Barry County
April 8 election filings, issues determined
Voters will take to the polls on April 8 throughout Barry County to vote on numerous city and school board positions, as well as some tax issues and bonds.

March is School Board Recognition Month in Missouri
Missourians benefit every day from the countless hours devoted by the more than 3,600 local school board members in every community across the state.

Hard season on the hardwood
The Exeter boys basketball team endured a difficult season on the hardwood, and the Tigers are hoping young players who found their roles will grow into them in coming campaigns.
Arkansas woman killed in collision
An Arkansas woman died in a head-on collision on Friday at 6:20 p.m. on Route F, five miles west of Eagle Rock.

Kyle Troutman: Sourcing some Sunshine
There are many places to find information these days. Most government entities have websites and social media pages, places where they can deliver information the public needs to know. My web browser’s toolbar is chock-full of them, from courts and law enforcement to weather and wrecks to name just a few.
Debbie Kober: Mulching it up a notch
Spring is in the air, garden cleanup is underway and a fresh layer of mulch gives any landscape or garden a clean look while suppressing weeds.

Through the Years, March 19
50 YEARS AGO: DAYLIGHT SUNDAY VIEW OF BURNED SCHOOL — This is the view that attracted hundreds of visitors throughout Sunday. The gutted 51-year-old high school building on the Washburn campus of Southwest schools. Beside the right hand wall are four autos belonging to students on a field trip to St. Louis which were completely destroyed.

Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week, March 19
Meet gorgeous Jimmy Blue Eyes! He is a tricolor Australian Shepherd mix estimated to be about 1 year old.

Southwest 3rd at middle school scholar bowl event
Southwest 3rd at middle school scholar bowl event
News Briefs, March 19
The Exeter chapter of Sleep in Heavenly Peace will host a bed build on April 12, starting at 9 a.m., at Emmanuel Baptist Church, located at 821 Old Exeter Road in Cassville.