Cassville

Line ‘em up, let ‘em loose
The Cassville boys wrestling team made program history on Saturday, qualifying a record eight wrestlers for the Class 2 MSHSAA Wrestling Championships and winning a record three individual Class 2, District 3 titles.

Local podcaster gives deets on jobs
Motivated by an urge to help his sons find suitable career paths, a Cassville man has launched a biweekly podcast focused on jobs. Tim Hendrix, producer of The Jobs Podcast, grew up in the four-state area and went to college in San Diego, met his wife in Colorado and moved to Blue Eye in 2004, then Cassville 6 years ago.

Kyle Troutman: Capturing Opening Day
As we put the finishing touches on Trout Times this year — my 10th as editor of the annual publication — there was a nifty little hole left for a few words from yours truly.

Jeremiah Buntin: Isolated incidents and an Ozarker’s measure
When searching for local history, some interesting places to explore are newspapers in other states.

5 awarded ‘Grow Your Own’ grants
The Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE) has awarded state-funded “Grow Your Own” grants to 125 local education agencies.

27 compete in Elementary Beta State Convention
Twenty-seven students from Cassville Intermediate competed in the Missouri Elementary Beta State Convention in Branson on Jan. 14-16. The following students placed at the state convention and have earned the opportunity to compete at the National Beta Club Convention this summer in Orlando, Florida. Robotics: Champions, Stella Rose, Mesa Cook, Audriana Cieslinski, Nellie Reed and Lillian Artherton; Marketing and Communication: 2nd place, Braxton Decker, Jace Kennedy, Miles Arnold, Silas Buntin and Jensen Ritchie; Solo Vocal performance; Golden ticket to Nationals and 3rd place, Jaelyn Cavness; On-site Cake Decorating: 2nd place, Bristol Davis; Visual Arts, Scrapbook: champion Charley Nichols, and Jewelry: 3rd place, Addileah Aldridge; Academics, Spelling: 5th place, Lillian Artherton, Social Studies: 5th place, Elona Stillwell, and Communication Arts: 4th place, Bristol Davis.

27 medals won at FBLA conference
Cassville High School’s FBLA recently competed at its District Leadership Conference in Monett. As a chapter, members brought home 27 medals, including 3 district championships. Cassville advanced to the State Leadership Conference in 11 events. While at the conference, Will Finch was elected to serve as the VP of Membership for District 5 FBLA. Winners included: Bodee Rose, 1st place in Advertising; Bradyn Alley, 1st place in Computer Problem Solving; Elizabeth Butler, Lorelei Vanderhoef, Angela Byerly, 1st place in Hospitality & Event Management; Luke McNeill, 2nd place in Intro to Parliamentary Procedure; Makaiden Bolles, Elizabeth Butler, Angela Byerly, 2nd place in Entrepreneurship; Caitlyn Bonass, 2nd place in Job Interview; Kierstan Fare, Julie Gregory, Nevaeh Johnson, 2nd place in Marketing; Elly Ramaeker, Blakeley Pryor, Kailyn Speer, 2nd place in Website Design; Kaiden Shellenberger, 3rd place in Supply Chain Management; Kailyn Speer, 4th place in Intro to Financial Math; and Stratten Hendrix, 5th place in Insurance & Risk Management. Other medalists include: Caitlyn Bonass, 3rd place in Impromptu Speaking; Makaiden Bolles, Bradyn Alley, Keely Bailey, 4th place in Sales Presentation; Elly Ramaeker, Bradyn Alley, Gracie Maher, 4th place in Social Media Strategies; and Lauren Sparkman, Julie Gregory, Chloe Ledgerwood, 5th place in Graphic Design. Contributed photo
Winchell wrestles up-weight to Class 1 state qualification
A total of 34 teams took part in the Class 1, District 3 girls wrestling tournament in Nevada on Friday and Saturday, and out of the 10 Lady Wildcats competing, one locked in a qualification to the Class 1 State Wrestling Championships Feb. 26-27 at Mizzou Arena in Columbia.



