Stories from Tuesday, May 6, 2014

Janie Bates and Donna Hammond put finishing touches on their table at this weekend's Celebration Tea. The event, which was held at First United Methodist Church, hosted over 100 women who enjoyed chicken salad, fresh fruit, scones with lemon curd or Devonshire cream, and a variety often or coffee. Each table was decorated in an individual theme by its hostesses. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com...

Branch Supervisor Anyone with a Veteran you would like to brag about, feel free to bring in a snapshot for our Memorial Day bulletin board. We would be proud to post it for everyone to see. If we fill one bulletin board, we can always spill over onto the second bulletin board!...

Stephanie Ann Mauk, 41, of Golden, died at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 1. Services will be from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, May 10, at Sunshine Open Bible Church in Des Moines, Iowa. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Fohn Funeral Home of Cassville...

Joyce Brown, 78, of Miller, died at 9:30 a.m. Thursday, May 1, at her home. Services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, May 5 at Morris-Leiman-Mosher Funeral Home of Miller.

Minnie Mae Garner, 85, of Aurora, died at 4:32 p.m. Friday, May 2, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 7, at Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home of Aurora...

Peggy Maurine Pinnell passed away at her son's home in Springfield, MO, at 10:43 p.m. on Saturday, May 3, 2014. Born on January 9, 1925, she was the daughter of Oltie and Jessie Davis, and was a lifelong native of Monett, MO, as well as a faithful active member of the First Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) in Monett. ...

Students in Misty Calhoun's second grade class were interested in learning about Jack, a miniature donkey, during Barnyard Days. FFA students Jeremy Horton and Hayley Long offered information to the students visiting their station during the annual Monett Elementary School event. Murray Bishoff/times-news@monett-times.com...

sports@monett-times.com The Eagles, by some standards, are slumping this baseball season. Purdy, 5-12, has been a victim of its success this season. For the last eight years, they have ruled the Ozark 7 Conference with nearly absolute authority, earning seven conference titles to to display in their trophy case...

The Monett Youth Volleyball Camp will be held for girls entering thir through sixth grades next fall from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday, May 17 at the Monett Elementary School gym. Cost is $20 and includes a T-shirt. For more information, people may contact Julie Dalton at 235-3411...

composition@monett-times.com A woman from Crane is dead and an Aurora man received minor injuries in a single-vehicle crash north of Crane. According to the Highway Patrol, the wreck happened at 11:20 a.m. Friday on Roundhouse Road, two miles north of Crane, when a southbound 2004 Chevrolet pickup driven by Brandyn Stanley, 19, of Aurora, ran off the left side of the roadway, overturned and struck parked railroad cars...

composition@monett-times.com An Aurora woman was injured in a one-vehicle crash near Marshfield in Webster County, which also resulted in several charges against her. The wreck happened at 7 a.m. Saturday on Route CC, 1-1/2 miles northeast of Marshfield, when a northbound 1999 Buick Regal driven by Candace Wright, 22, traveled off the roadway, struck a concrete post and overturned, according the the Highway Patrol...

composition@monett-times.com An Eagle Rock woman was hurt in a two-vehicle crash south of Table Rock Lake at the intersection of Highway 86 and Route P. According to the Highway Patrol report, the wreck happened at 6:55 p.m. Friday when Samantha Cullers, 21, was headed north on Route P in a 2001 Ford Taurus and the vehicle went into the path of a 2013 Ford F150 headed east on Highway 86 and driven by Stacey Jaques, 45, of Cassville...

composition@monett-times.com A Monett woman and a child were both injured in a crash in Christian County, two miles west of Billings of Highway 60. The accident occurred at 6:25 a.m. Monday when an eastbound 1997 Mercury Grand Marquis driven by Heather Vasey, 22, crossed the center of the road, traveled off the left side of the road, struck a telephone control box and overturned, according to the Highway Patrol...

jbrower@monett-times.com A Cassville woman is dead following a one-vehicle crash that took place over the weekend. Tamara D. Corn, 31, was killed when the 2013 Polaris Razor in which she was riding lost control on a curve, ran off the left side of the road and struck a tree on Farm Road 2155, five miles east of Cassville at about 11:50 p.m. ...

times-news@monett-times.com Action plans for activities to improve the health of Monett students have been formulated and submitted to the Missouri Foundation for Health. School leaders have outlined expansive activities that are set to begin during summer school...

Sixteen Monett FFA students took farm equipment and animals to Monett Elementary School on Monday to treat students to Barnyard Days. According to Tamra Sunby, FFA advisor, the onset of inclement weather last fall forced the rescheduling of the popular event to Monday, which offered ideal conditions. ...

sports@monett-times.com On Sunday, Jane Rogers was informed that Wicked Strong would not race in the second leg of the Triple Crown, the Preakness Stakes. "I'm fine with that," Rogers said. "The Preakness is a shorter distance race and really didn't fit Wicked's training. He'll now prepare...