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Depot Auto Show celebrates year 5
First-place winner, John Henderson, with his 1968 Camero, at the 5th Annual Exeter Depot Auto Show on Aug. 12. The event saw approximately 50 vehicles present, and the rain went away halfway through the event, resulting a beautiful outcome and great day on Front Street.
Fun first day enjoyed at Cassville schools
Kaid Williams, right, implores his sophomore classmates, Tyler Rattigan, right middle, Will Brooks, left middle, and Trevor Brookes to pull harder to beat the seniors in a tug-of-war game at the first-day assembly at Cassville High School last week.
Free gardening workshop Sept. 9 in Cassville
Barry County Master Gardeners will host a free gardening workshop on Sept. 9 in Cassville.
Cassville grad awarded JD Riddle scholarship
Jacob Martinez, a 2023 graduate of Cassville High School, has received the JD Riddle Educational Trust scholarship, administered by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. Martinez, the son of Maria and Filipe Mendoza, will attend Missouri Southern State University this fall, where he plans to pursue a degree in secondary education.
News briefs, Aug. 30
The city of Washburn will allow residents to bring any tree limbs damaged by recent storms to the corner of County Road and Farm Road 1065, the City Lagoon, for disposal on Sept. 9 from 8 a.m.
Dog days of summer at Aquatic Center
Amy Blair’s English bulldog, Knucklehead, 2, of Monett, took a break from swimming to take a drink from the hose during Doggie Swim Day at the Cassville Aquatic Center on Saturday.
Fairview lagoon foams over
The wastewater residuals lagoon in Fairview has been turning heads in recent weeks due to sight and by smell, forcing action by the company and state officials to remedy the situations.
Young anglers cast lines
Jessica Jackson, of Crane, helps her sons, Brayden Walker, 11, and Thompson Jackson, 5, with their lines at Kids’ Fishing Day at Roaring River State Park Saturday.
News briefs, Aug. 23
The Wheaton High School Class of 1973 invites family, friends, former classmates and neighbors to stop in the shade by Railroad Depot Museum, located at 311 Main St., during 65th Annual Wheaton BBQ on Saturday. Plans are flexible and will be determined by those there. The group aims to to be there from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, people may contact Ron Renkoski at 608-242-7321.
Dirt on the move
RE Smith has started moving dirt in the first phase of the construction of the performing arts center at Cassville High School. The district passed a bond issue in April to fund the building, with a guaranteed maximum price of $9,865,987, subject to additions and deductions by change order. The project’s expected completion date is September 2024.
