Man arrested after rollover
Two men were injured and the driver arrested following a wreck at 8:15 p.m. Friday on Highway 76, four miles east of Cassville.
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First to win!
Hunger and lack of reliable access to fresh food are big challenges for families in Barry County in southwestern Missouri. The community ranked these issues at the top of a needs assessment by the University of Missouri Extension Council in Barry County.
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Mid South Writers name contest winners
Mid South Writers met on Nov. 4 to award certificates and prize checks to the winners of the 2023 Fiction Contest. Front row, from left: Micah Miller of Monett, Honorable Mention for Leo O’Hara; Tara Lang-Jackson of Washburn, Honorable Mention for Edeleon’s Secret; Breeze Kennedy of Cassville, third place for Saber and the Sapphire Crystal; Rhonda Weaver of Seligman, first place for The Nut Hut. Back row: Susan Eschbach, Linda Sartin, and Barbara Warren, all of Cassville, contest judges. Not pictured: Thomas Koob of Shell Knob, second place for Devil’s Kitchen; and Prix Gautney of Cassville, contest judge. Contributed photo
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Senior Center hosts inaugural Holiday Craft Bazaar
Khrysta Modine, of Cassville, looks over a display of earrings at the inaugural Cassville Senior Center Holiday Craft Bazaar on Saturday.
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Herrin Animal Hospital in Cassville is hosting its 24th Annual Toy Drive. People may drop off a new, unwrapped toy at the Hospital at 93 Smithson Drive, or call to have a toy picked up.
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No hitches at ‘Trouble-In-Tumbleweed’
Cliff Przybyl, as Lawyer Maxwell, falls off the couch he was attempting to nap on as the stagecoach driver Gus, played by Floyd Stewart, brings in the mail. The opening act was part of Shell Knob in the Spotlight’s performance of “Trouble-In-Tumbleweed” at the Central Crossing United Methodist Church over the weekend.
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New cemetery hill nativity being constructed Last year was the first since 1983 there was not a nativity scene on cemetery hill in Cassville, and while an effort is being made to replace it, another 12 months is needed. Morgan Williams, Cassville Area Chamber of Commerce director, said volunteers at Cassville High School are helping construct a new nativity scene, but they did not have enough time to get it completed and installed this year.
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State Treasurer visits Cassville to promote MOBUCK$
Missouri State Treasurer Vivek Malek visited with local leaders on Nov. 14 at the Barry County Courthouse in Cassville, part of a tour of rural counties where he is promoting the MOBUCK$ low-interest loan program.
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BOB MITCHELL: Longtime Cassville Democrat editor dies at age 94
A stalwart of the Cassville community, recognized for his efforts as a longtime newspaper editor and community leader, died on Nov. 7.
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Third-graders present veterans program
Cassville Intermediate School third-graders salute as part of their Veterans Daythemed performance on Thursday. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville-democrat.com
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