Kyle Troutman
Southwest NHS adds 10 new members
Sophomore Gracie Swanepoel lights a candle at the Southwest High School National Honor Society induction ceremony at Southwest on April 9.
Donnie Spears: The sin of silence
“Oh, sing to the Lord a new song! Sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord, bless His name; Proclaim the good news of His salvation from day to day. Declare His glory among the nations, His wonders among all peoples.”
Roe snaps 6-year state qualification drought
Southwest freshman Sidney Roe has advanced to the MSHSAA Class 2 State Championship in both the mile and 2-mile Saturday, qualifying at the Class 2, Sectional 3 at Mountain Grove High School. Roe was 4th in the mile in 5:54 and 3rd in the 2-mile at 13:01.
Conference double!
The Southwest middle school track and field teams turned in a season to be remembered this spring.
Scoreboard, May 21
The Cassville 4x100 relay team has qualified to the Class 3 State Championship. The team of Mace Bredeson, Kyle Bailey, Kamden Beebe and Jacob Walker turned in a time of 43.82 to take 4th place at the Class 3, Sectional 3 on Saturday.
Sharon L. Ott-Deal
Sharon L. Ott-Deal, 72, of Shell Knob, Mo., passed away at 2:31 a.m. on Monday, May 5, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo.
Colby D. Haigwood
Colby D. Haigwood, 28, of Cassville, Mo., passed away Saturday, May 17, 2025, in Granby, Mo., following an automobile accident.
Lavell Reed
Lavell Reed, 98, Cassville, Mo. passed away Monday, May 12, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Cassville in Cassville, Mo.
Ean Timothy Heuback
Ean Timothy Heuback, age 14, from Shell Knob, Missouri, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2025, at Table Rock Lake. Ean was born on October 7, 2010, to Bill and Casey (Woods) Heuback in Monett, Missouri. He had just celebrated his graduation from 8th grade and was excited to start high school as a freshman at Blue Eye High School in Blue Eye, Missouri.
Karen Lee Garrett
Karen Lee Garrett, 81, of Exeter, Mo. passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at her home.
