For around 250 Barry County high school seniors, this month is about more than caps and gowns – it’s about flipping the page to a new life chapter. The comfortable familiarity of school bells, homework, and early mornings is now history. Now, these young men and women stand at the entrance of their futures, holding…
In a very disturbing incident that upset Metro Detroit and Barry County residents, a 14-year-old girl was saved after she had apparently been held captive in a basement by a 22-year-old man in Northville Township. The suspect, Charles Laurence Willis, is accused of a litany of serious felony charges after he was arrested. Police say…
The St. Patrick varsity baseball team is completely on fire this season, and their winning streak grows longer by the day. With a week of straight doubleheaders, the Shamrocks piled on four more wins to their record, raising their record to a perfect 16-0. They started the week by sweeping Barry County Christian on the…
Deep in Barry County, Missouri, its people are coming together after a disaster storm ravaged all in its path. From the power lines to the ground to massive trees that were torn out of the earth, everything was destroyed. One such place that was hit rather severely was Camp Barnabas – a high-demand summer camp…
Barry County residents, get ready for a stretch of wet and stormy weather this week. If you’ve got outdoor plans or travel coming up, it might be a good idea to keep an umbrella close and an eye on the sky. According to the latest forecast, the region is in for multiple days of rain,…
BARRY COUNTY, Mo. – Summer camp for people with special needs and especially in special need of it at the moment has a GINORMOUS mess to clean up after the weather this week put it in the ground. Purdy, Missouri, is where Camp Barnabas ended up in its foundation after the storm system moved through…
MONETT, Mo. – Good news for the Barry County Monett Rural Fire District (MRFD) – they’ve just recently acquired a brand-new fire truck for their department! MRFD recently jubilantly posted on Facebook that a brand new 2025 Freightliner tanker-pumper is officially housed at their Station 1. The new apparatus is a giant leap in the…
If you’re someone who enjoys seeking out hidden natural gems or checking off the high points of every county, you’ll probably want to pay a visit to a quiet little spot in Barry County, Michigan – a place called French Benchmark. It may not be a towering peak with panoramic views, but for local explorers,…
In a darkness-shrouded twist of events from somewhere in Barry County, Missouri, a third suspect is now indicted in the horrific murder of Marvin Lance McCullough. Law enforcement officials revealed that Nathan Bates, a 38-year-old male, is the newest to be indicted in relation to the crime that already landed two others in jail. Bates…
In a both shocking and very disgusting case, Barry County officials arrested a Purdy man on a string of felonies after he allegedly helped others cover up the body of a man who’d been shot in the head. The biblical saga that has mesmerized surrounding communities is still playing out, unfolding a nightmare sequence of…