Kyle Troutman

Kyle Troutman

GOP incumbents hold in Primary

By Kyle Troutman ktroutman@cassville-democrat.com Sheriff race unofficially decided by 48 votes Republican incumbents for county positions held their ground on Aug. 6, as Sheriff Danny Boyd, Northern Commissioner Gary Schad and Coroner Gary Swearingen all won GOP bids to be…

Local ‘Rosie’ honored for service

During a Friday reception by the Silver Leaf Benefit Club, local “Rosie the Riveter,” Hilda Howell, right, shared stories of working after school in a Firestone facility in southern California, where she helped manufacture fuel cells for bombers during World War II. Howell was one of 27 women (aged 96-107) who traveled to Washington, D.C. in April, to accept a Congressional Gold Medal on behalf of “Rosie the Riveter.” The collective name “Rosie the Riveter” was given to the millions of women who filled industrial manufacturing positions during WWII to keep aviation, munition and other supply chains running. Ms. Howell traveled to Washington, D.C. with her daughter, Gwen Kelly, left. She was the only Rosie from Missouri who was able to attend

Kyle Troutman: Why not you?

It’s hard being the only sports fan in my household. As the summer Olympics in Paris have played out over the last couple weeks, I have had to Greco-Roman wrestle away the remote from my group of gals to get any significant watch time in.