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2,500 enjoy 40-car carnage at Rotary Demolition Derby
Smoke poured from the engine compartment of Exeter resident Payton Beck’s vehicle, disabled during action in the compact class at the Cassville Rotary Demolition Derby on Saturday.
Vehicle wrecks into 9-1-1 communications tower
A Cassville man was injured on Sept. 3 in a wreck at 11:55 a.m. on Main Street in Cassville, with the vehicle coming to rest after striking the Barry County E9-1-1 communications tower.

Prayer in the park
Inspired by attending church camp this summer, six Cassville High School students brought the message home via a weekly Bible study group at the Cassville City Park.
Cassville Fire District proposes .5% sales tax
The Cassville Fire Protection District (CFPD) has announced a proposed sales tax initiative that will appear on the Nov. 4 ballot.

Vehicle catches fire by Aquatic Center
A vehicle caught fire on Sept. 2 in the parking lot of the Cassville Aquatic Center.
Woman charged with terroristic threatening
36-year-old threatened to burn down jail, assault deputy

Bluegrass fills air at Kings Prairie Benefit Concert
The Kings Prairie Festival closed with an 80-minute set by the Flyin’ Buzzards. Their selections ranged from the Everly Brothers’ “Dream, Dream, Dream,” to Randy Travis’s “Three Wooden Crosses,” Flatt and Scruggs’ “Roll In My Sweet Baby’s Arms,” to gospels hymns “In the Sweet Bye and Bye” and “Beulah Land.” New to their set this year was Jay Ungar and Molly Mason’s “Ashokan Farewell,” with the melody played on mandolin by Bill Harris, of Cassville, at left. Other players, continuing from left, were Wayne Clevenger, of McDowell, on mandolin, Duwane Blevins, of Reeds Spring, on bass, and Steve Ennis, of Victory, on guitar. They closed the show with a spirited rendition of Albert Brumley’s “I’ll Fly Away,” the traditional final number and sing-along at Kings Prairie.
Grass fire doused on Hwy. Y
A one-acre grass fire on Highway Y was contained and extinguished last week.
Springfield Area 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb on Saturday
On Saturday, firefighters and civilians from all over will come together in person and virtually to remember those lost on September 11, 2001.
News Briefs, Sept. 10
The Barry-Lawrence Regional Library System is hosting a food drive, which began on Monday and continues through Sunday.