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Backpacks packed, ears lowered at Extravaganza
Finley Stensrud, 9, of Washburn, may have grimaced at the clippers but left the chair school-ready after receiving a haircut from Richard Reed, with Awesome Barbershop in Butterfield, at the Barry County Neighborhood Center’s Back to School Extravaganza at the Family Life Center in Cassville on Thursday.
Obituaries
- William Isaac “Bill” Yocum
- Cecil Ellis Wormington
- Jason Adam “J” Schulz
- Mary Lou Phelps
- Charles Lester Parker
Opinion

TroutMan vs. TroutWoman: Connected for a reason
The 2025-2026 school year is starting across the nation, but in Missouri there was a new law passed that, to me, feels like a step back to the 1990s and early 2000s.
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Sports

TCB Missouri martial arts gym finds footing in Cassville
When Trey Treadwell first stepped into a martial arts gym 20 years ago, he was just a kid drawn to shows like “Dragon Ball Z” and averse to traditional sports — now, he’s leading students of his own in Cassville through TCB Missouri.
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Car enthusiasts enjoy The Exeter Depot Auto Show
Carson Woolaway, 16, of Rocky Comfort, added some shine to his classic Ford truck Saturday at The Depot Exeter Auto Show.