Keith Laverne “Keither” “Roundy” Johnson

Keith Laverne “Keither” “Roundy” Johnson, 74, of Exeter, Mo. passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023, in Cassville.
Dorothy Grace “Dodi” Lewis

Dorothy Grace “Dodi” Lewis, 67, of Exeter, Mo. passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023.
James Wesley Atkinson

James Wesley Atkinson, 93, of Washburn, Mo. passed away Monday, December 18, 2023, at Aurora Nursing Center in Aurora, Mo.
Kenneth Loyd Patton

Kenneth Loyd Patton, 97, of Monett, Mo. passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Mo.
Jeremiah Buntin: History everywhere you look

Getting lost down a rabbit hole of history can be very easy around the Barry County Museum. With the combination of resources from the Fields’ Photo Archives and genealogy material in our reference room, combined with modern electric resources on the internet, looking up information on one subject can quickly detour into unexpected avenues.
BEST OF CASSVILLE: A barn for all occasions

A few years ago, Trisha and Brett Raipen were working jobs in Shell Knob and Monett, pining to follow their passions and seeing a need. Now completing its third season, the couple have taken on event planning and hosting, as well as catering, full-time at the reader-voted Best Event Venue in the Cassville area — the Barn at Bear Ridge.
Exeter woman killed in car crash
An Exeter woman died on Dec. 15 in a wreck at 6 p.m. on Farm Road 1010, six miles west of Exeter.
Bike-rider struck by semi in Washburn
A Washburn man died on Nov. 29 in a bicycle-semi collision at 11:05 a.m. on Highway 37, south of Highway 90 in Washburn.
LIVE UPDATES: Cassville at Seneca, C3, D6 semifinal football

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LIVE UPDATES: Cassville v Aurora — C3, D6 quarterfinal football

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