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Margaret Joyce (Goodwin) Beeson
Margaret Joyce (Goodwin) Beeson of Cassville, Missouri was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on November 1, 1929, the daughter of Fred E. and Evah I.
Lady ‘Cats 2nd in Monett Invitational wrestling tournament
The Cassville boys and girls wrestling teams brought home a combined 10 medals, including two golds, from the Monett Invitational tournaments on Friday and Saturday. For the Wildcats, 106-pounder Kaleb Artherton earned a firstplace medal, pinning his way through five opponents.
Kyle Troutman: A tisket, a tasket, a city council packet
As recently as 2016, once a month, the city would drop off its council meeting packet at my office — about 60-100 pages of agenda, minutes, the check register, project bids and department reports. I referred to the file as my monthly light reading, but I’ll let you in on a little journalism secret: some of the best news is buried.
Cassville Senior Center launches ‘Business Partners Program’
3 levels of sponsorship to aid Center's activities, celebrations In a bid to foster community support and enhance the overall experience for its members, the Cassville Senior Center is excited to announce the January launch of its Business Partners Program. This initiative marks a significant step forward in building stronger connections between the local business community and the thriving senior population of Cassville and surrounding areas.
News brief, Jan. 10
A $5 chili and soup Benefit Super will be held on Jan. 20 from 5-8 p.m.
CIS principal to retire after 30 years in education
After 30 years in education and 26 of them as a principal or assistant principal, Barry County native and 1988 Purdy graduate Jeff Swadley has announced his retirement, effective June 30. Swadley’s career began in 1993 at Southwest, where he taught seventh- grade civics and geography and coached high school boys basketball, among other sports.
Patriots upset Trojans in tourney title tilt
All had been going as planned for the Southwest boys basketball team at the 41st Annual Southwest Holiday Tournament, then a scoring drought at the start of Friday’s championship game against East Newton proved to be too tough a hole to escape.
Kyle Troutman: Giving ‘Back 2 You’
Christmas and the New Year have come and gone, and in between those days, we at the Cassville Democrat were in the giving spirit. In April 2023, we announced a new campaign for the Democrat called “Back 2 You,” wherein we planned to portion off 2 percent of all special project sales throughout the year and donate that amount to correlating organizations in our community.
Cassville takes home 3rd place in holiday tourney
The 10th Annual Southwest Girls Holiday Tournament was full of ups and downs for a trio of local teams involved in this year’s event, including Southwest earning its first win of the season and Cassville taking third place. Southwest (1-12), ranked No.
Trout Tales, Jan 3
I made my annual jaunt down to Southwest High School a couple times last week for the Annual Holiday Tournament, where I ran into none other than Announcr-DJ-Showman Jared Lankford. Southwest has enjoyed his services for the last many years, playing music, crowd games and announcing all three days of the annual event.
