Cassville dialing in for tough district tourney

Still in its early years, the Cassville boys wrestling had a defining moment Friday, as four wrestlers vied for conference titles back-to-back-to-backto- back and in front of home fans for the first time.
New bathrooms built at City Park
Heated facility open year-round, triple the size of old building Frequent visitors to Cassville’s City Park will soon have a new place to “go.” A project planned in 2020 and put on hold due to COVID and the city’s National Flood Insurance Program opportunity, new bathrooms have been built and should open by the end of February. David Brock, Cassville public works director, said the previous facility was built around the time the park was done in the 1970s.
Stanley Leroy Brattin
rattin Stanley Leroy Brattin, 71, of Cassville, passed away Friday, Jan. 20, 2023, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield.
Joanne Pehkonen

ehkonen Joanne Pehkonen, 82, of Cassville, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, at Oak Pointe of Monett in Monett.
William Loran Robbins
L oran Robb ins William Loran Robbins, 83, of Jenkins, passed away Friday, Jan. 13, 2023, at his home.
Al Slavic: Good plans and broken dreams
This devotional and directory is made possible by these businesses who encourage all to attend worship services. Recently, two of us drove around an area in Shell Knob to pray in the community.
Celebrate recovery – Where are they now?
John Richardson first told his story of recovery to the Cassville Democrat readers, 2 years ago, on January 27, 2021. Richardson’s Celebrate Recovery testimony was the first part of a 12-part series published in the Cassville Democrat, one step of the 12-step program for each month of the year.
Woman injured in wreck with tanker

A Republic woman was injured on Jan. 17 in a wreck at 8:40 a.m.
Seventh grade football best in Big 8 West Division

Wildcats go undefeated, recognized by conference After finishing the football season undefeated in 2022, the Big 8 Conference has recognized the Cassville Middle School seventh- grade football team as the 202223 Big 8 Conference West Division first place winners. 'Going into the season, I wasn't sure what to expect from this group of athletes,' said Robbie Artherton, Middle school football coach.
4 win Big 8 gold
The Cassville girls wrestling team is ranked No. 1 in the state right now with four No.