January 2025
Donald Lee Henson
Donald Lee Henson, age 90, of Cassville, Missouri, passed away on January 15, 2025, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Mr. Henson, son of Orville and Rosa (Lyall) Henson, was born on August 22, 1934, in the Mineral Springs community in Barry County. He was a U.S. Army veteran. He worked for Schreiber Foods in Carthage for 40 years and in 1973 received an Industrial Education Certificate through Franklin Technical School for training in Industrial Control Circuit. Following his retirement, he also was a member of the Shell Knob Eagles Lodge and Lions Club, both in Shell Knob. Donald had a long life enjoying the outdoors hunting and fishing. He especially enjoyed hunting turkey and deer. He also found peace driving through the woods hunting morel mushrooms. For a time, he made knives from saw blades, deer antlers and other materials. He passed down a couple of them to his daughter and great grandson.
Katherine Louise Moore-Dinneen
Katherine Louise Moore-Dinneen, 81, of Bella Vista, Ark. passed away January 19, 2025, at St.
Christy Dawn Andrews
Christy Dawn Andrews, 49, of Exeter, Mo. passed away Sunday, January 19, 2025, at her home.
Terry Dale Pyles
Terry Dale Pyles, 72, of Cassville, Mo. passed away on January 22, 2025, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin, Mo.
Shelter Insurance seeking scholarship applicants
$1,500 scholarships going to Cassville, Wheaton students Cassville and Wheaton seniors have the opportunity to apply for the Shelter Insurance Foundation Scholarship through March 31, with one graduate from each school to receive $1,500. 'Recognizing academic achievement in its communities is one of the main goals of the Shelter Insurance Foundation,' a Shelter press release said.
Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week
Meet Gin! She is a black and brown medium sized mixed breed beauty. Her date of birth is May 15, 2022.
Dakoda Pettigrew: American Insights — The greatness of Jimmy Carter
The crowd roared, stymieing the opening words of an awkward statesman from Georgia who stood before the Democratic National Convention at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Thursday, July 15, 1976, to accept the party’s nomination for president of the United States.
Jon Horner: Surviving the February blues — How to make it to the opening of trout season
The calendar has flipped over to February, it’s easy to feel the winter blues. The initial spark of New Year’s resolutions can fizzle out, the days are still short and gray, and the holiday season feels like a distant memory.
3 Lady ‘Cats take Big 8 gold
The Cassville girls wrestling team had 10 participants in the 6-team Big 8 Conference Championship in Monett on Jan. 22, three of whom returned home with gold medals.
Arrive Alive Tour coming to Cassville
Driving, texting simulator to be set up Feb. 10-11 UNITE’s Arrive Alive Tour is the nation’s number- one ranked drunk and distracted driving awareness event, as well as the first-and-only marijuana driving simulator in the country.
