Stories from Saturday, October 17, 2015

It happened again this week. This time, it was a cat that became trapped in one of the unoccupied buildings in the 200 block of East Broadway. No way in for a person, no way out that the cat could remember. Someone saw it and tried at great lengths to mount a rescue, even squirting in water that the cat lapped up vigorously...

Monett High School will host the 2015-2016 Big 8 Conference Cross-Country Meet, as McDonald County High School backed out as host at the last minute with a scheduling conflict, according to Monett Coach Kelley George. The race will be held Monday at the First United Methodist Church. The Big 8 girls run at 4:30 p.m. followed by the boys' event at 5:15...

Purdy senior golfer Breanna Keeler finished 74th in the 89-person field of the Missouri Class 1 State Championship on Tuesday. Keeler shot a 69-over-par 213 (110, 103) on the two-day par-72 event at the Twin Hills Golf and Country Club in Joplin.

Monett High School alumnus Wesley Abramovitz, 18, harvested a 14-point buck near Pierce City.

The Pierce City volleyball team heads into the district tournament Monday in Diamond, aiming for another title. The Lady Eagles, 8-12-6, earned the No. 3 seed in the Class 2, District 12 tournament. Diamond High School will host the event this season...

Jerry (Dean) and Nancy (Harvey) Stroud recently celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with their children and grandchildren.

Tyson Foods recently delivered 40,000 pounds of McDonald's chicken products to The Food Bank, a branch of Ozark Food Harvest, in Springfield.

Officials at Monett High School have named Susie Jenkins as the September Employee of the Month.

Officials at Monett High School have announced Students of the Month for September.

Officials at Monett Elementary School have chosen students demonstrating the characteristics of being polite and respectful as Students of the Week for Oct. 12.

The Monett FFA Chapter has contributed $500 to the annual year-end Shoeboxes for Soldiers drive.

The Monett High School Band and color guard has been had one of its most successful competition seasons in years this fall. The band concludes its competition on today at the band festival in Reeds Spring. The MHS Marching Pride will perform at 1:15 p.m. at the Reeds Spring stadium...

Southwest Missouri Cattleman's Association recently received a new stainless steel grill, donated by the MFA Oil Foundation, which was tested with fire and rib eyes at Apple Butter Makin' days in one of several scheduled fundraisers. Southwest Missouri Cattleman's Association members are comprised of cattlemen from Barry, Lawrence and Dade counties. ...

For the Walking School Bus project this week in the Monett public schools, 61 students walked to school on the five routes on Wednesday. On Thursday, 60 students walked, for a total of 218 students over the four days. Monett R-1 wellness director Alex Severs extended appreciation to volunteers who helped make the project successful...

Staff members from The Monett Times recently presented $1,678.44 to the CoxHealth Foundation Breast Care fund.

Groundbreaking ceremonies were held on Thursday for the new $1.5 million addition at Monett Metals Inc. in Monett.

The Monett City Council will consider a financial deal with AT&T and demolition bids at the monthly meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Tuesday at Monett City Hall. Council members will consider authorizing City Administrator Dennis Pyle to execute a tolling agreement with AT&T. ...

Monett Metals, which is celebrating its 40th year of business in Monett, has announced plans for a 23,000-square-foot addition on its manufacturing plant, located on County Road and Industrial Boulevard. Construction will begin in the coming weeks and take approximately six months...

The Village of Freistatt received good news from its annual audit. Not only did The CPA Group auditing the village's records find no problems, but a positive balance in the water fund made an increase in rates unlikely this year. Auditors found the village's general fund generated $21,191.84 in the fiscal year ending on Dec. 31, 2014, while spending $20,323.77...

Police Chief Tim Schweder received well wishes and gifts at his retirement reception held on Thursday at the Monett Justice Center.

The City of Monett received a positive report for its audit of fiscal year 2014-2015, which ended on March 31. The city expanded its debt by $3.5 million and increased its business activities by $1.2 million for the year. Auditors for the Springfield-based accounting firm of KPM reported the city received $9,535,804 in general revenue, from taxes, interest, property sales, franchise fees and transfers from other funds. ...

Members of the Barry-Lawrence Ambulance District board tabled action on the purchase of a third new ambulance unit after reviewing their most recent financial expenditures. The board recently approved the purchase of two new units, 416 and 417, following the Aug. 28 collision east of Neosho, which took two of the district's units, both 2013 Chevrolet models, out of service...

A win by any other name is still a win, as the Monett soccer team found out Thursday at Burl Fowler Stadium. The Cubs earned a 2-1 victory over Neosho and managed to only play just over 47 minutes of the regular 80. A storm front moved across the area at the start of the second half, bringing multiple lightning strikes and a few light showers. ...

SARCOXIE -- The scenario for Pierce City heading into Friday night's season finale was simple -- win, and the Eagles would be hosting a first-round playoff game. The players rose to the challenge, recording a 27-7 victory over rival Sarcoxie on the Bears' new turf...

A Cassville Man was injured Friday in a wreck at 3:40 p.m. on Route Y, one mile north of Cassville. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Mark Goade, 50, of Cassville, was driving a 2006 Jeep Wrangler southbound when he attempted to make a left turn and was pulling into the path of another vehicle. His vehicle overcorrected, traveled off the right side of the roadway and overturned...

ANDERSON -- The Monett football team scored 24 first half points and downed McDonald County 45-6 on Friday to conclude regular season play. The Cubs struck early, scoring 2 touchdowns on their first three offensive plays. A 44-yard strike to Jonah Paszek from Ian Meyer set up a 5-yard Eric Welch touchdown run with 10:21 left in the first quarter to give Monett a 7-0 lead...

The Monett football team earned the No. 2 seed in the Class 3, District 4 tournament. On Saturday, the Missouri State High School Activities Association released the official seeds and pairings for this year's tournament. The Cubs host No. 7 seed Seneca on Friday at Burl Fowler Stadium...

The Pierce City football team, with two wins to end the regular season, earned the right to host a first round district playoff game. On Saturday, the Missouri State High School Activities Association released the official seeds and pairings for this year's event...