News Briefs, Nov. 5
The 37th Annual Veterans Day Program will be held on Tuesday in the Performing Arts Center at Cassville High School at 9 a.m.
Pink Out raises $3K at Southwest

Southwest High School recently held its 16th annual Pink Out event and raised $3,000 for two students battling ailments. The students, Payton Neukam, a high schooler suffering from bone cancer, and Haven Holmes, a middle schooler battling leukemia, were the recipients. A bake sale, loose change drive, a serving contest, pass the hat and general donations throughout the district all helped raise funds. The annual event is organized by Coaches Mandy Henry and Steve Voyak and the Lady Trojans.
FOOTBALL LIVE UPDATES: Cassville vs. Reeds Spring (district quarterfinals), Oct. 30

Updates this week are sponsored by The Dispensary, proud supporter of Wildcat Nation! Kickoff goes for a touchback and Wolves start at own 20. Run loses 3, the gains 1 to bring third and long, false start takes it back…
Cassville hosts Reeds Spring in playoffs Thursday

After starting the season 1-2, the Cassville football team capped its regular season on Friday with its fifth win in a row — topping Aurora, 42-14 — and will host Reeds Spring in the first round of district playoffs on Thursday.
Janet Mills: The ins and outs of spooky and scary

It’s the time of year when popular culture pushes our focus toward the thrill of all things scary.
3 place at Beta Nationals

This summer, 13 members of the Cassville Intermediate Beta Club represented the school at the National Beta Convention June 27-29 in Orlando.
The Show delivers bright lights, big sound for first time at PAC

Father-daughter duo Joel Stough, right, and Kami Stough perform U2’s “Where The Streets Have No Name” at The Show at the Cassville High School Performing Arts Center on Thursday, the first time the annual event was held at the new high school facility that opened last fall.
FFA hosts annual Food For America

Cassville student Ellie Gregory pets a horse at Cassville FFA’s Food for America event on Oct. 17. Food for America is an educational program designed by the National FFA Organization to teach younger students about agriculture through hands-on experiences and community outreach. Contributed photo
Willie Gene Laney

Willie Gene Laney, 53, of Cassville, Mo., passed away Monday, October 20, 2025, at Mercy Hospital Springfield in Springfield, Mo.
Wildcats travel to Pea Ridge

Our young ‘Cats crossed state lines and played one of our closest opponents in an attempt to make it an annual event.



