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Man dies in wreck south of Aurora
A Miller resident died in a single-vehicle wreck at about 2:50 p.m. on Jan. 4 on Highway 39, approximately 10 miles south of Aurora.
Sales tax leaves mixed bag to end 2025
Sales tax revenues to the bi-county area ended 2025 on an unusually low note.
News Briefs, Jan. 14
The following events will be held at the Cassville Branch Library: Thursday, Move ‘N’ Groove Low Impact Exercise, 11 a.m., signup requested, STEAM Club (ages 6-12), 3:30 p.m....
McDowell Gold Jubilee keeps music kickin’
You could hear the music seeping through the doorway as you approached on the barely lit gravel driveway.
Fire destroys home near Wheaton
A home near Wheaton was a total loss following a fire on Jan. 5, with one resident of the home suffering injuries.
Former resident’s passing leaves questions
Thirty-year-old Springfield resident, Britney Carlo Shurtz — a former Purdy area resident and a 2005 graduate of Purdy High School — spent Christmas of 2017 in the hospital, recuperating from emergency surgery two days before.
Man charged with meth possession, sexual misconduct
A Mountain Grove man has been charged with five counts in two separate cases after allegedly leaving a lewd note on a vehicle near the Greenway Trail in Cassville, as well as alleged possession of methamphetamine, and for allegedly performing sexual acts on himself in a Cassville business.
Pedestrian killed in crash near Purdy
A Monett woman was killed and Purdy woman arrested following a single-vehicle wreck at 6:19 p.m. on Dec. 29, 2026, on Farm Road 1090, two miles north of Purdy.
Woman charged with theft of purse from bathroom
A Shell Knob woman is charged with three counts of felony stealing after allegedly taking a victim’s purse from a bathroom at a Cassville business.
More than $16K raised for Share Your Christmas
Through the efforts of Merry Christmas candidates and community donations, $16,299.91 was raised this year for Share Your Christmas, the local effort to provide gifts for families in financial need Bri Still, left, was crowned Merry Christmas Queen recently.
