Stories from Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Little mice love to nibble sweet treats, and for Little Miss Hayley Lease, dressed as Minnie Mouse, a sucker proved to be too tempting to resist during the annual Trunk or Treat fest in Monett.

Vaughn Dirtworks won a contract for two demolition projects in Monett, at a price low enough that both will likely proceed in the near future. Vaughn's was the only bidder to take down the old golf course clubhouse on the corner of Highways 37 and 60, along with the adjacent storage building previously used to store golf carts. ...

A teenage pedestrian was struck by a vehicle Friday at 8:23 p.m. on Farm Road 1040, three miles northwest of Purdy. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Nicky Vanderpoool, 38, of Purdy, was driving a 2012 Kia Sorento northbound when his vehicle impacted Savannah Burch, 15, of Purdy, while she was walking in the roadway...

Parents taking their children trick-or-treating this Halloween should be aware that any person who is required to register as a sexual offender of children, under the Missouri Revised Statutes, shall be required to avoid all Halloween-related contact with children on Oct. 31...

Take-offs and landings at the Monett Regional Airport continued at a busy clip this summer. Tallies taken during weekday business hours showed the second-busiest summer, for June through September, on record, though 9 percent behind last summer's pace...

A Stotts City man suffered injuries Saturday in an incident at 9 p.m. on private property near Route F, three miles west of Stotts City. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Cody Huff, 19, was driving a 1974 International Faremall tractor, which was pulling a trailer. Luke McCoy, 41, of Stotts City jumped onto the trailer, but fell off and was struck by the trailer...

Republican candidate for governor John Brunner made his first campaign swing through southwest Missouri on Saturday, meeting with around two dozen interested community leaders during a stop at Angus Branch Steakhouse.

The Monett Times and Monett Lions Club will host a Halloween costume contest at 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31 in the Monett City Hall Auditorium, Candy will be provided for participants. The top three winners in each age group will have their photo in The Monett Times...

Usually, the only time linemen get recognized during a football game is when they are either hurt or commit a penalty. On Friday, the linemen for the Cubs were the stars of the game. Monett throttled Seneca, 51-6, and never gave the Indians a chance to settle into a rhythm. With a 44-6 edge at halftime, very few Cubs starters saw action in the second half, which is what the coaching staff had hoped for...

For Pierce City sophomore Donell Kleiboeker, the Eagles' football finale against Cabool was still a bad dream two days later. "I'm still not sure how we let it get away," Kleiboeker said. "We thought we had the game won, and I think we got too conservative [on defense]. The next thing you know, Cabool scores with 30-some seconds left and we lose a game that we controlled for the most part."...

The newest tradition before Monett football games was easy to spot on Friday as the gridiron Cubs took the field against Seneca to open district play. A purple tunnel, 24 feet long, 12 feet high and 12 feet wide, was donated to the Monett school district by area businesses and was put into service for the first time at the game...

EIGHTY YEARS AGO Oct. 25-31, 1935 On Oct. 25, the Monett High School Cubs played the Mt. Vernon High School football team to a 6-6 tie on the latter's field. A hard rain persisted throughout the game, and the fans were all under cover of umbrellas, blankets and raincoats. ...

Carl L. Helsel, 88, of Monett, passed away Tuesday morning, Oct. 27, while at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Carl was born May 4, 1927, in Claysburg, Pa., the son of the late Thornton and Mary Ellen (Nofsker) Helsel. Shortly after high school, Carl was drafted into the United States Army, serving his country honorably during World War II. ...

Edna Alberta Groom, 75, of Cassville, died Friday, Oct. 23, at her home. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 1, at White Funeral Home and Crematory in Cassville. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of White Funeral Home and Crematory, Cassville...

Velta Jewell Hitchcock, 83, of Aurora, died 12:01 a.m. Friday, Oct. 23, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Oct. 27, at Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home, in Aurora. Burial was at the Missouri Veteran's Cemetery in Springfield...

John Enzenbacher, 86, of Cassville, died Monday, Oct. 26. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville. Burial, with military honors, will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Cassville. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, at Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville...