Cassville

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

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.

January 16, 2024

The Cassville Area Friends of the Library will hold its quarterly board meeting on Monday at 6 p.m. at the Cassville Branch Library.

Chief Millard Andrews’ retirement whistled

January 9, 2024

For more than 30 years, local businessman Millard Andrews has served as chief of the Cassville Volunteer Fire Protection District, an era that will come to a close in coming weeks. Chief Andrews announced his retirement at the October meeting of the District’s board, and at the board’s request, is remaining in his post until a replacement is selected, likely at the end of January.

Mark Elliott returns to Wildcat Nation as assistant principal

January 9, 2024

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.

January 9, 2024

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.

January 9, 2024

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.

Drug drop box installed at Cassville City Hall

January 9, 2024

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.

January 9, 2024

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.

Kyle Troutman: A tisket, a tasket, a city council packet

January 9, 2024

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.

Cassville

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

Scoreboard, Jan. 17

News briefs, Jan. 17

Chief Millard Andrews’ retirement whistled

Mark Elliott returns to Wildcat Nation as assistant principal

Cassville Senior Center launches ‘Business Partners Program’

Sales tax totals end year on down note

Drug drop box installed at Cassville City Hall

Lady ‘Cats 2nd in Monett Invitational wrestling tournament

Kyle Troutman: A tisket, a tasket, a city council packet

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