MISSOURI’S BEST SMALL-TOWN WEEKLY NEWSPAPER 75¢ Three-time Gold Cup winner, Missouri Press Association, 2015, 2016 and 2017 PURDY MAN CHARGED WITH DOMESTIC ASSAULT — PAGE 8 BROWN IN RUNNING FOR AWARD >>> Purdy senior earns spot on coveted prep list. — PAGE 3 CASSVILLE emocrat DJUNE 6, 2018 | CASSVILLE-DEMOCRAT.COM COMMUNITY ACTION Who: OACAC’s Barry County Neighborhood Center What: Hosted Open House event Clark Center opens new with focus on community action When: May 23 Where: 700 E. Highway 248 in Cassville building in Cassville stance abuse services to more four years, and in Monett for CEO: ‘We’re CLARK CENTER people. eight. OACAC Who: becoming physically Clark Center CEO Brad “It means increased access to The Center’s roots date back Ridenour services,” said Brad Ridenour,” to 1971, and since July 2017, it What: health-focused in our Opened new building in CEO for the Clark Center. has served over 700 individuals celebrates Cassville to increase access to in south Barry County. treatment’ behavioral health and substance “We are firmly convinced that BY JULIA KILMER abuse services for Cassville area no one should have to drive “We’re close to the 2,500 figure when you take into con-
[email protected] residents to Springfield or Joplin to get community The Clark Center recently When: May good, quality behavioral health sideration all of the counties,” celebrated the opening of its Where: 1701 N. Townsend, care; our goal is to bring those Ridenour said. “I want to bring new building in Cassville with a Cassville services to Cassville.” awareness that behavior prob- action ribbon-cutting.