Stories from Monday, August 26, 2013

The Monett City Council offered commendation to Police Officer Dennis Goss during the monthly meeting on Aug. 20. Clerk Janie Knight read the resolution of commendation passed for the occasion. The resolution stated: "The Monett City Council wishes to recognize and acknowledge Monett Police Officer Dennis Goss for his heroic actions in response to a serious traffic accident on July 5, 2013. Officer Goss was involved in the successful rescue of an injured driver from a burning vehicle...

Thomas A. Skaggs, age 66, of Galena, died on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 27, at the Aurora Baptist Temple, 1111 S. Elliot. Burial will be held at the Fayetteville National Cemetery, Fayetteville, Ark., at a later date...

Daisy Ellen Elmer, age 77, of Clinton, formerly of Mt. Vernon and Marionville, died at 8:40 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20, at Manor of Care Nursing Home in Springfield. A celebration of life service was held on Saturday, Aug. 24 at 10 a.m. at the Marionville Assembly of God Church...

Donna Rae Hoffman, age 66, of Mt. Vernon, died at 12:50 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 21, at her home. A funeral Mass, under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, was held on Friday, Aug. 23, at the St. Suzanne Catholic Church in Mt. Vernon. A gravesode service service was held at 10 a.m. on Monday, Aug. 26 at the Claflin Cemetery in Claflin, Kan...

Charlotte Ann Suttles, age 61, of Monett, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2013 at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. She was born on Nov. 20, 1951 in Monett, Mo., the daughter of the late Clay and Atha (Greenway) Hoggett. She was united in marriage in 1978 to Ronnie Suttles, he preceded her in death on June 13, 1999...

EIGHTY YEARS AGO Aug. 26, 1933 S. A. Chapell, of Monett, was elected the temporary chairman of the Monett National Recovery Act organization. Mr. Chapell will call into conference the heads of civic clubs and representatives of every business interest in Monett in order that every line of industry is represented...

The Monett Cubs football team showed tremendous promise at the annual jamboree in Carl Junction on Aug. 23. Monett had several question marks on both sides of the ball heading into the scrimmage with Carl Junction, Carthage and Nevada. Each team took turns running 12 offensive plays against each other in a controlled scrimmage environment...

Three people were hurt in a single vehicle crash at 8:20 a.m. on Aug. 24 near Cassville. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Kyle Foltz, 32, of Cassville, was driving east on Highway 112, a half mile south of Cassville, in a 2013 Toyota Tundra. Wilson's vehicle traveled off the left side of the roadway and struck a tree. One of the rear seat passengers was struck by the motorcycle that was being hauled on the bed of the Tundra...

Forty-two people gave blood at the American Red Cross blood drive held in June at the St. John's Lutheran Church in Monett. Donna Beckett, bloodmobile chairman, noted two gallon marks were reached. Among those receiving gallon pins were: Marilyn Bell, 10 gallon and Doris Swank, one gallon...

First State Bank customers in the Monett area received a number of automated phone calls over the weekend providing an alert about their account status and asking for account information. According to bank spokesman Thom Conus, First State Bank made no such calls, has no automated machine to make such calls, and would not request account information, having that data already on file. ...

On Aug. 13, mem-bers of the Purdy City Council approved the 2013 tax levy at a special hearing. The tax levy was set at 0.3947, down from 0.3956 in 2012. The levy will generate approxi-mately $18,426. Aldermen approved a contract with Utility Services Group, of Olathe, Kan., for main-tenance and repair of the city's newest tower, which is now 11 years old. Photos of the in-spection revealed some minor issues with paint and rust, as well as some minor corrosion...

History has been uncovered at 321 E. Broadway in an effort to revive and refurbish downtown Monett. Bruner Pharmacy has discovered a piece of Monett's history during its ongoing renovation. The downtown business has removed the steel siding that was erected in the late 1960s. As the siding came down, a part of the history of Monett's downtown was revealed...

County health offi-cials are urging area residents to wash fresh produce and bagged salad items in an effort to prevent incidents of parasite infection that has nasty consequences. Cyclospora, a single cell parasite, can cause severe diarrhea, loss of appetite, weight loss, fever and flu-like symp-toms. Other symptoms include vomiting, body aches, stomach cramps and bloating. Symptoms may appear to go away and return one or more times and last days or weeks...

Monett City Council members heard reports during the Aug. 20 meeting on wide ranging activities by city crews during the preceding month. Director of golf Justin Beck said he planned to start a pilot project on two bunkers. If successful, the strategy would result in a "huge" labor savings...

Three people were hurt in a single vehicle crash at 8:20 a.m. on Aug. 24 near Cassville. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Kyle Foltz, 32, of Cassville, was driving east on Highway 112, a half mile south of Cassville, in a 2013 Toyota Tundra. Wilson's vehicle traveled off the left side of the roadway and struck a tree. One of the rear seat passengers was struck by the motorcycle that was being hauled on the bed of the Tundra...