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Fishing, food, fun at Roaring River

May 24, 2023

Xavier Shepard, 7, Trinity Shepard, 2, and Ezmaee Flick, 5, of Bella Vista, Ark., enjoy Roaring River with their families during Kids' Fishing Day Saturday.

May 24, 2023

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.

Goodbye school, hello summer!

May 17, 2023

Cassville school district administration and teachers in the primary, intermediate and middle schools waved to students as the buses left for the last time this school year on Friday. Students cheered (and cried) as they waved goodbye for the summer.

May 17, 2023

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).

Local FFA chapters shine at state convention

May 17, 2023

Two local schools placed in the poultry evaluation career development event at the 95th Missouri FFA Convention in April, and a student at another local school was honored as a Star in Agribusiness. The Cassville FFA Chapter placed second in the poultry event, and the Wheaton FFA Chapter took fourth.

May 17, 2023

Barry County’s cities and county government entities generating sales tax saw marginal gains overall in April, though a smaller number made up for the losses shown by most recipients. The seven Barry County cities collecting sales tax received $751,410.75, a 2 percent increase over a year ago.

May 17, 2023

The city of Cassville has hired a Cassville High School graduate with 20 years accounting experience to be the new finance officer. Monzell Hagins, a 1999 Cassville graduate, has worked for the city of Cassville since April 2021 as deputy clerk.