Kyle Troutman
Burnis Lee “Barney Google” Myers
Burnis Lee “Barney Google” Myers, 84, of Purdy, Mo. passed away Tuesday, March 26, 2024, at Aurora Nursing Center in Aurora, Mo.
Carol “Annette” (Bowen) Cozort
Carol “Annette” (Bowen) Cozort of Nixa, Mo., passed unexpectedly, but peacefully, on March 27, 2024. She was born September 2, 1961, in Cassville, Mo.
From super to admin
After 29 years in education, mostly at the Cassville school district, Richard Asbill is excited to return home. The current superintendent of the Bolivar school district, Asbill is set to retire on June 30 and assume an entirely new role — but with a similar skillset — replacing City Administrator Steve Walensky on July 1.
DNR to host land application info meeting
The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) Water Protection Program will hold a public informational meeting on April 11 from 10 a.m. to noon regarding permitting of the land application of industrial wastewater and wastewater treatment residuals.
3 apprentices aid in IT at Cassville High School
A new program at Cassville High School this semester is putting students to work. Errick Fuchs, Cassville director of technology, has hired three Cassville seniors — Andrew Gray, Kayden Fuchs and Bentley Barber — to wok alongside his department in completing repair tickets for devices across the district.
5 injured in Route W crash
Five people were injured on Wednesday in a wreck at 4:03 p.m. on Route W, two miles west of Butterfield.
Barry County Sheriff’s Office calls for service and reports taken
The Barry County Sheriff's Office responded to 215 calls for service for the week of March 18-24. The CAD events created by central dispatch are the Calls for Service Barry County Officers respond to every day, included in those calls are alarms, assaults, burglaries, domestic disturbances, DWI's, stealing, harassment, medical issues, paper service, prisoner transports, suspicious persons, traffic stops and warrant service. Reports are not generated on all the calls for service. The following reports were generated from the above 215 calls:
News briefs, April 3
Barry County Clerk Joyce Ennis will conduct an election certification with the verification team for the April 2 General Municipal Election. It will be held at 1 p.m.
Jig On the Water
March 31, 2024 Water is still mostly clear. We had a bit of rain last week, but it didn’t really mess the water up much.
Kyle Troutman: Part III — The new normal
How much time a day do you spend on a smart device? This question was posed to grade 6-12 Cassville students in a voluntary poll recently, receiving more than 350 responses. According to the results, 20% of students are on a device more than 6 hours a day, 31.9% are at 4-6 hours, 34.6% are at 2-4 hours and only 13.5% are under 2 hours.
