Opinion
Sheila Harris: Bill may loosen groundwater regulations
Southwest Missouri residents, the quality of our groundwater is under attack. Please consider showing up for a hearing for Missouri Senate Bill 981 in Jefferson City tomorrow (Tuesday) morning, March 5, at 8:30 a.m.
Trout Tales, Feb. 28
Caption this! I was at the 2024 MSHSAA Wrestling Championships at Mizzou Arena last week taking in all the action, the best of which can turn any coach into a walking, talking emoji.
Kyle Troutman: The Troutman I am
For the 11th year, this week I set the earliest alarm of my life. I got up at 5 a.m. on March 1, 2014, to attend my first Opening Day at Roaring River State Park. Outside of overcoming my sleepiness, as I was not much of a morning person in those days, I was excited to cover an event I was told was a local tradition, something you can’t miss if you want to know anything about Barry County.
Ann Houston: Perennials – more bang for your buck
Annuals vs Perennials Annuals last only one season generally, however, in some climates they will bloom year-round. Perennials return every year and cost less because you don’t have to buy them again.
Michelle Hilburn: Love your library!
February is National Library Lover’s Month. As a school librarian and president of the Cassville Area Friends of the Library, it’s not surprising that I love our public library.
Randy Crane: Why we need Lent
The season of Lent began two weeks ago. Some reading this may wonder why that makes any difference.
Sheila Harris: A license to pollute?
In 1903, my great-grandmother was orphaned at age 10 by the typhoid fever that killed her parents and a sibling, and the hand-dug well on the family’s farm was suspected to be the source of the water-borne bacteria.
Merlyn Johnson: Another open enrollment movement
A bill allowing students to transfer between public school districts, known as open enrollment, is once again making its way through the Missouri legislature. House Bill 1989 became the fourth open enrollment bill in four consecutive years to gain initial approval from the Missouri House of Representatives.
Kyle Troutman: History going down
In the last 30 days, action has been taken and action has been scheduled on two pieces of property in Cassville with historical significance dating back to the 1800s. Within the next few weeks, possibly on the exact two-year anniversary of its demise, demolition will begin on the Hall Theatre property at Eighth and West streets, which was destroyed in a blaze on March 1, 2021.
TroutMom Says: Be aware of your heart and protect it
It’s Valentine’s Day, a day dedicated to love. I can physically feel love in my heart when look at my children, or when my husband kisses me; I have also felt pain in my heart after losing a loved one or surrounding a heartbreak.
