Top 10 sports stories of 2023
A look back at the best sports stories of 2023.
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Top 10 news stories of 2023
A look back at the best news stories of 2023.
Trout Tales, Dec. 27
I was assigned to take photos at the reindeer games assembly at Cassville High School on Friday,
and I as surprised to see the Student Council was thrusting teachers into the action this year.
Here, Coach Tinker Kinser has all the grace of a baby seal as he keeps his arms up for Coach
Matthew Allen to push him to the tic tac toe board, a game the pair won against their also teacher
opponents. Through the assembly, we learned a lot about the newest teachers at Cassville High
School, including which ones had been sent to the principal’s office as a student (both of these
guys were), and how hard it is to knock over water bottles using a tennis ball in a pair of panty
hose strapped to your head. There was only a little cheating. The assembly was a great final
assignment for 2023.
Arvest adding live teller ATMs
Arvest Bank has announced construction began Tuesday to replace the Main Street branch’s traditional drive thru lanes with ATM with Live Teller machines.
High schoolers enjoy morning of games before break
Miller Reid, left middle, pushes fellow junior Simon Gates to victory over sophomores Layla Bailey, right, and Gewndylan Harmon during a tic-tac-toe race at the Christmas assembly at Cassville High School on Friday morning.
Swadley Claus and friends greet Intermediate students
Cassville Intermediate Principal Jeff Swadley donned a Santa costume and elicited the help of his friends, the Grinch (Primary School Assistant Principal Caleb Wheeler) and Gingerbread Man (Anne Dalton) to greet students entering the intermediate school on Thursday.
Kyle Troutman: A year in review
A mere 365 days ago, I sat my office full of anticipation and the weight of opportunity as Jordan and I were only days away from officially owning the Cassville Democrat.
Mr., Miss Merry Christmas named
This year's Mr. and Miss Merry Christmas campaign raised $20,232.78 for the Share Your Christmas program, which this year helped 103 families and more than 300 children with Christmas presents.
News briefs, Dec. 27
The Cassville YMCA will host Winter Break Camp for local students in January. The Winter Break Camp is Jan. 2-5, 2024, and is $60 per week for members and $100 per week or nonmembers.