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Vehicle hits bull on Hwy. 248
Two people were injured Oct. 16 in a wreck at 8:05 p.m.

Let the shows begin!
Cassville school district board members and community supporters officially cut the ribbon on the Cassville Performing Arts Center on Oct. 10 during an Open House for the facility. The $9.8 million facility is 28,000 square feet, with seating for over 800 guests, rehearsal space for students, classrooms and dressing rooms. Contributed photo
OACAC receives $80K for disaster relief in Barry County
Following a major disaster declaration, Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC) has received $80,000 in disaster relief funding from Missouri Housing Development Commission. These funds are to assist low-income Barry County residents who sustained damage to their homes from severe weather systems that generated tornadoes, high winds, and flooding between May 19 May 27.

Heritage heralded at new Wheaton festival
John Etzler, left and Stephani Leverich make mini hay bales at the Wheaton Heritage Festival. Sheila Harris/sheilaharrisads@ gmail.com
SKITS performing first musical
Spooky sights and wild frights abound this Halloween season, and nowhere moreso than in Shell Knob. Shell Knob in the Spotlight (SKITS) will put on its fall play, 'Scary, Scary Night,' on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
Cassville man injured, arrested after crash
A Cassville man was injured and subsequently arrested following a wreck at 3:46 p.m. on Friday on Highway 76, four miles northeast of Shell Knob.

15 years of finding footing
BY SHEILA HARRIS sheilaharrisads@gmail.com For 15 years, His House Foundation in Shell Knob has been helping families find their footing. In celebration of the milestone, the public is invited to an open house at His House Foundation, located at 25832 State Hwy.

Learning the ropes in Fire Education Week
Cassville students in pre-K through second grade learned about fire trucks and their capabilities during a Fire Education Week program at the FEMA Event Center on Oct. 9.
News briefs, Oct. 23
His House Foundation, located at 25832 State Hwy. YY in Shell Knob, will host an Open House on Saturday from 10 a.m.

Parade brings joy to all
Cassville senior Homecoming King and Queen candidates Bodee Rose and Lorelei Vanderhoef wave to spectators of the Homecoming parade Friday.