Walking in Wheaton
Wheaton seniors, 31 total, celebrate their graduation on Thursday at the conclusion of the commencement ceremony.
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Barry County Sheriff’s Office calls for service and reports taken
The Barry County Sheriff's Office responded to 215 calls for service for the week of May 6-12. The CAD events created by central dispatch are the Calls for Service Barry County Officers respond to every day, included in those calls are alarms, assaults, burglaries, domestic disturbances, DWI's, stealing, harassment, medical issues, paper service, prisoner transports, suspicious persons, traffic stops and warrant service. Reports are not generated on all the calls for service. The following reports were generated from the above 215 calls:
Read MoreBarry County Sheriff’s Office calls for service and reports takenKids fish free on Saturday at Roaring River State Park
Young anglers will have opportunity to fish for free at Kids’ Fishing Day, set for Saturday at Roaring River State Park. This event is co-sponsored by the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC), the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, and Roaring River Adventures.
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City of Cassville receives $20,000 grant from CFO
The City of Cassville received a $20,000 grant from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks, in partnership with the Louis L. and Julia Dorothy Coover Charitable Foundation and Commerce Trust, on April 30.
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Purdy seniors awarded diplomas
Purdy graduates celebrated their accomplishments on Saturday with poppers and silly string, having ended their high school educations. A total of 33 students earned their diplomas. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville-democrat.com
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CS Bank hosts grand opening
Victor Criddle, of Exeter, makes a plate of food during the CS Bank grand opening on Friday, celebrating the bank’s new location and building in Cassville.
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Three women were injured in a single-vehicle wreck at 2 p.m. on Friday on Highway 86, one mile east of Eagle Rock.
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Lawrence and Barry County Democrats will meet on May 23 at the Angus Branch Steakhouse, located at 114 Chapel Drive in Monett. The meeting will start at 7 p.m.
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Cassville delivers 139 diplomas
Cassville graduate Fernando Alonso gives a rake to High School Principal Tyler Willis, one of many gag gifts the principal received at graduation on Sunday. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville-democrat.com
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ROV diver faces challenges
The depth of Roaring River Spring Cave remains a mystery. Goodspeed Publishing’s “1888 History of Barry County” records the depth to be “fathomless,” but better-equipped explorers later attached more concrete figures to that fathom.
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