Janet Mills: Flowers fade, but the Word endures

Not long ago, I stood reflecting at the edge of a once glorious iris bed, now a tangle of drooping stems and withered blooms.
Soroptimist Club donates $5K to 9 recipients

The Soroptimist Club of Barry County has awarded $5,000 in grant money through their annual Dreams in Action grant program.
Conservation employee named Friend of Education

During the Cassville Community Teachers (CCTA) Celebration, Cassville schools presented the Friend of Education Award to Jordan Poe of the Missouri Department of Conservation.
News Briefs, May 28
The Cassville City-Wide Clean-Up will be held the week of June 9-13; The Cassville Farmers Market is open weekly on Saturdays on the Barry County Courthouse Square, from 8 a.m. to noon.
Rainy Memorial Day weekend ahead

UPDATE AS OF 4:30 P.M. THURSDAY: The National Weather Service has increased the risk for severe weather on Friday evening (especially along and west of I-49) to a marginal to slight risk, and marginal on Saturday, with large hail and…
Shell Knob man charged with murder
Suspect allegedly shot victim in the chest in a vehicle By Kyle Troutman [email protected] A Shell Knob man is facing four felony charges relating to the alleged murder of a victim in Stone County. Heath Sanborn, 42, of Shell Knob,…
Sayonara school!

A myriad of costumed family and friends of Cassville students who get off the bus at the courthouse square were met with water guns and other spraying tools. The bunch doused windows of passing buses, then unloaded the bulk of the ammo on the group exiting on at the square.
Back on top

In the last decade, the Purdy softball team has been spoiled with district title trophies, however, this year’s team experienced the glory for the first time.
Terry Held: Parlez-Vous Cassville?

There’s a special kind of grace in being accepted someplace where, by all appearances, you don’t quite belong.
Teen drowns near Shell Knob bridge
A Shell Knob teenager drowned on Friday at Table Rock Lake.



