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The Barry County Fair Board has announced the 2022 dates and exhibits. The Barry County fair will be held June 25, in Butterfield.

Across the nation, American citizens are dealing with an epidemic with the most heartbreaking of effects — overdoses. According to the CDC there were 70,630 drug overdose deaths in the United States in 2019, with nearly 850,000 overdose deaths since 1999.

For more than two decades, the OACAC Barry County neighborhood center has been hosting a school fair to help children in the area start off the school year on the right foot. Gail Reed, OACAC Barry County neighborhood market supervisor, said the sign-ups for the school fair will be open from May 31 to July 7.

Cassville Rodeo on Saturday The annual Cassville Rodeo, sponsored by the Cassville Rotary Club and the Cassville FFA Booster Club, is on Saturday from 8-11 p.m. at Bill Hailey Arena in Cassville.

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As the school year came to a close last week, the Purdy School Board recapped the year’s successes and plans for the future. With the passage of the district’s to tax increase bond measure, school grounds will be buzzing with activity throughout the summer, with plans to improve the school entry ways with duel entry points to improve school safety, upgrades to the school’s kitchen and cafeteria, new pavement and more.

Student safety is a top priority at all local school districts, and in the wake of the mass shooting in Uvalde, Texas, superintendents are refreshing parents and patrons of protocols. Cassville Merlyn Johnson, Cassville superintendent, said the Cassville school district has a well-trained and well-informed staff.

The city of Cassville had an opportunity over the past year to possibly join the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) without retrofitting buildings or making major changes to Main Street — but the moment has passed.

Free Fishing Days are coming in June. Roaring River State Park invites anglers of all ages and skill levels to come out and wet a line.