Wheaton volleyball relying on youth
With two sophomores offering the most returning varsity experience to the Wheaton volleyball team, the Lady Bulldogs are finding their footing as a squad this season. Cheyanne Gudgell, in her first year as head coach in Wheaton, said the team’s goals this season are simple.
Raymond Keith Lewellen
Raymond Keith Lewellen, 60, of Seligman, Mo. passed away Saturday, September 2, 2023, at his home.
Travis Wayne Harrison
Travis Wayne Harrison, 34, of Exeter, Mo., passed away Sunday, September 10, 2023, at Mercy Hospital Cassville in Cassville, Mo. He was born October 9, 1988, in Springfield, Mo., the son of Robert R.
Beth Ellen Tallant
Beth Ellen Tallant, 79, of Seligman, Mo. passed away Friday, September 8, 2023, at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers, Ark.
William Theodore “Billy” Thompson, Jr.

William Theodore “Billy” Thompson, Jr., 89, of Monett, Mo. passed away Thursday, September 7, 2023, at Lacoba Homes in Monett, Mo.
Kevin Leslie Wise, Jr.

Kevin Leslie Wise, Jr., 36, of Cassville, Mo. passed away Sunday, September 3, 2023, at Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Ark.
Brenda Louise Pierce
Brenda Louise Pierce, 59, of Eagle Rock, Mo., passed away Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at her home. She was born November 29, 1963, in Fontana, Calif.
Here come the grannies!

First-grader Cayden Alden was overcome with joy when his grandmother, Jamie Smith, came to his class for Grandparents Day on Friday at Cassville schools.
Through the years, Sept. 13

30 YEARS AGO: Cassville can be as big as she wants to or as small as desired, depending on which way her visitors might want to enter town.
Jon Horner: The importance of school activities

It’s mid September, and local schools are about to hit the onemonth mark of their school year. Time definitely flies.