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Celebrate safely on July 4
(07/02/09)
With Fourth of July celebrations just days away, authorities remind patrons of firework safety and city ordinances on the usage of fireworks. "It's illegal to shoot any fireworks inside the city limits of Monett," said Monett Fire Chief Tom Jones. Pierce City's ordinance on fireworks inside the city limits follows suit with Monett...
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 Emory Melton, Barry County historian and former state senator, will give the patriotic address at Monett's Fourth of July celebration on Saturday at South Park. Melton's evening address will lead into the fireworks...
The family of Leon and Delores Vaughn gathered at the headquarters of the Vaughn Companies on H Highway north of Monett on June 26 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the family-owned business. More than 100 people from the...
The Monett All Stars are the Missouri state softball champions of the Babe Ruth Girls 14 & under division. Coach Jeff Franke's team won six of seven games over the weekend, capped by a tense 1-0 victory over the Washington...
One of downtown Monett's downtown landmarks has a new owner with plans to open a coffee shop and art gallery on Broadway. Shaun Bennett, of Topeka, Kan., brother of Monett Community Church Pastor Chad Bennett, has purchased...
A variety of city projects were discussed at the monthly meeting of the Monett City Council last week. City Administrator Dennis Pyle reported the wind storm on May 8 had done damage to roofs on a number of city buildings....
Purdy Council to raise utility rates due to lawsuit
(07/02/09) Utility rates are going up for Purdy residents as a result of a lawsuit over the city's two sales taxes. Last week the Purdy City Council adopted its budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The budget called for a major restructuring of the way the city pays its personnel, pushing most of the burden off the sales-tax-based general fund and onto the utilities...
Fundraising campaign is going strong
(07/02/09) Fundraising efforts for The Den youth center in Monett are moving forward, and volunteer organizers are hoping to increase giving during the month of July to take advantage of a generous pledge offered by an anonymous donor... 
Vaughn Companies celebrate 50 years in Monett
(07/01/09)The family of Leon and Delores Vaughn gathered at the headquarters of the Vaughn Companies on H Highway north of Monett on June 26 to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the family-owned business. More than 100 people from the community, including customers and friends, dropped by for lunch and to share good wishes...
Sobriety checkpoint results in DWI arrests
(07/01/09) In conjunction with the Southwest Missouri DWI Task Force, the Monett Police Department conducted a sobriety checkpoint at the intersection of Highways 37 and 60 on June 27 in a continued effort to deter drunk driving. According to the sobriety checkpoint data report provided by the Monett Police Department, a total of 635 vehicles were stopped during the three-hour event... |
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National Weather Service forecast for Monett, Missouri:
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Slight Chance T-storms
High: 86Tonight
Slight Chance T-storms
Low: 65
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Slight Chance T-storms
High: 90Low: 73 Independence
Chance T-storms
High: 92Sunday
Chance T-storms
High: 85Low: 66 Monday
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High: 83Low: 64 Tuesday
Mostly Sunny
High: 87Low: 68 Wednesday
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Rodeo, pow-wow, silent movie fest, shows, concerts offered as entertainment options in week ahead
(07/02/09) This week in Springfield: Performances at the Missouri State University Tent Theatre behind Coger Hall at Grand and National, features "Miss Firecracker" on July 3 and 8. "Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat" opens on July 9. Tickets are $10 to $22...
Festivals, opera, concerts, shows out there in four-state entertainment this week
(06/25/09) This week in Springfield: A traveling production of "West Side Story" will be given Friday and Saturday at 7 p.m. at the Gillioz Theatre, 325 Park Central East. Tickets are $5. Pink Floyd's film "The Wall" will be shown at 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the Gillioz... |