Kyle Troutman
Kyle Troutman: Local flourishing
The arts are flourishing in Cassville, and in more ways than one.
Barry Electric hosts 78th Annual Meeting
The Flatlander Mountain Boys performed on Thursday at the Barry Electric Cooperative Annual Meeting. Band members performing bluegrass tunes included, from left, Deven Beckett on vocals and mandolin, Noah Stogdill on guitar and Evan Reed on banjo. The band’s fourth member, Carter Russell, was unable to attend.
Flooding prompts pair of rescues
The Barry County Swiftwater Rescue Team was involved in a pair of rescues on Sunday, one just outside Cassville and the other in rural Wheaton.
Through the Years, April 23
40 YEARS AGO: A FIRST WEEK TROPHY — One of the successful turkey hunters in the first week of Missouri’s season was Richard Carney, of Cassville, with this 20-1/2 pound gobbler, which was the “easiest” the Sarge has taken in a number of years hunting.
Jig On the Water, April 20
April 20, 2025
Jeff Fugitt: A living Jesus gives hope
Saturday night was another sleepless night of grief, shock and confusion for the followers of Jesus.
Tigers stalking repeat titles on the diamond
Midway through the 2025 season, the Exeter baseball team is honing in on an attempted repeat of history.
Scoreboard, April 23
The Exeter softball team (8-8) moved to .500 on the season with two big wins last week.
Mythological play pleases in Shell Knob
Prometheus, left, played by Lovella Hayden, rejoices over his gift of a man-figure created from clay, while Narrator 2, played by Anne Gables, plays along, in a vignette from “The Greek Mythology Olympiaganza,” presented by SKITS in Shell Knob April 11-13.
OFO presents 2 members of Texas Tenors for Pops concert
The Ozark Festival Orchestra will conclude its 45th season with its annual Marty Beckwith Memorial Pops Concert, slated for 3 p.m. on Sunday at the Monett High School Performing Arts Center.
