Kyle Troutman

Kyle Troutman

Eldon Eugene Skinner

Eldon Eugene Skinner, 76, Purdy, Mo., passed away at home on Friday, August 23, 2024. He was born on December 31, 1947, in Chouteau, Okla., the son of Ellard and Lila (Smith) Skinner, who preceded him in death.

News Briefs, Aug. 28

The city of Cassville has extended its deadline for residents to complete vegetation debris removal, especially as a result of the May 26 windstorm, to mid-late September. To accommodate the volume of debris, a special waste site has been opened on Farm Road 2160, just west of the Cassville Municipal Airport entrance.

Recount confirms Boyd as sheriff

After a recount in the Barry County sheriff Republican Primary Election, the result has held. On Aug. 9, Barry County Clerk Joyce Ennis' office declared incumbent Danny Boyd the official winner with 3,090 votes to Challenger James Morgan's 3,042 votes. Morgan filed with the 39th Judicial Circuit for a recount, and Stone County Associate Circuit Judge Alan Blankenship ruled the county complete a recount, both by hand and by machine.

Trout Tales, Aug. 21

After enjoying 102 days of delayed alarms, on Tuesday I think I woke up earlier than an Opening Day Blue Wing Olive hatch at Roaring River. I got ready just fast enough to sit in the worst traffic of the year in Cassville, riding along with my bosses as we took their fourth-grade daughter into her new class.