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SENIOR LIVING: Standing champs practicing for Golden Age Games
Fun and games are scheduled to get underway in October for the team of residents from Cassville’s Roaring River Health & Rehab (RRHR) scheduled to participate in the annual marathon of events for seniors known as the “Golden Age Games.”

SENIOR LIVING: Life’s short — take a trip!
Jerry Varner, of Washurn, said it was kind of a fluke how he and his wife, Angie, got into the group tour business. “I’d been a dairy farmer for 20 years when my mother-in-law, who guided group tours, scheduled me to go on a group motor coach bus tour to Colorado and Utah with a bunch of senior adults,” he said. “Turns out, I had so much fun that I thought Angie and I might be able to make a business out of it.”
SENIOR LIVING: Are you pushing 65?
For residents approaching their 65th birthdays, the opportunity or obligation — depending on a person's perspective — to enroll in the federal government’s Medicare program is also approaching. \Welcome to the world of complicated insurance options!

4-1-1 ON 9-1-1: Earning a stork badge
Having a baby is a particularly stressful experience, especially if the circumstances surrounding the birth are not what the mother to be may have planned. Thankfully, there is always someone a phone call away to help in any situation.
Stacy Lake is a Barry County Emergency Services E9-1-1 dispatcher who celebrated her sixth work anniversary on July 10, 2023.
4-1-1 ON 9-1-1: E9-1-1 call figures
E9-1-1 call figures in last year, previous year in parenthesis

SHELL KNOB TAB: Behind the curtain
What’s it like to be in a community theatre troupe? Ask any one of Shell Knob in the Spotlight’s members, and they’ll tell you it’s a whirlwind of challenging fun.

SHELL KNOB TAB: Fly in, drive in, walk in
With the help of family and friends, 70-plus-year-old Shell Knob resident Judy Reynolds is helping to preserve and promote general aviation.

SHELL KNOB TAB: Hi-Tech Performance, Inc. breathes new life into boats
David and Jessica Wheeler did not wait until after retirement to move to Shell Knob from the Wichita area. Instead, they packed up their belongings and children and moved to the lake community two years ago after a joking comment by David turned into a serious business opportunity for the couple.
SHELL KNOB TAB: A little Italy in Shell Knob
Restaurant owners Charlie and Brooke Brown listen to their diners. After too many to count requested their Italian eatery in Cassville, Geraldi’s, open a Shell Knob location, the Browns delivered.

CASSVILLE PROGRESS: New businesses, new ownerships in Cassville
A number of new businesses opened their doors in 2022, and others changed hands, some more than once.