Stories from Friday, September 4, 2015

EIGHTY YEARS AGO Sept. 6-12, 1935 With the announcement this week that federal funds have been made available for use in building concrete sidewalks by work relief labor, property owners of Monett may now have their walks built at a savings amountIng to nearly 70 percent. ...

EIGHTY YEARS AGO Aug. 30-Sept. 5, 1935 Seven sites were submitted for consideration for the new federal post office be to constructed at Monett. These include: lots at Third and Bond, empty lots on Fourth Street, lots on Sixth north of Bond, Sixth Street north of Turner's garage, corner of Seventh and Bond, 500 Sixth Street and First and Broadway south to Front Street...

Winners have been announced at the annual Miss Chick Pageant, a contest held in conjunction with the Crane Broiler Fest. The pageant was held on Aug. 21 at the Crane Christian Church Community Center in downtown Crane. This year's event had seven divisions...

Dr. David Allan Price, 53, of Aurora, died at 6:22 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 3, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 5, at Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora, with burial to follow at the Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora...

Monett Police Chief Tim Schweder has ordered three more cameras for the city's patrol cars. The purchase will double the number of marked cars with cameras. The new cameras, like the older models, all come from the WatchGuard company and cost $5,000 each...

Scammers have approached four Monett restaurants demanding payment for allegedly unpaid electric bills, threatening to disconnect service. Monett Police Chief Tim Schweder said the claims are false and business operators should report such incidents to police...

The Monett Healthy Schools, Healthy Community Initiative resumed its monthly cooking sessions on Monday at the Scott Regional Technology Center.

Two 16-year-old boys were injured Thursday in a wreck at 5:15 p.m. on Farm Road 1040, four miles west of Monett. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Mason Moreland, 16, of Monett, was driving a 2002 Ford Explorer northbound on Farm Road 1040 when his vehicle lost control on a low-water bridge, skidded off the roadway, struck a fence and overturned...

A Monett woman sufferer moderate injuries Thursday in a wreck at 2:45 p.m. on Farm Road 2032, five miles southwest of Verona. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Michel Forrester, 40, of Aurora, was driving a 2009 Mack truck eastbound when a northbound 1989 Ford F150, being driven by John Breyel, 26, of Verona, allegedly failed to yield and drove into the side of Forrester's vehicle...

Making a sweep through small towns in Missouri to learn about agriculture issues from producers, U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill stopped at Charles and Melissa Fletcher's Edgewood Creamery operation, north of Purdy, on Thursday. McCaskill toured the creamery's cheese making operation and discussed agriculture issues with the Fletchers and other industry representatives who stopped by...

Classes in the Monett school district will not be held today so teachers can undergo professional development training. Teachers at Monett Elementary, Central Park Elementary and Monett Intermediate will focus on project-based learning. Central Park teachers will also look at professional growth plans, reviewing student performance in a matrix and collaborating on the team and grade levels...

A Seligman man was arrested Tuesday following a wreck at 4 p.m. Tuesday on Farm Road 2290, two miles east of Seligman, that injured three other Seligman residents. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Brandon Oxford, 39, of Seligman, was driving a 1999 Dodge Durango northbound when he allegedly failed to yield at a stop sign and struck the passenger side of a 2000 Ford Explorer, being driven by William Jordan, 76, of Seligman...

The Monett Senior Center will host a dance at 7 p.m. on Sept. 7 at 405 Dairy St. Community Blood Center of the Ozarks will hold a blood drive fromm 8 a.m. to noon on Sept. 15 at the EFCO main plant on 1000 County Rd.; from noon to 4:30 p.m. on Sept.18 at Mercy Hospital, 500 Porter in Aurora...

Monett's volleyball team travels to the Ash Grove Tournament on Saturday in hopes of making some noise and possibly winning a championship.
The Lady Cubs are still seeking their first win, but coach Julie Dalton believes it will come sooner, rather than later.
"The key for us is to play every point like it is game point," Dalton said. "We have to do the little things right and then build off that momentum."...

Dan Janssen, Monett swimming and diving coach, expects a great deal from his team, but even his expectations were surpassed by the Cubs in their first meet of the season. On Tuesday in Carthage, Monett rewrote the school record book by setting four varsity records...