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Cassville grad awarded JD Riddle scholarship
Jacob Martinez, a 2023 graduate of Cassville High School, has received the JD Riddle Educational Trust scholarship, administered by the Community Foundation of the Ozarks. Martinez, the son of Maria and Filipe Mendoza, will attend Missouri Southern State University this fall, where he plans to pursue a degree in secondary education.
Golden man dies in wreck
A Golden man died on Aug. 19 as a result of a wreck at 1:30 p.m.

Cassville schools detail pick-up processes
The Cassville school district has released information regarding pick-up processes at each lower school building. Vehicles form a single file line entering the circle drive that will run parallel to the front of the school building and down Kid Cat Drive (or 14th Street).
Celebrate Recovery: Where are they now?
Annie Reed, of Monett, first told her story of recovery 2 years ago on Aug. 25, 2021.
Denali, Synagro contest fertilizer board’s decision
Denali Water Solutions and Synagro Central, two of 19 companies denied fertilizer permits by the Missouri Fertilizer Control Board (MoFCB) for the land application of their processing waste, filed suit in Cole County Circuit Court in Jefferson City on July 28. In the suit, the petitioners are requesting judicial review of, and a declaratory judgment regarding what they allege was an abrupt change in the MoFCB’s interpretation of the Missouri Fertilizer Law in April, even though the Fertilizer Law had not been changed by legislature.
News briefs, Aug. 30
The city of Washburn will allow residents to bring any tree limbs damaged by recent storms to the corner of County Road and Farm Road 1065, the City Lagoon, for disposal on Sept. 9 from 8 a.m.

Dog days of summer at Aquatic Center
Amy Blair’s English bulldog, Knucklehead, 2, of Monett, took a break from swimming to take a drink from the hose during Doggie Swim Day at the Cassville Aquatic Center on Saturday.

Fairview lagoon foams over
The wastewater residuals lagoon in Fairview has been turning heads in recent weeks due to sight and by smell, forcing action by the company and state officials to remedy the situations.
News briefs, Aug. 23
The Wheaton High School Class of 1973 invites family, friends, former classmates and neighbors to stop in the shade by Railroad Depot Museum, located at 311 Main St., during 65th Annual Wheaton BBQ on Saturday. Plans are flexible and will be determined by those there. The group aims to to be there from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, people may contact Ron Renkoski at 608-242-7321.

Dirt on the move
RE Smith has started moving dirt in the first phase of the construction of the performing arts center at Cassville High School. The district passed a bond issue in April to fund the building, with a guaranteed maximum price of $9,865,987, subject to additions and deductions by change order. The project’s expected completion date is September 2024.


