Stories from Thursday, February 6, 2014

Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com Kevin Balmas, a volunteer with the Monett Senior Center's hot meal delivery program, dropped extra meals off to Effie Rice, a resident at Sunset Villas in Monett, in the event of more bad weather. "We have 17 volunteer drivers," said center administrator Lori Balmas. "We could always use more." The Senior Center delivers approximately 175 meals per week to homebound seniors in Monett, Pierce City, Purdy and Freistatt...

reporter@monett-times.com Following a recent three-vehicle crash that sent a local man to a Springfield hospital, concerns have been raised by residents of a nearby subdivision about the stretch of Highway 60 west of Monett that seems to attract more than its share of injury wrecks...

composition@monett-times.com A Lawrence County first responder is fortunate to be home recovering from injuries he sustained Tuesday after a chain reaction of events on Interstate 44. A Missouri State Highway Patrol report listed Mt. Vernon first responder Leon Sullivan as having been seriously injured in the noon incident. ...

composition@monett-times.com A couple from Ash Grove were victims in one of several crashes caused by Tuesday's winter weather. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that Otho Jetton, 71, was driving a 2008 Toyota pickup west on I-44 at 9:10 a.m., three miles southwest of Stotts City when he lost control on the snow-covered road, traveled off the roadway, struck an embankment and overturned...

reporter@monett-times.com A math teacher at Berean Christian Academy in Monett has been named November's Teacher of the Month by EFCO Corporation and The Monett Times. Marney Nowland has been teaching almost 44 years, the last four at Berean. "I truly enjoy helping students clearly grasp a difficult math concept and become comfortable with its use," Nowland said. ...

Habitat for Humanity, the Monett/Purdy affiliate, will meet at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 11 at the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ), Fourth and Wishart, in Monett. The American Red Cross will hold a blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. on Feb. 17 at the First Baptist Church in Monett, and from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Feb. 28 at Arvest Bank, 503 Main St. in Cassville...

Murray Bishoff/times-news@monett-times.com Despite the cold and precipitation, sledders continued savoring the slide down the sledding hill at Monett's South Park. Jenaya Cornelison, center, helped daughter Cambryn, right, and niece Whitlee, at left, up the hill for another run...

composition@monett-times.com A Marionville man sustained moderate injuries in a rollover crash Monday morning. According the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Nicholas Wilson, 20, was headed east on Route ZZ one mile west of Marionville in a 1990 Chevrolet 1500 when his vehicle ran off the roadway and overturned...

sports@monett-times.com It didn't dominate the talk of the first day of practice, but Purdy basketball coach Tommy Egan told his team that it would be possible for them to capture an Ozark 7 Conference title this season. Purdy has already earned two wins on the quest and will face one of its biggest threats to that goal on Friday when they travel south to face the Southwest Trojans...

sports@monett-times.com Thanks to Mother Nature's impact, what was already a challenging week became that much harder for Pierce City. Originally, the Eagles (12-7, 2-1) were to play Spring River Valley Conference foes Greenfield on Tuesday and Lockwood Friday...

Feb. 6, 1934 A special election to construct and equip a sewage disposal plant for Monett for $40,000 and for $30,000 to extend and improve the waterworks system has been called for Feb. 28. Ernest Girdley, from West Plains, has set up bowling alleys in the Bradford building between Fourth and Fifth streets of Broadway on the south side. ...

Margie Faye Fields, 82, of Cassville, died at 11:28 p.m. Monday, Feb. 3. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Private burial will be at a later date. No visitation is planned.

Darrell Lynn Williams, 73, of Hermitage, Tenn., formerly of Seligman, died Monday, Feb. 3. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 8, at Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville. Burial will follow at King Cemetery in Seligman. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral home...

Downtown Monett became a surreal beehive of activity this week as both private and public snow removal crews dug in to clear the snow. Loaders cleared the lot at U.S. Bank at Sixth and Broadway, above, while city street personnel pushed out the Sixth Street parking lot across the street, despite having difficulty gaining traction to even get out of Broadway for a lap around the lot...