May 2023
Purdy softball settles for 2nd in district
It was all going Purdy’s way — until it wasn’t. The Lady Eagles softball team (24-10) saw its season come to a close with a stop of the second bag by Miller’s shortstop to deliver Purdy a 10-9 loss in the Class 1, District 5 title contest on May 9.
PHOTO GALLERY: Purdy h Miller (C1, D5 Championship), 5/9/23
Scenes from the Class 1, District 5 softball championship game between Purdy and Miller. To view all photos from the game, or purchase any, visit:
PHOTO GALLERY: Walking in the sun
Cassville’s Class of 2023 celebrate the end of high school, tossing their mortarboard hats and popping confetti after receiving their diplomas on Sunday. More than 2,400 photos from the event may be viewed and purchased at www.tinyurl.com/2adv9mhe.
Local beekeeper suffers unusual loss of hives
Beekeeper Kevin Young and his wife Bonita, of Exeter — marketers of K&B Honey — lost 85 percent of their beehives over the winter due to circumstances no one is able to explain, least of all Kevin Young, who has kept bees for over 20 years. “Going into winter, I had 225 hives; each of those hives had about 50,000 bees in it,” Young said.
Salary hikes boost sheriff’s office staff
More than six months of collection of the half-cent law enforcement sales tax has given the Barry County Sheriff’s Office an immediate boost, and Sheriff Danny Boyd hopes full staffing will come with firmer budget numbers toward the end of this year. The tax measure, intended to fully fund the sheriff’s office with its own sales tax, passed in April 2022 and began collection in October 2022, giving the county a few months of collection with which to project this year’s income.
Trout Tales, May 10
A Cassville graduation tradition carried on this week. For those who couldn’t see from the stands, quite a few of the Class of 2023 handed High School Principal Tyler Willis a rubber ducky of some kind. I wasn’t keeping count, but I bet by the end of Sunday’s ceremony, he had at least 50 new rubber friends, if not more.
Kyle Troutman: Grad week in Barry County
In the past 10 years, I can’t even begin to count how many graduations I have attended. Locally, I shoot at least three or four every May for the paper, but this year, I have another special one of my own to attend, and one that will look vastly different from the Barry County way.
16 earn All-Conference honors
Cassville saw 16 of its boys and girls track and field athletes medal at the Big 8 Conference Meet, and the teams are now focused on the stair steps to state. Nine Wildcats and seven Lady Wildcats earned All-Conference status in Monett on May 2, and the boys set a new school record in the 4x400 relay.
Wayne Leroy Karrick
Wayne Leroy Karrick, age 86, of Seligman, Missouri passed away Monday, May 8, 2023 at his home. HewasbornSeptember 27, 1936 in Rossville, Illinois the son of Issac “Elmer” and Ruby (Sears) Karrick.
Susan Nell Watson
Susan Nell Watson, 69, of Exeter, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2023, at home. She was born April 2, 1954, in Stella, Mo.
