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No hitches at ‘Trouble-In-Tumbleweed’
Cliff Przybyl, as Lawyer Maxwell, falls off the couch he was attempting to nap on as the stagecoach driver Gus, played by Floyd Stewart, brings in the mail. The opening act was part of Shell Knob in the Spotlight’s performance of “Trouble-In-Tumbleweed” at the Central Crossing United Methodist Church over the weekend.
Bayless House silent auction supports 2024 seniors
Larry Hayworth, left, and Aaron Brooks played acoustic guitar on the porch of the Bayless/Salyer House in Cassville during the silent auction benefitting Project Graduation.
Mid South Writers name contest winners
Mid South Writers met on Nov. 4 to award certificates and prize checks to the winners of the 2023 Fiction Contest. Front row, from left: Micah Miller of Monett, Honorable Mention for Leo O’Hara; Tara Lang-Jackson of Washburn, Honorable Mention for Edeleon’s Secret; Breeze Kennedy of Cassville, third place for Saber and the Sapphire Crystal; Rhonda Weaver of Seligman, first place for The Nut Hut. Back row: Susan Eschbach, Linda Sartin, and Barbara Warren, all of Cassville, contest judges. Not pictured: Thomas Koob of Shell Knob, second place for Devil’s Kitchen; and Prix Gautney of Cassville, contest judge. Contributed photo
Officer Hoover receives recognition
A Cassville police officer has been bestowed an Outstanding Service Award for his action on a call on Oct. 25.
Senior Center hosts inaugural Holiday Craft Bazaar
Khrysta Modine, of Cassville, looks over a display of earrings at the inaugural Cassville Senior Center Holiday Craft Bazaar on Saturday.
Purdy Farm Center fertilizer plant lost in blaze
The Purdy Farm Center's fertilizer building was destroyed by a fire on Friday night, one that grew quickly and presented threats of explosions. Nick Mercer, Purdy fire chief, said crews received the call at about 5:30 p.m., arriving at the facility at 100 W.
Margaret Teresa “Muggs” Wooldridge
Margaret Teresa “Muggs” Wooldridge, 91, of Shell Knob, Mo. passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2023, at her home.
Through the Years, Nov. 22
Nov. 28, 1973 — FIVE INCHES OF RAIN SWELLS AREA STREAMS, LAKES Spring-like thunderstorms dumped inches, of rain on areas of Barry County in weekend and first of the week storms that swelled area streams and reservoirs.
A wait for a manger
New cemetery hill nativity being constructed Last year was the first since 1983 there was not a nativity scene on cemetery hill in Cassville, and while an effort is being made to replace it, another 12 months is needed. Morgan Williams, Cassville Area Chamber of Commerce director, said volunteers at Cassville High School are helping construct a new nativity scene, but they did not have enough time to get it completed and installed this year.
State Treasurer visits Cassville to promote MOBUCK$
Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek visited with local leaders on Nov. 14 at the Barry County Courthouse in Cassville, part of a tour of rural counties where he is promoting the MOBUCK$ low-interest loan program.
