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Locally owned newspaper publishing company Squibb Media has purchased The Monett Times newspaper, effective July 1, 2024. Beginning with the July 3, 2024 issue, The Monett Times will be a part of the Lawrence County Record newspaper, the flagship of Squibb Media, located in Mt. Vernon. The Times will no...

Operation of the jail is a vital responsibility for any Sheriff. I plan on splitting my time equally between enforcement and detention. It is my goal to make sure the jail operates in a manner that keeps the public, staff and inmates safe and secure during daily operations. Several concerned...

PURDY, Mo. (KOAM) — Folks in town are concerned over recent thefts in the small Barry County community.

The area of Abnormally Dry Conditions has now expanded to most of northern Arkansas as well as the western section of the Lakes Region in Missouri in Barry County along with areas along the Boarder around Bull Shoals Lake in Taney and Ozark Counties. The dry conditions can contribute to elevated fire risk in the region.

Injury in April, physical therapy demands force candidate’s decision. Mike McGuire, Cassville police officer and Republican candidate for Barry County sheriff in the Aug. 6 Primary, has suspended his campaign. Joyce Ennis, Barry County clerk, said because the withdraw deadline was May 21 and the withdraw-with-court-order deadline was June...

Cassville Democrat Publisher Kyle Troutman, speaking, traveled to Toronto Metropolitan University on Saturday to accept a Golden Dozen award from the International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors, an organization headquartered in Joplin and to which Troutman belongs. The award recognized Troutman as in the top 12 of nearly 100 entries of editorials and columns among ISWNE members, which number 251 across eight countries. The column Troutman submitted to the contest was the Sept. 19, 2023, piece entitled “A time to collaborate” (https://www.cassville-democrat. com/2023/09/19/a-time-to-collaborate/), which addressed the initial Citizens for Justice — Barry County community meeting held the week prior. “I am incredibly elated, honored and humbled to win a second Golden Dozen award in three years, and I could not be happier to represent Cassville and Barry County on such an international stage,” Troutman said. “This organization is filled with so many experienced and inspirational journalists, and I am extremely humbled to be counted among them. I also want to thank the Cassville and Barry County communities for their support and their readership.” Troutman was one of three winners from Missouri, as colleague Dan Wehmer, publisher of the Webster County Citizen, was a Golden Dozen winner, and Amanda Mendez, publisher of the Howell County News, won the overall first place Golden Quill award. Contributed photo.

Program aims to improve student outcomes in schools. A collaborative effort between five Barry County school districts is attempting to improve student outcomes, and the project is asking for the community’s help. Traci Mitchell, Cassville assistant superintendent, said the Portrait of a Graduate (POG) work, which ties to district...

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. — A former southwest Missouri teacher’s aide is now charged in federal court for possessing child pornography. Makensie Koehler, 33, worked as a teacher’s aide for the Cassville School District and resigned in March 2024, around the same time the Barry County Sheriff’s Office began investigating her.

Halfway through 2024, sales tax reports for Barry County show the local economy is generally holding even with one year ago. While three smaller cities showed double-digit drops from the immediate post-pandemic sales totals, overall sales tax income rose from last June. The six Barry County cities receiving sales tax...

Purdy Community Picnic and Fireworks Show coming up. The Purdy Community Picnic and Fireworks Show will be held July 3 at The Gathering Place in Purdy, located at 100 Old Bus. 37 and Hwy. C, beginning at 6 p.m. There will be a picnic meal, live musical entertainment, and a fireworks show at dark. People may bring lawn chairs and join the community for a great time. For questions, people may call Julie Terry at 417-236-4139.

• Are you registered to vote in Barry County? • If you are not registered to vote in Barry County, Wednesday, July 10, 2024 is…