Cassville
Klewer moves to assistant principal
The Cassville Board of Education has selected Wildcat alum and current district teacher and coach, Dylan Klewer, to serve as the assistant principal and behavior interventionist for Eunice Thomas Elementary and Cassville Intermediate beginning July 1. This news comes after the current assistant principal, Caleb Wheeler, was promoted to Cassville Intermediate Principal for the 2024-2025 school year.
Drake Thomas: Larger than life — Your tiny human with giant emotions
I am a firm believer that whoever coined the term “No use crying over spilled milk” spent little to no time with children, because if they had, I truly think the phrase would have been “Crying over spilled milk is completely understandable.”
Wilson to retire from Sports World
Sharon Wilson, who has worked for Sports World for 25 years as the main screen printer, is retiring. Wilson has taught and trained many others and has enjoyed working with the community and making many friends along the way. She is excited to begin this next chapter.
CHS Beta Club members go to state competition
National Beta members from Cassville High School are celebrating their recent participation in the Missouri Senior Beta Convention. This is the inaugural year of Cassville Senior Beta Club, and the first competitive event for its members.
Come for the fish, stay for the memories
While they may be the face of the park and the object of desire for anyone with a rod and reel, anglers say when it comes to Opening Day at Roaring River State Park, it's not the fish they are necessarily after.
Leveling up
High school wrestlers set the goal each year to improve upon their previous season’s finish, and Cassville’s boys accomplished that goal with sequential flair at the 2024 MSHSAA State Championships. Sophomores Riley James, 150 pounds, Tristan Thompson, 157 pounds, and Colten Roark, 165 pounds, were joined by freshman Kaleb Artherton, 106 pounds at Mizzou Arena in Columbia, bringing home three medals among the group of four.
Trout stocked in Roaring River
The Roaring River Hatchery has stocked 6,000 trout for the 2,000 anglers expected to converge on Roaring River State Park Friday. Now overseeing his third Opening Day, Roaring River Hatchery Manager Brad Farwell said on Monday the river is fully stocked.
Undefeated champs!
The seventh and eighth grade Cassville Middle School boys basketball seasons came to an end after both teams played in the Big 8 West Division Tournaments.
New concessionaire named
The winds of change are whipping through Roaring River State Park, as a new concessionaire has been awarded the state's contract. Roaring River Adventures LLC, a division of ExplorUS, a hospitality management company operating in parks across the country, will manage the lodging, dining, retail and meeting facilities at Roaring River State Park beginning this year.
Michelle Hilburn: Love your library!
February is National Library Lover’s Month. As a school librarian and president of the Cassville Area Friends of the Library, it’s not surprising that I love our public library.
