Miller Reid, left middle, pushes fellow junior Simon Gates to victory over sophomores Layla Bailey, right, and Gewndylan Harmon during a tic-tac-toe race at the Christmas assembly at Cassville High School on Friday morning.
Cassville Intermediate Principal Jeff Swadley donned a Santa costume and elicited the help of his friends, the Grinch (Primary School Assistant Principal Caleb Wheeler) and Gingerbread Man (Anne Dalton) to greet students entering the intermediate school on Thursday.
A mere 365 days ago, I sat my office full of anticipation and the weight of opportunity as Jordan and I were only days away from officially owning the Cassville Democrat.
This year's Mr. and Miss Merry Christmas campaign raised $20,232.78 for the Share Your Christmas program, which this year helped 103 families and more than 300 children with Christmas presents.
The Cassville YMCA will host Winter Break Camp for local students in January. The Winter Break Camp is Jan. 2-5, 2024, and is $60 per week for members and $100 per week or nonmembers.
This week, residents of the city of Cassville will see garbage bins with a new name, as the city has selected a new servicer among four bids submitted.
Mark Barton, of Cassville, has shared his story of recovery for many years, including on Dec. 29, 2021, as part of a 12-part series published in the Cassville Democrat, one step of the 12-step program for each month of the year.
40 YEARS AGO — CONSTRUCTION STARTS WITH WEATHER BREAK: This is the floor plan of Cassville Manor, a 90-bed nursing care facility that will have construction starting as soon as weather permits. The nearly $2 million dollar project is being built here by Medical Holdings Inc. of Ft. Worth, Texas and Ft. Smith, Ark. Barry County Industrial Development revenue bonds were issued here last week to finance the project.
Keith Laverne “Keither” “Roundy” Johnson, 74, of Exeter, Mo. passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023, in Cassville.
Dorothy Grace “Dodi” Lewis, 67, of Exeter, Mo. passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023.
