Davis “Larry” Morgan
Davis “Larry” Morgan, 78, of Cassville, Mo. passed away Sunday, May 21, 2023, at Mercy Hospital Cassville in Cassville, Mo.
Fishing, food, fun at Roaring River

Xavier Shepard, 7, Trinity Shepard, 2, and Ezmaee Flick, 5, of Bella Vista, Ark., enjoy Roaring River with their families during Kids' Fishing Day Saturday.
News briefs, May 24
Life Change will celebrate its two-year anniversary on June 3 from 3-6:30 p.m. at the Cassville United Methodist Church parking lot.
Trout Tales, May 17

As much as Cassville’s senior prank quacked me up last week, Exeter’s this week was a bit...fishy. These crafty Tigers pulled out 15 individually wrapped goldfish from under the stage, gifting them to Assistant Superintendent Ashley Fly. My question is, why go all the way to PetSmart? I say next year go catch coach some beautiful rainbow trout!
Goodbye school, hello summer!

Cassville school district administration and teachers in the primary, intermediate and middle schools waved to students as the buses left for the last time this school year on Friday. Students cheered (and cried) as they waved goodbye for the summer.
Kyle Troutman: Take some time, time

Elders have always told me to savor the now — the older you get, the faster time seems to tick. I am indeed experiencing that phenomenon as my 35th birthday approaches this week.
Myron Cross
ross Myron Cross PHD, 94, passed away at his home, in Berryville, Arkansas. He was born in Illinois, to Ray Eugene Cross and Dina Geldmeier CrossKinder, who preceded him in death.
Games cover campus on Field Day

Cassville primary and intermediate students — like Sadie Essary, left, Brodie Bishop, center, and Onyx Ochoa — soaked up more than the sun in at sponge relay station at Field Day on May 10.
History comes alive at living wax museum

Mason Long, right, listens to Kingston Nichols perform as Adolf Sax during a sixth-grade living wax museum event held at the FEMA Event Center on May 9.
51 ‘Pomp and Circumstance’ in Purdy

Purdy graduates, all 51 of them, celebrated their accomplishment on Saturday with confetti and tossing their hats.