Cassville

Annual Chili Cook-Off always a bash!
Katie Magula, of Cassville, provides the finishing bashes on a hinge on a door — which multiple Cassville football players standing behind her also took whacks at — at the Project Graduation Bash-A-Car fundraiser during the Chili & Salsa Cook-Off on Saturday.

There is a strength
After Thanksgiving 2024, Annette Hunter was sitting on the floor wrapping Christmas presents when a sharp pain suddenly went through her right breast.

Barry County teams up with ICE
On Sept. 16, the Barry County Sheriff’s Office signed an agreement to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).
Toddler struck by rolling vehicle
A toddler was seriously injured on Friday in a vehicular incident at 5:20 p.m. on private property on Route Y, two miles north of Cassville.
Share Your Christmas kicks off
Christmas is upon us, and registration will be held next week for Cassville’s annual, community “Share Your Christmas” event.

Students weigh futures at career fair
Brayden Jack, Cassville sophomore, tests his chin up skills at the Marines booth at the career fair at Cassville High School on Oct. 21.

TroutMom Says — Jordan Troutman: This episode of the American healthcare system is called: The woman’s body
Two years ago, I wrote a column about Missouri Amendment 3 and the importance of protecting a woman’s right to make decisions about her own body.

Staff View — Sheila Harris: Convoluted by design: Part two
There’s a jingle circulating, designed to remind people how to vote on the mass of amendments when they get to the polls: “Yes on 6, the rest are tricks.”

Through the Years, Oct. 28
30 YEARS AGO: CONSTRUCTION PROJECT UNDERWAY AT ROARING RIVER STATE PARK — Construction on the $4 million-plus lodge complex is running right on schedule. The 47,000-square-foot facility, which will contain a retail store, 26 guest rooms, a restaurant and administrative offices, is the largest construction project in Missouri state park history.
Pick a bag of weeds — get hot dog and drink!
The Barry County Community Garden invites the community to lend a hand and enjoy a free lunch during its fall cleanup event. “Volunteers of all ages are welcome,” a press…




