Kyle Troutman
Kyle Troutman: A sweet night
Saturday was a sweet night, not only because we auctioned off 26 pies for more than $1,000, but also because we will be able to donate about three times as much to two local food pantries. The inaugural Barry County…
Jamie Fugitt: Treasure hunting at Christmas
One doesn’t have to be very old to have experienced a lot of changes in life. For example, although artificial intelligence (AI) has been around several years, it has only recently become a topic of everyday conversation. Even just a…
Jeremiah Buntin: Ozark charity
Back on Nov. 25, 1941, a 19-year-old by the name of George Walker Gordon died about 7 miles southwest of Monett. The cause listed on the death certificate by Dr. Elburn A. Smith was pellagra due to lack of food.…
Through the Years, Nov. 26
30 YEARS AGO: Frances Latimer and Jimmy Durante. During the 1940s, Frances Latimer of Cassville worked at MGM Studios in Hollywood where she met the famous Jimmy Durante.
Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week, Nov, 26
Gentle Ben is our senior spotlight this week. He came into our care in 2016. He is a very chill guy that would love to have a home without cats. Anyone looking for a walking buddy for motivation, he loves walks and does great on a leash.
Wesley Eugene Roller
Wesley Eugene Roller, (Cryptologist, for the United States Army), 75, of Washburn, Mo., passed away on November 19, 2025. Born in Cassville, Mo., on June 24, 1950, to Joe and Mary Roller. He graduated from Southwest R-V School in…
Candace Moss-Bower
Candace Moss-Bower, 78, of Cassville Mo., passed away November 19, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo. She was born June 7, 1947, in Tulsa, Okla., the daughter of Gordon Thomas Moss and Emma Louise (Bower) Walohia, who preceded her…
Sheila (Stowman) Henderson
Sheila (Stowman) Henderson, 75, of Washburn, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at her home, surrounded by loved ones. Born on May 10, 1950, in Fairbanks, Alaska, Sheila was the daughter of Frank and Opal (Hurd) Stowman, both…
Jay Lewis Edmondson
Jay Lewis Edmondson, age 63, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Friday, November 21, 2025, after a two-and-a-half-year battle with cancer. He was born on December 20, 1961, at St. Vincent Hospital in Monett, Missouri to…
$3K raised for local food pantries
Bradley Stumpff, front, holds up a pie being live auctioned by Donnie Stumpff, back, at the Barry County Bake Off & Dessert Benefit Auction, a first-time event held at the Crowder College Community Building on Saturday. In total, the event raised about $3,000 with proceeds to be split between the Cassville Pantry and Generations Project to assist in food insecurity in the county.
