Stories from Wednesday, August 7, 2013

EIGHTY YEARS AGO Aug. 7, 1933 Lola Counts, of Monett, barely escaped serious injury when the brakes failed on her Essex sedan as she was driving into Roaring River Park. The car plunged over a 15-foot embankment, throwing Miss Counts out and landing on her. The entire reforestation camp boys came and raised the car off her and back on the road...

The joy of a chocolate slip-n-slide on a hot summer day was fully embraced by Leann Hesemann, of Verona, Grayson Mahl, of Monett and Grace Williamson, of Monett, pictured above. The slide was part of the Monett YMCA's summer day camp chocolate week, which also included a 12 foot banana split...

times-news@monett-times.com The Monett Community Development Corporation (MSDC) has officially organized and opened for business. The corporation's first official meeting was held on July 10, following a shareholders' meeting. The MSDC established itself as a for-profit funding source for business development...

times-news@monett-times.com Final passage of a base rate increase for sewer rates in Purdy was approved at the July meeting of the Purdy City Council. The $5 increase raised the base rate for the first 1,000 gallons to $20. The increase went into effect on July 8...

times-news@monett-times.com Barry-Lawrence Ambulance crews have remained very busy in the second quarter of 2013, according to reports reviewed at the July meeting of the district's board of directors. Board members voted to spend $20,000 to purchase four cots from the Ferno company. Office manager Jeaneittia Pierce said cots require periodic replacement. Pierce will also investigate the trade-in option for three of the four cots...

times-news@monett-times.com The 40th annual Freistatt Lions Ernte Fest will be held Friday and Saturday, Aug. 16 and Aug. 17, on the Lions Club's Ernte Fest grounds on the north end of Freistatt on Highway H. Traditional German food and music will make the popular event...

reporter@monett-times Two northern Missouri men were recently diagnosed with a new type of tick-borne illness, the Heartland virus. Although the men lived 60 miles apart from each other, both presented at area hospitals with high fevers, diarrhea, fatigue and a severe drop in the number of their white blood cells, which are immune cells that fight infection...

The Freistatt Special Road District will meet at 7 p.m. On Aug. 14 at the Freistatt Fire Station. The tax levy will be set for the upcoming year. Weather permitting, the City of Monett Public Works Department will spray for mosquitoes from 8 p.m. Until approximately midnight as follows: Wednesday, Aug. 7, between Cleveland and Highway 60 and Thursday, Aug. 8, south of Highway 60. For more information, call 235-3495...

Carol Ann Ryan, 78, of Aurora, formerly of Monett, died on Friday Aug. 2, at the Ash Grove Nursing Home. Full funeral arrangements for will be announced at a later date. Arrangements are under the care of Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett.

Russell Jahnel, age 62, of Mt. Vernon, died at 8:55 a.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4, at his home. A funeral service, under the direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 8, at the St. Susanne Catholic Church in Mt. Vernon, with burial at the Mt. Vernon IOOF Cemetery. A rosary will be held from 6 to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 7, in the funeral home chapel with visitation to follow...

times-news@monett-times.com Monett window and door manufacturer WinTech has received a prestigious industrial honor. The United States Department of Commerce's National Institute of Standards and Technology-Manufacturing Extension Partnership has named the company the "Make It in America" Manufacturer of the Week for July 1 through July 5...

The Monett Junior Golf League hosted its annual golf championship tournament on Thursday, Aug. 1 at Windmill Ridge Golf Course. Twenty-five area youths competed in four different age categories with the lowest score over nine holes determining the final placing...