May 2024

New childcare center opening

May 22, 2024

A new state-licensed option for childcare is opening in Cassville. Tiny Blessings Childcare Center, located at 10097 Farm Road 2160 in the former Southwest Family Dental office, is locally owned by Victoria Long.

May 22, 2024

The Barry County Sheriff's Office responded to 225 calls for service for the week of May 13-19. The CAD events created by central dispatch are the Calls for Service Barry County Officers respond to every day, included in those calls are alarms, assaults, burglaries, domestic disturbances, DWI's, stealing, harassment, medical issues, paper service, prisoner transports, suspicious persons, traffic stops and warrant service. Reports are not generated on all the calls for service. The following reports were generated from the above 225 calls:

Jig On the Water, May 19

May 22, 2024

The water at Roaring River State Park is still murky, but looking better. It is running 115 CFS, is much clearer and should get a bit better every day.

May 22, 2024

The annual Cassville High School Alumni Banquet will be held on Saturday at 6 p.m. at Cassville High School, honoring the classes of 1964, 1974, 1984, 1994, 2004 and 2014.

Tigers claw way to history

May 16, 2024

Wednesday afternoon in Hurley, the Exeter baseball team experienced a, "Wow, that just happened," moment. Down by 2 early and trailing 3-2 going into the bottom of the seventh in the Class 1, District 5 title bout, the Tigers (15-8) plated a pair of runs and brought the game to a final out. A mid-range fly ball tested right fielder Kronikel Lokot, but the senior snagged the catch to win Exeter its first-ever district championship.

Waving their way into summer

May 15, 2024

Cassville students wave goodbye to their teachers on the final day of school Friday.

May 15, 2024

The change in plans to build a new branch of the Barry-Lawrence Regional Library in Shell Knob has generated a sharp rebuke from those who donated land for the proposed project. Donors are seeking answers as they criticize the change in direction by the library board.

May 15, 2024

When it comes to pending new regulations for waste-storage basins and tanks, size will make a difference. Earthen basins the size of Denali Water Solutions’ Evans and Gideon lagoons, in Newton and McDonald Counties — which each have a storage capacity of about 15 million gallons — could be subject to tighter regulations if proposed legislation is signed into law by Governor Parson.

Kyle Troutman: Dialing in on some summer fun

May 15, 2024

For the next 14 weeks, school-age children in Barry County — and their parents (myself included) — will have to find things to do. As part of the millennial generation that loves a little nostalgia, I can’t help but think about what my summers were like as a kid, how it differs from today and how I can ensure my kids have a summer worth remembering.

Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week, May 15

May 15, 2024

Look at those eyes! Reacher is a sweet guy who was found on the road very emaciated. He is loving the attention and food at the shelter, but we know he would be over the moon to have a family of his own.

May 2024

New childcare center opening

Barry County Sheriff’s Office calls for service and reports taken, May 13-19

Jig On the Water, May 19

News Briefs, May 22

Tigers claw way to history

Waving their way into summer

Decision on Shell Knob library sparks controversy

Size matters in passed bill

Kyle Troutman: Dialing in on some summer fun

Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week, May 15

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