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Barry County 4-H Strong, Growing MISSOURI’S BEST SMALL-TOWN WEEKLY NEWSPAPER 75¢ Three-time Gold Cup winner, Missouri Press Association, 2015, 2016 and 2017 CASSVILLE SPLITS ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT ROLE — PAGE 2 STATE BERTHS ON THE LINE >>> Cassville takes aim at qualifications. — PAGE 3 CASSVILLE emocrat DMAY 16, 2018 | CASSVILLE-DEMOCRAT.COM Local graduates look to futures Exeter High School graduate Trevor Nelson shares a long embrace with his mother, Kim Nelson, during the Concluding the graduation ceremony on Thursday, the 30 Wheaton grads tossed their caps, popped confetti and flower presentation portion of the school’s graduation sprayed one another with silly string. Kyle Troutman/[email protected] Friday. Kyle Troutman/[email protected] Hailey Benniger, left, shares a laugh with Kaitlyn Bernard while the Southwest band played the school song at the beginning of graduation Friday. A total of 52 students at Purdy graduate Casey Ellison grinned fully as she Purdy’s Hallie Henderson and José Perez exchanged the district received their diplomas. Kyle Troutman/editor@ turned her tassel to complete her high school days. hugs after graduation. Murray Bishoff/Cassville Democrat cassville-democrat.com Murray Bishoff/Cassville Democrat Southwest’s Evan Still, right, and Josh Clay, left, laugh during a portion of Tanner Leonhardt’s co-valedictorian speech in which Leonhardt discussed his voice change From left, Sean Lowry, Gerardo Nunez, Lina Hang, Kayla Vang, Samantha over the years and played his voicemail message from when he was in fifth grade. Sherwood, Emily Pendergraft and Kaylee Morgan laugh at a slideshow made for Kyle Troutman/[email protected] the Wheaton High School Class of 2018. Kyle Troutman/[email protected] House fire ravages Cassville home; cause still unknown where it is believed to have started, AC when they left home. That was Family assesses HOUSE FIRE to the attic, then to the basement. the only thing that had changed.” options in aftermath Who: Cassville family The family was not home when According to Beck, an investi- What: A family’s home caught on fire the fire began. gation into the cause would cost BY JULIA KILMER due to unknown reasons Beck and husband, Kory, do not $500. When: May 7 at approximately 5 p.m. [email protected] know how the fire started. The only “We don’t have the money do to Where: 94 Gravel Street On the afternoon of May 7, thing they had done differently was that,” she said. Cassville resident Dawnmarie Beck put in a window air conditioning When the AC unit caught on fire, and her family, who were in the house was on fire, so we went back unit the day before in the master Beck said, it fell out of the window process of moving, were setting up to town and there were fire trucks bedroom. and landed on the family’s truck, their new residence when a call and police cars everywhere,” Beck “I don’t know what happened,” which was parked by the basement, from a neighbor derailed their said. Beck said. “We don’t know if it catching the basement on fire. plans. The Cassville Fire Department came from the window AC unit, but “The fire department was there “We had gone to the house we and Exeter Fire Department as far as we know, it started in the for two hours trying to get the attic were renting to set it up and began responded to fight the house fire, master bedroom, but they [family fire out,” Beck said. getting calls saying [our current] which spread from a bedroom members] said they turned off the CONTINUED ON PAGE 9 SAVE MY SPOT Wait at home With SAVE MY SPOT, simply go online, choose Urgent Care in Monett and a time – and you’re in line. coxhealth.com/savemyspot 7 39292 00068 8 Vol. 148, No. 17 ©2018 Cassville Democrat COVERING BARRY COUNTY, MO., LIKE THE MORNING DEW SINCE 1871. Page 2 • Wednesday, May 16, 2018 Cassville Democrat NEWS BRIEFS Business members connect at First Friday Coffee event Food distribution set for Tuesday There will be a USDA Commodities Distribution from 3:30-5 p.m. Tuesday at the Cassville United Methodist Church, located at 601 Gravel St. in Cassville. Low- income households are invited to receive a free USDA Commodities food box. Families should bring proof of address for all household members. The church is an equal opportunity provider. Neighborhood Center to host Open House The Ozark Area Community Action Corporation’s Barry County Neighborhood Center will host an Open House on May 23 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Neighborhood Center, located at 700 E. Hwy. 248 in Cassville. Lunch will be served. May is Community Action Month, and the Center is excited to hold this drop-in event to celebrate Community Action. OACAC to offer Life Skills Class The Ozark Area Community Action Corporation will host a Life Skills Class from 1-3 p.m. on Tuesday at the Cassville United Methodist Church, located at 601 Gravel St. in Cassville. The topic is, “Tips and Ideas on Summer Water Safety, Preparing and Storing food Safely, Keeping Yourself Healthy.” Low-income individ- uals who attend the life skills class can sign up to receive a USDA Commodities Food Box at the conclusion of the Members of the business community and Cassville Chamber enjoyed meeting for coffee and conversation on class. For more information, people may contact the May 4 at the Habitat for Humanity ReStore, which hosted this month’s event. Jim Craig/Special to the Cassville Democrat OACAC Barry County Neighborhood Center at 417-847- 2140. Rick Ragsdale, left, has a conversation with Jerry Marple and Mayor Cassville High School drama department Bill Shiveley during the hosting Boot Camp Cassville Chamber’s The Cassville High School Speech And Debate First Friday Coffee Team and Mask and Gavel Club will host its Drama event May 4. This Boot Camp on May 24 and 25 from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. month, the meeting each day. Students in kindergarten through eighth was held at the Habitat grade are invited to attend. The camp will be held in for Humanity ReStore, the middle school FEMA building. The class fee is $20 which provides a huge and includes a T-shirt if pre-registered by Friday, May assortment of home 18. Snacks are provide, but participants should bring and building supplies their own lunch. There will be a special performance for the community, by participants on May 25 at 6 p.m. in the FEMA along with many knick- building. For more information, people may call knacks for treasure Talana Hinson at 918-848-0101. hunting. The monthly meetings, hosted by Women’s self defense seminar set for Saturday the Chamber, help local The RWTB Family Martial Arts Center, located businesses connect and at 601 Main St. in Cassville, will host “Fight Back,” network. Jim Craig/Special a women’s defense seminar, on Saturday from 1-5 to the Cassville Democrat p.m. The cost is $40 and class size is limited. To reg- ister, people may call CJ Tabor at 417-846-6211. The seminar does not require a lot of strength of physical ability, and the techniques are taught in a non-threat- ening, non-intimidating atmosphere. The instructor is Ernest Freeman, premier status instructor and 7th-degree black belt. The guest instructor is Cheyann Cassville splits assistant Essley, RWTB advanced status 3rd-degree black belt and Cassville alumna. The class aims to teach realistic self-defense, situational awareness and effective strik- ing techniques. superintendent role Lawrence and Barry County Democrats to meet The Lawrence and Barry County Democrats will meet White, Mitchell available, tion admin- at 7 p.m. at the Angus Branch Steakhouse, located at 114 CO-DIRECTORS you look at istration, a Chapel Drive in Monett, on May 24. Those wishing to eat hired as OF LEARNING it and think, master's in should arrive at 5:45-6 p.m. Guest speakers will be from Who: 'Maybe, this education- Cassville school is the right al adminis- March For Our Lives, a student group from Springfield co-directors of district, Eric White, Traci time.' tration and that formed after the Stoneman Douglas High School learning Mitchell shooting in Florida. Also speaking will be guests from What: White and Mitchell "I love is currently Cassville, so working on a Moms Demand Action, of Joplin, a group advocating for BY JULIA KILMER were hired to be the dis- WHITE MITCHELL common sense, responsible gun safety laws. For more trict’s new Co-Directors of to be able to combination [email protected] participate of a special- information, people may call Jim or Pat Kabell at 417- The Cassville school Learning, which replace the 452-3287. previous assistant superin- in this capacity and stay in ist and doctorate. district is changing the tendent position Cassville is a Godsend, and Mitchell shared what position of assistant super- When: July 1/2018-2019 I'm really thankful. I enjoy some of she and White's Multiple cemetery associations to meet soon intendent, now becoming school year working here and antic- first goals in the position Many local cemetery associations have scheduled two co-directors of learn- ipate being able to retire will be as co-directors. meetings in coming weeks. ing positions. to help the teachers and here." "I think, number one, • The Corinth Cemetery Association will host its According to Dr. students first, and have a Along with his experi- we've come up with an annual meeting on Thursday at 6:30 p.m.
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