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The Cameron Fire Department and Cameron EMS team for a joint training session last week.

The usually lively Cameron Municipal Pool hosted a much different spectacle last Wednesday as part of a mutual training event involving the Cameron Fire Department and Cameron EMS.

Candy Gardner leads a group of students through flag drills Monday.

Dragons on the March

The Cameron High School Marching Dragons Band took its first step into a new era under new co-directors Andy Roberts and Clint Kubala Sunday.

Area Artisan Search

Several weeks ago Area Artisan column reached out to the community in search of local artists. Covering a wide variety of artists over the last few weeks including several painters, photographers and sculpture artists.

Area Artisan Search

Gardening: The Slowest of the Performing Arts

For the last several years, the Cameron Area Arts Council has highlighted some of the local gardens and gardeners in Cameron. We skipped last year because of the drought, but gardens are back in full force this year, and we want to recognize them

“It Seems to B.” Returns

This column appeared in the Citizen-Observer for a few years until I quit writing it about six years ago. But sometimes you readers just can’t catch a break, so here we go again.

Cameron High School setter Aly Yates shows campers how to hit Tuesday night.

Lady Dragons help future Dragons prep for upcoming 2019 season

With the first official week of practice set to follow next week’s dead week, the members of the Cameron High School volleyball team helped their future predecessors bone up on their skills. As part of a camp to raise money for a teammate’s trip to Spain, the Lady Dragons held a three-day camp for...

Veterans Voice: John Meikle

John Meikle of Cameron joined the U.S. Air Force in January of 1964. He took basic training at Lackland AFB in Texas. He commented that many “runs” in Basic were cancelled due to heat, and that there were no complaints from recruits. Following basic, John remained at Lackland for advanced technical...

Cameron coach Jeff Wallace talks to his players following pool play Saturday.

Dragons show potential with 3-2-1 showing at Missouri National Guard 7-on-7 tournament

CHILLICOTHE – Following Saturday’s 3-2-1 record at the Missouri National Guard 7-on-7 Tournament, the Cameron High School football team has increasingly high hopes they near the August 30 home opener. The Dragons fell 20-7 to Richmond in the second round of tournament play, but players and coaches...

Cameron Players team with area kids for Broadway spectacular

The Old School auditorium received a surge of energy with the Cameron Community Players wrapping up their two-week camp Saturday with ‘Dream Big: A Broadway Review’. More than 50 area children participated in the two-week camp, which culminated Saturday with ‘A Broadway Review’ featuring songs from...