Opinion

Trout Tales, Jan. 17

January 16, 2024

I got put on a sports assignment last week and who should I run into while under the basket? None other than Cassville Superintendent Merlyn Johnson, who was half the whistle for the Exeter Diamond matchup on Thursday. Here we see Dr.

Kyle Troutman: In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

January 16, 2024

Though the snowy roadways would have canceled school and kept many others at home from work, Monday was a federal day off for another reason, the celebration of the Jan. 15, 1929, birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

January 16, 2024

Since the election of our current prosecuting attorney, any concept of justice or safety in our community has been eliminated. The previous “home town” feeling of security, which allowed for unlocked doors, keys left in the ignition and letting ones children walk to school, the pool and the library unafraid is a thing of the past.

Michelle Hilburn: Reading for cheesy enjoyment

January 16, 2024

When I was a kid, I loved the Pizza Hut Book It program. It encompassed two of my childhood favorites — books and pizza.

Lynn Hilburn: Worry for our future history

January 9, 2024

As president of the Barry County Genealogical and Historical Society, I realize my editorials should probably be mostly about the history and genealogy of present and past residents of Barry County. This editorial is about what I would consider the “future history” of the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Barry County residents and of the whole United States. I will endeavor to keep this as apolitical as possible.

January 9, 2024

As we turn the page on the 2023 calendar, it is time for us at Cassville R-IV School District to begin preparing for our academic calendar for the 2024-2025 school year. Five years ago, our state legislators voted to require the school start date to be no earlier than 14 days prior to the first Monday in September.

January 9, 2024

I would like to share an article from a guest writer for my turn at the devotional page this time. My wife, Jamie Fugitt, wrote this for a daily devotional publication.

Kyle Troutman: A tisket, a tasket, a city council packet

January 9, 2024

As recently as 2016, once a month, the city would drop off its council meeting packet at my office — about 60-100 pages of agenda, minutes, the check register, project bids and department reports. I referred to the file as my monthly light reading, but I’ll let you in on a little journalism secret: some of the best news is buried.

Trout Tales, Jan 3

January 2, 2024

I made my annual jaunt down to Southwest High School a couple times last week for the Annual Holiday Tournament, where I ran into none other than Announcr-DJ-Showman Jared Lankford. Southwest has enjoyed his services for the last many years, playing music, crowd games and announcing all three days of the annual event.

Kyle Troutman: Giving ‘Back 2 You’

January 2, 2024

Christmas and the New Year have come and gone, and in between those days, we at the Cassville Democrat were in the giving spirit. In April 2023, we announced a new campaign for the Democrat called “Back 2 You,” wherein we planned to portion off 2 percent of all special project sales throughout the year and donate that amount to correlating organizations in our community.

Opinion

Trout Tales, Jan. 17

Kyle Troutman: In celebration of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Day

Sandi Massey: Repeated probation failing citizens

Michelle Hilburn: Reading for cheesy enjoyment

Lynn Hilburn: Worry for our future history

Merlyn Johnson: Breaking down the Cassville school district calendar

Responding to God’s gifts, a look at Matthew 7:11

Kyle Troutman: A tisket, a tasket, a city council packet

Trout Tales, Jan 3

Kyle Troutman: Giving ‘Back 2 You’

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