March 2024

Lowell “Eugene” B

urkett Lowell “Eugene” Burkett, 76, of Seligman, Mo., passed away Friday, March 8, 2024, at his home in Seligman. He was born April 18, 1947, in Butler County, Mo., the son of Alvin and Edith (Smith) Burkett, who preceded him in death.
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Wayne “Bob” B

radford Bobby Wayne “Bob” Bradford, 79, of Wheaton, Mo. passed away on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin after a long battle with dementia.
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4 advance to Speech and Debate State

Results from Cassville High School's Speech and Debate District tournament in Carthage have been released. The following students will advance to state: • Kim Hang in Humorous Interpretation • Audrey Gosvener in Original Oratory • Tierany Sloan in Radio Speaking • Kyle Bailey in Poetry Cassville saw 10 of 12 individual events reach the final top 6 to medal at districts.
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Mike Phillips

Age: 39 Current Occupation: Executive Director-Barry County E9-1-1 Past Experience: 20 Years in Public Safety with 13 years in an executive leadership role, current North Alderman Education: ENP (Emergency Numbering Professional) with numerous coursework and CEU’s in budgets, leadership, scheduling, employee management and government regulations/ legislation 1. Why do you want to be North Ward Alderman? I currently serve as North Ward Alderman, during this term, I directly served on the Police Efficiency committee where we made positive changes with benefits, pay and equipment to make CPD more attractable as an employer, which drastically improved our hiring position and retention of officers.
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Zane LeCompte

Age: 30 Current Occupation: Retail Sales Past Experience: Retail Sales Education: Cassville High, University of Arkansas 1. Why do you want to be North Ward Alderman? I want to be North Alderman because I love Cassville and I would like to give back to make our community a better place to live now and in the future.
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Publisher’s note: The following Q&As represent the candidates’ views verbatim, as submitted via email in response to our questions, and have not been edited. The election will be held April 2, with voters allowed to select one of the two candidates.
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