Stories from Thursday, February 13, 2014

times-news@monett-times.com Bids are now being solicited for construction of the two FEMA-funded storm safe rooms in the Monett R-1 school district. Superintendent Brad Hanson said bids will open on Tuesday. With the school board holding its next meeting on Thursday, Feb. 20, Hanson said he expects a special meeting to be set in early March to award a contract...

reporter@monett-times com Local agriculture experts say cattle producers looking to the spring breeding season should consider having their bulls tested before turning them in with their cows. Beef producer Tony Washeck of rural Monett has his six bulls tested at least once a year...

reporter@monett-times.com After the hustle and bustle of the holidays, things generally slow down for Crosslines. But, this year, requests for assistance are higher than in the past two years. The organization assisted over 300 families in need during the holiday season, starting at Thanksgiving and running through Christmas, with food baskets and gift items donated by businesses and individuals throughout the bi-county area. ...

times-news@monett-times.com Based on the success of events in surrounding cities, Monett will host a city-wide garage sale in April. City officials granted the Chamber of Commerce permission to hold the event on April 26, the last Saturday of the month...

times-news@monett-times.com Sherry Tucker, editor of Connection magazine, said her journey into the magazine business started as a writer and unexpectedly led to her current position. The daughter of a dairy farmer in Exeter, Tucker grew up on a farm where the family made sorghum and ground wheat. She and her mother still grow produce for the farmers market in Cassville, where Tucker enjoys mixing with a wide range of sellers...

The Monett agriculture conferences will be held on Tuesday, Feb. 18 at the Monett National Guard Armory. Dairy Day begins at 10:30 a.m. The Beef Cattlemen's Conference will begin at 3:30 p.m. A meal comes with both events. Advance registration is not needed. Cost is $5 per conference. Vendors can still make arrangements to offer ag-related products or services in the trade show by calling the Monett Chamber of Commerce office at 235-7919...

composition@monett-times.com A Marionville man received minor injuries in a wreck that happened early Wednesday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Gavin Edgar, 21, was headed west on County Road 2175 a half mile west of Marionville at 12:30 a.m. when his 1968 Chevrolet pickup ran off the roadway and struck a metal post...

sports@monett-times.com "It is just another tournament," is how Monett wrestling coach Daryl Bradley explains the importance of the Class 2, District 3 tournament in Bolivar this weekend. "We don't want our kids to approach any match differently than how they did during the regular season," Bradley said. "Far too often, kids or coaches of kids put undue pressure on matches instead of relying on their training and it results in losses."...

sports@monett-times.com Annually only 3.4 percent of high school students nation-wide receive a scholarship to play sports on the college level. On Tuesday, Wheaton High School senior Mariah Kochell joined that exclusive group by signing a national letter of intent to play volleyball at Mineral Area College in Park Hills...

Tennie Beatrice Tennison, 95, of Monett entered into eternal rest on Tuesday February 11, 2014 at Lacoba Nursing Home in Monett, Mo. She was born on November 17, 1918 in Lyerly, Georgia, the daughter of the late Daniel and Nettie (Shaw) Childress. She was united in marriage on March 15, 1937 in Monett to James Raymond Tennison, he preceded her in death on July 16, 1982...

Jeffrey Don Burk, 35, of Aurora, died at 6:02 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Feb. 14, at the First Baptist Church of Aurora. Burial will follow at Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora under the direction of Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home of Aurora...

Beatrice "Aunt Bea" Shaddox, 88, of Mt. Vernon, died at 10:15 a.m. Monday, Feb. 10, at Lacoba Nursing Home in Monett. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, at the First Baptist Church in Miller. Burial will follow at Round Grove Cemetery in Miller under the direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home of Mt. Vernon...