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Citizens For Justice — Barry County held its second community meeting on Nov. 4, largely focused on county and state officials in attendance addressing the group’s concerns.

“Why is the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) allowing Denali Water Solutions to operate illegally in Missouri?” The question was posed repeatedly by the overflow crowd at Fairview Friday night after a presentation by environmental attorney Stephen Jeffery, who serves as legal counsel for SLUDGE (Stop Land Use Damaging our Ground and Environment). The SLUDGE-hosted chili supper and informational event in the John Q.

After a sluggish September quarterly report, sales tax revenues to local municipal and county governments shot up in October, improving prospects for an end-of-the-end upswing. The seven Barry County cities collecting sales tax received $849,778.81, up 18 percent from a year ago.

A silent auction, consisting of donations from area businesses, will be held on Thursday at the Bayless-Salyer House in Cassville from 5-8 p.m. All proceeds from the fundraiser will support Project Graduation, which gives graduation Cassville High School seniors a safe and fun environment to celebrate their accomplishment as a class.

Before 1972, open dumps were the norm in Missouri. After a two-year survey prior to that time, the state health department determined the dumps, plus authorized land waste-disposal sites, were causing serious threats to human health and the environment.