Cassville Democrat, a publication of Troutman Media LLC

Feb 20

The Barry County Commission has enacted a countywide burn ban, citing severe drought conditions and state statute authorizing the action. https://www.cassville-democrat.com/2026/02/20/county-issues-burn-ban-amid-severe-drought/

Feb 20

OBITUARY: Austin came to work for Prier Tire Supply in the warehouse, but more importantly as the resident computer guru. He had lived in Golden all of his life. Austin enjoyed playing video games on the computer with his friends, writing poems and singing songs. https://www.cassville-democrat.com/2...Read more

OBITUARY: Austin came to work for Prier Tire Supply in the warehouse, but more importantly as the resident computer guru. He had lived in Golden all of his life. Austin enjoyed playing video games on the computer with his friends, writing poems and singing songs. https://www.cassville-democrat.com/2026/02/18/austin-james-prier/

Feb 20

OBITUARY: Juanita worked as a waitress for several area restaurants and was a homemaker which she loved. Juanita taught Sunday School, was the youth director at Corinth Baptist Church and song leader at Prairie Hill Baptist Church. https://www.cassville-democrat.com/2026/02/18/juanita-banks/

Feb 20

PUBLISHER'S VIEW — KYLE TROUTMAN: Every now and again, when leafing through our bound editions for the weekly Through the Years page, my wife, Jordan, or I come across things from those days of old that make us ask: Why did the Democrat ever stop doing this? https://www.cassville-democrat.com/2026/0...Read more

PUBLISHER'S VIEW — KYLE TROUTMAN: Every now and again, when leafing through our bound editions for the weekly Through the Years page, my wife, Jordan, or I come across things from those days of old that make us ask: Why did the Democrat ever stop doing this? https://www.cassville-democrat.com/2026/02/18/bringing-back-everyday-heroes/

Feb 20

COMMUNITY VOICES — MERLYN JOHNSON: In “It’s a Wonderful Life,” George Bailey is shown a world in which he never existed. His hometown of Bedford Falls becomes Pottersville, a place stripped of stability, opportunity, and decency. Businesses close. Families struggle. Crime rises. Hope disappears. Mis...Read more

COMMUNITY VOICES — MERLYN JOHNSON: In “It’s a Wonderful Life,” George Bailey is shown a world in which he never existed. His hometown of Bedford Falls becomes Pottersville, a place stripped of stability, opportunity, and decency. Businesses close. Families struggle. Crime rises. Hope disappears. Missouri does not need an angel to show us what life would look like without public schools. We are already seeing pieces of it falling apart in the form of charter and private school growth and public/political skepticism that has become exhausting to continually defend against. https://www.cassville-democrat.com/2026/02/18/community-voices-merlyn-johnson-its-a-not-so-wonderful-life-without-missouri-public-schools/