News Staff
Art in the Ozarks
The judged artwork of students in the Ozark 7 Conference is on display at the Barry County Museum in Cassville through April 22. Student entries were submitted in a range of mediums, and included, among others, wearable art, chalk pastels, graphite, mixed media, color ink, black ink and charcoal. This
Easter Egg Hunt Winners!
An Easter Egg Hunt was staged at six local businesses in the two weeks leading up to April 9, with three of the six eggs found by readers. The Grand Prize winner for the Cassville Democrat’s Easter Egg Hunt was Bavette Battern, above, who found the egg at Front Street Furniture Gallery in Exeter. On Tuesday, Battern accepted her prize of $25 in Cassville Cash and an Easter lily. Winners in each business included: top left, Rhett Artherton and Reese Artherton, children of Robbie and Mindi Artherton found the egg at Tomblin’s Jewelry; middle left, Bavette Battern found the egg at Front Street Furniture Gallery; and bottom left, Elmore found the egg at New-To-You-2.
Jig On the Water
April 12, 2023 The river is at 103 CFS as of Sunday, so dry fly fishing is getting better. Fish were hitting elk hair caddis, blue wing olives, beetles, ants, stimulators, and para Adams.
Donation to fund cheer safety mats
Security Bank of Southwest Missouri has made a $500 contribution to the Cassville High School cheerleading team. The funds will be used to purchase additional safety mats to be used when the cheer team is practicing and executing lifting stunts and tumbling passes during games and at cheerleading competitions. Front row, from left: Jillian LeCompte, Mikayla Manwarren, Zoie Coupland and Gracee Cornell. Middle row: Payton Ray, Caysee Stillings, Ava Hinson, Jadyn Stewart, Hailey Roberts and Coach Abby Voris. Back row: Coach Victoria Henbest, Jon Horner, President of Security Bank, Layla Bailey, Hailey Turben, Austin Rattigan, Violet Rillstone, and Isabella Dunbar. .
Lady Wildcats battle Springfield Parkview
Cassville’s Emma Berndt sprints past a Springfield Parkview defender during a 4-0 loss at home on Monday.
Tigers fall to Galena
Exeter junior Kronikel Lokot pulls in a ball in the outfield during an 8-4 loss to Galena on Monday.
Lois Carol Lechner
echner Lois Carol Lechner, age 82, of Springfield, Missouri passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Missouri. She was born May 8, 1940, in Verona, Missouri the daughter of Henry and Ada (Lamp) Coffey.
Shawn Marie Erke
rke Shawn Marie Erke, 58, of Cassville, passed away Saturday, April 1, 2023 at her home. She was born in Twin Falls, Idaho on November 11, 1964.
Bobby Lee Bowling
owling Bobby Lee Bowling, 78, of Joplin, passed away Sunday, April 2, 2023 at his home. He was born June 6, 1944, and raised by Harvey and Faye Rutter.
Billy Mac Cooper
Mac C ooper Billy Mac Cooper, 76, passed away on April 2, 2023 at his home in Wheaton. He was born November 22, 1946, in Wheaton, Missouri the son of Lester and Willadean McQueen Cooper who preceded him in death.
