Stories from Monday, November 11, 2013

The Monett City Council voted to pay for all the alternates in building thenew safe room for the Marshall Hill subdivision, raising the cost of the project to $844,545. Six bidders submitted quotes ranging from $712,688 to $810,000 for the base price. According to City Administrator Dennis Pyle, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) approved a grant of up to $503,000 for the project, and the city would use all of the eligible funds...

Volunteers at Free Will Baptist Church put their folding skills to work making shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child during a packing party event. Volunteers at the First Baptist Church plan to hold a packing party on Nov. 13. Through Samaritan's Purse, under the direction of Franklin Graham, this project collects shoeboxes for shipment overseas from Monday, Nov. 19 to Nov. 25...

With deployment to Afghanistan scheduled in February, 2014, soldiers of the 276th Engineering Company (verticle) held their annual Christmas family gathering on Nov. 3 at the National Guard Armory in Pierce City. Captain Phillip Kirk, company commander, took the occasion to conduct four promotions. Sergeant Russell Seay, of Monett, was promoted to staff sergeant. Nathan Burt, of Purdy, Brian Lurten, of Cameron, and Maria Vasquez McCoy, of Chillicothe, were all promoted to sergeant...

Carl Ray Ellis, age 69, of Wheaton, died at 9:05 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 8. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov.12 at McQueen Funeral Home in Wheaton. Burial will be in Hazel Green Cemetery, Boulder City. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home...

Jack Paynter, age 63, of Billings,died at 4:02 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Cox Hospital South in Springfield. A memorial service was held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 9, at the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora.

Henry R. Zang, age 72, of Marionville, died at 9:07 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013, at Cox Hospital in Springfield. A funeral Mass, under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 11, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Verona. Burial will be at the Marionville IOOF Cemetery...

Wanda Christine Cooper, age 73, of Pierce City, died at 5:49 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov.13 at the Pierce City First Baptist Church, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville. Burial will be in Pierce City Cemetery...

Alice Wise, age 65, of Monett, died on Thursday morning, Nov. 7 at her home. Memorial services for Mrs. Wise will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013 at the Waldensian Presbyterian Church. Inurnment will follow in the Waldensian Cemetery. Memorial visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15 at Buchanan Funeral Home in Monett...

James Adair, age 38, of Seligman, died on Tuesday, Nov. 5, at Cox Hospital South in Springfield. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of White Funeral Home in Cassville.

Virginia Joyce McCracken, age 77, of Wheaton, died at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 11, at McQueen Funeral Home in Wheaton. Burial will be in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Butterfield.

Lawrence Nimsick, age 85, of Sarcoxie, Mo., passed away on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2013, while at Cox Monett Hospital in Monett. Lawrence was born on Dec.26, 1927 in rural Sarcoxie, son of the late Joseph Nimsick and Martha (Katzfey) Nimsick. He had been a lifetime area resident, attending school in Sarcoxie and was a member of St. ...

EIGHTY YEARS AGO Nov. 11, 1933 O.E. Pearson, of Kent, Ohio, representing the Davy Tree organization, brought to Pierce City to prune trees in Mrs. Grace Tinker's yard, has been hired by Monett city officials to have some work done in the park. Freight shipments, secured for the Frisco Railroad by the Monett Frisco Employees' Club, surpassed all others, earning Monett the rating as the most loyal town on the Frisco...

The Monett Cubs soccer team proved that lighting could strike in the same place twice as they claim their second consecutive Class 1, District 12 title with a 1-0 victory over College Heights on Nov. 7. Monett senior middle, Eddie Aceves, scored the game's only goal on a penalty kick with 1:07 left in regulation to secure the victory...

The Bass Pro Outdoors Fitness Festival is always one of the biggest road racing weekends in the state of Missouri. With distances ranging from the standard 5K up to and including the full marathon, there is a race for every level of runner. A number of area runners participated, with most opting for the Cohick Half Marathon...

The newly formed 16 and under Midwest Nationals BOMO fast pitch softball team, pictured above, recently won the USSSA MSP Fall Brawl in Overland Park, Kan., with a 4-1 decision over the Kansas Outlaws. The National are comprised of players from The Nationals' team includes players from Bolivar, Morrisville, Ozark, Willard, Purdy and Dora...

Habitat for Humanity, Monett/Purdy affiliate, will meet on Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 5 p.m. at First Christian Church, fourth and Wishart in Monett. Walt Hamer, with the Monett Lions Club, will be the speaker for the noon meeting on Tuesday, Nov. 12 of the Monett Kiwanis Club, held at Happy House restaurant...

A Seligman man received moderate injuries in a single vehicle crash in McDonald County on Nov. 9. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Matthew Philpott, 42, was driving north on Highway KK, five miles south of Powell, at 4:30 p.m. when his 2001 Acura SUV ran off the right side of the road and overturned...

A 4-H club is forming in Purdy on Nov. 19. The organizational meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. at the Purdy Community Building. Nathan Witt has volunteered as the community leader. As the largest out-of-school youth organization in the world, 4-H is open to all boys and girls, ages 5 to18. Children who are five to seven years old (by Jan 1, 2014) are eligible for 4-H Clover Kids, an introductory program...

For the first quarter of its new fiscal year, Monett-based Jack Henry and Associates (JHA) reported a 9 percent increase in revenue and a 17 percent increase in net income over the first quarter of the previous year. A leading provider of technology solutions and payment processing services for the financial industry, JHA ended its first quarter on Sept. ...

times-news@monett-times.com With deployment to Afghanistan scheduled in February, 2014, soldiers of the 276th Engineering Company (verticle) held their annual Christmas family gathering on Nov. 3 at the National Guard Armory in Pierce City. Captain Phillip Kirk, company commander, took the occasion to conduct four promotions. ...

Twice is nice. The Monett Cubs soccer team, pictured above, won the Class 1, District 12 soccer tournament for the second consecutive year on Nov. 7. The Cubs defeated College Heights with a penalty kick with 1:07 left in regulation to secure the title...

Purdy School Board members voted to move the girls softball season to the spring during the board's October meeting. Athletic director Jennifer Schallert reported that of the 12 teams Purdy presently plays, seven planned to switch seasons with the change in state regulations...

Tickets for the 12th annual Dining for Diabetes fundraiser are now on sale. The popular event benefitting diabetes education and services through Cox Monett Hospital, will be held on Jan. 18, 2014 at the National Guard Armory in Pierce City. The 2014 theme will be "Roaring Twenties."...