Kyle Troutman

Kyle Troutman

Eagle Rock-Golden-Mano hosts Open House at newly constructed fire station

Bobby Nelson, center, of Holiday Island, Ark., and his great-grandson, Marcus Hunter, 2-1/2, get a close-up look at the Mercy Life Line helicopter at the helipad outside the Eagle Rock-Golden-Mano Fire Protection District Open House on Saturday. Despite offers from Pilot Ruston Boucher, right, and Flight Nurses Beth Murken, center, and Savannah Roebuck, Hunter declined to explore inside the aircraft, staying attached to his great-grandfather for safety instead.

Lady Eagles hoops is back!

The Purdy girls basketball program is back in business. Unable to field a team in the 2023-2024 season, a dozen years after back-to-back state championships, Coach Stephanie Heman said eight girls are reviving the storied squad.

Olen Jarold Clifford Allen

Olen Jarold Clifford Allen, 31 of Exeter, Mo., passed away Friday, November 15, 2024. He was born on March 29, 1993, in Berryville, Ark., to Darrel and Kathryn “Katee” Allen.

Freedom celebrates Silver Jubilee

3 original employees still work at Cassville-based bank Twenty-five years ago, 23 investors were awarded a bank charter and, within a week, funded a community bank intent on meeting customer needs at a local level. On Nov.