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County Treasurer Tripp endorses Malek for state treasurer
Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek has announced that Barry County Treasurer Gretta Tripp has endorsed his candidacy for the full term as State Treasurer. The Republican primary election will be held on Tuesday.

Sixth Annual Depot Exeter Auto Show Set for Aug. 10
The Sixth Annual Depot Exeter Auto Show will be Aug. 10 from 10 a.m.

Crowder fire science program receives tool donation
Crowder College is grateful for the donation made by Amkus School Tool program through Dinges Fire for its fire science program located at the Cassville Instructional Center. Equipment and tools provided include: spreader, cutter, ram and other tools.
News Briefs, July 31
The Southwest School District will hold an open house on Aug. 15 in all three buildings.

Northern Commissioner candidates participate in forum
Two candidates for county government stood together on Thursday to answer a set of 10 questions at the Cassville Democrat’s Northern Commissioner Candidates Forum on Thursday at the FEMA Event Center in Cassville.

City amasses 20K cubic yards of storm debris
West of the Cassville airport, a visual reminder of the power of Mother Nature is piled high, and the city is trying to determine how to deal with it. At a special debris collection site, David Brock, Cassville public works administrator, said the pile of trees and limbs is about 20,000 cubic feet, and he expects another 5,000 to 10,000 cubic feet is still sitting on private property in the Cassville area.

Gary Swearingen: Barry County Coroner Questionnaire
In holding the position of Barry County Coroner these past 6 years, I feel my Christian upbringing has helped me to show kindness to everyone I come in contact with. All my life I have had compassion for anyone in need. I wish to be re-elected by the good people of Barry County to continue serving families in their time of need.

Skip White: Barry County Coroner Questionnaire
I have previous experience serving as the Barry County coroner. During those 16 years of service, I worked to represent every person in my county regardless of political affiliation, income level or religious beliefs.
Sheriff hopefuls file new finance reports
Boyd leads all candidates in donations, spending Candidates for Barry County sheriff have all filed July campaign finance reports, detailing their donations received and their spending through the second quarter of the year. Candidates are listed in this report by the order of their report filing date, from earliest to most recent.

Purdy Festival presents plenty of ways to play
A kid-sized train provided non-stop pleasure at the Purdy Festival Saturday.