The Barry County Genealogical and Historical Society will host its inaugural Holiday Season Craft Fair on Nov. 12 from 9 a.m.

A Purdy woman was injured on Sunday in a wreck at 3:55 p.m. on Business 37, south of Crittenden Street in Purdy.

Cassville students started classes on Tuesday, and one thing will look different for primary and intermediate students in the first semester – recess. Merlyn Johnson, Cassville superintendent, said due to supply chain issues, the playground renovations expected to be completed by September have been delayed.

Auditions will be held for the SKITS community theater fall play. “Murder in the House of Horrors,” on Saturday at 10 a.m.

The Exeter chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace will join fellow chapters nationwide on Sept. 10 in the largest single-day bed-building event in the U.S.

In response to May surveys of staff, students and parents, the Cassville school district has taken multiple actions aimed at improving the effectiveness of discipline. Merlyn Johnson, Cassville superintendent, said actions taken by the district include no longer allowing students cell phone use during the school day, offering corporal punishment on an opt-in only basis, and starting the Success Academy to help struggling students graduate.

Colleagues and friends of former Barry County sheriff Gary Davis remember the 30-year law enforcement professional as a knowledgeable and dedicated individual eager to help. Davis, 74, died at his home on Thursday.