4 advance to Speech and Debate State

Results from Cassville High School's Speech and Debate District tournament in Carthage have been released.
‘Cats stalking district title

With six returning starters and the first district win in eight years, the Cassville baseball team is setting championship goals this season.
‘Hold the rope’

When Seth Lash was hired in 2022, he set a goal for this year’s group to win a district championship.
Lady Tigers exceed expectations

The Exeter girls basketball team set modest goals at the beginning of the season, to win five games and keep from being the lowest-seeded team in districts.
Trout Tales, March 13

The house was packed and some mules were Eeore-ly morose after taking to the court on Saturday for the Exeter FFA Booster Club’s donkey basketball games.
Kyle Troutman: Part I: The new normal

The future of our youth is at stake. No, this is not hyperbole. If you’re reading this, chances are you remember a time in your life when the internet did not exist. Cell phones, if they existed, were either the…
Janet Mills: It’s not easy being green

In the grand feast of life, green veggies often get a bad rap. I remember Kermit the frog used to lament, “It’s not easy being green.” Like Kermit, the humble green vegetable often finds itself ignored, disdained, picked last from the buffet array, and readily pushed to the side of the plate.
Jon Horner: The many meanings of March Madness

Yes, we have turned the page of the calendar to the month of March.
Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week, March 13

Todd T.’s estimated date of birth is Feb. 14, 2019, and he’s a black and tan German Shepherd mix.
Through the Years, March 13

30 YEARS AGO: STARTING TO WORK — Tuesday morning wasn’t much of a chore, with three or four inches of snow on the ground, but there were windshields and windows of vehicles left out over night to be cleaned.



