Cassville
Can you see the signs?
Facade renovations on two downtown Cassville buildings are nearing completion. Facelifts to Stumpff’s Barbershop and Sater Pharmacy, including new signage, were funded through the Community Foundation of the Ozarks’ Cassville Downtown Restoration Fund.
Cruisin’ down the street; raisin’ scholarship funds
From left, Abby Carr, Martin Krallman, Aundrea Krallman and Cindy Carr watch cars cruise around the square during the annual Memories Cruise in Cassville on Saturday.
Cassville man drowns at Table Rock Lake
A Cassville man drowned on Saturday at 5:17 p.m. near Table Rock Lake at Eagle Rock Marina, one mile southeast of Eagle Rock.
News Briefs, Sept. 30
Barrett’s Fun Run for Friends will be held on Saturday at the Cassville Greenway, with registration at 8 a.m. and the race beginning at 9 a.m. and a raffle drawing following the run.
Community Voices — Jeremiah Buntin: The outlaw Alva Taylor
On Oct. 12, 1916, outlaw Alva Taylor was shot to death by Creek County Sheriff Lew Wilder while attempting to escape the jail at Sapulpa, Okla.
Community Voices — Jon Horner: The strength to move forward
Twenty-five years have passed since September 11, 2001, yet the memory of that morning remains remarkably vivid.
Through the Years, Sept. 30
40 YEARS AGO: NEW IN THE POULTRY BUSINESS — Getting into the poultry business these days means that on arrival date of your chicks there will be thousands of those little peepers deposited in your houses for their weeks of growing. Such was the case at the Charles Marrs place Friday.
Another round of celebrations!
After celebrating his 100th birthday with a party, Chuck Whitcomb, of Cassville, held onto his youth for a few more turns as he drove a go kart at the Twister Alley Raceway in Butterfield on Sept. 12. Twister Alley was honoring Whitcomb for his century celebration, as well as his military service during WWII from 1943-1946 and the Air Force Civil Service from 1947-1979. Whitcomb drove the track while presenting the U.S. Flag to start the race.
Wildcats fly by Patriots
Cassville reached the halfway point of its football season with another strong road performance Friday, rolling past East Newton, 49-14, to improve to 5-0.
At their best at home
The Cassville girls golf team loves playing on its home course. On Thursday, three of the five Lady Wildcats on the squad put up their best 18-hole scores of their careers, led by senior Taylor Yarnall’s 21st-place finish out of the 62 total golfers at the Cassville Tournament.
