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Through the years, April 26

April 26, 2023

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.

Through the Years, April 19

April 19, 2023

Installation of fixtures to poles at the Cassville Park for new lights on one of the fields was being completed this week by crews of Barry Electric Cooperative. Bill Shiveley, Mike Gibson and Robert Moore were attaching fixtures in this photo. Going on high poles, four 60 feet long and four 70 feet tall, a total of 24 fixtures, each of 1500 watts, are the same type used in professional stadiums. Weather permitting, the eight poles on the oldest of the two fields, will be put into place this Thursday. The project, city funded from sales tax revenues, is the second such program provided entirely by local revenue through the city council.

Miller earns Premier Distinction

April 19, 2023

The National Speech and Debate Association has announced that Cassville High School senior, Kalia Miller, has earned Premier Distinction recognition. Premier Distinction is the highest honor in the National Speech and Debate Association Honor Society (NSDA).

April 19, 2023

Madry Mccrackin of Cassville was named to the Fall 2022 Dean's List in the Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas. Mccrackin joins nearly 2,500 additional Fulbright College students on the Fall 2022 Dean's List.

Through the years, April 12

April 12, 2023

Sponsored by middle school Future Homemakers, Cassville’s egg hunt Saturday was one of those that came between showers and before the Sunday snow. At the start of games at Rocky Edmondson Memorial Park this was the crowd. A larger group was on hand for the Easter egg hunt.

Through the Years, April 5

April 5, 2023

The initial step toward Cassville’s possible acquiring of new Christmas decorations was in process when this photo was made. A C of C committee was making selections for recommendations to the Chamber the first of next month. Around the table from the left are: Mrs. Donna Long, Mrs. Sue Mitchell, Bob Oliver, Nolan McNeill, Joe Preddy, J. A. Hull and Kenneth Johnston. McNeill, C of C president, appointed the committee to go over the wares of Oliver, a decoration company representative. Requiring approximately $9,000 in funds, the program will be presented to the Chamber board for future action during the May meeting. Two large assembly scenes and approximately 60 pole decorations were chosen by the committee possibly to replace 10-year-old fixtures presently in use.

Easter Greetings

April 5, 2023

Easter Greetings submitted by readers

Pet of the Week

February 22, 2023

Arlo is the best friend someone doesn’t know they need. This loving boy is loyal and kind.

February 22, 2023

Late MU Extension employee’s name to grace new livestock facility A building under construction at the Southwest Research, Extension and Education Center (SW-REEC) in Mount Vernon has been officially named in honor of Eldon Cole by the University of Missouri System Board of Curators. Cole was a longtime employee of University of Missouri Extension, serving 58 years before his death in April 2022.

Celebrate recovery – Where are they now?

February 22, 2023

Junior Hernandez first told his story of recovery in the Cassville Democrat 2 years ago on February 24, 2021. Hernandez Celebrate Recovery testimony was part of a 12-part series published in the Cassville Democrat, one step of the 12-step program for each month of the year.