Cassville
News briefs, Feb 21
Lawrence and Barry County Democrats will meet on Thursday (George Washington’s Birthday) at the Angus Branch Steakhouse in Monett, located at 114 Chapel Drive in Monett. The meeting will start at 7 p.m.
TroutMom Says: Be aware of your heart and protect it
It’s Valentine’s Day, a day dedicated to love. I can physically feel love in my heart when look at my children, or when my husband kisses me; I have also felt pain in my heart after losing a loved one or surrounding a heartbreak.

‘Cats cruising toward competitive district playoffs
Every basketball team wants to be playing their best at the season’s end, and with a highly competitive Class 4, District 12 tournament on the horizon, Caleb Reynolds, Cassville boys hoops coach, said his Wildcats are ding just that.

Hagins crowned Tip-Off Queen at Cassville High School
Cassville Senior Makenna Hagins smiles as she prepares to be crowned Cassville High School Tip-Off Queen on Friday.

Lisa Roark: The medicine of love
On a distant porch swing a million years ago, I met the man of my dreams. Okay, it wasn’t distant, it was right here in Cassville and it was a little less than a million years ago.

Through the Years, Feb. 14
30 YEARS AGO: BIG BUCK — Josh Rose, 6 of Washburn, looks on as his buck’s rack is scored for the record books. Josh’s grandfather, Harley Rose, who is pictured next to Josh, gave his grandson the deer head when Josh was six days old.

100 reasons to celebrate!
Cassville kindergarten student Parker Hickman stacks Solo cups as part of a 100th day of school celebration on Feb. 5.

There’s no day like a snow day!
Mila Fox, 7 months, of Cassville, played in the snow under a man-made arch on Monday.

All Rhoads lead to Evangel
At the start of his senior year, Cassville tight end Cosmo Rhoads had no plans to go to college, let alone become a college athlete. A recent stroke of opportunity altered his plans, as he signed on Feb.
Scoreboard, Feb. 14
The Cassville girls wrestling team is sending two athletes to the 2024 MSHSAA Girls Wrestling State Championships Feb. 23-24 in Columbia.



