Stories from Tuesday, December 1, 2015

The Monett boys basketball team rallied from an 11-point second-half deficit to top Nevada, 59-57, in the opening round of the Carthage Invitational Tournament on Tuesday. Alex Turner, with an assist from Cameron Witt, scored the winning points with 1.2 seconds to go in the game...

all-state soccer teams The final awards for prep soccer were doled out on Wednesday with the announcement of the Missouri High School Soccer Coaches Association All-State Teams. In addition to naming the All-State players, the final team rankings were also released...

The dispatching center in Monett plans to introduce emergency medical dispatching (EMD) in 2016. Bonnie Witt-Schulte, the 911 director, planned to introduce EMD in the city's current fiscal year, ending on March 30, 2016. At that time, negotiations to pick up dispatching services for Lawrence County had stalled. Witt-Schulte received budget approval for the equipment and training expenses...

The Monett City Council recently accepted property from Monett Main Street and condemned a house on West Dunn that the owner will not repair. Council members voted to accept the donation of 417 and 419 E. Broadway by Monett Main Street, which purchased the lots earlier this year. ...

December brings the festivities of the holiday season and the spectacle of winter.

The Monett Chamber of Commerce's Festival of Lights opened on Wednesday at Monett's South Park.

A Monett woman was injured Sunday in a wreck at 5 p.m. on Highway 60, one mile east of Monett. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Delann Eden, 20, of Monett, was driving a 1992 Chevrolet Blazer eastbound when her vehicle struck the rear of a 2007 GMC Envoy, being driven by Wade Liska, 27, of Neosho. The impact pushed Liska's vehicle into a 1990 Honda Accord, being driven by Mary Sweeney, 57, of Monett...

One Exeter resident and two Seligman residents, including a 5-year-old boy, suffered injuries in a wreck on Saturday at 12:40 p.m. on Highway 37 in Butterfield. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Taylor Eagan, 20, of Exeter, was driving a 2000 Honda Accord westbound when her vehicle failed to yield at an intersection and was struck by a 2012 Nissan Rogue, being driven by Jobi George, 41, of Seligman...

A Shell Knob woman was injured Sunday in a wreck at 10:40 a.m. on Highway 76, eight miles east of Cassville. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Sky Ward, 18, of Shell Knob, was driving a 2007 Pontiac eastbound when her vehicle went off the left side of the roadway and hit a tree...

Community Health and Wellness meetings will be held at the Barry-Lawrence Regional Library in Mt. Vernon on the third Friday of each month at 10 a.m. The December topic will be, "Diabetes: What YOu Need to Know." All information presented is peer-reviewed by physicians and pharmacists for accuracy and reliability. Refreshments will be served. For more information please contact Brenda Barger-Saunders at 417.793.9175...

The Monett boys basketball season will begin in tournament fashion in Carthage tonight. McDonald County earned the No. 1 seed for the 69th Annual Carthage Invitational tournament. The eight-team event tipped off Monday and concludes with the consolation and championship games on Saturday...

Rev. Harry Davis, 96, of Perryville, Md., formerly of Monett, went to be with the Lord in Heaven Sunday, Nov. 29, while staying at the Citizens Care and Rehab Center in Hava DeGrace, Md. He was born Dec. 3, 1918, in Cabin John, Md., the son of the late Samuel and Clara Mae (Hammond) Davis. He was united in marriage on Oct. 18, 1949, to Mildred Wools. She preceded him in death Sept. 11, 1999. He was then united in marriage on July 23, 2000, to Mae Lodley Dashiell and she survives...