Stories from Tuesday, October 6, 2015

Wilma L. Buchanan, 87, of Purdy, died at 3:45 p.m. Monday, Oct. 5. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 9, at Log Church Cemetery, Butterfield, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville.

Darryl William Braddy, 27, of Washburn, died at 12:07a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at Maplewood Cemetery, Exeter, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville.

The Monett City Council has cleared the way for the Monett school district to purchase a lot on the northwest corner of Sixth and Park to use as a parking lot. According to School Superintendent Brad Hanson, the district reached an agreement for the price of the property. Concern was raised over an unusually large easement owned by the city that cut into the front yards...

Facility improvements continue at the Verona school district, and board members also discussed staffing shifts to further enhance services as the school year began. Superintendent Tony Simmons consulted with legal counsel about how to proceed with excavating the proposed ballfield, south of the early childhood building. Hillhouse Excavating had offered to donate services, but with Jeff Hillhouse serving on the school board, complications arose...

Learning about class at an early age, the sons of Gene Pendergrass of Aurora peered inside a 1993 Mustang Cobra, owned by Brian and Karen Brown, at the 31st annual Aurora AutoFest on Saturday at Oak Park. A total of 88 vehicles registered for the show. Pictured with their dad, from left, are Kergin, Brandon and Carsen. Murray Bishoff times-news@monett-times.com...

Monett could significantly benefit from the addition of a new medical school in Joplin. Additional doctors in the job pool would bring physicians into southwest Missouri unlike any previous recruiting effort. Joe Craigmile, a volunteer for the Regional Medical School Alliance, said changes have taken place in the medical community in Joplin as a result of the medical school drive that will fuel the local physician community. ...

State Rep. Mike Moon, R-Ash Grove, has been named one of six finalists for the Locke and Smith Award. The honor is given annually by the Locke and Smith Foundation, a not-for-profit corporation focused on holding elected officials accountable to the federal and state constitutions...

Two Monett residents were injured Friday in a wreck at 5 p.m. on Farm Road 1050, two miles north of Pierce City. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Derrick Fly, 30, of Monett, was driving a 1997 Hyundai Elantra southbound when his vehicle failed to stop at a stop sign and struck a 1997 Pontiac Grand Am, being driven by Charles Hyde, 67, of Pierce City...

A quilting class led by Cheryl Willis will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Oct. 7 at the Monett Branch Library, Sixth and Bond. "Exchanging blocks" will be the topic. Southern Missouri Beekeepers of Monett will meet at 7 p.m. on Oct. 20 at the First United Methodist Church, 1600 N. Central in Monett. A pot luck meal will be followed by Steve Ostertag speaking about wintering hives. Kevin Young will speak about hive beetles. Interested persons may call John Schmidt at 235-7726 or Ostertag at 235-7989...

A coach's worst fear is entering a game and remembering he forgot to cover something with the team. The Cubs football team spent a week studying and preparing for Class 4, No. 2-ranked Carl Junction. When the test finally came, they were rewarded with a 35-0 loss...

Pierce City football coach Brad Hocker was still upbeat after a 48-20 loss to El Dorado Springs on Friday. Despite coming up short on the scoreboard, Hocker is seeing positive strides from his young, injury-depleted squad. "I can handle losing when your team plays as hard as they can for the entire game," Hocker said. "You will run into those teams that are deeper and more talented. The goal then becomes, playing the best you can. I felt Friday, we did that."...

Chazz Harrison, 24, a lifetime resident of Monett, passed away Sunday, Oct. 4, following a lifelong battle with asthma. Chazz was born on November 23, 1990, in Springfield, welcomed with loving arms by his parents, Fawn and Tim. Chazz graduated from Monett High School with the class of 2009. ...

Clinton at Monett
 East Newton at Cassville 
McDonald County at Mt. Vernon
 Lamar at Aurora
 Seneca at Carl Junction 
Marionville at Skyline
 McAuley at Pierce City

 
Carl Junction at Monett, 35-0
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