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Cruise-In set for July 9 The Cassville Cruisers will host a Cruise-In on July 9 from 5 p.m. to dusk at the Barry County Museum, south of Cassville on Highway 112.
Cassville annexes future Barry County jail property
The Cassville City Council has voted to annex the property where the new county jail will be built, but not first without hearing concerns from nearby homeowners. The council voted unanimously to annex the 25.42-acre tract of land behind Baywash Carwash on Old Exeter Road, citing the ability to provide water and sewer service to the incoming jail and health department buildings, as well as expanding services to other areas, as a reason for the move.
Divers to collect organisms from Roaring River Spring
With their permit from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) renewed through the end of December, the KISS Rebreathers dive team will continue their scheduled, monthly weekend explorations of Roaring River Cave, “at least through November,” head diver and KISS CEO Mike Young said.
Karl Zinke: Royals need to finally embrace their youth
Dayton Moore has always been a vocal opponent of purposefully tanking a season for his Kansas City Royals. The former general manager, who is now the team’s president, has refused to sell off his roster in order to have the worst record and nab the top pick in the following summer’s Major League Baseball draft.
Year in photos — Cassville fall sports
Editor’s note: Throughout the summer, the Cassville Democrat will feature the best unprinted photos from every local team photographed in the 2021-2022 athletics season. — KT .
White retires from Cassville schools
At a recent retirement party, Eric White, assistant superintendent at Cassville schools, received a fishing-themed plaque wishing him well. White has served multiple roles at Cassville, most recently as assistant superintendent and middle school principal. Contributed photo
Through the years
50 years ago June 28, 1972 After a wide search effort to locate Christine Seal, who went missing on June 19, has been unsuccessful, according to law enforcement, who say there is no hard evidence for them to work with. A reward has been started in an effort to assist in finding her.
Bob Mitchell: Bits and pieces of information
Ever since writing editorials or columns for the Cassville Democrat, a leaning post has been the steel spike that held bits and pieces of information that might be of interest farther down the line. After two moves, the spike disappeared and a substitute had to be found to hold the information that that had accumulated.
H Lynn Hilburn: Better flood mitigation needed in Cassville
Dear Editor: Spring is almost over, and with it, the normal rainy season is almost over. Cassville is very fortunate, because Cassville — known as the City of Seven Valleys — for the last three years has had above average rainfall amounts for the first six months of the year.
PATRICK EDWARD ANDERSON
Patrick Edward Anderson, age 38, of Aurora, Missouri passed away Wednesday June 15, 2022, near Aurora, Missouri. He was born November 1, 1983, in San Luis Obispo, California, the son of Nels and Teresa (Haaser) Anderson.
