Barry County

Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week, Aug. 28

August 28, 2024

Ready for a Siesta? Meet Siesta, a charming female shepherd mix puppy. She and her siblings, found as strays, are eager to find their forever homes to avoid growing up in a shelter.

August 28, 2024

The University of Missouri (MU) Extension has announced a Regional Economic Development Summit for Barry, Dade and Lawrence counties on Sept. 3 at the Southwest Research, Extension and Education Center in Mt. Vernon.

Eric Lee Hahn fund carries on diver’s legacy

August 28, 2024

Endowment will spread diver’s love of exploration to new generations Nestled in the Ozark hills near Cassville, Roaring River State Park is home to one of the deepest underwater cave systems in the country. For decades, divers have tried to chart the vast caverns of Roaring River Spring, which, according to the Missouri Department of Natural Resources, pumps 20 million gallons of turquoise, 57-degree water into the river every day.

Kyle Troutman: A stir about early out

August 28, 2024

When it comes to scrutinizing government entities, a frequent target is the local school district. Administrators do their best to provide quality educations that prepare students for the workforce or college, and the task is a monumental one, worthy of a healthy dose of criticism from time to time.

August 28, 2024

Aug. 19-25 The Barry County Sheriff's Office responded to 214 calls for service for the week of Aug.

August 28, 2024

The city of Cassville has extended its deadline for residents to complete vegetation debris removal, especially as a result of the May 26 windstorm, to mid-late September. To accommodate the volume of debris, a special waste site has been opened on Farm Road 2160, just west of the Cassville Municipal Airport entrance.

Recount confirms Boyd as sheriff

August 23, 2024

After a recount in the Barry County sheriff Republican Primary Election, the result has held. On Aug. 9, Barry County Clerk Joyce Ennis' office declared incumbent Danny Boyd the official winner with 3,090 votes to Challenger James Morgan's 3,042 votes. Morgan filed with the 39th Judicial Circuit for a recount, and Stone County Associate Circuit Judge Alan Blankenship ruled the county complete a recount, both by hand and by machine.

Trout Tales, Aug. 21

August 21, 2024

After enjoying 102 days of delayed alarms, on Tuesday I think I woke up earlier than an Opening Day Blue Wing Olive hatch at Roaring River. I got ready just fast enough to sit in the worst traffic of the year in Cassville, riding along with my bosses as we took their fourth-grade daughter into her new class.

Play is for all ages on first day of school at Cassville

August 21, 2024

Cassville Student Body President Jonathan Stults, right, took on Teresa Stewart, Family and Consumer Science teacher, in a bubble wrestling match at Cassville High School on the first day of school Tuesday.

Kyle Troutman: First-day differences

August 21, 2024

Having done news photography for going on 15 years now — and spending the last five years as the father of a school-aged child — not many mornings school. Through the chaos of parents and kids trying to get to their classes or lockers, the gamut of emotions is bottomless.

Barry County

Haven of the Ozarks Pet of the Week, Aug. 28

MU Extension announces Tri-County Economic Summit

Eric Lee Hahn fund carries on diver’s legacy

Kyle Troutman: A stir about early out

Barry County Sheriff’s Office calls for service and reports taken, Aug. 19-25

News Briefs, Aug. 28

Recount confirms Boyd as sheriff

Trout Tales, Aug. 21

Play is for all ages on first day of school at Cassville

Kyle Troutman: First-day differences

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