News Staff
News briefs, March 8
Preschool screening will be held March 28 and March 30. Screenings are open to 3- and 4-year-old children living in the Cassville School District.
Hatchery preps for Opening Day
Opening Day is nothing new to Barry County native Brad Farwell, but his job title of Roaring River Hatchery manager this year is. For the first time officially, he is charged with stocking the 6,000 trout, including 100 lunkers, into the river in preparation for 1,800 anglers visiting the park for a southwest Missouri tradition — Opening Day.
Wastewater residual use may be protected by ‘Right to Farm’
Rural Cassville resident Joey Rose is adamantly against the land-application of wastewater residuals by Arkansas-based Denali Water Solutions (Denali) and Synagro in southwest Missouri.
Purdy crowns Homecoming, Tip-Off royalty
On Feb. 10. Purdy High School held its 2023 Homecoming Coronation. Senior Alli Hayes was crowned Homecoming Queen and Senior Jake Young was crowned Mr. Tip-Off. Having just been named 2023 Mr. Tip-Off, Young is pictured crowning Hayes as Queen. Following the coronation, the Purdy Eagles Boys Basketball team defeated Billings, 52-46.
Kyle Troutman: A community at the river
Small-town living invites a greater sense of community than big-city life, and only a few communities exhibit that in the way of those whose lives revolve around Roaring River State Park. The most-visited park in the state for the third year running, we all know what a treasure we have here.
Rose Mary “Rosie” Earsley
ROSE MARY “ROSIE” E ARSLEY Rose Mary “Rosie” Earsley, 64, of Monett, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, at her home.
Phyllis Loraine Howe
PHYLLIS LORAINE H OWE Phyllis Loraine Howe, 89, of Exeter, Missouri passed away Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023, at Roaring River Health and Rehabilitation in Cassville.
Jimmy Lee Brown
JIMMY LEE B ROWN Jimmy Lee Brown, 59, of Cassville, passed away Sunday, Feb. 26, 2023, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, due to complications after brain surgery.
Tammy Ann (Fielding) Crouch
TAMMY ANN (FIELDING) C ROUCH Tammy Ann (Fielding) Crouch, 50, of Galena, Kansas passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, at Freeman Hospital West in Joplin.
Claudine Riffe
CLAUDINE R IFFE Claudine Riffe, 55, of Monett, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2023, at Mercy Hospital Joplin in Joplin, Missouri.
