Cassville

40 youth attend Mighty Mites Cheer Camp
About 40 children and 10 adults participated in Mighty Mite Cheer Camp on Saturday.

First on Front brings show to Cassville
Mark Chapman Band played as the sun set on the First on Front pop-up event in Cassville on Friday. Jessica Breger/Special to the Cassville Democrat
28 say daycare should stay
A total of 28 parents, grandparents, employers and Masonic Lodge members filled the Cassville City Council chambers on July 8, offering heartfelt testimony urging the council to reverse its June decision that denied a special use permit for Taba’s Tiny Town daycare, operating out of the Pythagoras Masonic Lodge No. 383.

10-member board, volunteers now support football, cheer program
The Cassville Mighty Mites program is in the midst of a reawakening this year, changing its structure and making a greater effort to be seen in the community.

Kyle Troutman: How my award was not the reward
On Saturday, for the third time in four years, I had to give a speech. At the annual International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors (ISWNE) Conference at South Dakota State University in Brookings, S.D., I was honored to accept a third Golden Dozen award for excellence in opinion writing — and I was shaking.

Publisher wins 3rd international award
Kyle Troutman, right, publisher of the Cassville Democrat and co-owner of Troutman Media LLC, accepts his third Golden Dozen award from Dana Hess, judge of the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors (ISWNE) opinion writing competition, on Saturday at South Dakota State University in Brookings, S.D.

Janet Mills: Crying over onions: Why nothing is wasted
It happened on an ordinary Tuesday. We had just finished unloading a rare shipment of farm fresh produce. The produce choice table was exceptionally full of options and colorfully displayed.

Year in Photos — Cassville girls golf
Cassville’s Gwen Harmon plays a shot toward the green during the Cassville Invitational last year.

Through the Years, July 16
40 YEARS AGO: ENJOYING FESCUE FESTIVAL — Obviously enjoying goings-on and meal at the Cassville Fescue Capital USA Festival last Friday was a visitor from Chesapeake, Va.