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April 2023

Jig On the Water

April 26, 2023 Water levels are very good as of Sunday, running 70 CFS at the moment. Water conditions are great for dry fly fishing, and nymphing, caddis hatches are occurring every day, Tricos are also coming off every morning for a few hours, and blue wing olives have been very effective every afternoon.
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Through the years, April 26

IT’S REALLY EASY FELLOWS: One lady turkey hunter just can’t understand all the difficulty some of her male counterparts are having bagging a wild turkey during the current season. Mrs.Coleen Yokum of Cassville got her turkey Friday morning and made it back in town in time for a beauty shop appointment. Mrs. Yokum, wife of Forest Ranger Olen Yokum, is pictured above with the trophy bird which weighed 21 pounds and had a 10 inch beard. No, she didn’t take the bird to the House of James with her, Yokum furnished transportation for the bird for the picture.
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SKITS play runs this weekend

The Shell Knob In The Spotlight (SKITS) community theater group is performing another engaging comedic play, “Mission Possible,” a theatrical spoof on classic spies of film and television, on Friday, Saturday and Sunday. A large cast of colorful characters brings to life a funny, inventive group of personalities, including James Blond, Maxwell Sharp, Agent 98.6, Penny Shilling and Kitty Galore, just to name a few, and, of course, the diabolical Silverthumb, arch-villain and the leader of D.O.O.M.
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News briefs, April 26

A benefit softball game will be held at the Wheaton ballfields on June 24 at noon. Funds raised will benefit Garrett Roller, 12, of Wheaton, who broke both bones in his leg in a UTV accident in October.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Wildcat Relays (Cassville and Southwest), 4/18/23

Scenes from the Wildcat Relays on April 18 with photos of Cassville and Southwest runners. See a photo you like? Purchase a digital download or prints at: https://cassvilledemocrat.zenfoliosite.com/photo-galleries/track-wildcat-relays-april-11?id=aa03cf5d-90bc-459a-9c61-6f9283ae18aa&ct=2>=1&st=1&sc=1&rootPageId=5eb9b772-c2f9-4fc7-be94-97908665a185&srf=true
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