Community

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.

Kyle Troutman: Spirit of giving is in the air
When Barry County residents see a problem charity can solve, they jump into action. Putting our stories and pages together, I have a front row seat to all the good we can do for one another.

Annual Craft Fair held at Senior
Personnel and members of the Board of Directors from ACCESS Family Care served free lunches of hot dogs, chips and water during the Annual Fall Craft Fair at the Cassville Senior Center on Oct. 25.



