Barry County

Barry County pens $6.7 million budget for 2024

January 23, 2024

The Barry County Commission has passed a budget for 2024, fully funding the Barry County Sheriff’s Office to the tune of $4.2 million, a 54 percent increase, and raising county spending by $1.1 million, a 20 percent increase. The Sheriff’s Office in 2023 had an approved budget of $2,739,170, which was paid through general revenue.

Barry County Ozarks’ beauty shines in Monday snowfall

January 16, 2024

Mandy Meltabarger Larson took this shot of snowfall in Hailey Hollow, southeast of Cassville, during the snowstorm on Monday. According to National Weather Service reports, about 2.3 inches of snow fell in Cassville.

January 16, 2024

95th annual event set for Jan. 30 at First Christian Church The University of Missouri Extension of Barry County has announced the 95th Barry County Soil and Crops conference, set for Jan.

January 16, 2024

Voters will have their say in two cities and two school boards in the April 2 General Municipal Election, and two cities will have seats open due to resignations. Elections with challengers include the Cassville North Ward alderman seat, the city of Seligman East Ward alderman seat, the Southwest School Board and the Purdy School Board.

January 16, 2024

The Cassville boys and girls wrestling teams picked up some regular-season wins at home on Jan. 11, emerging victorious over Hollister and Reeds Spring.

Through the Years, Jan. 17

January 16, 2024

40 YEARS AGO: HIGHWAY PROGRAM IN CASSVILLE — Initial plans of a Highway 37 improvement between Cassville and the Arkansas line getting underway with full location hearings this fall, were presented by Joseph Mickes, second from left, district highway engineer last week.

January 16, 2024

The Barry County Sheriff's Office responded to 160 calls for service for the week of Dec. 18-24. The CAD events created by central dispatch are the Calls for Service Barry County Officers respond to every day, included in those calls are alarms, assaults, burglaries, domestic disturbances, DWI's, stealing, harassment, medical issues, paper service, prisoner transports, suspicious persons, traffic stops and warrant service. Reports are not generated on all the calls for service. The following reports were generated from the above 160 calls:

THROUGH THE YEARS: THE MAGAZINE — Scouting Out The Trail

December 28, 2023

Between 1837 and 1861, depending on its usage, a trail running from the northeast to the southwest corners of Barry County was known, consecutively, as The Cherokee Trail of Tears, The Butterfield Overland Mail Route and The Wire Road.

Barry County

Barry County pens $6.7 million budget for 2024

Barry County Ozarks’ beauty shines in Monday snowfall

Barry County Soils and Crops focuses on cattle leasing

Contested elections at local 2 cities, 2 school districts in April

Scoreboard, Jan. 17

Through the Years, Jan. 17

Barry County Sheriff’s Office calls for service and reports taken

THROUGH THE YEARS: THE MAGAZINE — Scouting Out The Trail

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