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The LWML Dorcas Ladies Aid met Jan. 3, in the Fellowship Hall of Trinity Lutheran School in Freistatt. President Doris Meyer called the meeting to order with 14 members and four guests; Bryanna Marten, Bobby, Lavern Langer and Patsy Richard from Jamaica in the Caribbean Islands...

Members of the Monett Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints unanimously sustained Aaron Hoyt as bishop in selecting leadership. Also named to top positions were Benjamin Lesue as first counselor and Scott Andelin as second counselor. The unit was formerly presided over by Casey Leavitt and his counselors, Shell Claybrook and Randall Weekes...

CRIMINAL • Ricky J. Kelley, failure to maintain vehicle insurance, misd. D; failure to display plates on vehicle/trailer, inf.; fined $305. • John W. Nunez, DWI, misd. B, 30 days in Lawrence County Jail, SES two years unsupervised probation, fined $300, restitution of $137, 40 hours of community service...

CRIMINAL • Michael Kelley Waggoner: DWI, misd. B; failure to drive on the right half of the road, misd. C, fined $150, 40 hours of community service. • Michael Kelley Waggoner: DWI, misd. B; driving with a revoked/suspended license, misd. D, fined $200; failure to signal/gave improper signal when stopping/turning, misd. C; SIS, two years unsupervised probation, 40 hours of community service, fined $200...

Two milestone birthdays were slated this weekend at Lacoba Homes in Monett. Gladys Bobski turns 95 tomorrow, March 3. A longtime Pierce City resident, she said an especially memorable day for her would have been "when all my children — three boys and three girls — were with me."...

Hospice Compassus expanded its resources for helping area residents reaching end-of-life issues through the addition of a bereavement team. Training for the new team was offered on Feb. 28 in Monett. “Grief never ends, but it changes,” said Cathy Lewis, chaplain for Hospice Compasses. ...

Members of the Barry County Retired Teachers Association met Feb. 22, and heard about two local programs. The first was on the volunteer program at Cox Monett Hospital. Linda Anstaett, volunteer coordinator, spoke of the need for more volunteers working in the hospital, where they can spend time cheering a lonely patient, delivering flowers from loved ones or making a sick patient less anxious...

• Dustin L. Brenneman: DWI, misd. B; operating a vehicle on the highway without a valid license, misd. A, SIS, one year unsupervised probation, $117 in restitution, forty hours of community service. • Donald Carlson: operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, misd. B, SIS, two years unsupervised probation, 10 hours of community service...

• Krystal Lynn Rice: probation violation, passing bad checks, misd. A, 30 days in Lawrence County Jail • Timothy J. Smith: following another vehicle too closely, misd. C, fined $190 • Sherman R. Starr: operating a vehicle on the highway without a valid license, misd. A, fined $200...

Family and friends will gather on March 3 to help Lena Bremer celebrate her 90th birthday, which takes place on March 4. Lena Bremer was born on March 4, 1929 in Harras, Thuringer, Germany. In August of 1949 she immigrated to the U.S. and married Wilbert Bremer in Freistatt. They were blessed with two children, Mary Gallagher of Springfield, and Jim Bremer of East Longmeadow, Mass...

Induction ceremonies were held March 12 for the National Technical Honor Society at the Scott Regional Technology Center in Monett. The ceremony reviewed the history of the program and the pillars for selection, illustrated by candles lighted during descriptions for knowledge, skill, honesty, service, responsibility, scholarship, citizenship and leadership. The ceremony concluded with a reading of the NTHS pledge...

Two members of the Monett FFA Chapter placed in the forestry contest, part of the annual Career Development Events, where students prepare for a variety of careers.

Officials at Monett Elementary School have chosen students demonstrating the characteristic of being hard-working as Students of the Week for March 11.

Purdy Elementary Principal Julie Dalton awarded chacter medals for excelling in respect in March.

Earning a spot on Drury University's Dean's List is a significant accomplishment; it means a student earned a grade point average of 3.6 or greater (on a 4-point scale) while carrying a full-time course load of 12 or more semester hours at Drury, a top Midwestern university, according to US News & World Report. Local students making the list were:...

Cox Monett Hospital has provided 40 emergency supply bags for Monett High School. Teacher Ashley Cupps, from the safety committee, said during annual practice drills, teachers brainstormed on how to make their efforts more efficient. They concluded they needed supplies, like bandages, cold compresses, hand tools, batteries, tissues and a paracord to help move obstructions...

The Shelter Insurance Foundation will fund two $2,000 scholarships for graduates at Monett and Pierce City High School in 2019, sponsored by Monett agent Scott Thrasher. A committee of local high school officials and community leaders will select the local recipient. ...

The Purdy High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter will be represented by nine students at the state competition, April 14-16, at Missouri State University. Punching their ticket to state at the District 5 Leadership Conference, held at New Site Baptist Church in Monett on February 12 were, in first place: Jake Kellar, securities and investments; Shana Whisman, client service; Macy Terry, introduction to parliamentary procedure...

Students and teachers at Verona Elementary School celebrated Read Across America Week this week.

Officials at Monett Elementary School have chosen students demonstrating the characteristic of working hard as Students of the Week for Feb. 11.

Ribbon cutting ceremonies were held at the Monett Chamber of Commerce office for Archer’s Bow Media and Marketing.

Ribbon cutting ceremonies by the Monett Chamber of Commerce have been held at Jami Lynn’s Dinners To Go at 13th and East Cleveland in Monett.

Throughout the Ozarks, behavioral health has been identified as an area where there is great need. In response to this fact – and in line with changing approaches in health care – CoxHealth recently added behavioral health consultants at a variety of its primary care clinics...

A Missouri tour operator has been elected to the board of directors of the National Tour Association (NTA), a worldwide organization of travel professionals. Jerry Varner is owner of Making Memories Tours based in Washburn. With pick-up points in Bella Vista, Ark., Washburn, Monett, Springfield, Harrison, Ark., Mountain Home, Ark., Tulsa, Okla., Claremore, Okla., Vinita, Okla., and Joplin, Making Memories Tours plans about 30 tours each year that visit destinations in Canada, the U.S. ...