Cassville Democrat, a publication of Troutman Media LLC

Jul 4

OBITUARY: Terry was a heavy equipment operator for 30 years and has nine grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. https://www.cassville-democrat.com/2025/07/02/terry-lee-scates/

Jul 4

COLUMN — KYLE TROUTMAN: OverEstablished as a way for the newspaper to make a mark on the community outside of our weekly ink and paper, the Back 2 You campaign is where we tally up all our special project ad sales throughout the year, then donate at least 2% of that figure to non-profits in the Cass...Read more

COLUMN — KYLE TROUTMAN: OverEstablished as a way for the newspaper to make a mark on the community outside of our weekly ink and paper, the Back 2 You campaign is where we tally up all our special project ad sales throughout the year, then donate at least 2% of that figure to non-profits in the Cassville area. https://www.cassville-democrat.com/2025/07/02/back-2-you-part-ii/

Jul 4

GUEST COLUMN — JEREMIAH BUNTIN: Recently the Barry County Museum received a donation from the Seitz family of a Smith & Wesson .32 caliber model 2 revolver reported to be the one used in the notorious murder of Jackson Carney and his wife Cordelia on December 4, 1869 by George Moore at their Shell K...Read more

GUEST COLUMN — JEREMIAH BUNTIN: Recently the Barry County Museum received a donation from the Seitz family of a Smith & Wesson .32 caliber model 2 revolver reported to be the one used in the notorious murder of Jackson Carney and his wife Cordelia on December 4, 1869 by George Moore at their Shell Knob store. https://www.cassville-democrat.com/2025/07/02/murder-lynching-and-an-ozarks-family/

Jul 4

GUEST COLUMN — MICHELLE HILBURN: I’ll admit, I didn’t always enjoy nonfiction. As a young reader, I immersed myself in realistic fiction, historical fiction, and eventually classic literature. I used to think nonfiction was boring — just something found in textbooks. But, once I began my teaching ca...Read more

GUEST COLUMN — MICHELLE HILBURN: I’ll admit, I didn’t always enjoy nonfiction. As a young reader, I immersed myself in realistic fiction, historical fiction, and eventually classic literature. I used to think nonfiction was boring — just something found in textbooks. But, once I began my teaching career, everything changed. https://www.cassville-democrat.com/2025/07/02/finding-delight-in-nonfiction/

Jul 4

The Southwest Center for Educational Excellence in Webb City recently hosted its annual Regional Teacher of the Year Luncheon to celebrate the best of the best in education — including a Wheaton kindergarten teacher. https://www.cassville-democrat.com/2025/07/02/mattingly-named-sw-regional-teacher-o...Read more

The Southwest Center for Educational Excellence in Webb City recently hosted its annual Regional Teacher of the Year Luncheon to celebrate the best of the best in education — including a Wheaton kindergarten teacher. https://www.cassville-democrat.com/2025/07/02/mattingly-named-sw-regional-teacher-of-the-year/