Stories from Thursday, December 13, 2012

The Barry-Lawrence Ambulance District continues to make financial gains as activity remains strong in the second half of 2012. Board members are expected to take action on a budget for the 2013 calendar year during their December meeting. The budget under consideration calls for increased spending of 5 to 6 percent, which corresponds with an increase in business...

Steven "Bullseye" Harrell, age 48, of Jenkins, died on Sunday, Dec. 9. Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 13 at the White Funeral Home in Cassville. Arrangements are under the direction of White Funeral Home in Cassville.

The Monett/Purdy affiliate of Habitat for Humanity will meet on Tuesday, Dec. 18, at 5 p.m. at the First Christian Church in Monett. The public is invited to attend. The Barry County Courthouse and Judicial Center will be closed on Monday, Dec. 24, and Tuesday, Dec. 25, in observance of Christmas...

The next big project by Kiwanis International, the elimination of maternal and neonatal tetanus worldwide, was detailed for the Monett club by Jerry Martin, Kiwanis district coordinator for the undertaking. The first service project Kiwanis International began was in 1994 to address iodine deficiency. The goal in that effort was to raise $80 million. The new project involves working in 104 countries in conjunction with the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)...

Several churches have combined resources to present a living nativity scene from 6:30 to 8 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, Dec. 14 and 15 at Countryside Christian Church, located at 1200 N. Eisenhower in Monett. This will be a drive-through event, for vehicles for follow the church driveway through the turnabout by the church entries. Visitors are welcome to stay as long as they wish...

Lions Club has been recognized for its apple butter project in the November issue of Lion, the Lions Club International magazine. According to Steve Wise, the staff for Lion contacted the club and requested information for a feature article. Monett was among seven clubs whose food projects were featured...