30 YEARS AGO — HERE'S PIE IN YOUR EYE — Cassville fifth graders celebrated the end of a grueling Missouri Master Achievement Test week on Friday, April 19 by throwing pies. Happy youngsters looked on and cheered as several lucky students got to throw pies at their teachers. In the photo above, fifth grader Alyssa Gummert is shown giving Elementary Principal, Martha Dunnam, a pie in the face.

50 YEARS AGO: RAINS FLUSH CREEK, CAUSE CAVE-IN — Much welcome rains, measuring up to six inches in some areas, produced many a smile in the county since it began last Friday.

40 YEARS AGO: CURRY FAMILY POSTMASTERS — Willis Curry's retirement at the end of the month as postmaster at Eagle Rock ends a family era. His mother, Jean, served 45 years and six months in the post.

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30 YEARS AGO: A boost for computer literacy— Money raised through a Cassville P.T.A. fundraiser was used to purchase eight Power Macintosh personal computers and software for the elementary library.

30 YEARS AGO: NEW BOARDWALK WINDS ALONG FLAT CREEK — Work on Cassville's Greenway trail continued this week as contractors build guard rails on a raised boardwalk located to the south of the 13th Street bridge.

30 YEARS AGO: FAMILY WELCOMES JOSH BACK WITH LOVING ARMS — Josh Carlisle Coffey was in good condition Monday at Cox Medical Center-South in Springfield after being lost in the woods for 72 hours in extreme conditions. He has since been released from the hospital. During a reunion with his family, Josh smiled, laughed and told stories. Pictured from left are Rex Owens, Josh’s grandfather from Monett; Lynn Coffey; mother Johnny Sue Coffey; Josh; and sisters Rawn and Gerri Netzer. Not pictured is Josh’s oldest sister, Missy Reeves, who was away from the hospital room when the photo was taken. Cassville Democrat file photo

40 YEARS AGO: AT THE FINISH LINE — Cassville Cub Scouts Jeff Crumpler and Lane Truman are shown watching their Pinewood Derby entries finish a heat.

30 YEARS AGO —A LOT OF STOCKING GOING ON: The hatchery staff at Roaring River State Park is busy stocking the stream with trout in preparation for Friday's opener. In the photo above, Hatchery Manager Jerry Dean, on the left, and Assistant Hatchery Manager Tom Whelan are shown stocking one of the main fishing holes along the stream. Dean said his crews would stock at least 5,500 12-inch rainbow trout and 25 lunkers. He estimates that there are approximately 1,900 14-inch trout and 113 lunkers left in the stream from the winter catch and release program. Based on these numbers, fishermen can expect about 228 fish in each of Roaring River's 33 fishing holes. Over 2,500 anglers are expected streamside on March 1. Cassville Democrat file photo

30 YEARS AGO — 
GREENWAY UNDERWAY — The Greenway project is underway along the shores of Flat Creek in Cassville. Les Chapman and Donnie Shelley of Chapman Construction Company prepare a portion of the trail for concrete.