Kyle Troutman
LETTER: Wheaton Historical Society thanks helpers at BBQ
Dear Editor: The Wheaton Historical Society and Depot Museum would like to thank everyone that helped us during the 66th Wheaton Barbecue. Special thanks to the city of Wheaton for getting our new culvert installed before the barbecue and the use of an air compressor.
Brice Christopher “Chris” Hadley
Brice Christopher “Chris” Hadley, 79, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 13th, in Aurora, Colo. He was born on May 20, 1945, to Dr.
Janice Kay Henson
Janice Kay Henson, 77, of Cassville, Mo. passed away Sunday, August 25, 2024, at Roaring River Health and Rehab in Cassville, Mo.
Eldon Eugene Skinner
Eldon Eugene Skinner, 76, Purdy, Mo., passed away at home on Friday, August 23, 2024. He was born on December 31, 1947, in Chouteau, Okla., the son of Ellard and Lila (Smith) Skinner, who preceded him in death.
Denali plans expansion in Missouri, Arkansas
Waste-management companies Synagro and Denali Water Solutions are switching it up. According to an Aug.
Barry County Sheriff’s Office calls for service and reports taken, Aug. 19-25
Aug. 19-25 The Barry County Sheriff's Office responded to 214 calls for service for the week of Aug.
News Briefs, Aug. 28
The city of Cassville has extended its deadline for residents to complete vegetation debris removal, especially as a result of the May 26 windstorm, to mid-late September. To accommodate the volume of debris, a special waste site has been opened on Farm Road 2160, just west of the Cassville Municipal Airport entrance.
Recount confirms Boyd as sheriff
After a recount in the Barry County sheriff Republican Primary Election, the result has held. On Aug. 9, Barry County Clerk Joyce Ennis' office declared incumbent Danny Boyd the official winner with 3,090 votes to Challenger James Morgan's 3,042 votes. Morgan filed with the 39th Judicial Circuit for a recount, and Stone County Associate Circuit Judge Alan Blankenship ruled the county complete a recount, both by hand and by machine.
Trout Tales, Aug. 21
After enjoying 102 days of delayed alarms, on Tuesday I think I woke up earlier than an Opening Day Blue Wing Olive hatch at Roaring River. I got ready just fast enough to sit in the worst traffic of the year in Cassville, riding along with my bosses as we took their fourth-grade daughter into her new class.
Kyle Troutman: First-day differences
Having done news photography for going on 15 years now — and spending the last five years as the father of a school-aged child — not many mornings school. Through the chaos of parents and kids trying to get to their classes or lockers, the gamut of emotions is bottomless.
