Stories from Tuesday, April 29, 2014

Who was that masked man escorting the lady in red? Samuel Crow, attired in a Batman mask, escorted a smiling Maddie Brottlund to Pierce City's "Masquerade" Prom at the Monett Park Casino. Students were announced to family members and friends gathered outside the Casino as they made their way up the promenade to its entrance. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com...

A Monett man pleaded guilty Tuesday to a string of tractor thefts in 2013. Howard Perryman, 64, of Monett, pleaded guilty to four counts of receiving stolen property and one count of tampering with a motor vehicle just prior to a jury being sworn in and a trial taking place on Tuesday. He will appear for sentencing at 9 a.m. on June 17, and each of the counts are listed as class C felonies...

Jackson Evans cautiously shook hands with McGruff the Crime Dog at Healthy Kids Day, sponsored by the Monett Area YMCA. Evans, is pictured with Kylar and Michelle Cornell. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com

times-news@monett-times.com Positive signals indicate the proposed historic district for Monett's Main Street will move forward toward approval including the south side of Broadway. According to City Administrator Dennis Pyle, Missouri Historical Advisory Council issued a staff recommendation to accept Monett's application for a historic district. ...

reporter@monett-times.com The Barry-Lawrence Regional Library has received $37,000 in funding to continue programs and make technology upgrades to equipment at branch facilities within the system. Director Gina Milburn said the library had received $2,500 from the Walmart Foundation and a $14,000 grant from the Library Services and Technology Act from the state of Missouri to help offset the cost of the Summer Reading Club program. ...

reporter@monett-times.com Cox Monett Hospital is hosting a six-week class, Feel Better Now, to encourage people with chronic conditions is seeking ways to live a healthy life. The free class will be held from 10 a.m. to noon on Tuesdays starting May 6 and continuing through June 10...

composition@monett-times.com A Seligman man was seriously injured in a crash over the weekend. According to the Highway Patrol, Christopher K. Holt, 22, was driving south on Farm Road 1075 two miles northeast of Seligman in a 2001 Ford Taurus when the vehicle ran off the roadway and down an embankment at about 6:20 p.m. Sunday...

Regarding an article in Friday's edition, the correct phone number to call to register for Feel Better Now is 417-269-INFO. The article with the correct information appears in today's edition. The Monett Times corrects factual errors promptly and courteously. If you have a correction or clarification, please email Editor and Publisher Jacob Brower at jbrower@monett-times.com...

VFW Post 4207 Ladies Auxiliary will have its Wednesday luncheon from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on May 7. The menu will include chicken fried steak, mashed potatoes with cream gravy, seasoned green beans, biscuit, dessert and drinks. Cost is $6.50 for all you can eat...

sports@monett-times.com The lights are on and the sound of ball pinging off a bat and children's laughter filling air means that baseball and softball season has arrived With regular season games beginning this week at North Park, the Monett Youth Softball and Baseball League recently kicked the season off with an opening night celebration...

sports@monett-times.com By age 70, most people are looking to slow down and take it easy. But Darrell Mooneyham isn't most people. Every Friday night, he can be found working at a feverous pitch around his race car at the Monett Speedway. He tirelessly tinkers and tweaks, looking for those few hidden RPMs that will make the difference between winning and losing...

George Baxter George Baxter, age 57, of Butterfield, MO, passed away on Saturday, April 26, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. George was born on August 8, 1956 in McPherson, KS, son of the late Howard and Irene (Ray) Baxter. He had attended schools in Monett and Pierce City. ...

Jeraldine "Jerry" Ghan, 85, a lifelong resident of Monett, MO, passed away on Sunday morning, April 27, 2014, at her home. Jerry was born on November 23, 1928 in Monett, daughter of the late Ples and Jewel (Reeves) McCullough. She was a wonderful homemaker, a loving wife and mother and a child of God. Jeraldine was a member of the First Baptist Church, Monett. She enjoyed embroidery, cooking, reading, playing solitaire and traveling with her husband...

Rhyli Carr got her face painted by Paula Adams at the Healthy Kids Day event, sponsored by the Monett YMCA over the weekend. The annual event encourages children to get active and eat healthy by providing healthy snacks and water along with bounce toys and activities to get them moving outdoors. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com...