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The Barry County Assessor has mailed out change of assessment notices, and taxpayers may have questions concerning these changes in assessment figures. If a taxpayer wants to challenge their change in assessed valuation, they should inquire about the issue before July 10.

Signups for the 22nd Annual OACAC Back to School Fair will be held from May 30 to June 30 by appointment only at OACAC Barry County Neighborhood Center, located at 10826 Farm Road 2172 in Cassville. Students Pre-K through 12th grade are eligible for the Fair.

A man was stabbed to death on Cassville Saturday night. The Cassville Police Department has confirmed Andey Hunter, of Cassville, was stabbed to death at the storage units at 1200 Old Highway 37.

Two Cassville teens died Wednesday night in a motorcycle wreck at 8:31 p.m. on Highway 248, one mile east of Cassville. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Rylan Wilson, 19, of Cassville, was driving a 2017 Harley Davidson Breakout motorcycle eastbound when the vehicle lost control, ran off the right side of the roadway and struck an embankment, ejecting both occupants.

The Benton County Sheriff’s Office in Arkansas has confirmed the body of Dr. John Forsyth, missing Cassville ER physician, was located Tuesday afternoon in Beaver Lake.

Denali Water Solutions, LLC (Denali), is the defendant in a civil suit initiated by plaintiff Collingsworth Land, LLC, who owns property near Southwest City in McDonald County. Denali, registered as a foreign company with the State of Missouri, was acquired by TPG – a global alternative assets firm – in early 2020.