Cassville
Dakoda Pettigrew: Democracy’s heart, the heart of Lincoln
“It is for us the living,” Abraham Lincoln said on Thursday, November 19, 1863, of the fallen soldiers at Gettysburg, “to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced.”
Merlyn Johnson: What to know on education amendments
On the General Election ballot on Nov. 5, two amendments proposing to allocate funds to public education — Amendment 2 and Amendment 5 — will be presented to voters.
Through the Years, Oct. 30
40 YEARS AGO: HALLOWEEN OBSERVERS AND FRIENDS--A couple of Rotary Club Halloween street party observers probably didn’t know who they were visiting with... and we won’t tell. Chip Lawson and Les Charles, were confronted by this costumed pair last Wednesday night in Cassville.
Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week
Meet Squeak! She is likely a boxer/redbone coonhound mix. Date of birth is June 23. Squeak and her three siblings haven’t had a lot of love and attention that they should have as babies but are sweet, adorable pups who are waiting at the Haven for their special family.
News briefs, Oct. 30
The Community Faith Chapel, located at 13372 Highway 248, will host a Trunk or Treat on Oct. 31 from 5-7 p.m.
Middle school XC wins Big 8
The Cassville cross country teams competed in the Big 8 Conference Meet in Lamar on Oct. 22, with the future of the program bringing home some serious hardware.
ELECTION 2024: Barry County Sample Ballots and Missouri Constitutional Amendments and Propositions
POLLING LOCATIONS Butterfield/McDonald…………………………….Butterfield Fire Station Cassville City/Rural/Mineral…………………………..Family Life Center Exeter……………………………………………Exeter Community Building Golden…………………………….Golden Baptist Church Activity Center Jenkins……………………………………………….Jenkins Fire Department Kings Prairie/Pleasant Ridge………….Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church Monett-City/Rural/Capps Creek……………..Monett City Park…
LIVE FOOTBALL UPDATES: Cassville at Aurora
This season finale in Aurora is brought to you by Sunshine Coffeehouse, now serving wood-fired pizza — from a stone oven into your hands — six days a week from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.
Out of sight, out of mind
Missouri is home to thousands of potentially leaking underground storage tanks (USTs) that contain — or once contained — petroleum and other hazardous substances. Buried pre-1988, those tanks have long outlived their average 30-year life spans, and now exist, out-of-sight, out-of-mind, in unknown condition, without oversight and not subject to current regulations, said Ken Koon, director of the Tanks Division, of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
2 more large fires extinguished
With a countywide burn ban still active, firefighters in the area have been especially busy recently, including battling a pair of blazes in Cassville on Friday and Sunday. According to Derek Acheson, Cassville Volunteer Fire Protection District (CFD) chief, crews from Cassville, Washburn and Exeter were paged at 4:59 p.m.
