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Pierce City artists are invited to enter the 2020 Draw Pierce City contest, open to any public, private or home-schooled student in the Pierce City school district. Adult artists over the age of 18 are also invited to compete, but need not live within the Pierce City school boundaries. Adult entries must be framed and wired to hang...

Jonny and Janaye Atkinson, of Louisville, Ky., are pleased to announce the arrival of their son, Alfred Jack, on Dec. 10, 2019.

• Kyle W. Mahl, affray, SIS, $26.50 and six months probation. • Darin M. Nama, failed to register vehicle, $77. • Daniel E. Novacek, no proof of insurance, $225. • Adrain Salas Sesenas, in city park after closing, $76.50. • Haleigh N. Stephenson, failed to register vehicle, $77...

The family of Helen Marie Mettlach invite friends and community members to celebrate her 95th birthday with a card shower. Helen was born on February 7,1925. Cards may be sent to Helen Mettlach, PO Box 885, Monett, MO 65708.

The Monett Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution held its annual award ceremony for high school good citizens on Saturday, Feb. 8, honoring Madry McCrackin, Cassville High School; Wyatt Hoppes, Exeter High School; Zolanna Simpson, Wheaton High School; Jonathan Hughes, Monett High School; and Rachel Jimenez, Southwest High School...

Five Purdy Elementary vocalists represented Purdy Schools in the newly formed Elementary All-State Honor Choir which performed on Jan. 22 for the Missouri Music Educators Association annual conference at Lake of the Ozarks. Purdy was one of only three schools to bring five or more vocalists to the event. ...

Truman State University has released its academic honor rolls for the fall 2019 semester. Brittain Cooper, of Monett, was named to the Presidents Honor Roll having achieved a 4.0 grade point average. Students earning a 3.5 to 3.99 grade point average were listed on the honor roll. They include: Abby Kranz, of Monett; Lauren Seifried, of Aurora; and Alexa Day, of Mt. Vernon...

The Purdy High School Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) chapter was well-represented at the District 5 Leadership Conference, held at New Site Baptist Church in Monett on Feb. 11. A total of 17 Purdy FBLA members placed in the Top 10 in their respective competitions, with nine competitors advancing to the State Leadership Conference competition April 19-21...

Officials at Pierce City Middle School have announced the names of students listed on the A/B Honor Roll for the first semester of the 2019-2020 academic year. They are: Lauren Blackburn, Lucas Brown, Riley Brown, Bryson Burch, Dalton Carver, Jake Cox, Sabella Dehaven, Kylie Dewitt, Triston Dilley, Carder Eaton, Lexie Eaton, Luke Eaton, Bethany Faminoff, Sonnie Ferguson-Winfrey, Kenyen Finley, Rex Forsyth, Savanna Graessle, Kalynn Graham, Jackson Gray, Emily Haase, Jacob Heeter, Landyn Himes, Lydia Holmes, Lydia Hopper, Addison Iman, Carson Jespersen, Kate Johnson, Levi Knight, Maggie Langford, Liliana Lasker, Jacob Lawrimore, Molly Leavitt, Steven Leavitt, Julianna Livesay, Hunter Martin, Alyssa May, Savanna McAdoo, Autumn McMillan, Kyler McWilliams, Erik Medel-Ortiz, Harper Merritt, Matthew Murray, Abby O’Hara, Rylie O’Hara, Izabylla Pack, Jack Parrigon, Kaden Pham, Aiden Poage, Brenna Poage, Shaye Prater, Sophia Prater, Annie Rakoski, Ayla Renkoski, Michael Russo, Elsie Salazar, Jaxon Turner and Stella Yonker.. ...

Trinity Lutheran School in Freistatt honored second quarter outstanding students at the conclusion of chapel service on Jan. 8.

Kora Kelleher, a Purdy Elementary fifth grade student, won the school’s annual Spelling Bee for grades 4 to 6 on Jan. 30.

As the school year passed the halfway point, Verona Elementary Priincipal Melody Whitehead announced the honor roll for the second quarter. Named to the A honor roll were: Second grader Maria Vargas; fourth graders Gabe Compton, Jareckza Alvarado; fifth graders Zachary Freiburger, Caiden Hillhouse, Melinda Martinez, Gillian Mattox, Kayla Nungaray, Isabella Porras, Alex Snow and Henry Reed; and sixth graders Lillian Ayres-Brayfield, Ka'leah Cohen, Connor Erwin, Chloe Frias, Jacob Hinkle, E.J. ...

The JROTC drill teams from the Scott Regional Technology Center in Monett brought home a third place trophy from competition at the second annual Broken Arrow Drill Meet in Broken Arrow, Okla., on Jan. 25. The Scott Tech cadets competed against 12 other Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps JROTC programs. Scott Tech had teams compete in the unarmed and armed drill, color guard, inspection, and physical fitness team categories...

Monett R-1 Board of Education members received recognition during the annual School Board Recognition Week, held Feb. 9-15, as proclaimed by Missouri Governor Mike Parson and sponsored by the Missouri School Board’s Association.

First State Bank of Purdy had added Whitney Craig to the lending team with the bank. A Cassville native, Craig brings almost 10 years of banking and farm credit experience to her new role as vice president. She and her husband Clay run both a poultry and cattle operation in rural Cassville. They have a 1-year old son, Layten Craig received an agricultural business degree from Missouri State University in 2011...

Chamber ambassadors welcomed its newest member, Now and Zen, owned by LaDena Michaud, with ribbon cutting ceremonies that took place Thursday.

On Tuesday, Dec. 3, Cox Monett celebrated its No. 15 ranking on Modern Healthcare’s 2019 list of Best Places to Work in Healthcare.

A crowd of 45 former employees of Jumping-Jacks Shoes in Monett gathered on Dec. 3 for the annual company reunion at Angus Branch Steakhouse.