Missouri residents – Southwest Missouri residents, in particular — the quality of our drinking and recreational water is under attack. At a public hearing in Jefferson City Tuesday morning, witnesses for and against Senate Bill 981 were in attendance to present their testimony regarding the bill, which proposes to exclude the phrase “all subsurface waters” from Missouri’s current definition of “Waters of The State.” The change would affect the Missouri Department of Natural Resources’ (DNR) ability to protect our groundwater.
I am a firm believer that whoever coined the term “No use crying over spilled milk” spent little to no time with children, because if they had, I truly think the phrase would have been “Crying over spilled milk is completely understandable.”
A Cassville woman was injured in a wreck at 10 p.m. Sunday on Highway M, four miles southeast of Cassville.
In Matthew 18:21-35, Jesus shares a parable about the unmerciful servant, illustrating the profound truth of forgiveness. The story begins with a servant who owes an astronomical debt to his master, a debt he could never repay.
National Beta members from Cassville High School are celebrating their recent participation in the Missouri Senior Beta Convention. This is the inaugural year of Cassville Senior Beta Club, and the first competitive event for its members.
The Barry County Sheriff's Office responded to 205 calls for service for the week of Feb. 19-25 The CAD events created by central dispatch are the Calls for Service Barry County Officers respond to every day, included in those calls are alarms, assaults, burglaries, domestic disturbances, DWI's, stealing, harassment, medical issues, paper service, prisoner transports, suspicious persons, traffic stops and warrant service. Reports are not generated on all the calls for service. The following reports were generated from the above 205 calls:
Janice Christine Allred, 79, of Cassville, Mo. passed away Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Northwest Medical Center – Bentonville in Bentonville, Ark.
Lilly “Roselea” Jerome, 71, of Seligman, Mo. passed away Thursday, February 29, 2024, at her home.
Robert A. “Bob” Smith, 92 passed away on February 27, 2024.
Ruby Fern Stever, 92, of Cassville, Mo. passed away Friday, March 1, 2024, at her home.
