April 2024

Oleta Myrtle Catron

Oleta Myrtle Catron, 87, died on April 11, 2024, in Conroe, Texas. She was born on August 14, 1936, in Exeter, Mo., the daughter of Guy and Hazel (Cole) Hooten, who preceded her in death.
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Billy Joe “B.J.” Chappell

Billy Joe “B.J.” Chappell, age 90, of Washburn, Missouri passed away Saturday, April 20, 2024, at Roaring River Health and Rehab in Cassville, Missouri. He was born November 19, 1933, in Washburn, Missouri the son of Ed and Lois Ellen (Edens) Chappell.
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Through the Years, April 24

30 YEARS AGO: WATCH THE BIRDIE--Cassville’s Flat Creek Emu Farm will soon be the subject of a video presentation designed to promote the fast rowing type of farming. In the photo above, Jerry Crowe, owner and a video crew doing the filming go over some of the subjects that are to be covered in this segment of the film. Crowe said the video will be used with other Flat Creek Emu promotions to anyone interested I purchasing the program. It will go through the Processes of raising the birds and their market value. All this was well and good, and proceeded well, until the mischievous birds began picking at the belts of the crew or breaking the equipment and sometimes picking their pockets of handkerchiefs.
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Jon Horner: Happy World Creativity and Innovation Day

What a great time to celebrate creativity and innovation! Sunday was World Creativity and Innovation Day, and this month we got to witness the Great American Eclipse, which definitely didn’t disappoint after the massive publicity build up ahead of the event. The eclipse and the excitement building up to it was very similar to the excitement in our nation during the NASA Moon program in the late 60s.
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