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The Power of Pink has aimed to help those diagnosed with breast cancer since 2010 by not only helping them find their power, but helping with costs associated with the difficult diagnosis. Janice McCracken, founder of Power of Pink, started the organization with her husband and two daughters back in 2010, when they owned the Gizmo Event Center in Wheaton.

Breast cancer is the second leading cause of death among women, but over the years, more and more women are fighting and surviving the disease. Gayle Daniels, a 64-year-old woman living in Exeter, was first diagnosed in February 2014 — with no family history of the disease.

Arvest Bank has announced Leisa Lasley, Cassville Middle School resource educator, is one of the winners of the annual “We Love Teachers” campaign. The campaign is designed to recognize and provide support to teachers throughout the Arvest footprint.

The goats were a little hard to reach for little arms Friday at the Food for America event at Cassville schools.

The old American Legion building has been through many changes over the years, but the Army tank and monument on the grounds have always been a signal of the history it preserves. The new American Legion building rests behind the old building now, and in all the moving, the Army tank and monument were moved, too.

Emmanuel Berry, of purdy, loads hay into a square hay-bailing machine set up at Frontier Days Sunday. The annual event on the Schreiner farm attracts hundreds to learn about pioneer-era living.