Cassville

Through the Years, June 12

40 YEARS AGO: CATFISHING GETTING GOOD — Proof that trotline catches of catfish are possible came to Cassville this week in the person of Burl Mitchell and Emmett Allen. Joined by Ron Bailey, the anglers took these 36- and 30-pound beauties off a line Monday morning.
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Motoring for the memories

Brice and Carmen Stelik ride in the 2nd Annual Cassville Memories Cruise while their dog, Tucker Dale, enjoyed the sights and smells. The Cruise Saturday night raised more than $5,000, which will fund scholarships in 2025 open to students at Cassville, Southwest, Exeter, Wheaton and Purdy who are enroll vocational or technical school.
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Patch of Sunshine now licensed

The Patch of Sunshine Childcare and Learning Center is enrolling children after becoming state-licensed recently. The center, located across from Fast Trip at 101 Main St in Cassville, has been in place for several months and officially opened its doors in March.
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Barry County Sheriff’s Office calls for service and reports taken, June 3-9

The Barry County Sheriff's Office responded to 215 calls for service for the week of June 3-9. 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.
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Lady ‘Cats set wins record

A new era of Cassville girls soccer is dawning following a record-setting season that ended in one of the most painful ways in the sport — a penalty shootout. This year’s Lady Wildcats set the record for wins with a 13-6-2 mark, besting the 11-10 record of the first varsity season in 2019, and it tied its season record for shutouts with 8.
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