Stories from Thursday, August 15, 2013

sports@monett-times.com The first Business Showcase, hosted by the Monett Chamber of Commerce, proved to be successful with a large crowd attending the event and taking advantage of the information provided by the vendors. The showcase was held on Saturday, Aug. 10 at Scott Regional Technology Center (SRTC)...

Junior Lamb, accompanied by his mother, Tina Bass, was all smiles on the first day of class at Purdy Elementary School on Tuesday, Aug. 13. Junior is entering the third grade and carried a backpack filled with needed supplies for the year.

Monett School District opened their doors on Aug. 13, for the first day of the 2013-14 school year. Pictured above, from left, are; Audree Cox, second grade and sister Cameron Cox, Kindergarten at Monett Elementary. The girls are the daughters of Darin and Randi Cox, but were accompanied on the first day of school by their grandparents, Tony and Belinda Wormington...

Southwest Missouri farmers experienced persistent heat and lack of moisture during the sweltering drought of 2012. Now in 2013 it seems the coin has flipped. Area producers are experiencing an overabundance of water and farmers are worried about this year's forage quality...

Nine area Chambers of Commerce have come together to sponsor a 100-mile garage sale, stretching from Ash Grove to West Branson, on Saturday, Aug. 31 The sale will wind from Ash Grove, west on Highway 160 to Everton and Greenfield, turn south on Highway 39 to Miller and Mt. ...

The first day of school is often not an easy one, as Chance Parsons could attest. Chance quietly wandered the hallways of Purdy Elementary School looking for the kindergarten room of Sarah Skiles, until a friendly face guided him in the correct direction...

Crowder College fall classes will begin Aug. 19. Those interested can apply online at www.crowder.edu. For testing and advising call the Monett office at 236-2895. Cox Monett Hospital is hosting a Health and Safety Fair from 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. ...

CONCERTS SPRINGFIELD: The 29th annual Hosea Bilyeu family gospel music concert will be held at 6 p.m. on Sunday at Remington's, 1655 W. Republic Rd. The Missouri State University Band performs at 7 p.m. on Sunday at the Plaster Sports Complex. Country music star Billy Currington performs at 6 p.m. on Aug. 22 at PFI Western Store, Battlefield and Hwy. 65...

EIGHTY YEARS AGO Aug 15, 1933 The Seventh Annual convention of the deaf of the Ozarks was held in Monett on Saturday and Sunday. Practically a clean sweep of prizes was made by E. Henschel, of Pierce City, in the horticulture department of the Missouri State fair last week. Henschel grows 16 different varieties of grapes...

Clarene S. Smith, 90, of Aurora, Mo., formerly of Monett, passed away on Sunday, Aug. 11, 2013, at Mercy Hospital in Aurora, Mo. She was born on March 29, 1923 in Wheaton, Mo., the daughter of the late John Ellis and Zelma (Brattin) Santee. She was retired from Jumping Jacks Shoes in Monett and a member of the Family Worship Center in Monett...

Charles E. "Jack" Fischer, 81, of Aurora, passed away on Aug. 12, 2013. He was born on Sept. 3, 1932. Jack was a Navy veteran and lifetime member of Sacred Heart Parish in Verona, Mo. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ed and Virginia; one sister, Millie Lou and a brother, Gerald...

reporter@monett-times.com Crowder College and Missouri State University (MSU) officials have inked an agreement to allow students from Crowder the opportunity to pursue a bachelors degree in nursing and social work, providing another avenue for students to remain in the area while completing a four-year degree...