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Through the Years, May 13

50 YEARS AGO: PIG KILLING BEAR DESTROYED — Killing pigs of a Barry County farmer in the Owens Bend country proved the undoing of a 300-pound black bear whose hide…

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Exeter bands reel in 1s

On April 1, the Exeter High School Band participated in the Missouri Small School Band Directors Association evaluative festival in Lamar, receiving a 1, or exemplary, rating from all three…

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Waving their way into summer

Cassville schools released for the summer on Thursday, with teachers lining Wildcat Drive to wave goodbye to their students as the buses left for the last time this year. Summer school begins on Monday and runs through June 12. The first day of school in the 2026-2027 school year is on Aug. 25, with a…

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District baseball tournaments will be underway this week, with three of the five local teams’ brackets all set.

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Waving their way into summer

Cassville schools released for the summer on Thursday, with teachers lining Wildcat Drive to wave goodbye to their students as the buses left for the last time this year. Summer school begins on Monday and runs through June 12. The first day of school in the 2026-2027 school year is on Aug. 25, with a…

Community

Through the Years, May 13

50 YEARS AGO: PIG KILLING BEAR DESTROYED — Killing pigs of a Barry County farmer in the Owens Bend country proved the undoing of a 300-pound black bear whose hide is displayed here by Conservation…

Education

Exeter bands reel in 1s

On April 1, the Exeter High School Band participated in the Missouri Small School Band Directors Association evaluative festival in Lamar, receiving a 1, or exemplary, rating from all three judges. It is the first…

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