Stories from Thursday, July 8, 2010

The Monett City Council agreed to a supervisory reorganization of the dispatching division of the Monett Police Department during a special session held Wednesday. Dispatching Supervisor Bonnie Witt-Schulte presented council members with a proposal to add a shift supervisor to the operation. ...

Gilbert Otto Ehrhardt, age 74, of Freistatt, MO, passed from this life on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at the Mt. Vernon Place Care Center in Mt. Vernon, MO. Gilbert was born on October 26, 1935 in Chicago, Ill., the son of the late Otto Ehrhardt and Margaret (Frosdorfer) Ehrhardt...

Sam Preston Nolan Jr., age 90, of Monett, MO, passed from this life on Tuesday, July 6, 2010 at Missouri Veteran's Home in Mt. Vernon, MO, following an illness. Sam was born on September 24, 1919 in Fort Smith, Arkansas, the son of the late Sam Preston Nolan, Sr. and Pearl (Thompson) Nolan...

This week in Monett: Broadway Nights is in downtown Monett on Friday. Street performers will entertain crowds as businesses stay open until at least 8 p.m. Indoor performances include Robin Braun with jazz and contemporary music at Mocha Jo's, 404 E. Broadway, along with classical guitarist Robert Pommert at Denali Dreams, at 315 E. Broadway,...

The Freistatt Village Board of Trustees voted at its June meeting to settle the damages from a sewage spill in December 2009 and to take preventive steps to avoid a future recurrence. The board received a letter from Stephen and James Schoen detailing the loss of crops in the soybean field resulting from the sewer line backup that overflowed on Dec. 17, 2009. The Schoens determined the actual damage was limited to a little over two acres...

A new weapon has recently been added to Cox Monett Hospital's arsenal against breast cancer. The radiology department's analog mammogram machine has been replaced with a digital one that offers such advantages as faster exams, better contrast and easier comparison of current and previous images...

By MURRAY BISHOFF Monett Chamber of Commerce board members looked at scheduling for the rest of 2010 and the success of summer activities at the June board meeting. Executive Director Suzy McElmurry reported several parties have come forward saying the first Saturday in December has presented problems for the annual Christmas parade. Local Shriners have a state conclave in Springfield that day, and problems have even arisen for the Monett High School band...

Area stock car racers celebrated July 4 by putting their racing skills on the line at Monett Speedway on Sunday. In the bomber race, John Coats captured both the preliminary heat and the feature race. Finishing out the top five in order in the feature were Les Essary, Willie Oxendine, Craig Casteel and Shawn Price...

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