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A Washburn man is facing multiple felonies after allegedly attempting to rob an individual at knife-point outside a Monett convenience store. Landon Hendrix, 23, of Washburn, is charged with first-degree attempted robbery, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a weapon.

The Corsicana Road District will meet in regular session on Tuesday, Jan. 10 at 7 p.m.

The end of the year and end of the quarter often give the Missouri Department of Revenue a chance to play Santa Claus with higher sales tax disbursements. This December held few disappointments, boosting year-end numbers for Barry County, its cities and its political subdivisions, which continue to prosper from an upward spike in local sales, 2-3/4 years into the surge spurred by the COVID pandemic shutdown in travel.

The city of Cassville has proposed a budget for 2023, expecting a decline in sales tax revenue but utilizing years of unexpected revenues to complete capital projects throughout the city. For 2022, the city took 2,958,384.71, a 6.9 percent increase from 2021.

The Cassville school district has been selected as one of 404 applicants, out of more than 2,000, to receive grant money through the EPA’s Clean Bus program. Cassville has qualified to purchase five electric buses at no cost to the district.

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