Cassville
Scoreboard, April 17
The Cassville boys track and field team took second place as a team and the girls took third at the Clever Invitational on April 9.

Wildcats drop a dozen strokes at tourney
The Cassville boys golf team played through chilly and windy weather at its home tournament on Thursday, yet the Wildcats still managed to drop 12 strokes from their previous tournament’s team score. Jay Rogers, Cassville golf coach, said the Wildcats placed 6th out of the 18 schools at the Cassville Tournament, which saw more than 80 individual participants. Freshman Cheney Kelley posted the low score for the Wildcats with an 87, two strokes away from the top 10 finishers.

Special shades for a stellar sight
Holly Cisco, left, and Alisha Wayland kept their eclipse glasses pressed tight as they watched the celestial event on Monday afternoon from Wildcat Stadium. At its peak, Monday’s solar eclipse covered 97.6% of the sun in Cassville.

Jazz Band jams at Bikes, Blues and BBQ
Band Teacher Kelli Pavlu directs the Cassville Jazz Band during a number at Bikes Blues and BBQ on Friday.
Scoreboard, April 10
The Cassville girls track team ran in two meets last week, taking second place as a team in the Monett meet and fifth place in Pea Ridge. Thrower Aaliiyah Franklin showed well in both meets, taking first place in shot put and second in discus in Monett, then swapped results with a first place in discus and second in shot put in Pea Ridge.

Lynn Hilburn: Work still needed on Bayless-Salyer house
We have finally completed the placing of the columns on the front porch at the Bayless-Salyer House at 9th and Townsend streets. The Barry County Historical and Genealogical Society would like to thank the people, families and businesses who have contributed money to pay for the purchase and installation of the new columns.

Ozark Country Quilters show off threads
Sheila Jones, of Exeter, takes a photo of a set of ;quilts at the “O C the Quilts” show, sponsored by the Ozark Country Quilters.

‘A great way to end it’
Cassville senior Madison Halterman wrapped up her prep basketball career at SWMO All-Star Saturday game at Mission University in Springfield on March 23. Unaware she was entered into the 3-point shooting contest, Halterman had been sitting in the stands when her name was called to shoot.
LeCompte unseats incumbent Phillips for Cassville City Council
Change was made to the Cassville City Council this week, as challenger Zane LeCompte unseated incumbent Mike Phillips in the North Ward Alderman seat.
Cassville License Office contract up for bid
The Missouri Department of Revenue is announcing the upcoming Request for Proposal (RFP) of the license office in Cassville, located at 700 Main St, Suite 1 in Cassville. Bids will start being accepted April 10, and must be submitted by April 23.