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Community anchor retires after 28 years
For nearly three decades, Gail Reed has been an anchor that holds the community together buy supporting those most in need. Reed has spent 28 years working as the supervisor at the Barry County Neighborhood Center, and she will hang her hat on the door on Dec.
Scott Fitzpatrick wins Missouri auditor election
State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick won the race to become Missouri’s next auditor Tuesday, easily defeating former state Rep. Alan Green.
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Lawrence and Barry County Democrats will meet on Thursday at the Angus Branch Steakhouse, located at 114 Chapel Drive in Monett. The meeting will start at 7 p.m.
PHOTO GALLERY: Cassville Veterans Day assembly
Scenes from Cassville High School's Veterans Day assembly on Friday morning.
Local authors plan book-signing
Security Bank president Jon Horner, of Cassville, is at it again with the recent release of “The Bouvier Blunder,” the fourth novel in his “Bouvier” series, books which feature plot lines revolving around a cast of characters from a fictional, rural Ozarks town.
Hovland: ‘Sometimes I thought it is easier to pack a bag and deploy’
Every life is a road full of turns and twists that bring us to where we are meant to be. For the Hovland family, that road was embedded in service to their country.
Purdy woman injured in wreck
A Purdy woman was injured on Friday in a wreck at 7:12 a.m. on Highway 60, two miles east of Monett.
2 injured in Hwy. 37 crash
Two people were injured on Thursday in a wreck at 3:35 p.m. on Highway 36 in Purdy.
Purdy FCCLA visits U.S. Capitol
A delegation of Purdy High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members and their adviser, Ms. Amy Harkey, traveled to Washington D.
Painting the community
Taking a trip down Main Street, one might notice some unique paintings on several business windows, creative images put onto glass by local woman Amanda Dotson. Dotson currently works security at the Cassville Dispensary, and she formerly worked at Walmart in asset protection.
