Stories from Wednesday, September 9, 2020

West East Logan- Springfield Monett at East Newton Cassville at Nevada Aurora at Logan-Rogersville Seneca at Hollister Lamar at McDonald County Marshfield at Springfield Catholic Reeds Spring at Mt. Vernon Pierce City at Sarcoxie Aurora at Monett, 22-7...

The Health Department divides food service code violations into two categories; Priority and Core items. Priority items are more likely than other violations to contribute to food contamination, or illness and/or injury. Core items although important to the overall hygiene of the establishment, do not necessarily present an immediate threat to food contamination or illness and/or injury...

Dr. Robert J. Buchman, 91, of Lincoln, Nebraska, (formerly of Eagle Rock) “slipped the surly bonds of earth” during the early hours of August 4, 2020, and is now peacefully fly-fishing in his favorite trout stream. Bob was born in Paola, Kan., to Joseph D. ...

Loren Levon Lowe III, 45, of Cassville, passed away Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, at his home.  He was born Sept. 6, 1974, in Cassville, to Loren Levon Lowe Jr., and Cheryl (Gritton) Lowe. Preceding him in death were, great grandparents, Harvey and Fanny Lowe; grandparents, Loren and Fern Lowe; mother, Cheryl (Gritton) Lowe; uncles, Aaron Harvey Lowe and Terry Luney and nephew, Mason Lowe...

Charlene Joyce Wofford, 88, of Cassville, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2020, at Cassville Health and Rehabilitation. She was born July 6, 1932, in Guthrie, Okla., the daughter of Floyd and Ola Mae (Johnson) Maxwell. On Dec. 2, 1951, in Oklahoma City, Okla., she was united in marriage to Ralph LeGale Wofford, who survives. ...

We have made it a practice to keep the subjects of our columns local. We will probably continue to do that, with some exceptions, and this will be one of those. We all began Jan. 1, 2020, with our normal optimism and with a chance at a new lease on life. ...

A first experience with a recent trip to the hospital in a few years taught me a valuable lesson — if you want to be comfortable and rest, ask for, and hopefully get, a private room. During this particular instance actually while disturbing at times proved interesting for a few across the curtain conversations. Actually the individual in the adjoining bed was a post-Korean War Navy veteran, which provided some material for short conversations...

The Cassville Middle School Cheerleading Team attended cheer camp in August at the FEMA building on campus at Cassville.

A fourth place finish was not exactly what the Cassville soccer team had in mind as it opened the 2020 campaign with its home tournament, but the team was encouraged by its play over the three-game series. “Overall, I think we played good,” said Jake Forste, Cassville coach. ...

After a Week 1 loss on the road, the Cassville football team worked hard in practice on a mental skill they hoped would help them win in Week 2 — togetherness. The change in mindset paid off for Cassville, as the Wildcats held on to a 2-point lead and defeated Marshfield in the home opener, 22-20...

Cassville Coach Lance Parnell is well aware of the huge contest that awaits the Wildcats on Friday as they invade 2-0 Nevada. "I see a drastically improved football team over the one we played last year," Parnell said. "They return all their starters. They were young last year, and now, that experience is paying off,"...

First Baptist Church (FBC) in Cassville has donated 425 refillable water bottles to students at Cassville Intermediate School. In an effort to increase sanitation on campus, drinking fountains are currently turned off.

U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Farm Service Agency (FSA) is reminding farmers and ranchers that the deadline to apply for the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) is Friday. This program provides direct relief to producers who faced price declines and additional marketing costs due to COVID-19...

Meet Toby A, the Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week.

Most people have read or heard the folk poem “Footprints in the Sand.” I have seen the poem hanging on the wall in a number of homes. I have read it aloud, by request, a good number of times, at funerals. “Footprints in the Sand” tells of a woman who dreamed that she saw the struggles of her life depicted in a walk beside the sea with God. ...

 An Exeter native and 2019 Exeter High School graduate is serving in the U.S. Navy aboard the guided-missile cruiser, USS Antietam. Petty Officer 3rd Class Parker Fuller is a Gas Turbine Systems Technician (Electrical) aboard the forward-deployed Ticonderoga-class guided-missile cruiser USS Antietam operating out of Yokosuka, Japan. Antietam is one of three cruisers forward-deployed to Yokosuka...

Sea breeze at their backs; gritty texture of a non-skid flight deck gripping the soles of their shoes; sweat pouring into brightly colored physical-training uniforms. Sailors aboard the amphibious dock landing ship USS Germantown (LSD 42) are putting in miles and miles of work as they run from sunrise to sunset, each pushing beyond personal barriers to complete Germantown Runs the World (GRTW), a running event set to spice up exercise aboard the warship...

The Southwest Missouri Waste Management District N will hold its monthly Executive Board Meeting at 11:50 a.m. on Tuesday at Angus Branch Steakhouse in Monett. This meeting is open to the public. A teleconference number will also be available for this meeting. People may contact the District office at 417-236-9012 or 417-342-6306 prior to the day of the meeting for the call-in number and passcode...

A father and son duo race to win a stuffed animal at the carnival on Friday.

Rachael Mitchell, of Bentonville, Ark., picks out a pumpkin from the array of the fall vegetables pulled from the path at the Exeter Corn Maze.

A Springfield man died Friday in a wreck at 6:05 p.m. on Farm Road 2175, about five miles west of Exeter. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Cody Selders, 25, of Springfield, was driving a 2002 Ford F-150 westbound when his vehicle traveled off the left side of the roadway and overturned...

For six fall seasons, Julie Terry has hosted a fall-filled Craft and Vendor Show in Purdy for all the community to enjoy. Last year, the show consisted of 82 booths and beautiful weather that doubled the participation from the year before. “If my weather app is correct, it should be 75 degrees and no rain [this year],” she said. “So, it will be perfect.”...

The start of the school year is a big deal, from kindergarten to senior year, but there is still a lot of celebrating to do for the local college students who also started school this fall on Aug. 17. Angela Seymour, director of Crowder Cassville campus, said there is a large number of students taking online where possible...

A patron of the Purdy School District recently approached the board asking they allow students the option to decide if they wanted to wear masks while on campus or not. Terry Billingsley, who, along with his wife, a microbiologist, researched the effectiveness of cloth masking, reported CDC statistics concerning the effectiveness of cloth masks...

Since its approval in January, the Cassville Dispensary has been making headway on the local storefront to be prepared to open as soon as possible. Charlea Estes-Jones, Cassville Dispensary assistant manager, said when all of the other pieces fall into place, the dispensary will be ready to open...

The Cassville Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors recently voted to continue with the tradition of its top festival, the Chili & Salsa Cook-Off, set for Oct. 24, from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. While the fall festival will continue, the venue has changed, and this year’s event has been themed, “Chili and Salsa Cook-Off: The Great Outdoors.”...

Two people were injured Wednesday in a wreck at 6:15 a.m. at the intersection of Highway 37 and Highway W. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Myranda Cline, 25, of Seligman, was driving a 2007 Jeep Commander northbound when her vehicle failed to yield and turned left into the path of a southbound 2011 Chevrolet Traverse, being driven by Erik Roller, 35, of Monett...

A third school-related positive case of COVID-19 (coronavirus) has been reported at Cassville schools, this time having a smaller effect on the district. Richard Asbill, Cassville superintendent, said the district learned on Tuesday a district employee tested positive, and after working with the Barry County Health Department for contact tracing, determined only one student was required to quarantine...