Opinion
Melissa Hamilton: The rise of native plant and companion gardening
In 2025, gardens are undergoing a quiet revolution.
Terry Held: Leonardo, Roaring River, and the shape of life
Not far from the heart of Cassville, where trails bend into forest and trout swim in shadowed pools, Roaring River flows steady and strong.
Kyle Troutman: ‘Back 2 You’ part II
Over the last two weeks, my wife Jordan and I finally took care of something we’d intended to do months ago — our second round of Back 2 You donations.
Rich Cummings: How will you use your freedom?
The value of freedom can be assessed in various ways and tends to increase when it is threatened or becomes scarce.
Michelle Hilburn: Finding delight in nonfiction
After wrapping up my librarian duties, extended contract time, and a fun-filled summer school session, my summer has finally begun!
Jeremiah Buntin: Murder, lynching, and an Ozarks family
Recently the Barry County Museum received a donation from the Seitz family of a Smith & Wesson .32 caliber model 2 revolver reported to be the one used in the notorious murder of Jackson Carney and his wife Cordelia on December 4, 1869 by George Moore at their Shell Knob store.
Kyle Troutman: Our facade and our future
For the past four weeks, we’ve been working in a construction zone.
Jon Horner: Bravo, Cassville!
Cassville’s fifth edition of TroutFest has concluded. After all of the dust has settled, or mud, in the case of Bill Hailey Arena, home of the Rotary/FFA Booster Club Rodeo, TroutFest was another resounding success for our incredible community.
Lynn Hilburn: Barry County history part III — The Indian influence on Missouri
In this column, I will talk about the people who occupied this land before the white colonization of the area.
Kyle Troutman: Values up; causes, effects laid down
Last week, 14,644 real estate owners in Barry County received a letter they probably did not enjoy reading much, and I was one of them.
