News Staff
Hometown BBQ hero Joel Curren remembered
Friends and family of Joel Curren, pitmaster who founded and operated BBQ Station in Cassville for 15 years, gathered at his establishment on Sunday afternoon to celebrate his memory. Curren, who specialized in Texas-style hickory smoked barbeque, died on Jan. 17 after a battle with illness. Sharing stories of his friendliness and ownership of BBQ Station were his father Gil Curren, left, of Bentonville, Ark., and Jean Passley, of Cassville.
Bill Hodgson: The ‘Messianic Secret’
The “Messianic Secret” is a theme that scholars began to discuss at the beginning of the 20th century. Though indicators are present in all four Gospels, attention was especially focused on St. Mark’s Gospel.
Denali to drain wastewater residuals lagoons in Missouri
The draining of Denali Water Solutions’ storage lagoons in Newton, McDonald and Macon counties is scheduled to begin after the company’s signing of an administrative action issued by the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) on Jan. 31.
Shirley M. Tucker
Shirley M. Tucker went to meet her Savior on January 31, 2024, at 8:45 a.m.
Barry County Republican Party caucus in Cassville March 2
Barry County Republicans will have the opportunity to make their presidential primary selection in person on March 2, when the Barry County Central Committee will host the first caucus since 2012 at Cassville High School. Glen Cope, chair of the Committee, said the doors open at 8 a.m.
Cole crosses 1,000-point mark
An Aurora girls basketball player with a Barry County connection has crossed the 1,000-point mark in her prep career. Junior Kylee Cole was 14 points shy of 1,000 going into a Jan. 29 Warrior Classic contest against East Newton. Cole put up 28 points in the 55-24 victory, achieving the milestone in the process. Cole averages 22 points per game. She is the granddaughter of the late John Cole and Linda Cole, of Exeter, and Howard and Jackie Burns, also of Exeter. Her great-grandmother, Gwen Hilburn, lives in Seligman, and she has numerous aunts and uncles from both Barry County towns.
Harold Dean Summerlin
Harold Dean Summerlin, 94, of Golden, Mo. passed away Monday, January 29, 2024, at The Missouri Veterans Home in Mount Vernon, Mo.
Crowder nursing receives $60K grant for simulation lab
The nursing program at Crowder College Cassville Campus received a $60,000 boost in funding in January, given by the South Barry County Hospital District Board. Sandra Wilson, Crowder's director of nursing, said the college is happy to have such a strong partnership with the local board “Partnerships with clinical sites are significant to our nursing programs,” Wilson said.
Dakoda Pettigrew: American Insights: The backway forward
On April 4, 1954, Martin Luther King, Jr. stood at the pulpit within the humble walls of Dexter Avenue Baptist Church in Montgomery, Ala., and delivered a sermon.
Marjorie Ellen Rhoden Hull
Marjorie Ellen Rhoden Hull, 102, of Jacksonville, Arkansas passed away January 16, 2024, in Jacksonville. She was born September 7, 1921, in Walnut Grove on the Butler Farm, Carroll County, Arkansas to the late John Sherman Sr.
