Kyle Troutman
Dakoda Pettigrew: American Insights — Lincoln’s pledge, and ours
The words of the Psalmist were on his mind. “If I forget thee,” Abraham Lincoln thought, speaking not at this moment of God’s Law but of the doctrine of the Declaration of Independence (the same thing anyway), “let my right hand forget her cunning. If I do not remember thee, let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth.”
Mitchell retires from Mercy after 30 years
Mercy Hospital employee Lisa Mitchell retired last week after 30 years of service to the facility. Mitchell started at Mercy in 1995 after being contracted since 1988 as a physical therapist. She has four children, Jessica, Caleb, Michaela and Shannon, and she has been married to Charlie Mitchell for 44 years, and the couple reside in Seligman. Mitchell is pictured with her nine grandchildren. Contributed photo
Free Little Libraries installed on Greenway
The Community Care Coalition and city of Cassville have teamed up to install two new Free Little Libraries on the Cassville Greenway Trail. One is at the Greenway entrance at the Aquatic Park, and the other is near the pickleball courts at Cassville City Park. People may freely borrow books from the stand and return them when they are done, and people may donate books in good condition to the stand. The Coalition will routinely restock the stands. Anyone with questions may email cccobc@yahoo.com. From left: Cheryl Williams and Teresa Williams with the Coalition, Cassville Mayor Jon Horner and Cassville Public Works Director Mike Hagins.
Donnie Spears: The greatest weapon
I believe every Christian knows that there’s a battle going on within and around each and every one of us.
News Briefs, July 16
Dickerson Park Zoo will be at the Eagle Rock Branch Library today (Wednesday) at 4 p.m. Attendees may learn about the animals the park brings.
Lake lights up under Fire and Thunder
The CCC Camp in Shell Knob provided a picturesque line of sight for the Shell Knob Fire and Thunder fireworks show on Friday at the Highway 39 bridge over Table Rock Lake. The Shell Knob Area Chamber of Commerce funds the annual display.
Lady Wildcats hoops spends summer building fresh lineup
Losing four starters to graduation in May, the Cassville girls basketball team spent a month in the summer beginning the process of putting a nearly new five on the floor.
Kyle Troutman: Room for Cassville?
Over the weekend and through Tuesday, a lot of people asked me, “How was your Fourth?”
Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week, July 9
Meet Pinecone Pax. He is a mixed breed cattle dog born Jan. 13. Pax and siblings are looking for their forever homes.
Through The Years, July 9
50 YEARS AGO: NO MORE FOR THIS YEAR — The fescue seed harvest in Barry County is over. No more will this scene, augering seed from a combine into a truck be repeated for real in 1975. Growers and buyers agree this year, while not the best season on record, produced about a 70% crop for the area. High quality seed also saw the price increase twice since the start four weeks ago. Closing seed prices were 14 cents in this area. In the photo above, during the closing days of the harvest, Nolan McNeill, a custom harvester is pictured on his combine, as son, Nolan IlI, waits for the emptying process before driving the seed to a market location.
