Kyle Troutman

Kyle Troutman

Through the Years, Feb. 19

40 YEARS AGO: TUESDAY MORNING ICING — Traffic moved slowly on area highways Tuesday morning with a light covering of ice on roads during the early morning. Rising temperatures in the late morning erased any freezing falling weather and eliminated freezing above ground as rain continued to fall.

News Briefs, Feb. 19

The Eagle Rock Lego Club will meet on Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Eagle Rock Community Center, located at 27824 Hwy. 86 in Eagle Rock. All children are welcome to attend.

THROUGH THE YEARS MAG: Some came home

By Sheila Harris Retired Navy Captain Edward Estes, a former resident of Purdy, had a story he liked to share about the time surrounding his five years as a prisoner of war (POW) in Vietnam. “He would tell us about…

Dialed up to 100

Prompted by “Zero Hero” to county to 100, starting by whispering and raising every 20 numbers to as loud as possible for 80-100, Cassville Primary School students, Rowan Stanton, left, Layten Craig, middle, and Layne Greek belt out the final figure. The activities were part of the celebration of the 100th day of school on Thursday.

Pages flip during World Read Aloud Day

A total of 22 school employees and community members helped Cassville Primary School celebrate the 15th World Read Aloud Day on Feb. 5. Rhonda Stafford, with Wintech, is pictured reading a book to second-grade teacher Josi Rose’s class.

Eagles hoping for health

With the Class 2, District 11 Tournament at its gym Feb. 24-28, the Purdy boys basketball team has one major focus in the next two weeks — get healthy.