City selects new trash service
This week, residents of the city of Cassville will see garbage bins with a new name, as the city has selected a new servicer among four bids submitted.
Kyle Troutman
Celebrate Recovery resets for new year
Mark Barton, of Cassville, has shared his story of recovery for many years, including on Dec. 29, 2021, as part of a 12-part series published in the Cassville Democrat, one step of the 12-step program for each month of the year.
Through the Years, Dec 27
40 YEARS AGO — CONSTRUCTION STARTS WITH WEATHER BREAK: This is the floor plan of Cassville Manor, a 90-bed nursing care facility that will have construction starting as soon as weather permits. The nearly $2 million dollar project is being built here by Medical Holdings Inc. of Ft. Worth, Texas and Ft. Smith, Ark. Barry County Industrial Development revenue bonds were issued here last week to finance the project.
Keith Laverne “Keither” “Roundy” Johnson
Keith Laverne “Keither” “Roundy” Johnson, 74, of Exeter, Mo. passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023, in Cassville.
Dorothy Grace “Dodi” Lewis
Dorothy Grace “Dodi” Lewis, 67, of Exeter, Mo. passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023.
James Wesley Atkinson
James Wesley Atkinson, 93, of Washburn, Mo. passed away Monday, December 18, 2023, at Aurora Nursing Center in Aurora, Mo.
Kenneth Loyd Patton
Kenneth Loyd Patton, 97, of Monett, Mo. passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield, Mo.
Jeremiah Buntin: History everywhere you look
Getting lost down a rabbit hole of history can be very easy around the Barry County Museum. With the combination of resources from the Fields’ Photo Archives and genealogy material in our reference room, combined with modern electric resources on the internet, looking up information on one subject can quickly detour into unexpected avenues.
BEST OF CASSVILLE: A barn for all occasions
A few years ago, Trisha and Brett Raipen were working jobs in Shell Knob and Monett, pining to follow their passions and seeing a need. Now completing its third season, the couple have taken on event planning and hosting, as well as catering, full-time at the reader-voted Best Event Venue in the Cassville area — the Barn at Bear Ridge.
Exeter woman killed in car crash
An Exeter woman died on Dec. 15 in a wreck at 6 p.m. on Farm Road 1010, six miles west of Exeter.