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FEMA updating county Flood Insurance Rate Map
90-day appeal period began Feb. 19
Angling for Sa-TROUT-day
An eagerly-awaited harbinger of Spring arrives Saturday — the opening of catch-and-keep trout season at Roaring River State Park. Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe will be on hand to shoot the Opening Day gun at 6:30 a.m., a time-honored, ceremonial tradition, usually performed under less-than-optimal temperatures.
2 arrested in multi-jurisdictional effort
Barry, McDonald County authorities share info
Jazz Night delights all kinds of Valentines
Led by Band Director Micah Boise, left, the Cassville High School Jazz Band performs “On the Sunny Side of the Street,” its opening number on Jazz Night on Thursday.
Barry Electric asks members to conserve energy in cold snap
Barry Electric Cooperative is asking its members to conserve energy use Thursday morning.
13th Annual Trivia Night Set For March 7
Cassville’s next Champions of Trivia will be crowned on March 7 at the Cassville Education Fund Trivia Night fundraiser.
Simulator shows students impaired driving dangers
The Arrive Alive Tour stopped in Cassville for two days last week, offering high school students the opportunity to use a simulator to drive while distracted, drunk or drugged in a fully functioning vehicle without moving or being intoxicated. The simulator allows participants to experience the real-life dangers without the real-life consequences. Pictured is Heather Hall, who was completing the distracted driving simulator. Young drivers (ages 16-20) are 17 times more likely to die in a crash when they have a BAC of .08% than when they have not been drinking.
DNR still working on ‘sludge’ permits
According to the Department of Natural Resources, land-application of waste processing residuals – also known as “sludge” — may be occurring, but that does not necessarily mean it’s unauthorized.
Roller charged in a third sex crimes case
A Washburn man facing felony charges in two cases is now charged in a third after another victim has come forward.
