Debbie Kober, right middle, and Melissa Hamilton, right, share information about their respective enterprises, Devora’s Garden (an apiary) and 7 Valleys Vineyard, with shoppers at Harvick Farms’ Fall Festival, Saturday. Kober says she’s been beekeeping in the Exeter area for the past two years, while Hamilton has been working to establish her vineyard east of Cassville for four years.
Shirley Lorene Smith, also lovingly known as “Nanny” and “Slim,” 84,of Cassville, Mo., passed away Thursday, October 3, 2024 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Mo. She was born September 26, 1940, in Hazel Valley, Ark., the daughter of Lawrence and Pauline Garnett (Evans) Napier-Hammon, who preceded her in death.
40 YEARS AGO: NEW WILBUR LOOK — Pep club efforts during CHS Wildcat athletic contests will present this new Wilbur the Wildcat look. Inside the new costume is Laura Maloney, who will be the mascot this year.
Fall has arrived, which means deer and other wild animals are on the move as temperatures cool and nights become longer. Most deer strikes with vehicles occur during October and November and between the hours of 6-7 a.m.
The Cassville girls golf team played to a fourth-place finish on Oct. 1 in Clever.
The Knights of Columbus will host a New Coat Distribution on Sunday from 2-4 p.m. at St.
This Week 6 road contest is brought to you by the Cassville Dispensary, happy to support Wildcat Nation this football season!
Ethan Bohmke, of Cassville, stretches to play a ball during the second annual Cassville Foundation Pickleball Tournament on Saturday. The two-day event featured singles and doubles tournaments, with 46 participants playing 150 games and raising $6,000. Funds benefit the Cassville Community Foundation, which awards grants to local non-profits.
Two people lost in Mark Twain National Forest in the overnight hours of Sept. 24 were recovered without incident by search and rescue crews with the Central Crossing Fire Protection District.
Power of Pink is celebrating its 14th year of service to women diagnosed with breast cancer by raising a record $53,442.90 in donations to four Pink Ladies of 2024. Janice McCracken, Power of Pink founder and organizer, said including this year’s recipients, the organization has helped 54 women total and raised $415,265.51.
