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Purdy reviews facility needs
The Purdy City Council concentrated on infrastructure issues during its Sept. 9 meeting. Following up on the April 28 hailstorm, Public Works Foreman Kevin Cook reported assessing roofs on all the city buildings. The new one on city hall had not been finished at the time. The city received around $120,000 from insurance for the damage, city Clerk Sasha Gomez said.
Cassville Democrat reels in 21 statewide awards
On Saturday at the Broadway Hotel in Columbia, the Cassville Democrat newspaper won 21 total statewide awards — including five first-place plaques — for calendar year 2025 work entered in the Missouri Press Association’s annual Better Newspaper Contest.
Cassville man drowns at Table Rock Lake
A Cassville man drowned on Saturday at 5:17 p.m. near Table Rock Lake at Eagle Rock Marina, one mile southeast of Eagle Rock.
News Briefs, Sept. 30
Barrett’s Fun Run for Friends will be held on Saturday at the Cassville Greenway, with registration at 8 a.m. and the race beginning at 9 a.m. and a raffle drawing following the run.
Up close and personal!
Cassville Fire Protection District Chief Derek Acheson gives Isaac LaPreze, 6, of Eagle Rock, a tour of the District's ladder truck during the fourth annual Touch a Truck event at Crowder Cassville on Thursday.
Collisions cheered at Demolition Derby
Shawn Pryor, of Shell Knob, in the 787 car, beckons Ryan Friga, of West Plains, to give his front end a jolt to release his back end from the railroad ties at the annual Rotary Demolition Derby on Sept. 12.
Police investigating rash of vehicle break-ins
Area police departments are warning residents to keep their car doors locked and valuables removed after a rash of vehicle break-ins across six cities in southwest Missouri since July 31.
Suicide prevention resources available locally
Mercy Hospital in Cassville is hoping to spread awareness in September about Suicide Prevention Month, offering resources and help to those who may be struggling or know someone who is struggling with thoughts of suicide.
Winter outlook: What does El Niño mean?
A strengthening El Niño in the Pacific Ocean could bring a wetter-than-normal winter to southwest Missouri, with temperatures expected to be slightly warmer than average, according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Springfield.
Kings Prairie Fall Festival returns
The Kings Prairie Fall Festival, an outgrowth of the annual Kings Prairie community’s benefit concert since 2000, took place on Sept. 12 on the grounds of the historic Kings Prairie school, east of Monett.
