Kyle Troutman
Phillip Wayne “Phil” Ford
Phillip Wayne “Phil” Ford, 71, of Lowell, Ark. passed away Friday, April 4, 2025 at Mercy Hospital Northwest Ark. in Rogers, Ark.
Sheila Harris: Water matters
There’s secrecy afoot in the Missouri legislature. Proposed Missouri Senate Bill 157 and House Bill 545 seek to conceal from the public the identities of “Major Water Users” in Missouri, as well as the amount of water they use, where they’re drawing it from and where the water will be distributed.
Bernice Smit
Bernice Smith, aged 79, of Stark City, Missouri, peacefully passed away at home on April 10, 2025.
Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week, April 16
Waffle “Banjo” and his sister, Au Gratin “Dayo” love to sunbathe together. They have lived on a farm with cats, dogs and children. Other livestock would be a caution. Waffle is a beagle mix, and his date of birth is Dec. 24, 2023.
Through the Years, April 16
50 YEARS AGO: ENJOY SPRING...CAREFULLY — Spring has sprung, and there will be many opportunities to get into the woods in coming weeks, but care should be used because there are other things besides beauty possibly underfoot. For example, this 48 inch timber rattler was captured by a crew from the Cassville district of Mark Twain National Forest Tuesday.
Dakoda Pettigrew: American Insights — Words worth remembering from Tessie’s fate and ours
The morning was sunny and clear in a fictional New England village “with the fresh warmth of a full-summer day.”
Assembled for sleep
Kenzie Davis sands lumber donated by Lowe’s to prepare it for construction into a bed for a local child. Exeter-based Sleep in Heavenly Peace built numerous beds during a planned build on Saturday at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Cassville. SureGlow Stove & Chimney also sponsored the build. Kyle Troutman/ ktroutman@cassville-democrat.com
Barry-Lawrence Ambulance sales tax boost passes
Additional funds should begin in October
Woman arrested after rescue from woods
A Purdy woman with felony warrants out of Arkansas was recently arrested after requiring rescue from being lost in the woods.
Exeter man charged for road district theft
Fingerprints taken from a vehicle allegedly stolen from the Monett Special Road District have led to a felony warrant for an Exeter man.
