Cassville

FOOTBALL LIVE UPDATES: Cassville at Nevada, Oct. 10
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Queen crowned!
Senior Naveah Johnson, left, is crowned Cassville Homecoming Queen by Makaiden Bolles Friday at Cassville’s Homcoming coronation.

10 ‘Cats log stats in Homecoming win over Mt. Vernon
On a high-intensity Homecoming night — against a Mt. Vernon squad that defeated Lamar the week prior — the Wildcats football team took the lead and never looked back en route to a 39-28 victory.

Kyle Troutman: Talking to ourselves
Walter Cronkite once said, “Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy; it is democracy.”
Ozark Festival Orchestra opens season Oct. 12
The Ozark Festival Orchestra will open its 46th season of concerts in Monett at 3 p.m. on Oct. 12, at the Monett High School Performing Arts Center.
All county sales tax income dips in September
Sales tax to Barry County cities and the county government in September dropped from a year ago, without even one of the seven cities and county recipients seeing higher receipts.

Praise given at Frontier Days
Gerald Bradley, pastor at the Iglesia Pentecostal De Purdy, delivers a sermon during Cowboy Church at the annual Frontier Days festival at the Schreiner farm east of Cassville off Highway 248. The two-day event features multiple demonstrations of frontier life activities, such as hay baling, blacksmithing and sorghum making.

MIGHTY MITES FOOTBALL: Wildcats and Blue Jays collide
On an absolutely gorgeous day and a long drive there, the Wildcats and the Marshfield Blue Jays decided to go toe to toe on the football field.

Through The Years, Oct. 8
50 YEARS AGO: ELEPHANT RIDE AT CIRCUS — Despite constant rain showers Sunday, Cassville Lions Club officials estimated over 1,600 persons attended two performances of the Al Kelley Circus here. Jack Chansley, president, and Phil Hutchens, secretary, said the club was even successful in parking cars on the American Legion Grounds in such a manner that none got stuck.
Dale Stillings: Gratitude goes to the city
I would like to extend my sincere gratitude to the City of Cassville, especially Richard Asbill and Mike Hagins, for their recent efforts on Walnut Drive.