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Maye Lucille Tilford
Maye Lucille Tilford, born September 5, 1944, age 78, of Cassville, passed away at her home on Sunday, October 16, 2022. Memorial services were held Thursday, October 20, 2022, at White Funeral Home & Crematory in Cassville, with Pastor Kevin Hilton officiating. Visitation was held prior to the service. Memorial contributions in honor of Maye L. Tilford may be made to the family or entrusted to White Funeral Home & Crematory, P.O. Box 890, Cassville, MO 65625. Visit www. whitefuneralhome.org to
Billy Gene Owens
Jacky Edward ”Eddie” Burnette Billy Gene Owens, age 65, passed away Thursday, October 13, 2022 at his home. Services were held at 10 A.M.
Ghosts, goblins, candy, oh my!
Every year, children in local communities get excited to dress up and head out to gather their Halloween candy. Trick or Treating, or Truck or Treating, has looked a bit different in recent years, but this year, the superhero, princesses, and scary monsters are ready to head back out.
Industry leaders against measure
Supply and demand may leave medical marijuana patients without medication Two local marijuana industry experts are drawing a line against Amendment 3, a vote for recreational adult-use marijuana on the Nov. 8 ballot.
Breast cancer to brain tumors
Once a person is diagnosed with breast cancer, there is a 7-11 percent chance they will experience a local recurrence, which means it will reappear in the same area as the original cancer. However, when the cancer spreads to a distant place in the body, it is called metastatic cancer.
Chappell repeats state medal
Who: Avery Chappell and Maci Barton What: Finished 9th and 78th More: Chappell’s solid short game earns her second state medal Lady Wildcats brave chilly weather at Girls Golf State By Kyle Troutman ktroutman@cherryroad.com Despite temperatures dropping to below 50 on Oct. 17-18, the Cassville girls golf team managed a strong showing at Girls Golf State, with junior Avery Chappell turning in another medal performance.
Lady Wildcats win Big 8
The Cassville girls cross country team brought home some championship conference hardware on Oct. 18 in Aurora.
Pickleball Club active at Cassville
A new Pickleball Club had taken root in Cassville. Similar to tennis, pickleball is played with a wiffleball, wooden raquets and lower net. Front row, from left: Jacob Martinez, Elly Raemaker, Lorelei Vanderhoef, Elizabeth Butler, Kyler Hayward, Dulce Rivera and Coach Erin Flehmer. Back row: Superintendent Merlyn Johnson, Tyson Bohmke, Corbin Rhodes, Ashton Wheeler, Simon Gates, Ethan Bohmke, Mason Gautney and Caleb Leach.
Kyle Troutman: A last hurrah for journalism
It’s been a big year for local journalism. In July, I attended the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors conference, where I accepted a Golden Dozen award for column-writing, and just a few weeks ago, I attended the Missouri Press Association conference and accepted more than 50 awards on mine and my staff’s behalf.
Jon Horner: A plan for Christmas gift-buying
When Kyle asked me to do a monthly column regarding finance I told him that I would try not to bore people too much, since that category can be less than exciting. So today, I will start off with discussing the correlation between the federal reserve interest rate moves and the associated impact on the gross domestic product. Just kidding, please continue to read. I definitely wouldn’t go near that topic with a tenfoot pole.
