Stories from Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Purdy residents heard bad news from attorneys, city and state officials about the possibility of escaping from the ramifications of the going dispute over the city's sewer system. At the first of two planned public meetings over the bond issue scheduled for Nov. 3, speakers reported plans to correct the sewer system's shortcomings will go forward if voters approve the bonds or not. The difference will be the cost...

Progress on providing public services in Verona has been made, especially in the fire, street and sewer departments. Mayor Willis Hutson reported he followed up on his proposal to use a truck acquired by the Verona Fire Department from the Missouri Department of Conservation as a gravel spreader during the winter. Fire Chief Tony Hinkle said the terms of acquisition limited the truck to fire department use...

Camels were part of the animal lineup at the Kelly Miller Circus in Wheaton Sunday. After one of their acts, they stopped for a treat from their trainer. Julia Kilmer The Monett Times

A benefit dinner and silent auction will be held for Angela Prewitt at Ridgley Baptist Church Saturday from 5-8 pm. Prewitt, a Wheaton native, was diagnosed with Leukemia in July, is undergoing chemotherapy treatments in St. Louis and needs a bone marrow transplant. All proceeds from the event, which are by donation only, will go toward Prewitt's medical and related expenses...

Monett's traditional Halloween Costume Contest, sponsored by the Monett Lions and The Monett Times, will be held at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31 at the Monett City Hall Auditorium. Downtown merchants will open their doors to the costumed characters prior to the contest...

Monarch enthusiast and educator Karen Richardson shows mother Sonya Carter and children Bentley, Adrian and Elijah a butterfly chrysalis during a Monarch presentation at the Cassville library Friday.

Monett Masonic Lodge No. 129 will host a barbecued chicken dinner on Oct. 22, from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. at 501 13th St. Cost is $6. Carryouts are available. The Monett High School Class of 1957 will hold a fall picnic at Monett South Park at noon on Saturday, Oct. ...

Monett and Seneca are the only football programs to win a district championship in the new playoff formula, and one of those teams will be eliminated on Friday. Derrek Uhl, Cubs football coach, made sure his players knew Friday's opening-round playoff game would be no cake walk, despite his team earning a 42-7 victory over the Indians in Week 1...

Normally, when a football team is 3-4 on the season and they play an 0-9 squad, fans can feel some assurance the team that has tasted victory has the decided edge in the game.
However, as the old saying goes, one cannot judge a book by its cover, or in this case, a team by its record...

The Monett Youth Baseball and Softball League (MYBSL) has named Bob Gaspar as the new tournament director. Gaspar, originally from Massachusetts, moved to Monett from Oklahoma City after retiring from over 30 years in the military. "I'm excited to be here and be a part of the MYBSL," Gaspar said. "My job encompasses every part of running our USSSA [United States Specialty Sports Association] tournaments."...

For most high school sports teams, the ultimate goal on their preseason list is a state title. Why wouldn't it be? Coaches don't just want to win a few games. They want to win them all. While most players and coaches dream about hoisting the state trophy, Lamar's football team's list begins with a conference title...

2 Monett's final district seed. Reeds Spring claimed to top seed this season. 81 The number of yards Monett running back Michael Branch needs to reach 1,000 yard rushing on the season. 1932 The last time Lamar won an outright conference football title...

A Seligman man was injured Tuesday in a wreck at 6:55 p.m. on Farm Road 1065, five miles west of Seligman. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Steven Skinkis, 46, of Seligman, was driving a 2007 Volvo S60 eastbound when his vehicle ran into a large pile of rocks left in roadway...

Mark A. Vaughn, 57, of Seligman, died at 8:59 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 18. Services will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville.

Margaret Alice Wesbrook, 54, of Marshfield, formerly of Shell Knob, died Monday, Oct. 19. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Fohn Funeral Home, Shell Knob. Burial will be in Lake Park Cemetery, Shell Knob. Visitation will be held from noon until 1:30 p.m. Saturday, at Fohn Funeral Home, Shell Knob...