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Car enthusiasts enjoy The Exeter Depot Auto Show
Carson Woolaway, 16, of Rocky Comfort, added some shine to his classic Ford truck Saturday at The Depot Exeter Auto Show.

Pettigrew book on sale Aug. 13
History reminds us that Americans are just people: capable of love and hate, compassion and cruelty, failure and greatness. There is no special virtue in our blood. As Calvin Coolidge observed, it is not ancestry but ideals that animate the American soul.

10 rods donated for Kids’ Fishing Day
John Harp, of Cassville, has donated 10 new fishing rods and reels to the Roaring River Hatchery for Kids’ Fishing Day.


A June of transformation
This photo taken on July 29 shows all work done on the Cassville Democrat facade, with only paint on the new door and tint on the windows still to be finished. Funding for the project was provided by the Cassville Downtown Restoration Fund.

Purdy Festival filled with fun
Easton Wood, left, of Joplin, pushes Wheaton resident Cameron Eggleston, 13, in one of many bathtub races at the Purdy Festival on Saturday, coming in just ahead of John Clements, of Joplin, who was pushing Tevin Tollions, 11, of Joplin.

In-home care provider saves Wheaton woman
Patricia Busch, of Wheaton, always walks with God, but she was happy on July 15 to walk with someone in her life who saved it.

Through the Years, July 23
50 YEARS AGO: FINAL INTERSECTION SURVEY — It probably won’t be long before the intersection pie and multi-sign direction posts in the south part of Cassville will disappear. Highway department crews were busy when this picture was made Tuesday, making the final survey tor plans of intersection improvements.

First on Front brings show to Cassville
Mark Chapman Band played as the sun set on the First on Front pop-up event in Cassville on Friday. Jessica Breger/Special to the Cassville Democrat