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Security Bank of Southwest Missouri has made a $500 contribution to the Cassville High School cheerleading team. The funds will be used to purchase additional safety mats to be used when the cheer team is practicing and executing lifting stunts and tumbling passes during games and at cheerleading competitions. Front row, from left: Jillian LeCompte, Mikayla Manwarren, Zoie Coupland and Gracee Cornell. Middle row: Payton Ray, Caysee Stillings, Ava Hinson, Jadyn Stewart, Hailey Roberts and Coach Abby Voris. Back row: Coach Victoria Henbest, Jon Horner, President of Security Bank, Layla Bailey, Hailey Turben, Austin Rattigan, Violet Rillstone, and Isabella Dunbar. .

April 4, 1973 — Barry County Sales Tax Indicates Business High Although up-to-date figures are not available, sales tax collections in Barry County indicate a steady growth in the sales capacity of the trade territory doing business with merchants of the county. Figures obtained from the Missouri Department of Revenue, sales tax division indicate the following: In 1966 total sales tax coll-the comparison for 1967 was $642,000; for 1968 the figure was $645,000 and in 1969 the total was $738,648.

;Barry County Clerk, Rex Stumpff and his staff, Patricia Evans, election deputy, pictured on the left above and Pauline Hickman on the right have been working hard to have everything in order for the county election Tuesday, April 5. With 26 road districts, 19 municipals, school and other districts all balloting this spring, they were faced with a big job, but it appears everything is now ready for the 14,777 registered voter of the county at the 15 polling places. Stumpff says that absentee ballots are now available at his office.

March 21, 1973 — All 26 County Road Districts Have ‘73 Projects Every road district in Barrry County, and there are 26 in a program of work recently approved by the Missouri Highway Department. Funds for the program of work this spring will come from County Aid Road Trust Funds, a kickback of gasoline taxes in the state to county levels.

Both lookers and buyers are much in evidence these days for most all cattle auctions. High prices, with outlooks pointing toward even greater value on cattle, trading and greater herd numbers are expected to increase on the grasslands of Barry County. This particular sale in March 1973 saw 346 head of cows, heavy springers and calves sell at the Otis Holder Farm near Butterfield. Owners of the herd were Gene Schlichtman and Bob Stephenson. Market prices were attained in the sale of the grade stock cattle. Starting prices on most pairs were between $350 and $400. Most brought under $500 for a pair. Cattlemen of the county are optimistic about spring pasture with the abundance of moisture this area has received since the first of the year.

Aaqua is a beautiful and calm 5-year-old retriever mix. She is very mellow. She loves being around people and cuddling.

1983 opening day of Roaring River State Park getting underway Tuesday March 1, 1983. The Robert Alyward, chairman of the Missouri Conservation Commission gives the opening signal with the opening gun. Democrat file photo

Feb. 28, 1973 — AF WINGS - Air National Guard Second Lieutenant Hubert R.

The halls of Cassville elementary school resembled a page out of Little House on the Prairie this week in 1993, as fourth graders honored author Laura Ingalls Wilder by dressing like characters in her books. Winners of the Laura and Almanzo Wilder coxtume contest are pictured above. In the front row, from left to right, are: Rocky stone, Brandy Retzalk, Amanda Reed, Timmy Artherton, Lance Sith, Casey Chasteen, Rachel Kuklaw and Justin Holman. Fourth grade teachers Martha DeGraffenreid, Dana Switzner and Kim Keeling are pictured in the back row. Wilma Swofford, Cassville’s other fourth grade teacher, was absent from the photo.