Kyle Troutman
News Briefs
The Drury GO - Monett Campus will host Culture and Community: Monett, MO, on Oct. 18 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Monett Downtown Pavilion.
Queen crowned!
Senior Naveah Johnson, left, is crowned Cassville Homecoming Queen by Makaiden Bolles Friday at Cassville’s Homcoming coronation.
The power of love
Kristy Brownfield is a mother, a 46-year-old woman and a breast cancer survivor.
10 ‘Cats log stats in Homecoming win over Mt. Vernon
On a high-intensity Homecoming night — against a Mt. Vernon squad that defeated Lamar the week prior — the Wildcats football team took the lead and never looked back en route to a 39-28 victory.
Kyle Troutman: Talking to ourselves
Walter Cronkite once said, “Freedom of the press is not just important to democracy; it is democracy.”
Ozark Festival Orchestra opens season Oct. 12
The Ozark Festival Orchestra will open its 46th season of concerts in Monett at 3 p.m. on Oct. 12, at the Monett High School Performing Arts Center.
All county sales tax income dips in September
Sales tax to Barry County cities and the county government in September dropped from a year ago, without even one of the seven cities and county recipients seeing higher receipts.
Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week
Flounder is an energetic, friendly girl. Her date of birth is is April 17, 2023. She is a hound mixed breed. She has lived with cats, dogs and kids and likes them all. She knows basic commands, likes car rides, likes the water, walks well on a leash and does good being groomed. Flounder needs a fenced yard or to live full time inside, otherwise she is a Girl On the Run. She would be a fabulous pet for an active family. Haven of the Ozarks is celebrating 30 years of love, stories and second chances! All adoptions in October are $30. Can’t adopt? Donate $30 at www.havenoftheozarks.org/donate.
Praise given at Frontier Days
Gerald Bradley, pastor at the Iglesia Pentecostal De Purdy, delivers a sermon during Cowboy Church at the annual Frontier Days festival at the Schreiner farm east of Cassville off Highway 248. The two-day event features multiple demonstrations of frontier life activities, such as hay baling, blacksmithing and sorghum making.
Melissa Hamilton: From the Garden
The last tomatoes have been plucked, the vines are starting to wither, and the Barry County Community Garden is officially closing its gates for the season.
