Stories from Wednesday, February 3, 2016

The Monett Fire Department recorded a very similar year in 2015 to the previous 12 months. Runs generated similar totals for the types of calls received. Total damage was up, but the percentage of loss ran under 3 percent, one of the best years in the past decade...

In November, In Faith Missionaries Bill and Brenda Bennett, along with local landowners Mike and Jeanie England, hosted an event inviting Barry County residents to see what plans were in store for Ridgetop Bible Camp in Ridgley, previously known as His Children's Camp...

Warm winter days have provided ideal conditions for city crews and those from Bennett Construction of Lamar to build sidewalks in Monett. Street Department Superintendent Russ Balmas said his crews have completed running a new sidewalk from Broadway to Scott Street along the west side of Ninth Street. The last part of their job focuses on rebuilding a storm drain on the east side of the street...

Since the 1970s, after a bad outbreak of grass tetany, a disease that can cause death in livestock, Eldon Cole, livestock specialist with the University of Missouri Extension, has been advising producers this time of year to remember to add extra magnesium to their cow's minerals to protect them...

Gary Youngblood, Barry County Clerk, is reminding those who wish to file for a county office that the first day to file will be Feb. 23. For the first day only, a random number will be selected to determine placement on the primary ballot. Candidates will draw a number after they have provided the documents required for filing. The number drawn will appear on the declaration of candidacy. After the first day, order of filing will determine placement on the primary ballot...

Monday morning was the final round for the old Monett golf course clubhouse.

Red was a popular color among participants at the Monett Senior Center's Valentine's Day on Monday at the Monett City Park Casino.

"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. A ham and bean supper fundraiser to help Cub Scout Park No. 140 replace supplies lost in flooding at the American Legion Home will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 4 at the Legion, 717 E. Broadway. Donations will be accepted...

Kansas City Kansas Community College Soccer Coach Ruben Rodriguez had never heard the name Ricardo Grimaldo before Oct. 31, 2015. Rodriguez did not know where Monett was, and he had to use his GPS to navigate his way to Burl Fowler Stadium for a quarterfinal soccer match between the Cubs and Southern Boone...

Monett's wrestling team has just two remaining events in the regular season before it heads to the district tournament on Feb. 12 and 13 in Bolivar. While most wrestling teams throttle down their competition in the final week of the season in order to focus more on the playoffs, the Cubs do not...