Cassville

ELECTION 2024: Barry County Sample Ballots and Missouri Constitutional Amendments and Propositions

POLLING LOCATIONS Butterfield/McDonald…………………………….Butterfield Fire Station Cassville City/Rural/Mineral…………………………..Family Life Center Exeter……………………………………………Exeter Community Building Golden…………………………….Golden Baptist Church Activity Center Jenkins……………………………………………….Jenkins Fire Department Kings Prairie/Pleasant Ridge………….Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church  Monett-City/Rural/Capps Creek……………..Monett City Park…

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Out of sight, out of mind

Missouri is home to thousands of potentially leaking underground storage tanks (USTs) that contain — or once contained — petroleum and other hazardous substances. Buried pre-1988, those tanks have long outlived their average 30-year life spans, and now exist, out-of-sight, out-of-mind, in unknown condition, without oversight and not subject to current regulations, said Ken Koon, director of the Tanks Division, of the Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR).
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2 more large fires extinguished

With a countywide burn ban still active, firefighters in the area have been especially busy recently, including battling a pair of blazes in Cassville on Friday and Sunday. According to Derek Acheson, Cassville Volunteer Fire Protection District (CFD) chief, crews from Cassville, Washburn and Exeter were paged at 4:59 p.m.
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60 years of glistening

As a young child handing out Christmas ornaments at Tomblin’s Jewelry and Gifts, Mattie Hurt, of Cassville, did not know the store would be hers to manage one day. The business celebrated its 60th anniversary in September, with Hurt representing the fourth generation to work at the family-owned operation.
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Wildcats keep Barry County Brawl trophy with 41-24 win

Three-year quarterback Bodee Rose has played his final Barry County Brawl, coming away with a 41-24 victory and inspiration to his younger teammates to keep the trophy in Cassville. The Wildcats jumped to an early lead against the Cubs at home on Friday, and despite losing the lead for a moment in the second quarter, the result was never in question when they took back the lead.
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Through the Years, Oct. 23

30 YEARS AGO: CHS PROGRESS REPORT — Construction continues on Cassville’s new $4 million plus high school. According to the last school board reports, the project is two months ahead of schedule. Completion date is still June 1, 1995. The majority of the exterior work on the building has been completed. Interior finishing work has begun, and three of four sections of the metal roof have been installed.
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