February 2026
Juanita Banks
Juanita Banks, age 89, of Lewisville, Texas passed away Sunday, February 8, 2026 at Garden Ridge Place in Lewisville.
Austin James Prier
Austin James Prier, age 35, of Golden, Missouri passed away Wednesday, February 4, 2026 at his home.
Nancy Mureil (Painter) Lopez
Nancy Mureil (Painter) Lopez, 82, of Golden, Mo., passed away peacefully on Monday, February 9, 2026, at her home.
Cassville residents injured in big rig wreck
Two Cassville residents were injured in a wreck at 10:57 a.m. on Feb. 9 on Highway U, six miles northeast of Butterfield.
News Briefs, Feb. 18
Cassville High School JAG students are stepping up to support local families in need by organizing a donation drive for Bright Futures. On Saturday at the Walmart Supercenter in Cassville, JAG students will be collecting items and monetary donations to help stock Bright Futures with essentials for students in the community.
12 ‘Cats head to Buffalo
The Cassville wrestling team took a program record six Wildcats to state last year, and if this year’s regular-season success is any indication, the team hopes to beat that record again.
Solo to state
For the second consecutive season, only one Cassville girls wrestler will be on the mats at Mizzou.
Scoreboard, Feb. 18
Cassville Middle School boys basketball teams finished the regular season strong this week and carried their momentum into the opening round of the Big 8 Tournament.
Trap team celebrates title
The Southwest High School trap team held a ring ceremony during halftime of the Homecoming game on Friday.
Local Devotional — William Hodgson: Ash Wednesday, Lent and Easter
From the discovery of the empty tomb, the first news on the day of Jesus’ resurrection, on the part of Mary Magdalen, was, “They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we do not know where they have laid him.” (John 20:2).
