Cassville

Through the Years, Aug. 27

30 YEARS AGO: FIRST TIME AT SCHOOL — These new kindergartners found a great way to beat the heat. In addition to fans blowing and lights off, these students got to enjoy Flavor-Ices. Students in Kathy Sheehy’s first grade class are pictured above.

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Lynn Hilburn: History – Part IV — What’s in a name

There have been several good books written about the history of Barry County and Cassville, including, but not limited to, Goodspeed’s 1888 History of Barry County, Nerva Brock England’s History of Barry County, Missouri and Emory Melton’s “The First 150 Years in Cassville, Missouri”, but I’m trying to look at things from a little bit different angle.

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