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Hovland: ‘Sometimes I thought it is easier to pack a bag and deploy’
Every life is a road full of turns and twists that bring us to where we are meant to be. For the Hovland family, that road was embedded in service to their country.
Purdy FCCLA visits U.S. Capitol
A delegation of Purdy High School Family, Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) members and their adviser, Ms. Amy Harkey, traveled to Washington D.

Painting the community
Taking a trip down Main Street, one might notice some unique paintings on several business windows, creative images put onto glass by local woman Amanda Dotson. Dotson currently works security at the Cassville Dispensary, and she formerly worked at Walmart in asset protection.

STS Outdoor Guns & Archery opens in Cassville
A new local business opened its doors just in time for the November hunting season. Joe Goade, owner of STS Outdoor Gun & Archery, is about to celebrate two months of operation.
Purdy woman injured in wreck
A Purdy woman was injured on Friday in a wreck at 7:12 a.m. on Highway 60, two miles east of Monett.
2 injured in Hwy. 37 crash
Two people were injured on Thursday in a wreck at 3:35 p.m. on Highway 36 in Purdy.
News briefs
The Mill Street Church of Christ will host a breakfast to honor local veterans on Sunday in the church’s fellowship room. Breakfast will be served at 9 a.m.

What’s in a word?
High fives for good words were on order Thursday at the annual Word Parade at Cassville schools.

All ages collect candy at Corinth
Native American Elaina Hayes, 5, of Exeter, filled her bucket with Halloween candy at the Corinth Baptist Church’s trunk or treat on Sunday.
Two injured in trash truck crash
Two men were injured on Tuesday in a wreck at 9:05 a.m. on Route C, four miles east of Purdy.