MISSOURI’S BEST SMALL-TOWN WEEKLY NEWSPAPER 75¢ Four-time Gold Cup winner, Missouri Press Association, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018 BARRY-LAWRENCE LIBRARY TO CLOSE PURDY BRANCH — PAGE 2 TOP 10 SPORTS STORIES OF 2018 >>> Shore retirement, Lamar win, Purdy Final Four make top 10. — PAGE 3 CASSVILLE emocrat DDECEMBER 26, 2018 | CASSVILLE-DEMOCRAT.COM STATE GOVERNMENT Who: State Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick, R-Shell Knob What: Has been appointed State Treasurer of Missouri More: Special election likely to be held for open House seat Fitzpatrick to be next State 10 Treasurer Top State Rep. to make transition in January, possible special election Youngblood win, dogs shot, student rally mark for open House seat BY KYLE TROUTMAN top 10 stories of the year 2018
[email protected] Youngblood landslides way to commissioner As recent as one month ago, Outgoing Barry County Clerk Gary Youngblood earned a landslide occupying the State Treasurer’s victory in the election for Barry County presiding commissioner. Office was not on the mind of Youngblood took in 2,753 of the 5,382 total votes, winning all 16 State Rep. Scott Fitzpatrick, precincts and in the absentee ballots. Incumbent Cherry Warren R-Shell Knob. 1 came in second with 1,586 votes, and John Hendricks rounded That changed out the results with 1,043 votes. merely a couple weeks ago, when his name was sug- Family mourns three dogs shot in Eagle Rock gested for the posi- An Eagle Rock woman spoke out on behalf of her family after their tion and he met three labradors were allegedly shot to death and mutilated while playing in Table Rock Lake about half a mile from their home.