Following concerns about residents and/or visitors being irresponsible with fireworks during Purdy’s annual Independence Day celebration held on July 3 the city is looking at ways to amend its fireworks ordinance to increase safety during the event.
An enthusiastic crowd of spectators greeted Dr. Fernando Calderon and the KISS Rebreathers dive team at Roaring River State Park on the morning of July 9 when they surfaced from Roaring River Spring with their catch — a single isopod in a three-inch-tall, plastic tube.
Many students head back into the classroom after the school year has ended to attend summer school for a few weeks of their summer. While it is still academic based, there are some differences between the regular school year and summer school.
Delinquent tax sale upcoming The office of Barry County Collector Skyler Bowman is preparing for the annual Barry County Real Estate Delinquent Tax Sale. Missouri law requires that land with three years of delinquent taxes sell on the fourth Monday of August each year.
A Wheaton woman was injured and a St. Louis man was arrested following a wreck at 4:58 p.m. on Highway 97, east of Route T, two miles west of Fairview.
Joseph, played by Nolan Crain, gets some help showing off his amazing technicolor dreamcoat during a Cassville Arts Council play Thursday through Sunday at the Crowder Community Building. The four productions had a cast of 21 and a band providing the music for “Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.” Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cherryroad.com
During the last week of summer school, Cassville students had a Community give back day. On Tuesday, June 21, students visited the Haven of the Ozarks Animal Sanctuary to spend time with the animals, walking them, reading to them and giving them treats.