Barry County
Wheaton Heritage Festival celebrates history
Mark Moller, of Purdy, prepares to give a horse-drawn wagon ride to Mom, Kylie Wilson, her baby and older children, Owen and Ellen Antill, and her niece, June Lebow, at the 3rd annual Wheaton Heritage Festival on Saturday.
Regulation, not a ban: Finding a balance on Table Rock
Kellie Geraghty, of Shell Knob, said there seems to be an important misconception surrounding the growing effort to establish wake-boat regulations on Table Rock Lake — it is not an effort to ban wake boats.
Barry County: Who will be the first to report an act of neighboring?
Missouri Good Neighbor Week is underway, and organizers are looking for stories of neighbors helping neighbors across the state. So far, 102 counties have participation, but no acts of neighboring…
Ozark Festival Orchestra to kick off 47th season with American salute
The Ozark Festival Orchestra in Monett opens its 47th season on Sunday as part of its “America 250: Heritage from the Heartland” theme.
News Briefs, Oct. 14
The Barry County Republican Club will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Oct. 22 at The Rib restaurant in Cassville.
Publisher’s View — Kyle Troutman: Dousing hotspots
In the aftermath of a pair of structure fires in the city of Cassville, some hotspots need dousing. Last Wednesday, a home on Mill Street was destroyed by a large…
Through the Years, Oct. 14
50 YEARS AGO: LAKE AREA AFTER LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT — Pictured above right is the Datascope, Monitor-Defibrillator, which the Shell Knob-Viola communities hope to add to an ambulance serving that area.
Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week, Oct. 14
Gigi is the absolute sweetest girl! She is already a staff favorite. Gigi is an Australian Shepherd/Mixed breed.
Like they did in the olden days
Madison Griffith 7, of Jenkins, grinds corn frontier-style at the annual Frontier Days festival on the Schreiner farm east of Cassville.
Fall finds at Washburn Street Festival
Iliza Robbins, 3, of Cassville, laughed as she got a tiger painted on her face by Brooke Hoover, of Rogers, Ark., who was volunteering at the Mission Baptist Church booth at the Washburn Street Festival on Saturday.
