- Norwood - Producers Auction Yards (Agriculture Report ~ 09/11/15)
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4 children hurt in Route C wreck
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
Four children and one adult suffered injuries Thursday in a wreck at 6:10 p.m. on Route C, six miles east of Purdy. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Edward Cooper, 69, of Granby, was driving a 2005 Ford F350 eastbound when a 2000 Dodge Dakota, being driven by Shawn Hughey, 37, of Verona, made a left turn and pulled into his path...
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Mt. Vernon teen injured in wreck
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
A Mt. Vernon 16-year-old suffered moderate injuries Thursday in a wreck at 4:10 p.m. on Farm Road 1217, one mile north of Chesapeake. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Noel Conway, 16, of Mt. Vernon, was driving a 1999 Chevrolet Silverado northbound on Farm Road 1217. His vehicle came over a hill on the wrong side of the roadway and struck a 2002 Chevrolet Avalanche, being driven by Patricia Wilson, 72, of Mt. Vernon...
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Cassville man dies in Hwy. 37 wreck
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
A Cassville man died Thursday morning after a wreck on Highway 37, three miles north of Cassville. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Aaron Haston, 41, of Cassville, was driving a 2004 Chevrolet Monte Carlo southbound on Highway 37 at about 8 a.m. when his vehicle ran off the roadway, struck a culvert and overturned, ejecting the driver...
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Deborah Wormington
(Obituary ~ 09/11/15)
Deborah C. "Debbie" Wormington, 54, of Cassville, died at 4:04 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 9. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 14, at Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville. Burial will be at Purdy Cemetery in Purdy. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, at Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville...
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Jerry Green
(Obituary ~ 09/11/15)
Jerry Lewis Green, 76, of Purdy, went to be with the Lord in Heaven Thursday, Sept. 10, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. He was born July 20, 1939, in Ponca City, Okla., the son of the late Lewis and Edna (Essary) Green. He was united in marriage on June 10, 1961, in Rodalben, Germany to Anna Marie Edrich. She survives...
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Purdy tops Thomas Jefferson in volleyball
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/15)
The Purdy volleyball team defeated Thomas Jefferson, 25-7 and 25-13, on Tuesday to improve to 7-2-2 and 2-0 in Ozark 7 Conference play. The Lady Eagles were led by Courtney White, 9 aces; Layne Skiles, 8 kills; Morgan Schilly, 13 assists; and Carly England, 9 digs. Purdy also won the junior varsity match, 25-21. Purdy hosts Exeter on Tuesday...
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Band Boosters to host Homecoming tailgate
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/15)
The Monett Band Booster Club is hosting a Homecoming tailgate fundraiser Friday at Burl Fowler Stadium. Hamburger meals are $5 and hot dog meals are $4 with all proceeds benefiting the Monett High School band program.
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Soccer Cubs fall to Carl Junction, 4-2
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/15)
The Monett soccer team got two goals from Jason Puente in the first five minutes of the second half but could not catch Carl Junction on Tuesday, falling 4-2. The Cubs travel to Central High School on Tuesday.
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Monett tennis downs College Heights, 7-2
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/15)
The Lady Cubs tennis team defeated College Heights on Tuesday, 7-2. Monett's Katie Tinklepaugh, Lauren Bass, Madison Barnes, Tiffany Hull and Kaylee Johnson claimed singles victories for Monett. The duos of Tinklepaugh and Bass, and Hull and Johnson, won their doubles events. The Lady Cubs are in action today in the Monett Invitational...
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News in Brief
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
The Ozark Festival Orchestra invites singers to join a community chorus to perform Handel's "Messiah" for the Christmas season. Choir rehearsals will begin at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 13 at the First United Methodist Church, 1600 N. Central in Monett, led by Jerry Ragsdale. ...
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Monett man injured in wreck near Pierce City
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
A Monett man suffered minor injuries Wednesday in a car-cow collision at 9:30 p.m. on Highway 37, three miles west of Pierce City. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Miguel Diaz, 54, of Monett, was driving eastbound on Highway 37 when his vehicle struck a cow that was in the roadway...
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2 women injured in Washburn wreck
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
Two women suffered injuries Wednesday in a wreck at 7:25 p.m. on Highway 37, three miles north of Washburn. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Lauren Dilley, 25, of Fayetteville, Ark., was driving a 2006 Acura TSX southbound when a westbound 1991 Honda Accord, being driven by Sarena Tucker, 28, of Cassville, pulled into her path and struck the side of her vehicle...
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Cassville men injured in Hwy. 37 wreck
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
Two Cassville men suffered injuries in a wreck Thursday at 7:58 a.m. on Highway 37, half a mile south of Butterfield. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, William Barber, 31, of Cassville, was driving a 2013 Ford F150 northbound when his vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway to avoid a wrong-way driver...
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iPads revolutionizing teaching (Local News ~ 09/11/15)
This year, the Monett school district extended its personal computer initiative down through every grade for at least some of the classes. For each grade level, the introduction of new technology meant something different. At Central Park Elementary, where there are eight fourth-grade classes, two teachers, Stacey Blessing and Mary Bush, received the assignment to... -
Annual Field Day kicks off today
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
Speakers have been announced for the annual Field Day, the open house at the University of Missouri's Southwest Research Center near Mt. Vernon. This year's event will take place from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. Presenters will speak on beef and forages, horticulture, vineyard operation and other operational issues and innovations. Each presentation will be given twice...
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Ambulance District to
apologize to school district
(Local News ~ 09/11/15)
One week after two Barry-Lawrence Ambulance District units were damaged in a wreck near Neosho, a disruption in service came at the Monett High School football game against Lamar, when Monett High School kicker Cameron Cody went down with a broken leg in the first play of the game...
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Pierce City invited to Mid-Lakes Conference
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/15)
The Pierce City school district has been invited to join the Mid-Lakes Conference, a seven-school conference hoping to expand in the 2018-2019 school year. In a letter dated Aug. 31, Kelly Lowe, superintendent of the Pleasant Hope school district, invited Pierce City to join the Mid-Lakes Conference (MLC), which consists of Marionville, Strafford, Fair Grove, Skyline, Ash Grove, Stockton and Pleasant Hope...
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Smith's drive sets pace for Monett
(High School Sports ~ 09/11/15)
Monett senior swimmer Chris Smith does not have the extended swimming experience the other athletes on the Cubs' swimming and diving team possess. Yet, he has still found a way to make his mark on the team. According to his coach, Dan Janssen, what Smith lacks in experience he more than makes up for with grit, effort and drive...
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Aaron Haston
(Obituary ~ 09/11/15)
Aaron James Haston, 41, of Cassville, died Thursday, Sept. 10. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial, with military honors, will be in Clio Cemetery in Jenkins. Visitation will be held from 2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, at Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville...
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Betty Kutz
(Obituary ~ 09/11/15)
Betty Wrobleski Kutz, 76, of Pierce City, died at 7:34 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 10, at Cox Hospital South in Springfield. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 15, at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Pierce City. Burial will follow at Sts. Peter and Paul Cemetery at Pulaskifield...
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