Stories from Wednesday, June 25, 2014

The appearance of Burl Fowler Stadium has changed dramatically in the past week. Work has shifted from earthmoving to laying and rolling the rock surface under the soon-to-be-installed artificial turf. Crew chief Dominic Scarpelli, right, and assistant Jared Kaler worked on installing the glass lid for the high jump pit, a new feature for the facility. ...

Members of the Monett WaterThrashers, a municipal swim team, were at practice early Tuesday, preparing for a weekend meet. Pictured above, Christin Jannsen, head coach, urges the group of 11- to 13-year-olds to focus on improving their forms and sprint times. ...

Murl Gene Wallis, 71, of Jenkins, died at 11:40 p.m. Saturday, June 21. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m., Thursday, June 26, at Clio Cemetery, Jenkins, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville, Missouri. No visitation is planned at this time...

Eddie Lee Bowerman, 60, of Mt. Vernon, died Saturday, June 21, at Cox Monett Hospital. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m., Tuesday, June 24, at Pennsboro Cemetery, under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Visitation will be from 1:30 to 5:00 p.m., Monday and from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. Tuesday...

Larry Moore, 62, of Cassville, died Monday, June 23, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. A private service will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of the White Funeral Home and Crematory in Cassville.

Colby Jess Lionberger, 30, of Mt. Vernon, died at 11:39 a.m., Sunday, June 22, at the home of a friend in Mt. Vernon. Memorial service will be held from 2 to 5 p.m., Saturday, June 28, at the Marc, 822 W. Mt. Vernon Blvd., in Mt. Vernon. Local arrangements under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home...

Mt Vernon will kick off the Independence Day observance on Friday with "Red, White and Boom," at Spirit of 76 Park in Mt. Vernon. The theme for this year is "Your Hometown Summer Blast." Admission and parking are free. A free swim will take place at the municipal pool from 4-6 p.m., followed by free laser tag and National Guard activities...

A Monett man was sentenced recently for a string of Barry County thefts in 2010. Howard Perryman, 64, of Monett, was sentenced to 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to four counts of receiving stolen property and one count of tampering. Perryman received 15 years for each of the five counts, with three sentences running concurrent and two running consecutive for the total of 30 years...

The Monett Youth Baseball and Softball League team sponsored by Community National Bank is pictured above. In the front row, from left, are: Victoria Gutierrez, Maddie Mettlach, Kailyn Cendroski, Jordan Cole, Allysson Inman, Kailey Medlock. Second row: Kimmy Long, Kaylee Herald, Zandria Blevins, Kylie Knight, Caitlyn Calhoun, Jazmine Villa and Anna Long. Third row: Coaches Lance Mettlach and Cale Cendroski. LaDonna McVay/Special to The Monett Times...

Glen Scott, 19, of Monett, flips a calf on its side before tying it down during the calf roping event at the 70th Annual Rotary Rodeo. Hampton Rodeo Co. of Springdale, Ark., put on the International Professional Rodeo Association show at Bill Hailey Arena in Cassville. Kyle Troutman/The Monett Times...

Cadets in the Junior ROTC program at the Scott Regional Technology Center in Monett have been recognized for achievement. Recognized for their work on the color guard were: Anthony Benavidez, Sierra Coy, Charles Edwards, Kristian Gomez, Jaqueline Gonzalez, Virginia Higdon, Nicolas James, Matthew Kelly, Jonathon Keplinger, Tanner Marney, Elio Rodriguez and Nakia Zamniak...

Students can pick up schedules for the 2014-15 school year at Monett High School at specified times between July 28 and Aug. 4, according to principal David Steward. Routines and class times will be different due to the first year of modular scheduling...

The Barry-Lawrence Ambulance District has discontinued its pilot program of having a third ambulance and crew on duty. The 90-day pilot program began on March 9 and ended on June 9. Jeaniettia Pierce, office manager, reported the program started with random scheduling of the additional crew in hopes of answering calls that would otherwise have to be turned over to another ambulance service...

It may rain on and off this week, but in those moments between showers, Monettans took the opportunity to tend to business. Brian Carder took his chance as the skies cleared for sunset to take his pit bull Pebbles out for a walk on West County Street. Murray Bishoff/times-news@monett-times.com...

Mosquito spraying in Monett will be done from approximately 8 p.m. to midnight, weather permitting, on Monday, June 30, north of Cleveland, on July 1 between Cleveland and Highway 60, on July 2, south of Highway 60. For additional information, people may call 235-3495...