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Purdy Homecoming candidates named
Purdy High School will crown its 2023_Homecoming_Queen and Mr. Tip-Off at a special coronation between JV and Varsity boys’ basketball games on Friday, February. The JV contest versus Billings begins at 6 p.m. This year’s_Homecoming_theme is “Home is Where the Heart Is.”_Candidates include, front row from left: senior Alli Hayes, junior Alexis Davidson, sophomore Zoey Webb, and freshman Grace Logan. Back row: senior Jake Young, sophomore Kenni De Leon, and freshman JJ Aguilar. Contributed photo
City seeks to clean up Hall Theatre
It has been 11 months since a fire tore through the former Hall Theatre on the Cassville courthouse square, and the city of Cassville is seeking to utilize a state cleanup program before demolishing the building and creating a parking lot.
Wheaton settles gym floor lawsuit
Engineer reports improper humidity likely the cause of damage The Wheaton school district has settled a lawsuit with Four State Maintenance Supply, the installer of its gym floor, after conflicting reports determining the cause of the damage. According to court documents filed in the U.S.
Man charged for homemade bomb
A Purdy man is being charged with a felony after allegedly putting a homemade bomb at the entrance gate to another individual’s property. Benjamin Paine, 29, of Purdy, is charged with unlawful possession of an illegal weapon.
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A public forum, hosted by the Truman Council, will be held on Friday from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the Newton County Fair Building, located at 700 Field St.
It’s snow time!
Cash Holmes, 13, sent snow flying as he sled down the hill behind the football field. Dozens of children, and at least one dog,
played on the hill and later set up a football game in the snow. Three reports from the National Weather Service in Springfield
said 3.8, 5 and 6.4 inches in the Cassville area.
SKITS auditions open for ‘Mission Possible’
Special to the Cassville Democrat The Shell Knob in the Spotlight (SKITS) community theater group has announced auditions for the spring play, “Mission Possible.” Auditions will be held at 10 a.m. on Feb.
Something smells in Barry County
A federal judge ruled on Jan. 18 that Tyson Foods, George’s Inc. and other poultry processors were responsible for polluting the Illinois River Watershed in Oklahoma with run-off from chicken litter that had been land-applied as fertilizer.
Debate tourney turns to lockdown
A Saturday speech and debate competition in Springfield took an unexpected turn during the finals round, as six Cassville students and one teacher were forced to use the run, hide, fight techniques taught to be as safe as possible when facing a potential shooter. At around 7 p.m.
