December 2025
Lynn Hilburn: School house memories
This time of year brings memories of the time I spent getting part of my education in elementary country schools back in the 1950s.
Through the Years, Dec. 17
30 YEARS AGO — IT’S BEGINNING TO LOOK LIKE CHRISTMAS: Area residents woke to snow Tuesday morning, with accumulation ranging from a light dusting in some portions of the county to three inches in others. Area schools were closed because of slick roads, basketball games were canceled and FASCO’s service awards banquet was postponed due to the weather. In the photo above, nature creates a Christmas wreath out of barbed wire, with Ed Ray’s barn serving as a backdrop. Cassville Democrat file photo
Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week, Dec. 17
Senior Spotlight: Max West is an animated guy who arrived with his sister, after their lifelong owner passed away. Max is a tan colored labrador and weighs 63 pounds. He can get along with other dogs, but a slow introduction would be important, if not just being the only dog in the home.
Vickie Lynn Tipton
Vickie Lynn Tipton, 70, of Shell Knob, Mo. passed away Monday, December 8, 2025, at her home.
James Tillman Henry
James Tillman Henry, 72, of Cassville, Mo. passed away on December 10, 2025, in Cassville, Mo.
Daniel Ford
Daniel Ford, 66, of Exeter, Mo., passed away on December 11, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo.
Douglas Dwight “Doug” Catron
Douglas Dwight “Doug” Catron, 62, of Seligman, Mo. passed away December 11, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo.
Randy Beck
Randy Beck, 69, of Wheaton, Mo., passed away at his home on Tuesday, December 10, 2025.
Geraldine “Gerri” Bertalotto
Geraldine “Gerri” Bertalotto, 87, of Rocky Comfort, Mo., passed away Monday, December 8, 2025, at her home.
Dirt moved for 7th Street bridge
Cassville city officials recently broke ground on the 7th Street bridge project, which is now underway.
