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Fishing, food, fun at Roaring River
Xavier Shepard, 7, Trinity Shepard, 2, and Ezmaee Flick, 5, of Bella Vista, Ark., enjoy Roaring River with their families during Kids' Fishing Day Saturday.
News briefs, May 24
Life Change will celebrate its two-year anniversary on June 3 from 3-6:30 p.m. at the Cassville United Methodist Church parking lot.
Goodbye school, hello summer!
Cassville school district administration and teachers in the primary, intermediate and middle schools waved to students as the buses left for the last time this school year on Friday. Students cheered (and cried) as they waved goodbye for the summer.
22 in ’23
Wheaton High School Class of 2023 Salutatorian Zoey Martell delivers her address at the school’s graduation on Thursday.
17 diplomas delivered in Exeter
Exeter graduate Anthony Cowan gives a cheer after receiving his diploma on Friday.
60 seniors walk at Southwest
Southwest High School graduates toss their mortarboard hats in the air after the ceremony Thursday.
51 ‘Pomp and Circumstance’ in Purdy
Purdy graduates, all 51 of them, celebrated their accomplishment on Saturday with confetti and tossing their hats.
Kids’ Fishing Day upcoming
Youth ages 15-and-under have the chance to fish all day for free on Saturday at Roaring River State Park. A section of the river from the first low-water crossing upstream toward the hatchery will be specially designated for youth to fish in throughout the day.
Games cover campus on Field Day
Cassville primary and intermediate students — like Sadie Essary, left, Brodie Bishop, center, and Onyx Ochoa — soaked up more than the sun in at sponge relay station at Field Day on May 10.
Construction picks up near Main Street
Intermittent rains late this last week diminished the city’s progress on its wastewater system upgrades, as the directional bore subcontractor did not start as expected, postponing until Monday. For the week of May 15, Public Works Director David Brock said residents expect open trench excavation to continue in the 300 Block of 11th Street (between East Street and Mill).
