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Big win in the Big 8
The Cassville art program celebrated a massive victory recently, sweeping the Big 8 Art Show's Best in Show awards and winning a total of 77 awards in the competition.
Run raises funds for women battling cancer
Emily Brooks, left, 15, accepts a medal from her mother, April Brooks, left middle, as her sister Hannah Brooks, right middle, 12 and grandmother, Carol Griffin, congratulate her for completing her race at the Power of Pink's event on Saturday morning at the Wheaton City Park.
White supremacist receives life for kidnapping, murder
A California man was sentenced recently to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for aiding and abetting the kidnapping and murder of a northwest Arkansas man.
News Briefs, May 14
Roaring River State Park will host Kids’ Fishing Day on Saturday. Youth will have the opportunity to fish all day for free and connect with nature through a variety of activities.
Southwest grads say ‘aloha’ to high school
Colton Phillips, Southwest High School graduate, hugs his grandmother, Marsha Myers, during the flower presentation at Friday’s commencement ceremony.
Prizes for poets at Crowder Cassville
Crowder College Cassville held its first Open Mic Poetry Reading on April 24, with four high school or Crowder students participating in the poetry contest.
Cassville students receive MAP awards for 2024 scores
Cassville Middle School student Bear Lackey receives a MAP testing proficiency award from Principal Samantha Cosper. The grades 6-8 school held an ice cream social on April 28 for students who earned advanced or proficient on their 2024 MAP testing.
Sales tax totals mixed in April
Sales tax receipts to Barry County cities and county government bodies in April, while generally flat or marginally lower, received a big boost from Monett that pushed totals to a respectable 5% overall gain, not counting the local use taxes.
Purdy struggles revising city code
Missing chapter, dissected ordinances present challenges
