Stories from Friday, July 3, 2020

A Cassville man was injured Thursday in a wreck at 2:10 p.m. on Highway 37, one mile north of Butterfield. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Justin Ruark, 42, of Cassville, was driving a 2007 Honda motorcycle northbound when his vehicle struck the rear of a northbound 2011 Toyota Camry, being driven by Jessica Yang, 46, of Cassville, which was stopped to make a left turn...

The Barry County Health Department has announced that a person employed at Cricket Wireless in Monett has tested positive for COVID-19. The case is a result of community spread, and the individual has been ordered to remain in isolation. Close contacts are being notified and, as appropriate, ordered to quarantine...

A second area church has suspended services due to positive cases of COVID-19 within their congregations. Jason Mackey, pastor at Arnhart Baptist Church in Purdy, released a statement on Facebook Thursday saying two members of the Arnhart Family tested positive this week...