Stories from Friday, January 29, 2016

The Monett City Council has approved sending cancellation notices to the Lawrence County Commission and to the cities of Mt. Vernon and Miller for dispatching services, including 911, if additional funding is not approved to support the service presently run through the Monett dispatching center...

The Monett City Council awarded a demolition contract to Vaughn Dirtworks in Monett for demolition of the house at 526 Logan. Vaughn bid $3,500. The only other bid came from Morris Ditching for $5,910. Building Inspector Wade Ennes reported the property had apparently been abandoned by the sons of the owner. Ennes wrote up a property maintenance violation on March 23, 2015. No one responded to the complaint in municipal court on April 2...

In the end, it's the little things the make all the difference.

Two men died Wednesday in a wreck at 12:57 p.m. on Highway 37, 1/4-mile north of Washburn. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Dylan Davidson, 22, of Verona, was driving a 1998 Chevrolet Tracker southbound when his vehicle crossed the center line and struck a 2011 Honda Accord, being driven by Frank Preston, 42, of Monett...

A Washburn woman suffered minor injuries Wednesday in a wreck at 4:10 p.m. on Highway 60, three miles east of Billings. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Raven Stephens, 22, of Washburn, was driving a 2013 Dodge Durango when her vehicle struck the rear of a 2012 Ford F150, being driven by James Mason, 43, of Cassville...

A Shell Knob man was injured Wednesday in a wreck in Christian County at 2:57 p.m. on Highway 65, one mile north of Saddlebrook. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Aaron Purvis, 27, of Shell Knob, was driving southbound in a 2002 Chevrolet Impala when his vehicle struck the left rear corner of a 2008 Subaru, being driven by Valerie Ealy, 48, of Merriam Woods. The Subaru then travelled off the roadway and landed on its side...

A Monett woman was injured Tuesday in a wreck at 11:30 a.m. on Farm Road 1135, three miles north of McDowell. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Ashley Anderson, 20, of Monett, was driving a 2013 Kia northbound when her vehicle traveled off the left side of the roadway, struck and fence and struck a tree...

Employees at Schreiber Foods in Monett celebrated 40 years since the milk processing plant produced its first cheese, on Jan. 26, 1976.

"The Baseball Show," the first play of the Monett Artists Guild, will be presented at 7 p.m. on Feb. 5 and 6 and 1:30 p.m. on Feb. 7 at the Monett High School Performing Arts Center. The Knights of Columbus will host their annual free throw contest at 1 p.m. on Jan. 31 at St. Marys Catholic School gym in Pierce City. Registration begins at noon. The contest is open to boys and girls ages 9 to 14. For additional information, people may call 417-737-1933...

The Monett boys basketball team looks to extend its season-best winning streak to six tonight as the Cubs invade Washburn to face Southwest. The Trojans, under third-year coach Rusty Roe, want to gain positive momentum as they head into district play...

The Purdy girls basketball players all talked about how tired they were, but they did not show any signs of fatigue in a 70-44 win over Cassville on Wednesday night. The victory came in the championship game of the Galena Tournament and marked the second consecutive year the Lady Eagles had won the 8-team event. For Purdy, it was the fifth game in six days...

Defensively, the Verona boys basketball team is as solid as any team in the bi-county area, according to Coach Brad Stewart. The Wildcats continually hold teams in the 40- to 50-point range, which on any given night, should give them a chance to earn a victory...

Kimberley Jane Johnson, 54, of Ash Grove, died at 10:35 a.m. Monday, Jan. 25, at the Lake Regional Health System Hospital in Osage Beach. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon...

Everett Monroe Terry, 85, of Purdy, passed away Friday morning, Jan. 29, while at Cassville Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Cassville. Everett was born May 29, 1930, near Flat Creek in rural Purdy, son of the late Manford and Dorothy (Moudy) Terry. ...