Through the Years
Dec. 26, 1973 — INDUSTRY SURVEY COMING JANUARY 17? The possibility exists that a major industrial survey will be conducted in Cassville on Thursday, January 17.
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A Purdy merry parade
A marching parader paused to offer two-year-old Tripp Johnston, of Pioneer, a piece of candy to add to his rapidly-filling basket.
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The Cassville Rotary Rodeo has earned a distinction among International Professional Rodeo Association Members. Cassville’s rodeo was voted in the Top 5 New Rodeos of the Year.
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Christmas shared!
Kim Healey, left, supervisor of the Barry County Neighborhood Center, and Amber Reeder, center, help Anna Antonio, of Cassville, with her bag of Share Your Christmas toys, delivered to families on Dec. 20. The program, which has been helping low-income families with Christmas gifts for more than 40 years, served 13 families this year.
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Chiefs superfan Goggle Girl has Cassville connection
When 13-year-old Madison (Maddie) Fuller, daughter of retired Command Sgt. Maj. Mike and Katrin Fuller, asked for ski goggles after the bitterly cold 2022 Christmastime Kansas City Chiefs game, she didn’t realize she’d be an internationally recognized superfan known as KC Chiefs Goggle Girl a year later.
Read MoreChiefs superfan Goggle Girl has Cassville connectionLand-applications may continue
A Nov. 29 order from the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) requiring Denali Water Solutions to immediately stop all land applications and empty its two storage basins in southwest Missouri may be followed, but it may not stop land applications entirely.
Read MoreLand-applications may continueNovember sales taxes show variation
Sales tax revenues to Barry County cities and the county government dipped slightly in November, ending Cassville’s 16-month streak of gains. Overall, however, income rose because of higher collections from the county’s newer law enforcement sales tax.
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Crowder enjoys Cookies with Santa
Santa entertained guests at the Cookies with Santa event at Crowder College in Cassville Thursday evening.
Read MoreCrowder enjoys Cookies with SantaExeter woman killed in car crash
An Exeter woman died on Dec. 15 in a wreck at 6 p.m. on Farm Road 1010, six miles west of Exeter.
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