News Staff

News Staff

Dirt on the move

RE Smith has started moving dirt in the first phase of the construction of the performing arts center at Cassville High School. The district passed a bond issue in April to fund the building, with a guaranteed maximum price of $9,865,987, subject to additions and deductions by change order. The project’s expected completion date is September 2024.

‘Cats kick off season Saturday

The Cassville football team kicks off its season on Saturday, returning 10 lettermen to a squad that lost 13 starters from the 2022 season. Clay Weldy, Cassville football coach, is in his second year at the helm of the program, aiming to turn youth and inexperience into a force to be reckoned with in the Big 8 West this season.

Fiction contest deadline approaching

The deadline for the Mid South Writers Fiction Contest is rapidly approaching. Any unpublished or self-published writer in Barry County 18 years of age or older is eligible to enter, and entries are due by Sept.

Jeff Fugitt: We are God’s handiwork

We read in Ephesians 2:10 that, “We are God’s handiwork, created in Christ Jesus to do good works, which God prepared in advance for us to do.” Some translations say, we are God’s “workmanship.” Others even use the word “masterpiece.” That is an amazing thought.

Lisa Roark: Physician, heal thyself

The year 2019 was a whirlwind for me. it was not the good kind of storm, where you cuddle up by the fire with a cup of hot tea and a good book; 2019 was a year that forever changed me and culminated with the diagnosis of Multiple Sclerosis (MS) on my 39th birthday.

Lady Trojans return 8 to floor

The Southwest volleyball team has its best offense in the last three years, according to Coach Steve Voyak, and the Lady Trojans are looking to show it this season. Southwest returns eight players with varsity experience, and three seniors are taking the lead in unique ways at times — like with a book club.