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A 27-year-old woman from Cassville is being treated in a Springfield hospital for what doctors think may be necrotizing fasciitis, or “flesh-eating disease.” According to the woman, whose name is being withheld due to HIPAA, her treatment, so far, has involved multiple intravenous antibiotics and surgery to remove infected and dead tissue from her leg. Lab cultures to pinpoint the type of bacteria that invaded the subcutaneous tissue in her leg have so far been inconclusive, she said.

A nautical adventure is set to take the stage in Cassville this week, as the Cassville Arts Council is performing its third play, “Sirens.” Trent Oliphant, Council Board member alongside Mary Richmiller and Lee Allphin, said the play is one he saw his daughter perform in when helping her move back to the Cassville area. Written by Levi Taylor, the musical begins with a shipwreck, and the ship is surrounded by mythical creatures — sirens.

The city of Cassville sewer line replacement project continues to take on two jobs this week, with work continuing in the closed 200 block of West 11th Street and “A” line construction ongoing between East 10th and East 8th streets. David Brock, Cassville public works director, said work is expected to finish on 11th Street in a couple of days.

A Cassville woman was injured on Wednesday in a wreck at 3:25 p.m. on Highway 248, one mile east of Cassville.

The 2023 Purdy Alumni meeting will be held on June 24 at 6 p.m. in the FEMA Building.

A Cassville woman was injured on Wednesday in a wreck at 3:25 p.m. on Highway 248, one mile east of Cassville.