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Community Voices — Lynn Hilburn: Early settlers that made Barry County
We’re finally going to get around to talking talk about some of the people/the earliest inhabitants and settlers of the area that made Barry County what it is today.
Through the Years, Oct. 21
30 YEARS AGO: SWEET VICTORY — Wheaton high school senior Amie Tichenor, the Lady Bulldogs shortstop, is pictured above accepting the Class A state softball championship trophy in an emotional moment.
Through the Years, Oct. 14
50 YEARS AGO: LAKE AREA AFTER LIFESAVING EQUIPMENT — Pictured above right is the Datascope, Monitor-Defibrillator, which the Shell Knob-Viola communities hope to add to an ambulance serving that area.
Through the Years, Oct. 7
30 YEARS AGO: RIBBON-CUTTING CEREMONY HELD AT SBCH — South Barry County Hospital held a ribbon-cutting ceremony last Wednesday to mark the grand opening of their newly completed expansion project.
Community Voices — Jeremiah Buntin: The outlaw Alva Taylor
On Oct. 12, 1916, outlaw Alva Taylor was shot to death by Creek County Sheriff Lew Wilder while attempting to escape the jail at Sapulpa, Okla.
Through the Years, Sept. 30
40 YEARS AGO: NEW IN THE POULTRY BUSINESS — Getting into the poultry business these days means that on arrival date of your chicks there will be thousands of those little peepers deposited in your houses for their weeks of growing. Such was the case at the Charles Marrs place Friday.
Through the Years, Sept 23
30 YEARS AGO: HOOPIN' IT UP — The Rotary Club sponsored a Hoop-It-Up 3-on-3 basketball tournament last Saturday. During the tournament, 28 teams competed on four courts simultaneously.
Through the Years, Sept. 16
40 YEARS AGO — MASONS GROUND BREAKING: For just under 100 years, Cassville Masonic meetings have been on the east side of the public square. When a building at 17th and Main is completed next year, they will change locations.
Through the Years, Sept. 9
40 YEARS AGO: THAT'S THE TROPHY WE WON — Chipper, two-year-old Palomino gelding, looks at his world class trophy, held by owner Dana Kammerlohr.
Through the Years, Sept. 2
30 YEARS AGO: YOU PLAY PRETTY GOOD FIDDLE SON — Levi Roden, 15, Purdy, was one of the 12 fiddle contestants at Saturday's Golden Fiddlers' Contest, sponsored by the Golden Circle Shores Association.
