Stories from Tuesday, March 3, 2015

Though the Monett delegation was smaller than usual at Roaring River on opening day, one group came and camped for the occasion.

The Monett boys basketball team is looking to make history tonight as it opens play in the Class 4, District 12 Tournament in Webb City. The historic event the Cubs are seeking is an elusive win in the district tournament. In the last decade, Monett has only escaped the first round three times. However, only once in the last seven years have they advanced to the next round...

It was a play that Pierce City has run thousands of times in games and in practice. Two shooters fan out wide on the baseline, while the guard at the top of the key drives down the lane. When he is cut off, he passes the ball to one of the wing snipers for what is, usually, a wide open shot...

Trustees for the Village of Freistatt have closed the Freistatt Community Building to public use following an attempt to correct a floor problem that left the interior of the building covered in a fine layer of gray pulverized concrete. Trustees have expressed concern over the Community Center's floor for some time. ...

Recent cold weather has brought a slowdown to construction on the two FEMA projects underway for the Monett School District. Superintendent Brad Hanson reported very little exterior work has moved forward in light of the temperatures, placing the end of the project in some question...

After a year that carried record prices for cattle and the lowest cost for corn in years, cattle producers had reason for euphoria. University of Missouri Extension agricultural economist Scott Brown, who has a doctorate from the university, reported cattlemen that market conditions suggest another good year ahead, but cautioned against making decisions based on current conditions...

The Monett Special Road District commissioners will meet at 5 p.m. on March 9 in the conference room at Monett City Hall. The spaghetti dinner and silent auction fundraiser to benefit the Scott Regional Technology Center's JROTC program's Cadet Enrichment Project has been rescheduled for 5 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, March 7 at Scott Tech. A wide range of goods and services provided by area businesses...

The green and white student fanatics of Pierce City packed the stands on Friday to cheer on their Lady Eagles during district basketball action.

The Purdy cheering section was loud and proud during the district title match with Pierce City on Friday.

Leo Jefferson Kirk, 69, of Washburn, died Wednesday, Feb. 25. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 9, at War Eagle Cemetery, War Eagle, Ark.,, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville.

Norma Wilkins, 88, of Monett, passed away from complications of a stroke on Feb. 27, 2015, in the peaceful morning hours she enjoyed so much. Norma was born on March 30, 1926, to Edward and Sarah Elizabeth (Morgan) Nelson in Provo, Utah, where she spent her childhood. ...

Anna Louise Barickman, 87, of Monett, died Monday, March 2, at Lacoba Homes in Monett. Mrs. Barickman's wishes were to be cremated. No formal services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett...