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Mr., Miss Merry Christmas named
This year's Mr. and Miss Merry Christmas campaign raised $20,232.78 for the Share Your Christmas program, which this year helped 103 families and more than 300 children with Christmas presents.
News briefs, Dec. 27
The Cassville YMCA will host Winter Break Camp for local students in January. The Winter Break Camp is Jan. 2-5, 2024, and is $60 per week for members and $100 per week or nonmembers.
City selects new trash service
This week, residents of the city of Cassville will see garbage bins with a new name, as the city has selected a new servicer among four bids submitted.
Celebrate Recovery resets for new year
Mark Barton, of Cassville, has shared his story of recovery for many years, including on Dec. 29, 2021, as part of a 12-part series published in the Cassville Democrat, one step of the 12-step program for each month of the year.

TOP 10 NEWS STORIES OF 2023
Missing doctor, wastewater residuals application top year in news 1 Missing Cassville doctor found dead in Arkansas The body of Dr. John Forsyth, missing Cassville ER physician, was located deceased with an apparent gunshot wound in Beaver Lake in Arkansas, 10 days after his disappearance from the Mercy Hospital on May 21.
NEWS BRIEFS
The Cassville YMCA will host Winter Break Camp for local students in January. The Winter Break Camp is Jan.

CORRECTIONS
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CITY OF CASSVILLE
What: Trash service changing Who: Bid awarded to CARDS More: City moves away from Republic Services .
City selects new trash service
BY KYLE TROUTMAN ktroutman@cassville-democrat.com This week, residents of the city of Cassville will see garbage bins with a new name, as the city has selected a new servicer among four bids submitted. Steve Walensky, Cassville city administrator, said the trash service contract came up for bid this year, and four companies expressed interest, with one submitting a no-bid letter.