Local students harvest knowledge through Agriculture Education on the Move
This fall, third grade classrooms across Missouri — including at Exeter and Southwest — are harvesting knowledge as students participate in Agriculture Education on the Move (Ag Moves). Through this initiative of Missouri Farmers Care, students discover how their lives are intertwined with agriculture through hands-on learning led by passionate educators in their classrooms.
15 years of finding footing

BY SHEILA HARRIS sheilaharrisads@gmail.com For 15 years, His House Foundation in Shell Knob has been helping families find their footing. In celebration of the milestone, the public is invited to an open house at His House Foundation, located at 25832 State Hwy.
Jeff Fugitt: The spectrum of seasons

We read in Ecclesiastes 3:1, “There is a time for everything, and a season for every activity under the heavens.” I love spring with all the excitement of new things. As temperatures rise, flowers bloom.
Pink Out celebrates quindecennial

The Hmen Sisters, Olivia and Abi, help decorate the gym in advance of Pink Out 15 at Southwest High School. The event marked the 15th season the Lady Trojans have celebrated breast cancer awareness with a special event.
Learning the ropes in Fire Education Week

Cassville students in pre-K through second grade learned about fire trucks and their capabilities during a Fire Education Week program at the FEMA Event Center on Oct. 9.
Carma Lee Marie Davis

Carma Lee Marie Davis passed away at her home in Eagle Rock, Mo., on October 15, 2024, at the age of 78. Born on September 17, 1946, in Berryville, Arkansas, to Wilfred S.
Jack Alton Hamblett, Jr.

Jack Alton Hamblett, Jr., 83, of Washburn, Mo., passed away on Friday, October 11, 2024.
Melvin Lee Haynes

Melvin Lee Haynes, 88, of Wheaton, Mo. passed away Thursday, October 17, 2024, at his home.
Quantana Louise “Tanny” Lehman

Quantana Louise “Tanny” Lehman, 64, of Cassville, Mo., passed away Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Mo. She was born January 31, 1960 in Monett, Mo.
Christian Thomas Siefert

Christian Thomas Siefert, 71, of Washburn, Mo. passed away Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at his home.