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Surrounded by cheering staff, students and community members, the Wheaton school district officially broke ground Friday at the site for the new tornado shelter. In 2016, the Wheaton taxpayers approved a $1 million bond issue for a FEMA shelter to be built on district property.

Cassville High School students spent nearly an hour on Friday honoring local veterans, an annual Veterans Day tradition for the school, where a flag is presented to one local military member. This year’s assembly began with a welcome from Principal Tyler Willis; the presentation of colors, featuring Mathew Whittenburg and Brennen Cieslinski, both Cassville seniors and current U.S.

Kaylor Mattingly, 4, of Exeter, tosses a bean bag through the “Cat Toss” at the Exeter PTO Fall Carnival, held Nov. 5 at the school.