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Dog days of summer at Aquatic Center
Amy Blair’s English bulldog, Knucklehead, 2, of Monett, took a break from swimming to take a drink from the hose during Doggie Swim Day at the Cassville Aquatic Center on Saturday.
Fairview lagoon foams over
The wastewater residuals lagoon in Fairview has been turning heads in recent weeks due to sight and by smell, forcing action by the company and state officials to remedy the situations.
SKITS hosting fall play auditions
The SKITS community theater group has announced auditions for the fall play “Trouble-In-Tumbleweed” on Saturday at the Central Crossing Senior Center in Shell Knob at 10 a.m. This zany presentation is set in the wild west Arizona Territory in the 1880s in the dusty town of Tumbleweed.
Wheaton BBQ to entertain, thousands
Rides, food, vendors, live entertainment and duck race are just a few of the smorgasbord of activities set to entertain thousands of people at the Wheaton City Park on Saturday.
Iowa woman injured in crash, charged with DWI
An Iowa woman serious seriously injured and was arrested following a wreck at 2:45 p.m. Thursday on Highway 39, five miles north of Shell Knob.
Fiction contest deadline approaching
The deadline for the Mid South Writers Fiction Contest is rapidly approaching. Any unpublished or self-published writer in Barry County 18 years of age or older is eligible to enter, and entries are due by Sept.
Wheaton Historical Society meets
The Wheaton Historical Society held a meeting on Aug. 7, where new officers were elected and plans were made to man the pop stand, as in years before, at the Wheaton Fire Department’s annual barbecue, which is Saturday.
Storm clean-up continues
Josh Corn, with Treesout Express, launches a log of soft maple from the roof of the home of Jason and Katesha Johnston on North Spring Street in Cassville on Friday.
Young anglers cast lines
Jessica Jackson, of Crane, helps her sons, Brayden Walker, 11, and Thompson Jackson, 5, with their lines at Kids’ Fishing Day at Roaring River State Park Saturday.
