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Barry County Sheriff’s Office calls for service and reports taken

March 5, 2024

The Barry County Sheriff's Office responded to 205 calls for service for the week of Feb. 19-25 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 205 calls:

March 5, 2024

Two Barry County residents have been charged with felonies after allegedly being found in a stolen vehicle containing stolen property. April Ortiz, 39, of Cassville, and Randy Zonghetti, 38, of Washburn, are each charged with felony stealing.

March 5, 2024

Drivers can expect lane closures and occasional traffic delays on Missouri Route 86 in in Taney, Stone and Barry counties and Route F in Barry County for a resurfacing project beginning Monday. The Missouri Department of Transportation said Route 86 will receive a new asphalt driving surface, edge line rumble strips, shoulder repairs, guardrail and road markings in various locations.

March 5, 2024

Between Vallerie Steele, her seven siblings and their children, there’s always a birthday or anniversary to celebrate on the family’s southwest Missouri farm. The summer months are typically a parade of pool parties and barbecues.

Klewer moves to assistant principal

March 5, 2024

The Cassville Board of Education has selected Wildcat alum and current district teacher and coach, Dylan Klewer, to serve as the assistant principal and behavior interventionist for Eunice Thomas Elementary and Cassville Intermediate beginning July 1. This news comes after the current assistant principal, Caleb Wheeler, was promoted to Cassville Intermediate Principal for the 2024-2025 school year.

March 5, 2024

Two Purdy women were injured in a wreck at 5:12 p.m. on Feb. 29 on Farm Road 2070 at Farm Road 1070, half a mile west of Purdy.

March 5, 2024

SWMO ReStore and Builds will host a Prom Dress Extravaganza on March 19 at the business, located at 201 E. 7th St.

Come for the fish, stay for the memories

March 1, 2024

While they may be the face of the park and the object of desire for anyone with a rod and reel, anglers say when it comes to Opening Day at Roaring River State Park, it's not the fish they are necessarily after.

Tractors on Main!

February 27, 2024

Trace Sturgell and Izaak Henbest were two of 12 students who drove their farm equipment to school on Friday in honor of FFA Week.

February 27, 2024

The Roaring River Hatchery has stocked 6,000 trout for the 2,000 anglers expected to converge on Roaring River State Park Friday. Now overseeing his third Opening Day, Roaring River Hatchery Manager Brad Farwell said on Monday the river is fully stocked.

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Barry County Sheriff’s Office calls for service and reports taken

Pair in stolen car arrested

Hwy. 86, Route F to be resurfaced

House bill takes aim at ‘cesspool’ of meatpacking sludge

Klewer moves to assistant principal

2 injured in Purdy wreck

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Come for the fish, stay for the memories

Tractors on Main!

Trout stocked in Roaring River

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