Stories from Friday, April 10, 2015

A Monett woman was injured late Thursday night in a wreck on Highway H, two miles west of Mt. Vernon. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Nina Taylor, 60, of Monett, was driving a 2004 Mercury Grand Marquis westbound on Highway H at about 10:34 p.m. ...

A Cassville man suffered minor injuries Thursday night in a wreck on Highway 248, one mile east of Cassville. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Braxton Franklin, 25, of Cassville, was driving a 2001 Suzuki G60 motorcycle eastbound on Highway 248 at about 9 p.m. when his vehicle ran off the roadway and overturned...

At its April 20 meeting, the Monett City Council will hear public comment on a request to allow delivery of package liquor sales to homes in Monett. The request came from Mauricio Fernandez, owner of The Beer Cave at 501 E. Broadway. "We thought we have an ordinance that you couldn't deliver alcohol," said Mayor Jim Orr. "We want to make it clear."...

A 33-year-old Aurora man has been charged with attempted first-degree sodomy in connection with an assault at a Monett laundromat on Monday. James Ray Brinegar was taken into custody at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday in Monett. According to Police Chief Tim Schweder, an alert officer spotted an SUV with Indiana license plates that matched the description of the vehicle used following an incident at 10:15 a.m. on Monday at a Monett laundry on Cleveland Avenue...

With temperatures topping 80 degrees on Tuesday, there was nothing quite as nice as a walk in Monett's South Park to end the day.

A fire in an unoccupied house where an adult woman was sleeping caused damage on two levels on Thursday morning. Monett firefighters received a call at 1:13 a.m. on Thursday for a fire at 603 Fifth St. According to Fire Chief Tom Jones, the house was empty except for a mattress on the living room floor, where an adult female was attempting to sleep. ...

The Monett robotics team, The Professionals, FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) Team No. 5730, has achieved a surprising milestone. After organizing and recruiting members in September, the 15-member team of high school students entered its first competition last month, the Oklahoma Regional at the Cox Arena in Oklahoma City, Okla. The team received the Rookie All-Star Award and an invitation to the world championship at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis April 22-25...

Michelle Eck was formally named as the new president of the Monett Chamber of Commerce at the board's reorganizational meeting, the joint session with the incoming and outgoing boards. Outgoing President Donna Beckett passed the gavel and will stay on the board for another year as past president...

Monett residents in a northwest section of town may have wakened to no water on Thursday following a vehicular mishap that torn out the fire hydrant at Eisenhower and West Cleveland. According the Monett Water Department, a Tyson Foods tractor trailer, apparently lost and trying to find the Tyson plant, turned at the intersection at 4 a.m., shearing off both the fire hydrant three feet below ground and the surrounding steel poles, sending a geiser of water into the air. ...

A benefit dinner and auction to support the Barry County 4-H program's scholarship fund will be held at 6 p.m. tonight at the Crowder College Community Building, 4020 Main St. in Cassville. The cost is $12 per person. The proceeds from this event will be awarded to outstanding 4-H youth in Barry County in the form of scholarships to attend regional, state, and national events...

The second annual Local Heroes Ride in memory of firefighter Dave Shaner will be held on Saturday, April 11 at 600 13th St. in Monett. Registration for the family friendly event begins at 9 a.m. Kids games and activities are planned along with a raffle. A ride hosted by Bikers Against Dumb Drivers will be held at 10:30 a.m. For additional information, people may call Samantha at 417-489-7732...

Propelled by their first win of the season, the Lady Cubs soccer team storms into tonight's first-round match of the Ozark Shootout against Republic with renewed confidence. "We'll play Republic tonight and then Logan-Rogersville tomorrow," said Dan Janssen, Monett coach. "The girls are excited to get back on the field and try to extend their win total."...

Monett Baseball Coach Michael Calhoun told his team that he does not care about any state rankings because the team still needs to live up to the expectations. However, his opinion has fallen on the deaf ears of the pollsters at the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association...

The season got off to a rocky start for the Monett boys tennis team, falling 8-1 to Webb City on Tuesday. The Cubs look to rebound tonight at they head to Carl Junction for their second match of the season. Enrique Salas earned Monett's lone victory in the No. 4 singles with a 9-8 decision over Gabriel Yokley...

Dewey W. Swofford, 80, of Wheaton, died Monday, April 6. Memorial services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at McQueen Funeral Home in Wheaton. Visitation will be held from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Friday, April 10, at McQueen Funeral Home, Wheaton.

Judith S. Nance, 70, of Cassville, died at 5:17 p.m. Tuesday, April 7. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 11, at Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville. Burial will be in Viney Creek Cemetery, Golden. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, at Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville...

James William Hood, "Spook", 67,of Fayetteville, Ark., went to be with our Lord February 17, 2015. He was the son of the late Burnis and Loreva Hood, of Miller, Mo. He leaves behind his only daughter, Torie Johnson-Smith, and her husband, John Smith; two grandchildren, D.J. Smith and RaeAnne Smith, all of West Fork, Ark., his brother, Mark Hood, and his wife, Cindy, and two nephews, Andrew and Adam Hood, all of Missouri...

Randy Ray Newman, 60, of Macks, died at 9:40 p.m. Saturday, April 4. Graveside services will be held at 11:30 a.m. Friday, April 10, at Log Church Cemetery, Butterfield, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville.

Samuel Joe "Buddy" Evans, 71, of Hollister, Mo., formerly of Monett, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2015, at his residence. Sam was born on December 17, 1943, in Aurora, Mo., the son of Cornell and Sammy Evans, of Springfield, Mo. He graduated from Monett High School in 1962, and then attended SMS and graduated from there in May of 1966...