Lifestyles

Each year, The Monett Times and the Cassville Democrat published a special tab inserted in both papers featuring businesses in support of breast cancer awareness.

Monett Firefighters Local No. 2001 partnered with First State Bank of Purdy to raise money in October for Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks.

The Barry County 4H club, the Screeching Eagles, dug their talons into a number of awards that were handed out on Oct. 29 at the Barry County 4H Member and Leader Awards Banquet.  The chapter received the Silver Seal Award for club community service. Alexis Luebbering received Outstanding 4H Member. Ada Bluel received Level 1 recognition for her Project Report. Mel Williams received the Friend of 4H Award for all his help to better the club members learning experiences. ...

Bob and Marlene Mareth of Monett will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Nov. 10. Bob Mareth and and Marlene Bartel were married on Nov. 8, 1958 at St. Patrick's Church in Rockford, Ill. The celebration will include a Mass of Thanksgiving at Sts. ...

CoxHealth Systems and Cox Monett Hospital are launching its seventh annual Pack the Pantry healthy food drive through Nov. 16 “This year we teamed up with our colleagues from Cox Home Support to once again help them collect toiletry items for their patients in need,” said Janell Patton, manager of Community Relations at Cox Monett. “Between the food and toiletry items, we will be able to help many people who need a little extra assistance this year.”...

Al, the Hospice Compassus Yorkie, spent his day bringing puppy kisses to the sick and elderly in the community.

The Alexander McNair Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution is on the march in Monett. The fall meeting, held Sept. 17 at the First United Methodist Church, began with the induction of two new members, Maella Blalock, of Monett, and Cheryl Schad, of Purdy...

The Parish Council of Catholic Women at St. Lawrence Catholic Church donated $300 to the Monett Community Kitchen.

Volunteers from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints pitched in last Saturday on the 11th Habitat for Humanity home under construction at 526 Logan Street in Monett.

Sharing stories of Monett sports heroics, retired Monett Times sports editor Charles Brady spoke on Oct. 16 at the monthly meeting of the Monett Historical Society.

CRIMINAL • Ellizabeth S. Colley: failure to yeild to approaching vehicle, misd. C, one year unsupervised probation, 10 hours of community service. • Susan H. Cooper: speeding, misd. C, fined $180. • Jean Fann: failure to yield after stopping to a vehicle so close to cause hazard, misd. C, fined $160...

• Jonathan J. Rodriguez, inhalation of solvent fumes, $102; possession of open container of alcohol, $137. • Bobbi L. Parrigon, speeding, $112. • Francisco J. Rios Hernandez, failed to register vehicle, $102. • Salina E. Brattin, speeding, $112. • Javier A. Canales Ramos, following too close/crash, $102...

David and Sondra Probstfield celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary on Oct. 12.

Volunteers from Cox Monett Hospital joined the Habitat for Humanity construction crews on Oct. 6 at 536 W. Logan, placing flooring beams and decking.

Schreiber Foods announced the retirement of Tom Holland, effective Sept. 21. Holland started his career with Schreiber Foods on March 28, 1994.

• Paul D. Brandt, speeding, $112. • Kellie M. Crawford, speeding, $137. • Trevin J. Dacy, driving while suspended, $227. • Beatrice Delatorre, property maintenance code violation, $77. • Tamara E. Dicken, failed to register vehicle, $77. • Tammie S. Duckworth, domestic assault, $26.50 and six months probation...

CRIMINAL • Chad Anderjaska: speeding, misd. C, fined $140. • Koby Allen Brown: unlawful possession, transport, manufacture , repair or sale of illegal weapon, misd. A, 30 days jail, credit given for time served. • Riki L. Clark: speeding, misd. C, fined $165...

Volunteers from the First United Methodist Church in Monett helped to put up wall frames Saturday at the 11th house under construction by the Monett/Purdy affiliate of Habitat for Humanity on West Logan Street.

Winners have been announced for the 30th annual Pierce City Car Show, held on Oct. 6 at Pierce City's South Park. Receiving the Wayne and Paula Sooter Award was Mike Lewis for his 1959 Chevy pickup. The Committee Choice Award went to Carol Buck for her 1973 Plymouth...

CRIMINAL • Lindsey R. Thonen: speeding, misd. C, fined $120. • Andrea L. Beres: failure to maintain vehicle insurance, misd. D, fined $130. • Jessica L. Burton: passing bad checks, misd. A, SIS 6 months unsupervised probation, CVCF $10, LERF $100. • Dylan Anthony- Donald Cubberly: possession of 11-35 grams of marijuana, misd. A; unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia misd. D; SIS unsupervised probation two years, 40 hours community service, CVCF $10, LERF $100...

The Verona High School Class of 1958 held its 60th class reunion on Oct. 13 at the Aurora Community Center.

The Freistatt American Legion Post 419 presented a plaque and gift Jamie Howard, at right, on Monday for his enthusiastic and unwavering support to this Legion in their flag display programs.

A party was held on Oct. 5 for Dorothy Greenman of Monett, who turned 106.

The Verona High School Class of 1948 celebrated the 70th anniversary of their graduation on Sept. 15 at Happy House restaurant in Monett.

A total of 38 donors provided blood to the American Red Cross during the bloodmobile drive on Aug. 13 at the First Freewill Baptist Church in Monett. Hitting milestones for their donations were Sam Helmkamp at 14 gallons and Cheryl Schad at four gallons...

Members of the Tiffany Cardenas family and volunteers from the Monett/Purdy Habitat for Humanity chapter recently broke ground on the 11th Habitat home in Monett.

The Girl Scouts of Monett Troop No. 10330 took their final trip as senior Girl Scouts this summer, ending their years of annual excursions together with a bang. Natalie Long, Samantha Watson and Tiffany Hull have been traveling together since kindergarten, when the Troop was initiated. Later in the years, Tiffany’s sister Meagan joined the Troop and traveled with them...

The Trinity Lutheran Lutheran Women's Missionary League Dorcas Ladies Aid reviewed Aletha Smialek’s Bible study on “Hold on to His Promises When Overloaded” during its Sept. 6 meeting. Bible verses were read by each of the 15 persons attending. The guest present was Bonnie Worm...

The Monett Lions heard about the activities of Monett Main Street during a recent meeting. Jeff Meredith, Main Street president reviewed how Main Street grew out of the downtown revitalization program stimulated by the state's DREAM initiative. Meredith detailed how Main Street developed the Glen and Sharon Garrett Park at the site of the former Jumping-Jacks Shoes factory...

WinTech’s Employee Family Picnic was held on Saturday, Sept. 8, at the Jerry D. Hall Memorial Pavilion in the new Glen and Sharon Garrett Park downtown. "Everyone enjoyed a family style picnic with games, contests, drawings throughout the day, as well as a catered meal," observed company spokesperson Mary Lemings...

The following defendants plead guilty or were found guilty of the charge listed. An Alford Plea does not admit guilt but indicates defendant believes there is enough evidence for a conviction; misd. is misdemeanor; fel. is felony; SES is Suspended Execution of Sentence; SIS is Suspended Imposition of Sentence; ITC is Intensive Treatment Center; CVCF is Crime Victim’s Compensation Fund; and LERF is Law Enforcement Restitution Fund. ...

The Barry-Lawrence Area United Fund has again provided support to the Monett Community Kitchen. Since the Community Kitchen opened in 2010, the United Fund has provided $20,000 toward its operation. The Community Kitchen's food pantry, held on Mondays, provides many varieties of food products to 100 to 120 qualified families...

• Kayla Bennett, speeding, $100. • Beathany Breazzeal, driving while suspended, suspended imposition of sentence, court costs and two years probation. • Christopher Capriola, driving while revoked, $323. • Regina Daniels, no valid driver's license, $125...

• John Archer, overtime parking, $32. • Edgar N. Canales Perez, defective equipment, $225. • Mark A. Gideon, defective equipment, $152. • Kent M. Harris, seatbelt violation, $10; defective equipment, $177. • Christopher E. Jones, no proof of insurance, $177...

As part of the Monett Chamber of Commerce’s annual leadership program, Thursday was History Day, when Judge Mike Garrett briefed the group on the history of the Monett Industrial Development Corporation, and Monett Times news editor Murray Bishoff gave a walking tour of Broadway...

The town of Sarcoxie, west of Pierce City, will host its annual Chief Sarcoxie Days celebration Sept. 6 though Sept. 8 downtown. Opening ceremonies will be held at 6 p.m. on Sept. 6, followed by introduction of royalty, the "chief" and "squaw" for the festival. A home show will be offered on Sept. 7 and 8 at the Cutbirth Building, on the north side of the square. Live music on Sept. 7 will begin at 5:30 p.m. with DeWayne Bowman and Sassafras...

The 128th annual McCullah-Wasson family reunion was held July 29 to Aug. 5 at the Finley River, near the Hawkins Bridge, five miles south of Nixa. The reunion location has been in continual use for 110 years, on a portion of the Hawkins farm. The first reunion was a surprise birthday party for Samuel Calvin McCullah, son of Alexander and Lucy (Robertson) McCullah, held north of Marionville at Samual McCullah's home in 1890. ...

Maintaining a farming operation in the family for one century or more is cause for a congratulatory celebration. Jared and Mendi Wormington, of Monett, have achieved this accomplishment as the fourth generation to operate their family farm. The 154-acre farm eligible for Century status currently houses beef cattle, row crops and broiler houses. Jared’s great-grandfather, Bert Wormington, started the farm in 1918 with beef cattle and horses...

Glenn Obermann has a winning recipe for quality hay. At the 2018 Missouri State Fair, Glenn and Toni Obermann took champion and reserve champion awards in alfalfa and grass classes 4-8, and champion in alfalfa classes 1-3. The Obermanns entered the fair with championship awards in seven of eight years since 2010...

The Danny and Stephanie Bowling family of Mt. Vernon was honored at the Missouri State Fair at the 60th annual Missouri Farm Family Day. The Bowling family was selected as the Lawrence County’s Farm Family by the Lawrence County Extension Council and local Farm Bureau. The family includes daughter Taylor...

Ozarks Dialysis in Monett has received a five-star rating from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). The rating is based on quality data and patient health outcomes. CMS implemented a five-star rating system to evaluate the quality of care provided by dialysis centers in an effort to provide patients, their families, and their caregivers the ability to compare and decide where they would prefer to receive dialysis treatments...

Patients will soon have a new layer of security when they check in for care at CoxHealth. Imprivata PatientSecure – a system that ties each patient’s palm vein pattern to his or her medical record – is being implemented across the health care system over the next few months...

St. Mary’s Catholic School is under new leadership. Jason Kramer has stepped into the role of principal after having served three years as the K-12 principal at Golden City. Kramer said he was looking forward to getting the year started. “I enjoy seeing the range of students and knowing you have a hand in shaping the complete child,” he said. ...

While gardens may be challenged by this summer’s weather, Linda and Lonnie Fulp at Myrtle and Eisenhower have had a surprise growing heartily in their yard.

On behalf of the Monett Police Department I would like to thank you for your support of National Night Out. We estimate over 1,000 people were in attendance of our 2nd Annual National Night Out event. We appreciate everyone who assisted with putting together this event greatly appreciate your participation in our annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. ...

Father Matthew Rehrer arrived July 29 to begin his service to the congregation at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Pierce city. Bishop Edward Rice has assigned Rehrer, who immediately began tackling issues that his predecessor, who had limited ability due to poor health, had not addressed...

Dinner, presentation of awards, induction of new members, installation of new officers and fellowship provided a memorable evening for Monett Lions Club recently. Members and guests celebrated at the Monett Historical Society’s Event Center which was decorated with a patriotic theme in tribute to the Fourth of July holiday...

Summer drought has caused headaches for livestock producers who are preparing to feed cattle this winter with little forage or hay on hand. As a result, University of Missouri county extension offices have been flooded with questions about what to do. Those questions have led to the Lawrence and Greene County MU Extension Councils offering meetings on Friday, Aug. 17, for cattle producers who want tips for surviving the drought...

Fred and Carrie Jobe of Monett, and Charish and Ralph Cook of Wentworth announce the engagement of their daughter, Cassandra "Cassie" Jobe, to Tyler Walker, son of Treva Dacheff of Pierce City and Jeff Walker of Springfield. Wedding is set for Saturday, Sept. 22 at the Civil War Ranch in Carthage...