Carolyn Ray
Carolyn Ray, 82, of Wheaton, Mo. passed away Sunday, July 7, 2024 at Cox Monett Hospital in Monett, Mo.
Kyle Troutman
Debra Lynn Moore
Debra Lynn Moore, 73, of Cassville, Mo. passed away Friday, June 28, 2024, at Cassville Healthcare and Rehabilitation in Cassville, Mo.
Carolyn Ann Jennings
Carolyn Ann Jennings, 75, of Monett, Mo. passed away Saturday, June 29, 2024, at Roaring River Health and Rehabilitation in Cassville, Mo.
Donald Dale “Don” Horton
Donald Dale “Don” Horton, 86, of Seligman, Mo., passed away Saturday, July 6, 2024, at Concordia Nursing and Rehab in Bella Vista, Ark. He was born September 9, 1937, in Duke, Mo., the son of Willie Lee and Effie Mae (Vaughn) Horton, who preceded him in death.
Shore hoops camps return to Cassville
Former Cassville basketball coach Chris Shore recently hosted a pair of basketball camps for girls an boys in grades 1-8 at the Family Life Center in Cassville.
Terry Family Fireworks show lights up Purdy
According to the Purdy Police Department, on July 3, one of the pyrotechnicians setting off the fireworks display at the Terry Family Fireworks Show in Purdy was seriously injured when the final mortar shell misfired, striking him in the shoulder. The technician was conscious and alert at the scene and was transported by ground ambulance to a trauma center in Springfield.
102 attend annual Youth Tour in D.C.
One hundred and two high school students participated in Missouri's 61st annual Missouri Electric Youth Tour to Washington, D.C., from June 14-20. Local delegates included Simon Gates and Bodee Rose from Cassville, and Saige Miller from Washburn, all sponsored by Barry Electric Cooperative.
OACAC program eligibility increased to 200% of poverty level
As of July 1, the Ozarks Area Community Action Corporation (OACAC) Community Services Block Grant (CSBG) Program can now serve households with an income up to 200% of the Federal Poverty Level (FPL). The previous allowable FPL for CSBG was 125%.
News Briefs, July 10
The Southwest Missouri Waste Management District N will hold its monthly Executive Board meeting at 11:50 a.m. on Tuesday at Angus Branch Steakhouse in Monett.
Donnie Spears: Completing the task
Philippians 3:12-14 “Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which l Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.”
