Stories from Wednesday, January 7, 2015

A Springdale, Ark., man is awaiting extradition from the Washington County, Ark., jail after allegedly shooting his ex-girlfriend and her grandfather, then taking his 2-year-old daughter. Christopher Paschall, 37, of Springdale, Ark., is facing charges of first-degree murder, a class A felony, first-degree assault, a class A felony, and armed criminal action, an unclassified felony...

A Purdy man was reportedly turned away by doctors at the Cox Monett Hospital emergency room Thursday, a decision a Barry County sheriff's deputy said goes against the hospital's policy. According to a report from the Barry County Sheriff's Office, Deputy Al Zabala responded at 3:52 a.m. to a medical call on Caledonia Avenue in Purdy, where he found Pedro Martinez, 59, laying on the concrete in his garage after he had fallen from a chair...

The Roaring River State Park kicked off the new year in natural fashion Thursday by providing guided tours along two of its trails. Around 10 a.m., 28 people followed Park Manager Kerry Hays, and his wife and registered volunteer, Heather Hays, on the 2.75-mile Eagle's Nest Trail. Park Ranger Steve Jabben walked behind the group...

Show-Me-Select heifer sales set records over the last two months because Missouri farmers had more money toward expanding their herds. On Nov. 21, the Joplin sale sold 521 heifers that totaled $1,505,150 and averaged $2,889. Eldon Cole, University of Missouri Extension regional livestock specialist for the Southwest Region, which includes Barry and Lawrence counties, said he was shocked by those prices...

The Relay for Life of Barry County is hoping to test people's minds on Saturday with the inaugural Trivia Night and Silent Auction. The event, which will be held from 5-8 p.m. at the Scott Regional Technology Center in Monett, kicks off the 2015 fundraising for the group...

Barry County officials recently took their oaths of office recently at the Barry County Courthouse.

With the Monett Chamber of Commerce's popular Festival of Lights at South Park concluding on Dec. 31, electric department crews took advantage of more mild winter days to start packing up the displays for next season.

The Monett Rural Fire District board of directors will meet at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at the main fire station on County Road in the Monett Industrial Park. All branches of the Barry-Lawrence Regional Library will be closed on Monday, Jan. 19 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day...

Monett wrestling Coach Daryl Bradley has been waiting for this week since the wrestling season began. "No holidays, no family vacations to worry about, just wrestling," Bradley said. "This is a big week. I have put the pressure on them to step up and take control."...

The Barry County Prosecutor's Office recently bid farewell to outgoing Barry County Prosecutor Johnnie Cox.

The Missouri Department of Conservation reported that hunters harvested 11,025 deer during the alternative methods portion of the 2014 deer hunting season, which ran Dec. 20-30, 2014. Over 204,000 deer have been harvested this hunting season. Barry and Lawrence counties finished in the bottom third of the state for total number of deer harvested during the time frame...

Charlie "Joe" Bruton, 64, Cassville, died at 4:06 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 6. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville.

Margaret Anne Emhoff, 87, of Aurora, died at 11:50 p.m. Monday, Jan. 5, at Aurora Nursing Center. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Jan. 9, at Maple Park Cemetery, under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora.