Kyle Troutman
Let it blow!
Gordon Bennett, 8, of Wheaton, blows a handful of dry snow, part of the more than 7 inches fell Feb. 19-20 in Barry County.
District hoops seeds settled
The Cassville boys and girls basketball teams head to the Class 4, District 12 tournaments March 3-8 in Monett, receiving their seeds last week.
28 attend FFA Greenhand Conference
First-year Cassville FFA Chapter members recently attended the Area Greenhand Conference. Greenhands is a term commonly used in FFA to describe first year members.
Line ‘em up, let ‘em loose
The Cassville boys wrestling team made program history on Saturday, qualifying a record eight wrestlers for the Class 2 MSHSAA Wrestling Championships and winning a record three individual Class 2, District 3 titles.
Zachary Fields: AMI days must stop
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Melissa Hamilton: From the garden
Barry County Community Garden in Cassville has blossomed into a vibrant hub for local residents seeking to connect with nature, promote healthy living, and strengthen community ties.
Local podcaster gives deets on jobs
Motivated by an urge to help his sons find suitable career paths, a Cassville man has launched a biweekly podcast focused on jobs. Tim Hendrix, producer of The Jobs Podcast, grew up in the four-state area and went to college in San Diego, met his wife in Colorado and moved to Blue Eye in 2004, then Cassville 6 years ago.
Jeremiah Buntin: Isolated incidents and an Ozarker’s measure
When searching for local history, some interesting places to explore are newspapers in other states.
Wheaton trimphs in Highway 86 rivalry
The Wheaton girls basketball team celebrated a 62-59 overtime victory over cross-county rival Exeter on Feb. 18.
Gary Gene Goostree
Gary Gene Goostree, 80, of Rocky Comfort, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, February 18, 2025.
