Vision Carthage focuses volunteers to help homeowners on West Central Avenue | Local News

CARTHAGE, Mo. — Kyndall Dickey has lived on the western edge of Carthage on Central between Baker Boulevard and Interstate 49 for a year, but she never really considered the importance of her neighborhood until Abi Almandinger, director of Vision Carthage, approached her about participating in a work day to help beautify her neighborhood.

“I never really thought about it until Abi mentioned it, but it really is the entrance to Carthage,” Dickey said. “You drive up, you don’t think anything about it. We’ve got these cute little houses on either side of the road. It’s where a lot of people come into town.”

And that’s one of the reasons Almandinger and Vision Carthage shifted their focus on the eight homes on the south side of Central after three years working…