Cassville
Arning donates to CHS Industrial Arts
Arning Companies believes in the power of education to foster innovative problem solvers and strategic thinkers, and to help foster the next generation, the company has donated $3,602 to the Cassville High School Industrial Arts program. This donation, raised through the Fred Arning Senior Classic Golf Tournament, is not just a check, an Arning press release said. “It’s an investment in the future of our students. It will support special projects that immerse these young innovators in the Lean Six Sigma production process, enhancing their problem- solving skills through real-world applications.”
Cassville cleaning up for Homecoming Friday
Heaps of touchdowns and turnovers gave fans their money’s worth in Mt. Vernon on Friday.
Kyle Troutman: Pink inspiration
It’s no secret, October is for pink. For nearly 40 years, October has been dubbed Breast Cancer Awareness Month, with the iconic pink ribbon symbolizing one of the most successful awareness campaigns since 1991.
Fall Festival farms fun
Debbie Kober, right middle, and Melissa Hamilton, right, share information about their respective enterprises, Devora’s Garden (an apiary) and 7 Valleys Vineyard, with shoppers at Harvick Farms’ Fall Festival, Saturday. Kober says she’s been beekeeping in the Exeter area for the past two years, while Hamilton has been working to establish her vineyard east of Cassville for four years.
41 years of digs and kills
Southwest’s Laura Henry (No. 10) sets teammate Marissa Freeman for a kill attempt in a matchup with Pierce City Saturday at Southwest’s Volleyfest, the 41st year of the tournament.
Rescheduled Rotary Rodeo rides into town
Rescheduled due to a heavy windstorm six days before the original dates, the Cassville Rotary Rodeo is returning for its 84th installment. The Cassville Rotary Club and Cassville FFA Booster Club have teamed up once again to bring two nights of action-packed rodeo fun to Bill Hailey Arena Friday and Saturday, starting at 7 p.m.
200 students participate in ‘See You at the Pole’ prayer gathering
Nearly 200 students combined at Cassville Middle School and Cassville High School participated in the annual See You at the Pole event at the district on Sept. 25 prior to the start of classes. See You at the Pole is a global day of student prayer annually on the fourth Wednesday in September. The event, which began in 1990 with just 10 students, is a prayer rally at the flagpole to lift up friends, families, teachers, school and nation to God. It is initiated, organized and led by students.
Golden man charged in shooting
A Golden man is facing five felonies after allegedly shooting a person at a home in rural Stone County on Sept. 29.
Burn ban on
County orders ban based on drought conditions By Kyle Troutman ktroutman@cassville-democrat.com The Barry County Commission has ordered a burn ban until further notice. The decision came on Thursday in response…
Jon Horner: Take an inventory of blessings this fall
Here we are in early October, and the fall season is upon us. For me, this is always a fun time of the year.
