Stories from Thursday, August 15, 2013

The Barry County OACAC Neighborhood Center hosted a school readiness fair for over 150 students on Thursday, Aug. 8. OACAC employees and a host of volunteers gathered to present families information about a plethora of topics, including bullying, when to call 911, Cassville Area YMCA after school programs, nutrition and more from 24 vendors attending the event...

The Environmental Services division of the Barry County Health Department inspected 27 food-service establishments during the month of July. Of that group, 20 establishments had critical violations and four had no critical or non-critical violations...

Tina Clare Vogt, 56, of Cassville, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, in Barnes Jewish Hospital, St. Louis. She was born April 3, 1957, the daughter of Noah and Gertrude (Wehner) Wil- son and grew up in Hobart, Ind. On Sept. 24, 1976, she was united in marriage to Virgil Vogt, who survives...

Geniva Rebecca Tate, 78, of Seligman, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2013, in Cox Medical Cen- ter South, Springfield. She was born Jan. 22, 1935, in Rudd, Ark., the daughter of William Bert and Mattie Belle (Fultz) Ussery. On May 26, 1952, in Golden, she was united in marriage to Troy Del- bert Tate who preceded her in death on Feb. 18, 2013. Also preceding her in death were her parents, three sis- ters and three brothers...

Glenn C. Thomas, 78, of Jenkins, passed away on Saturday, Aug 10, 2013, at his home. He was born on April 29, 1935, son of Albert and Oma (Stockton) Thomas. On Sept. 26, 1954, he was united in marriage to Vineta Brattin, and to this union six children were born. He later married Charlotte Ellis on Aug. 3, 1973, and they had one child...

Dianna Lee Miller, 48, of Shell Knob, passed away Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, in Mercy Hospital, Cassville. She was born Feb. 16, 1965, in Illinois, the daugh- ter of Marshall "Sonny" and Charlotte Hoots. On July 7, 1991, in Kimberling City, she was united in marriage to Lonnie Miller, who sur- vives...

Hazel Marie Murphy, 74, of Joplin, Mo., entered into eternal rest on Friday August 9, 2013, at the St. Vincent's Hospital in Little Rock, Ark. She was born on May 11, 1939, in Concord, Calif., the daughter of the late Louis and Helen (Sanders) Hudson...

Mabel Irene Hilburn, 88, of Exeter, passed away Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, in Cassville Health Care and Rehabilitation, Cassville. She was born March 4, 1925, in Barry County, the daughter of James L. and Nettie Mae (Smith) Taylor. On July 25, 1942, in Exeter, she was united in marriage to Herman Hilburn, who preceded her in death on May 9, 1995. Also preceding her in death were her parents; one daughter, Diane Gordon; five brothers; and one sister...

Roger E. Reynolds, 78, of Diamond, passed away Monday, Aug. 5, 2013, in his home. He was born Aug. 24, 1934, in Endicott, N.Y., the son of Edward and Evea (Wilcox) Reynolds. On Oct. 2, 1954, in Reno, Nev., he was united in marriage to Vena Quintana who preceded him in death on Dec. 16, 2010. Also preceding him in death were his parents and three sisters, Norvell, Maebert and Muriel...

Wayne A. Powell, 92 of Cassville, passed away Sun- day, Aug. 11, 2013. He was born in Anadarko, Okla., July 22, 1921, the son of Thomas A. and Mary Etta (Roberts) Powell. He was preceded in death by his parents, one son, Bruce, and his brothers and sisters...

Dorothy Lavern Jordan, 71, of Seligman, passed away Friday, Aug. 9, 2013, at her home. She was born in Lowell, Ark., on July 11, 1942, the daughter of Arvel Lloyd and Lucy Dell (Slape) Butler. On June 12, 1960, in Springdale, Ark., she was united in marriage to William Jordan, who survives...

Bobby H. James, 77, of Cassville, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 13, 2013, in his home. Arrangements will be announced by Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville. A complete obituary will be in next week's paper.

Patricia Ann DeHamer, 73, went to be with her Savior on August 11th, 2013. Patty was born in Fairview, Missouri, on October 16th, 1939, to Elmer and Violet (Whittington) Graber. She spent most of her childhood in Verona and was a Class of 1957 graduate. As an adult, she was a long-time resident of Aurora but also called Wheaton home...

With an eye on the success of recent 5K events in Cassville, Chris Shore is ready to take local road racing to the next level. "Our school cross country program is becoming more dependent on fundraisers, so we need to have events twice a year." Shore explained...

Thursday, Aug. 15 SUPPORT GROUP: The Alcoholics Anonymous (AA) group of Cassville meets at 8 p.m. at 1308 Harold St. in Cassville. For more information, call 846-4044. SUPPORT GROUP: Anyone who is concerned about a friend's or loved one's drinking is invited to attend the Cassville Al-Anon Family Group, which meets at 8 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Cassville...

The Ozark Moun- tain Motorcycle Club will be hosting a Pok- er Run on Aug. 17 that will travel to Kansas, Oklahoma, and then back to Missouri. They will start at the Bar- ry County Museum in Cassville. Registrations will be from 8 to 10 a.m. The cost is $20 for a single rider and $30 with a passenger...

The Wheaton Historical Society and the Wheaton Depot Museum have announced the publication of the society's new cookbook, "Cooking Past and Present." The cookbook will be available at the 55th annual Wheaton Fireman's BBQ on Saturday, Aug. 24, at Wheaton City Park...

Through The Years 50 Years Ago Aug. 21, 1963 The annual Heart of the Ozarks Wild Coon Hunt will be held at Jenkins on Saturday, Aug. 24. The hunt will be divided into three divisions, and 30 trophies will be awarded, according to Don Parsons, president of the local group...

One lucky winner will take home a 1972 Chevy Nova SS clone following the annual Chili Cook-off in Cassville on Saturday, Oct. 26. The car has been donated to the 39th Circuit Drug/DWI Courts, which includes Barry, Lawrence and Stone counties, and Faith Christian Family Academy of Ex- cellence in Eureka Springs, Ark., by Phil Hutchens, of Hutchens Construction Company, in Cassville...

It didn't take long for the Clarksville, Arkansas news to go viral. The decision to arm 20 staff members as part of the school safety plan was quickly nixed by the state attorney general, Dustin McDaniel, saying the plan did not follow curent legal guidelines...

Reunion drawings Although they were always suspicious of being illegal, part of the Irwin-Easley finances, especially right after World War II, was the raffle for a new automobile. It never was exactly certain how the post got their hands on a new vehicle, which they took all over the area selling one-dollar chances...

The Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District, will hold four open houses in August to allow for citizen input on the Table Rock Master Plan draft. The first drop-in open house will be held from noon to 4 p.m. and from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14 at the Dewey Short Visitor Center near Branson...

Central Crossing Fire Department and J. Brown Disposal will host a benefit fundraiser for a volunteer firefighter and company employee, Don Pluff, from 4 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17 at the Shell Knob Shrine Club, located on Big Rock Road. Pluff, who recently lost both his son and his mother in separate events, is now battling a rare form of cancer...

An Aurora woman is dead following a single-vehicle crash at 3:55 a.m. on Thursday on Highway 39 about five miles south of Aurora. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, the crash occurred when the driver of a 2005 Saturn Ion, Caitlin A Miedema, 21, of Aurora, ran off the right side of the road- way, struck a culvert and overturned...

Train ride to Van Buren, Ark., slated The Seligman Chamber of Commerce is planning a train ride to Van Buren, Ark., in observance of Arts and Crafts Days on Saturday, Oct. 12. The all-day trip includes a trip through the Boston Mountains over rivers and three trestles and through the Winslow Tunnel for shopping in Van Buren. For more information, call 417-662-3612 or 662-3450...

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High flood waters on the morning of Aug. 8 caused Roaring River State Park to evacuate campgrounds within the park. Despite damage to personal property and the park itself no injuries were reported, according to Gena Terlizzi communications director for Missouri Department of Natural Resources...

A southwest Missouri man has pleaded guilty to taking part in a fraud that cost Cargill Inc. $2 million over 10 years. Thirty-nine-year-old Bob True Beisly III, of Nevada, pleaded guilty Wednesday to wire fraud and mail fraud. Prosecutors say that in 2002, Beisly and others per- suaded Jeffrey Hobbs to cre- ate scale tickets for fictitious loads of corn delivered to Cargill's mill in Butterfield...

The Cassville Board of Alderman held their regular in the council chambers on Monday night. Alderman Darrel Ledenham inquired about the cost of a second cart for trash pickup during the consent agenda. According to the board a change was made so that the cost of a second cart was decreased from $14 to $4. The consent agenda was passed with minimal further conversation...

Barry County Sheriff Mick Epperly and the United States Postal Service is offering a reward of up to $5,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for breaking into the Golden Post Office between the hours of 5:15 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 1 and 7:05 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 2...