Through the Years, Oct. 1

50 YEARS AGO: HER MAJESTY, QUEEN JO LYNN — Homecoming queen for the CHS Wildcats Friday was Miss Jo Lynn Moore of Shell Knob. Miss Moore is pictured above as she passed through downtown Cassville in the annual homecoming parade, immediately after her coronation before the CHS student body.
Motorcyclist injured after hitting dog in roadway
A Clever man was injured in a wreck at 10:50 a.m. on Sept. 25 on Route EE, one mile east of Highway 39 at Jenkins.
Cassville man charged for vehicle thefts
A Cassville man is facing two felonies relating to alleged vehicle thefts in Barry County.
Judith Ann Wihebrink

Judith Ann Wihebrink, 85, of Cassville, Mo. passed away at her home, Monday, September 22, 2025.
Fall Festival delights at Harvick Farms

Reagan Bluel, left, with the MU Extension in Barry County, shows Oakley Sleeth, center, 4, and Atley Sleeth, 6, both of Cassville, how her dairy cow only has teeth on the bottom of her mouth. Bluel and the Extension were set up at Harvick Farms’ Fall festival on Saturday. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville- democrat.com
Scott Mitchell: Responding to evil with the Gospel

The news of Charlie Kirk’s assassination was heartbreaking.
Mac Eugene Backerman

Mac Eugene Backerman, 49, of Lamar, Mo., passed away unexpectedly on September 23, 2025.
Danny LeRoy Smith
Danny LeRoy Smith of Stella, Mo., passed away on September 24, 2025.
Captain Ronal (Ron) Hall

It is with deep sorrow and sadness that we announce the death of Captain Ronal (Ron) Hall on September 13, 2025, at the age of sixty-nine following a courageous one-year battle with pancreatic cancer. Ron loved his family, friends, and life itself as shown through the strength and resilience he displayed in his fight to stay with us.
Serene Esme Bickford

Serene Esme Bickford, infant daughter of Johnathan and Ashley Bickford, of Cassville, Missouri gained her angel wings Monday, September 22, 2025.



