Stories from Wednesday, September 25, 2013

Plans for a wide range of programs and activities for fall were discussed at the September meeting of the Monett Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Leadership Monett has completed its third session. Rhonda Schilly reported the program has gone well. The next session will be held on Oct. 3 at Jack Henry and Associates and at the Monett Regional Airport. The topic will be economic development. Dayton Mackey will provide background on Monett's industrial development to close the day...

Numerous activities and entertaining events filled the hours during the 18th annual Relay for Life, held on Saturday, Sept. 21, at South Park in Monett. The 18 teams made up of 270 members raised $67,417.47 by the time sales at the Relay were added into previous tallies...

Purdy City Council members reviewed maintenance problems, both public and private, at their monthly meeting on Sept. 9. Mayor Steve Roden reported city crews installed a sewer manhole on High Street after failing to correct the existing problem. The location of the sewer main was not known, which proved troublesome for property owner Charlie Hinkle, whose sewer line was plugged. Hinkle hired a plumber and a backhoe to run down the problem...

The Lawrence County Sheriff is asking for tolerance and patience starting Oct. 1 through Nov. 30 when dealing with scraggly deputies and civilian personnel. According to Sheriff Brad DeLay, the Sheriff's Department will conduct an internal fundraiser to help support the Missouri Rehabilitation Center's annual toy drive. This toy drive has been conducted for several years now and is an opportunity for the Sheriff's Department to give back to the community it serves...

The first signs of life for Monett's new Water Treatment Plant took place on Monday, Sept. 23. Pictured above, sub-contractors for general contractor Crossland Construction, of Columbus Kansas, broke ground on the new plant, which is set to be completed by December 2014...

Seligman will have a train ride on Saturday, Oct. 12 to Van Buren, Ark., where an arts and crafts day will be held. The train will cross rivers and the Winslow tunnel. For reservations, call 417-662-3612. The 29th annual Aurora Auto Fest will be held on Saturday, Oct. ...

Special services begin on Sept. 25 to celebrate the 30th anniversary of Chapel of Grace, located on Farm Road 1060, just south of Highway 60, west of Monett. Jimmy Copley, who has served as the church's pastor from the beginning, will also mark his 70th birthday on this date...

Every year, when the discussion of toughest cross-country courses is raised, the 5K-widow maker at Monett's City Park is high on the list. The combination of long, steep hills and short vertical challenges punish runners through every mile, and the times that seem so slow are indicative of the challenge...

EIGHTY YEARS AGO Sept. 25, 1933 Ozark districts that formerly boasted proudly, "No mosquitos" as they urged people to come there to live, now are like Monett, mosquito infested, tormented and crazed. In Monett, mosquitos have swept into the city, all armed with wire cutters or something so they can come right into the houses in spite of screens...

The 16th annual Bois D' Arc Primitive Skills Camp and Knap-In will be held Sept. 27 through Sept. 29 at Hulston Mill Historic Park near Greenfield. The event us dedicated to the research, practice and teaching of ancient lifeways and wilderness skills...

David and Sondra (Netzer) Probstfield, of Monett, will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Oct. 12. The couple will renew their vows at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Verona, where they were originally married. Father John Braun will officiate...

Jeromy and Chelsea Dutra announce the birth of their daughter, Hazley Maryann, born at 9:51 a.m. on July 9 at St. Edward's Mercy Hospital in Fort Smith, Ark. She weighed 10 pounds, five ounces and measured 22 inches. She was welcomed by two brothers, Bryson and Hunner...

Ivan and Kylie Mareth, of Carl Junction, announce the birth of their daughter, Ivey Grace. She was born at 1:18 p.m. on Aug. 2, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin. She weighed six pounds and 11 ounces and measured 19 and a half inches. Maternal grandparents are Mark and Tonya Phillips, of Mt. Vernon. Maternal great-grandparents are C.W. and Velta Phillips of Mt. Vernon and Walter and Betty Horn of Grove, Okla. Maternal great-great-grandmother is Fern Phillips, of Mt. Vernon...

Teresa Kaye Welters and Zachary Darrick Waggoner have announced their engagement and forthcoming marriage. The bride-elect is the daughter of Glen and Angela Welters, of Verona, and the granddaughter of Ed and Sally Welters, of Verona, and Jerry and Charlotte Tuggle, of Granby. She is a 2007 graduate of Verona High School and a 2010 graduate of Missouri Southern State University with a BSBA in marketing and a BA in Spanish. She is employed at Buckle, in Pleasanton, Colo., as the store manager...

Dorothy Vivian Gillow, age 94, of Monett, Mo., passed from this life to her eternal home on Saturday morning, Sept. 21, 2013, while at the Benchmark Healthcare in Monett. Dorothy was born on July 13, 1919 in Ocean Springs, Miss., one of four children born to her mother, Letha Turnage...

Maxine Moret, age 90, resident of Bartlesville, Okla., passed away on Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013. Maxine Winton was born on Jan. 12, 1923 in Monett, Mo. She was the daughter of Glover D. Winton and Myrtle Lela (Mulkey) Winton. Maxine graduated from Monett High School in 1939. She furthered her education by attending Monett Junior College where she received her associates degree in education. She worked in school systems in both Missouri and Iowa...

William D. Palmer, 77, of Fairview, died on Sunday, Sept. 22, at his home in Fairview. Memorial services will be held on Friday, Sept. 27, at 10:30 a.m. at the Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Pulaskifield. Arrangements are under the care of Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett.P...

Della F. Davis, age 78, of Cassville, died at 5 a.m. on Sunday, Sept. 22, in Lacoba Nursing Home, Monett. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Monday, Sept. 30, in Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville. Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. until service time Monday, in Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville...

Marvin Lee Campbell, age 79, of Marionville, died on Friday, Sept. 20, at his home. A private service will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora.

Ethelene Ina Melton, age 89, of Monett, died on Sunday, Sept. 22, at Mercy Hospital Springfield...

Cody Steven Leslie, age 26, of Monett, died on Sunday, Sept. 22 in Columbia. Funeral services are pending under the direction of Buchanan Funeral Home in Monett.

Willard Allan Graham, age 66, of Seligman, died on Monday, Sept. 23, in Cox Medical Center, Branson. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m., on Wednesday, Sept. 25, in Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville...

The Environmental Services division of the Barry County Health Department inspected 42 food-service establishments during the month of August. Of that group, 29 establishments had critical violations and six had no critical or non-critical violations...