest Missouri.
$22 million Amazon facility being built
The city of Monett has confirmed the 2026 addition of an Amazon facility to its limits amidst growing speculation.
Monett schools’ Welcome Center open
The Monett school district has officially opened a new welcome center for students and families at its administration building.
City’s switch to charter approved for April ballot
The city of Monett is asking its residents to help reshape the city government — the last of its kind in the state of Missouri — in April 2026.
Police engage residents at National Night Out
Officer Susan Swen and Astro demonstrate how K9 units are used in conservation at Monett's National Night Out with local law officials.
