Kyle Troutman
Velva “Jo” LaFever
Velva “Jo” LaFever, 92, of Seligman, Mo., passed away Friday, May 2, 2025, at her home.
Vicki Diane Easley
Vicki Diane Easley, 76, of Wheaton, Mo. passed away Monday, April 28, 2025, at her home.
Prizes for poets at Crowder Cassville
Crowder College Cassville held its first Open Mic Poetry Reading on April 24, with four high school or Crowder students participating in the poetry contest.
Dakota Pettigrew: American Insights — Lessons of 1856
History is, at its root, a grand painting of human nature in all its ugly colors and forms, a Greek tragedy that shows us at our best and worst.
Jon Horner: Community betterment
Here we are on the cusp of the month of May, one of my favorite months.
Cassville students receive MAP awards for 2024 scores
Cassville Middle School student Bear Lackey receives a MAP testing proficiency award from Principal Samantha Cosper. The grades 6-8 school held an ice cream social on April 28 for students who earned advanced or proficient on their 2024 MAP testing.
Sales tax totals mixed in April
Sales tax receipts to Barry County cities and county government bodies in April, while generally flat or marginally lower, received a big boost from Monett that pushed totals to a respectable 5% overall gain, not counting the local use taxes.
Purdy struggles revising city code
Missing chapter, dissected ordinances present challenges
News Briefs, May 7
The Cassville High School Annual Alumni Dinner will be held on May 24 from 5-8 p.m. at the performing arts center.
Camp clean-up: Camp Barnabas recovering from 90 mph straight-line winds
Hundreds of volunteers have converged at Camp Barnabas this week, working through the days to repair facilities and clean up the grounds in preparation for opening week after the Camp was struck by straight-line winds up to 90 miles per hour on Tuesday.
