
Duane Stockton, 84, of Jenkins, Mo. passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at his home.
Randy H. Terry, 67, of Monett, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2024, while at the Ozark Methodist Manor in Marionville, Mo.

Clara Mae McIntosh, 96, of Olathe, Kan. passed away Thursday, March 14, 2024, at Olathe Medical Center in Olathe, Kan.
Cassville awards bid to begin water line inventory The city of Cassville has awarded a contact to begin a pipe inventory, aiming to identify and replace any lead pipes within the city. The inventory project — which involves teamwork on federal, state and local levels — has been awarded to All Clear Pumping and Sewer, based in Centertown.

Justin Brattin, of Exeter, used all his might to hop onto his donkey during the first of three donkey basketball games at Exeter schools on Saturday. The event, put on by the FFA Booster Club, benefitted the Exeter FFA program.
Public comments on proposed permits for the land-application of sludge to over 8,400 acres of land in Barry County are due to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) by 5 p.m., Monday, March 18.

State Rep. Dirk Deaton, R-Noel, and State Sen. Jill Carter, R-Granby, spoke to a group of some 100 people who attended an event to raise money for legal fees for SLUDGE, LLC, at East Newton High School, Feb. 24.
A traffic stop on Highway 112 developed into an arrest and the suspect allegedly referring to items in his vehicle as his “rape kit.”

The Cassville Democrat has hired a new sales executive who brings a wealth of journalism experience to the award-winning publication.
A Purdy teenager was injured in a wreck at 7:50 a.m. on Monday on Route B, one mile west of Purdy.