Rainy Memorial Day weekend ahead

UPDATE AS OF 4:30 P.M. THURSDAY: The National Weather Service has increased the risk for severe weather on Friday evening (especially along and west of I-49) to a marginal to slight risk, and marginal on Saturday, with large hail and…
Shell Knob man charged with murder
Suspect allegedly shot victim in the chest in a vehicle By Kyle Troutman ktroutman@cassville-democrat.com A Shell Knob man is facing four felony charges relating to the alleged murder of a victim in Stone County. Heath Sanborn, 42, of Shell Knob,…
Terry Held: Parlez-Vous Cassville?

There’s a special kind of grace in being accepted someplace where, by all appearances, you don’t quite belong.
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In the last decade, the Purdy softball team has been spoiled with district title trophies, however, this year’s team experienced the glory for the first time.
Sayonara school!

A myriad of costumed family and friends of Cassville students who get off the bus at the courthouse square were met with water guns and other spraying tools. The bunch doused windows of passing buses, then unloaded the bulk of the ammo on the group exiting on at the square.
Kansas man charged with vehicle theft
Vehicle was located in Jackson County
Teen drowns near Shell Knob bridge
A Shell Knob teenager drowned on Friday at Table Rock Lake.
Washburn youth dies in ATV wreck
Vehicle lost control, overturned on private land By Kyle Troutman ktroutman@cassville-democrat.com A Washburn child died as a result of injuries from an ATV wreck on May 14 at 12:07 p.m. on private land, five miles northwest of Washburn. According to…
Man charged with theft from Dollar General deposit
A Purdy man has been charged with felony stealing after allegedly taking more than $2,600 from a bank deposit at his place of employment.
Cassville man charged with Regal vehicle theft
A Cassville man has been arrested on felony charged after an alleged vehicle theft from the Regal parking lot on Thursday.