A former teacher and coach at Cassville Middle School is returning to the district after two years at East Newton. After five years of service to the Cassville school district, at the conclusion of the 2021-2022 school year, Mark Elliott departed from Wildcat Nation to launch his career in educational administration at East Newton.
3 levels of sponsorship to aid Center's activities, celebrations In a bid to foster community support and enhance the overall experience for its members, the Cassville Senior Center is excited to announce the January launch of its Business Partners Program. This initiative marks a significant step forward in building stronger connections between the local business community and the thriving senior population of Cassville and surrounding areas.
Sales tax revenue to Barry County cities and county government entities ended 2023 on a down note, with five of the seven cities receiving less than they did a year ago. The calendar-year totals showed more gains overall from the previous year, but a much more mixed picture than the last three years following the end of the 2020 COVCID-19 pandemic surge in local shopping.
The Cassville Police Department participates in the Drug Enforcement Administration’s annual Drug Take-Back Day, but due to the number of drugs brought in throughout the year, a greater solution was needed. Det.
The Cassville boys and girls wrestling teams brought home a combined 10 medals, including two golds, from the Monett Invitational tournaments on Friday and Saturday. For the Wildcats, 106-pounder Kaleb Artherton earned a firstplace medal, pinning his way through five opponents.
As recently as 2016, once a month, the city would drop off its council meeting packet at my office — about 60-100 pages of agenda, minutes, the check register, project bids and department reports. I referred to the file as my monthly light reading, but I’ll let you in on a little journalism secret: some of the best news is buried.
As president of the Barry County Genealogical and Historical Society, I realize my editorials should probably be mostly about the history and genealogy of present and past residents of Barry County. This editorial is about what I would consider the “future history” of the children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren of Barry County residents and of the whole United States. I will endeavor to keep this as apolitical as possible.
As we turn the page on the 2023 calendar, it is time for us at Cassville R-IV School District to begin preparing for our academic calendar for the 2024-2025 school year. Five years ago, our state legislators voted to require the school start date to be no earlier than 14 days prior to the first Monday in September.
Y ears 50 years ago Jan. 17, 1974 — Gas Service Requests New Rate Hike The Gas Service Co., supplier of natural gas to about 365,000 Missourians, has filed application for rate increases that would cost the average domestic consumer about 55 cents extra each month.