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Lights shine at Cassville prom
Cassville’s prom at the Barn at Bear Ridge on Saturday featured a full night of dancing under the icicle lights. Contributed photo Isaac Hadlow and Jillian LeCompte danced together on Saturday at Cassville’s prom.
Teen injured in crash near Golden
INJURY WRECK When: 5 p.m. Friday Where: Farm Road 2225, two miles north of Golden Who: 16-year-old male, of Golden A teenager from Golden was injured on Friday following a wreck at 5 p.m.
Woman injured in Golden wreck
INJURY WRECK When: 9 p.m. on May 27 Where: Highway 86 in Golden Who: Sharon Bailie, 54, of Cassville A Cassville woman was injured on May 27 in a wreck at 9 p.m.
2 injured in rear-end wreck
INJURY WRECK When: 2:55 p.m. Friday Where: Highway 37, one mile north of Butterfield Who: Michelle Foster, 18, of Purdy, and Nancy Gauss, 66, of Cassville Two people were injured on Friday in a wreck at 2:55 p.m.
News Briefs
Season’s first Cruise-In coming up The Cassville Cruisers will host a Cruise-In on May 14 from 5 p.m. to dusk at the Barry County Museum, south of Cassville on Highway 112.
The river is alive with the sound of music
Continuing a summer tradition in Roaring River State Park, a variety of Bluegrass bands will be performing every Friday night from May 6 to Sept. 30.
Docudrama shows consequences of drunk driving
Taylor Smith is removed from a vehicle after a staged crash on the south lawn of Cassville High School on Friday. Multiple students and local first responders put on the docudrama, aiming to show the possible consequences of driving drunk or not wearing a seat belt. In the enactment, Smith’s character does not survive the crash. Kyle Troutman/editor@cassville-democrat.com
3 Purdy youths injured in crash
INJURY WRECK When: 2:40 p.m. Sunday Where: Highway 59, two miles east of Neosho in Newton County Who: Three Purdy youths Three Purdy juveniles were injured on Sunday in a wreck at 2:40 p.m.
PHOTO GALLERY: Hall Theatre fire
Scenes from Tuesday morning's fire at Hall Theatre in Cassville.
Old Hall Theatre remembered
By Kyle Troutman editor@cassville-democrat.com March 1 blaze the third major fire on square April 18, 1893. June 10, 1987. March 1, 2022. These are the dates of the biggest commercial…
