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Construction picks up near Main Street
Intermittent rains late this last week diminished the city’s progress on its wastewater system upgrades, as the directional bore subcontractor did not start as expected, postponing until Monday. For the week of May 15, Public Works Director David Brock said residents expect open trench excavation to continue in the 300 Block of 11th Street (between East Street and Mill).
News briefs, May 17
Life Change will celebrate its two-year anniversary on June 3 from 3-6:30 p.m. at the Cassville United Methodist Church parking lot.
PHOTO GALLERY: Purdy High School Graduation 2023
Scenes from Purdy High School's graduation ceremony on Saturday. More than 700 photos from the event may be viewed and purchased by clicking the link in the gallery.
PHOTO GALLERY: Exeter High School Graduation 2023
Scenes from the Exeter High School graduation ceremony on Friday. More than 700 photos from the event may be viewed and purchased by clicking here.
VIDEO: Cassville teachers send students off to summer
Cassville primary, intermediate and middle school staff, along with the Cassville school district administration, gave a waving and cheering goodbye to bus riders on Friday, the last day of school.
PHOTO GALLERY: Southwest High School Graduation 2023
Scenes from Southwest High School's graduation ceremony on Thursday. To view or purchase any of the more than 1,300 photos from the event, click the link in the gallery.
PHOTO GALLERY: Walking in the sun
Cassville’s Class of 2023 celebrate the end of high school, tossing their mortarboard hats and popping confetti after receiving their diplomas on Sunday. More than 2,400 photos from the event may be viewed and purchased at www.tinyurl.com/2adv9mhe.
Local beekeeper suffers unusual loss of hives
Beekeeper Kevin Young and his wife Bonita, of Exeter — marketers of K&B Honey — lost 85 percent of their beehives over the winter due to circumstances no one is able to explain, least of all Kevin Young, who has kept bees for over 20 years. “Going into winter, I had 225 hives; each of those hives had about 50,000 bees in it,” Young said.
Salary hikes boost sheriff’s office staff
More than six months of collection of the half-cent law enforcement sales tax has given the Barry County Sheriff’s Office an immediate boost, and Sheriff Danny Boyd hopes full staffing will come with firmer budget numbers toward the end of this year. The tax measure, intended to fully fund the sheriff’s office with its own sales tax, passed in April 2022 and began collection in October 2022, giving the county a few months of collection with which to project this year’s income.
Electric vehicle chargers coming to Roaring River
The Department of Natural Resources continues to reach new milestones in its goal of expanding access to electric vehicle charging stations in the Show-Me State. Within Missouri’s share of the Volkswagen Trust Fund, about $6 million was made available for EV charging infrastructure installations.
