Community

Through the Years, Dec. 10
50 YEARS AGO: IN DEEP THOUGHT — With a little hair twisting, Tracey Marbut, 3, of Seligman, gets her thoughts together in a conversation with Santa Claus.

Cassville Community Christmas spreads copious cheer
Rowan Arndt, who turns 3 soon, and Roper Arndt, 2 months, both of Cassville, took a photo with Santa on Friday at the third annual Cassville Community Christmas, organized by the Cassville Community Collective.

4 down, 2 to go
Christmas may be the busiest day of the year for Santa Claus, but for a small-town journalist like myself, the first couple Saturdays in December rival any day of the year.

Washburn kicks off Christmas parade season
Scenes from the Washburn Christmas parade.

Christmas parade marches through Exeter
Scenes from the Exeter Christmas Parade.

Candy abounds at Purdy Parade
Scenes from the Purdy Christmas Parade

Tradition builds community in Purdy
In 2018, seven living Terry siblings of the original nine, all originally from Purdy, opened their arms to welcome the community at large to their annual family Thanksgiving dinner.
News Briefs, Dec. 3
The Cassville Community Collective will host the 3rd Annual Cassville Community Christmas Celebration on Friday at the Family Life Center from 5:30-8 p.m.

Arning donates to Cassville programs
Employees at Arning Companies have made a donation of $500 to the Backpack Program at Cassville Intermediate School.

Jon Horner: The heartbeat of a community
Call me a little biased, maybe very biased, but there’s something about a small town, particularly the town named Cassville, that you just can’t find anywhere else.



