Stories from Wednesday, August 6, 2014

I am more of a nostalgic person than I let on. I love history and talking to people about "the way things used to be." Last week, my sons found my baby book and were enamored with the fact that I, too, was once a boy. Toward the middle of my book of photographic memories we reached the section where I played Little League baseball and Mighty Might football...

The final decision was handed down this week scheduling the annual fall sports Pride Night for Saturday at Burl Fowler Stadium. The event's location had been up in the air because of all the construction ongoing at the field. The plan "B" would have been to move the event to the practice field, but was not needed with Monday's approval...

Theodore "Ted" Rosenau, 86, of Monett, died at 3:30 p.m., Monday, Aug. 4, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 9 atLakin Funeral Chapel in Pierce City. Graveside services will be at 1:30 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 8, at Cleburn County Memorial Gardens, Heber Springs, Ark...

Monett attorney Amy Boxx was elected as Barry County prosecuting attorney Tuesday to replace Johnnie Cox, who was elected to the associate circuit judgeship. Boxx, 42, who garnered an unofficial count of 62 percent (3,216 votes), defeated Matt Weatherman, 30, of Golden and Steve Dunker, 50, of Cassville. Weatherman received 20 percent (1,044 votes), and Dunker received 18 percent (952 votes)...

A hard-fought campaign in the 157th state representative district turned in favor of one-term incumbent, State Rep. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, who won the Republican nomination over first-time candidate Julie Ruzicka, R-Mt. Vernon. Moon carried the Republican primary election with 55 percent (3,307 votes) to Ruzicka's 45 percent (2,696 votes)...

Barry County Presiding Commissioner Cherry Warren won a 6th consecutive term Tuesday night, defeating one of his challengers by only 141 votes. Warren, 75, of rural Exeter, won Tuesday's Republican primary with an unofficial count of 44 percent (2,360 votes). Coming in second was Eddie Davison, 65, of Shell Knob received 42 percent (2,219 votes), and in third was Terry Burgess, 31, of Seligman received 14 percent (734 votes)...

The only contested county-wide race in the five-person contest for the Republican nomination to serve as associate circuit court judge in Division 2 resulted in former prosecuting attorney Robert George taking the win. George, of Aurora, the 21-year county prosecutor, was successful in his second run at the office with 2,273 votes, or 37.03 percent, of the 6,139 ballots cast in Lawrence County...

After an almost two-month investigation, Cpl. Donnie Privett of the Cassville Police Department has returned to work after it was ruled his use of force was justified in the June 10 incident that killed a Cassville man. Johnnie Cox, Barry County prosecutor, said the decision to not file charges was based on internal reports from the Cassville Police Department and Barry County Sheriff's Department, each of which responded to the scene; autopsy and toxicology reports; and a full investigation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.. ...

Meals will cost more in the Purdy R-2 School District this fall, as school board members voted to raise the fee by 25 cents per meal with the beginning of classes. "With federal requirements for food prices, we've dodged this for several years," said Steven Chancellor, Purdy superintendent. "We don't have a choice."...

Construction is moving ahead rapidly at the Purdy Schools to finish renovations for the opening of school on Aug. 12. Superintendent Steven Chancellor reported completing an additional duct connection in the cafeteria would finish ceiling work. From there, crews could paint the entire expanded facility and lay floor tile under climate controlled conditions. Ceiling tiles in the kitchen have been replaced...

Two Jasper boys suffered moderate injuries in a wreck on Hwy. 96, five miles east of La Russell, on Monday at about 3:40 p.m. William Potts, 16, and Tristan Potts, 12, both of Jasper, suffered moderate injuries after the Mitsubishi, being driven by William Potts, travelled off the right side of the roadway, striking an embankment and a fence...

Warm summer days make ideal conditions for highway maintenance. Crews for the Missouri Department of Transportation on Tuesday laid long stretches of asphalt on Highway PP, between Monett and Pierce City, pictured above, and on Highway P north of Verona, where crews closed lanes of traffic. ...

A lunch-time Journeys class at Cox Monett Hospital will begin on Monday, Sept. 8 and have sessions every Monday and Wednesday from noon to 1 p.m. Participants will be required to attend both days. For additional information, people may call Nancy Ridgley at 354-1280...