Holly Cisco, left, and Alisha Wayland kept their eclipse glasses pressed tight as they watched the celestial event on Monday afternoon from Wildcat Stadium. At its peak, Monday’s solar eclipse covered 97.6% of the sun in Cassville. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville- democrat.com
This photo of Monday’s solar eclipse was captured in Butterfield at the eclipse’s peak of 97.6% coverage. Chuck Nickle/Special to the Cassville DemocratLogan Vance cleared a space to lay on the bleachers at Wildcat Stadium and watch the eclipse as it passed through it’s highest point of sun coverage on Monday At its peak at 1:52 p.m., 97.6% of the sun was covered in Cassville. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville-democrat.comCarson Skinkis had to get just the right angle while watching the solar eclipse on Monday at Wildcat Stadium. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville-democrat.comIzabella Farjat, left, and Pandora Crawford spent time together on Monday watching the solar eclipse from Wildcat Stadium. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville-democrat.comMakenzie Brooks’ kindergarten class at Southwest Elementary School took in the solar eclipse on Monday. Contributed photoCarson Skinkis had to get just the right angle while watching the solar eclipse on Monday at Wildcat Stadium. Kyle Troutman/ktroutman@cassville-democrat.com Kindergarten students in Wheaton made solar eclipse glasses masks from paper plates, allowing for extra decoration and extra eye protection for the celestial event. Contributed photoLeilani VanDerhoef, of Cassville, took this photo of the solar eclipse in totality after traveling to VanDerhoef State Forest near West Plains for the event. Contributed photoTammy Hamm took this photo of the solar eclipse from her property near Roaring River State Park. Contributed photo
