The Purdy girls basketball program is back in business. Unable to field a team in the 2023-2024 season, a dozen years after back-to-back state championships, Coach Stephanie Heman said eight girls are reviving the storied squad.
The city of Cassville has awarded a contract for mulching of vegetative debris from the May 26 windstorm piled high west of the municipal airport. The city sought bids on grinding 17,740 cubic yards of debris — equal to about 5,980 tons of mulch — as well as mobilization costs.
On Oct. 19, 2024, Tyller Isbell, of Cassville, was inducted into the 136th Missouri Military Academy (MMA) Corps of Cadets at the MMA Passing Through Ceremony.

There are parallel accounts in the Bible that are sometimes recognized later as a sign of something to come. One of these is when the introduction of Moses in Exodus runs in parallel with St.

Olen Jarold Clifford Allen, 31 of Exeter, Mo., passed away Friday, November 15, 2024. He was born on March 29, 1993, in Berryville, Ark., to Darrel and Kathryn “Katee” Allen.

Troy Youngjin Park, 30, of Cassville, Mo., passed away Thursday, November 7, 2024, at his home. He was born November 10, 1993, in Fairfax, Va., the son of Jerry and Hye Kyung (Cho) Park.

40 YEARS AGO: GOOD SIZE HORNET NEST — This weekend, woodcutters could have gotten more than they bargained for in cutting this hornets nest Sunday.
Herrin Animal Hospital is hosting its 25th Annual Toy Drive, accepting new, unwrapped toys through Dec. 6 for children in need.

Kayli Anderson, center, and Melody Stephens, retrieve the U.S. Flag after the playing of “Taps: to end the Veterans Day recognition in the Cassville Performing Arts Center on Monday. The event was the first to be held in the newly finished facility.
Three Cassville women were injured on Nov. 12 in a wreck at 3:10 p.m. on Highway 37, one mile north of Cassville.