Stories from Monday, August 19, 2013

community@monett-times.com The first day count of students in area school districts showed a decline in enrollment numbers with the exception of the Verona School District. Monett Superintendent Brad Hanson reported a total of 2,326 students attended classes on Tuesday, Aug. 13 in pre-kindergarten through grade 12. A year ago, the count of first-day attendees was 2,342, a decline of 16 students...

Times Photo by Jared Lankford Home cooking. Monett Booster Club board member Brian Wiseman demonstrated his grill expertise at the Monett Fall Sports Pride Night. The Monett Booster Club conducted its annual membership drive at the event on Aug. 17.

Sporting a backpack nearly as big as she is, Karli Stockton, pre-school student at Pierce City Central Elementary School, did not appear to be all that sure of the whole school situation with its accompanying first day confusion.

community@monett-times.com On Aug. 6, a special election was held for Lawrence County voters to consider a property tax to provide health services for the county. The tax was defeated and the path has changed for the future outlook of services offered through the Lawrence County Health Department...

From mid-August through Labor Day, local police will be out in force as part of the annual nationwide "Drive Sober or Get Pulled Over" campaign against drunk driving. The crackdown, which will include high-visibility enforcement throughout Law-rence County, will run from Aug. 16 through Sept. 2...

Times Photo by Jon Whitlock Mrs. Seabolt's Kindergarten class was eager to learn, on their first day of school. Verona Schools opened the 2013-14 school year on Thursday, Aug. 15.

Photo submitted The Purdy R-2 School District welcomed four new staff members to its educational team for the 2013-14 school year. Pictured left to right are: Jason Webb, high school social studies teacher and assistant boys' baseball and basketball Coach; Jamie Temple, middle school and high school guidance counselor; Mindi Gates, K-12 instructional coach and professional development/curriculum coordinator; and Joe Bauer, high school family and consumer sciences teacher and FCCLA advisor...

EIGHTY YEARS AGO Aug. 19 1933 Congressman Frank Lee has announced that he has recommended John Conrey as postmaster of Pierce City Robert Gaddy, 10-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. W.M. Gaddy, was injured when the bicycle he was riding collided with a car being driven by Lester Phillips...

community@monett-times.com A Texas man is dead following a single-vehicle crash at 4:10 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17 on Missouri Highway 86, two miles east of Eagle Rock. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, the crash occurred when the driver of a 2001 Jeep Cherokee, Brice N. ...

community@monett-times.com The Monett City Council plans to discuss three resolutions at the 9:30 a.m. Aug. 20 meeting in the Monett City Hall Council room. They include commendation for Police Officer Dennis Goss; reappointing Mike Wallace to Board of Adjustment and approving a change order from Rich Kramer Construction, Inc. for the Monett Casino Project...

Kyle Anthony Brown, age 23, of Aurora, died at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 14. A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 19, at the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. There will be a private family burial.

Alvin Eugene Mobley, age 86, of McAllen, Texas, died at 3:15 a.m. Monday, August 12. Military graveside services were held Tuesday, Aug. 12, in McAllen at Rio Grande Valley Veterans Cemetery. Local survivor is a son, Allen (Kim) Mobley, of Aurora.

Brice Nathaniel Mork, age 37, of Eagle Rock, died at 5 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 17. Services will be held at a later date in Roaring River Baptist Church at Eagle Rock. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville.

Adam Riley Wishon, age 29, of Billings, died at 2:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 12, in Duck Water, Nev. A graveside service, under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home, will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 19, at the Maple Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. on Monday in the funeral home chapel...

Barbara Lou Kronschnabel, age 73, of Aurora, died at 11:32 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 15. A funeral Mass will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at the Holy Trinity Catholic Church. Visitation will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. with rosary following at 7:30 p.m. on Monday, Aug. 19. Burial will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, at Flower Mound Cemetery in Lawton, Okla...

Kathleen Lake Lowery, of Alexandria, Va., died at 7:15 a.m. on Aug. 5. She was born in Ebson, Kan. on Dec. 5, 1916. She was the dear wife for 62 years of J. Howard Lowery, who was a native of Barry County and a graduate of Cassville High School. He predeceased her in 2002...

Purdy FFA Chapter members attended the Missouri FFA Association's 2013 Leadership Adventure in Springfield on Aug. 2 at the Christopher L. Bond Learning Center in the Darr Agricultural Center at Missouri State University. Agricultural careers, leadership development, and positive role models were the focus of the 23rd annual conference...