Barry County News

With Oklahoma facing budget cuts because of the economic downturn the governor and legislative leaders have different ideas on use of the state's Rainy Day Fund.

Volunteers meet every Tuesday afternoon to fill backpacks full of food for 48 children who qualify for the Food for Thought backpack program.

CASSVILLE, Mo. - A 7-year-old Barry County girl could be the eighth person in Missouri to have died of complications from the H1N1 influenza virus.

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A 7-year-old girl has become the first Barry County resident to die from complications of the flu.

A 7-year-old girl has become the first Barry County resident to die of swine flu.

The National Weather Service along with partners from across Kansas and Missouri have designated Thursday, Nov.

A 7-year-old girl has died from complications of the flu, becoming the flu-related death reported in Barry County.

One person was killed and five people were injured in a trio of bi-county crashes yesterday.

A crash Wednesday night in Barry County killed Ricky Taylor, 51, and injured three others.

Nearly two dozen community members attended a Missouri Department of Economic Development presentation on the Enhanced Enterprise Zone program, which was held at the Cassville City Hall on Nov.

A rural Washburn, Mo., woman who reportedly left the state with her 8-year-old daughter after losing custody of the girl turned in herself and her daughter to county authorities, according to a release issued this afternoon.

A Pineville man was injured in a motorcycle crash this morning in Barry County. Allen M. Dochmeyer, 63, was taken to Freeman West hospital in Joplin with serious injuries after driving a 2003 Yamaha off the road, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.

Next week, communities across Barry County will take time to honor the men and women who have served our country in the United States Armed Forces.

A contract for work on closing the Central Avenue railroad crossing and naming a new member of the 911 Advisory Board were among the business matters addressed at the regular monthly meeting of the Monett City Council on Oct.

On Oct. 26, the City of Monett filed its anticipated lawsuit against Lawrence County, Barry County and the Barry County Emergency Services Board over payments to Monett's two tax increment financing districts.

By now, I'm sure there are very few of our readers who haven't had a bout with the flu or known someone who has.

On Oct. 15, the Barry County Health Department Board of Trustees approved a bid from MDC Technology Group for a new server that will be installed at the Cassville office.

Bay County Sheriff Frank McKeithen announced today that Kenneth Edward Godat has been taken into custody in Barry County, Missouri.

The Barry County Health Department continues to receive small amounts of H1N1 influenza vaccine each week, according to Administrator Kathleen King.