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Purdy High School will crown its 2023_Homecoming_Queen and Mr. Tip-Off at a special coronation between JV and Varsity boys’ basketball games on Friday, February. The JV contest versus Billings begins at 6 p.m. This year’s_Homecoming_theme is “Home is Where the Heart Is.”_Candidates include, front row from left: senior Alli Hayes, junior Alexis Davidson, sophomore Zoey Webb, and freshman Grace Logan. Back row: senior Jake Young, sophomore Kenni De Leon, and freshman JJ Aguilar. Contributed photo

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Cash Holmes, 13, sent snow flying as he sled down the hill behind the football field. Dozens of children, and at least one dog, played on the hill and later set up a football game in the snow. Three reports from the National Weather Service in Springfield said 3.8, 5 and 6.4 inches in the Cassville area.

A federal judge ruled on Jan. 18 that Tyson Foods, George’s Inc. and other poultry processors were responsible for polluting the Illinois River Watershed in Oklahoma with run-off from chicken litter that had been land-applied as fertilizer.