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Kyle Troutman: Shift in county leadership
One by one, a generation of Barry County leaders has been exiting from courthouse offices over the last few years, punctuated last week again with the retirement of Presiding Commissioner Gary Youngblood.
Jeremiah Buntin: Passing through history
For those interested in history and genealogy, Missouri Digital Heritage is a great resource. Located on the Missouri Secretary of State’s website, Missouri Digital Heritage contains access to collections from institutions across the state.
Bob Mitchell: Next the New Year, what’s past
Ready or not, in just a few more days we’ll drop into 2023 and begin another year, come what may! There are many unknowns that will fall before us during the next 12 months. Hopefully there are some that occurred during the previous year that won’t be happening again.
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PHOTO GALLERY: Beginning to feel a lot like Christmas
Among all the community members who participated in the Purdy Christmas Parade was Santa himself, visiting from the North Pole and getting a personal escort from the Purdy Fire Department. Mike Gervais/mgervais@cherryroad.com
Eagles fly to 10 wins
The Purdy boys basketball team has already accomplished something this season it has never done before, at least as far back as MSHSAA records go. With a win over Wheaton on Friday, the Eagles moved to 10-2 on the season, marking the first time on record they have produced double-digit wins by the end of December.
Kyle Troutman: Forging a path
Over the past month, I have watched game after game of men my age or (mostly) younger playing their hearts out in pursuit of the planet’s most coveted sports trophy, the World Cup. On Sunday, 35-yearold Lionel Messi cemented his legacy as one of the greatest players of all time by leading his mixedage Argentina squad to a 4-3 victory in a shootout against France, led by its 24-year-old phenom Kylian Mbappe, who won his first World Cup in 2018.
6 Lady ‘Cats medal in Nixa
A total of 13 girls wrestled in two 120-pound brackets at the Nixa Girls Invite on Dec. 12, but none were any match for the tandem of Kailey Artherton and Annie Moore.
Wildcat brings home gold in Bentonville tourmey
In the 106-pound bracket at the Bentonville West Invitational Dec. 10, the winning wrestler was on the mat four times, but never for more than a minute.
Bob Mitchell: The world could use a good new dose
There are many ways to express one’s feelings and tie into the meaning of Christmas, but none better than a column that appeared in a Chicago newspaper many years ago. The simple words, if taken seriously today, could go a long way toward solving problems both domestic and abroad.
