Stories from Wednesday, March 9, 2016

Donna Jean Springer, 85, of Freistatt, died at 10:20 p.m. Monday, March 7, at her home. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, March 14, at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield. Visitation will be held from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, March 13, at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon...

Robert Charles Burton, 76, of Eagle Rock, formerly of Monett, went to be with his Lord in Heaven Wednesday, March 9, at his home in Eagle Rock. He was born in Monett on March 4, 1940, the son of the late Homer and Alcy (Palmer) Burton. He was united in marriage on Sept. 29, 1961, in Monett, to Phyllis Long and she survives...

A Monett woman, who had a warrant for her arrest for an alleged burglary in Pierce City, was arrested in Cassville Friday after police found her asleep in her vehicle at Payless Rental. Trisha Hileman, 30, of Monett, is facing charges in Cassville of possession of a controlled substance, unlawful use of drug paraphernalia and two counts of possession with intent to distribute. In Lawrence County, she is charged with second-degree burglary and theft of a credit card...

With public assistance granted for public entities across the state as a result of flooding in december 2015, Barry County road districts, cities and school districts are in the process of applying for reimbursements. According to David Compton, Barry County Emergency Management Office director, the 75-percent match from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) was granted, but the 10-percent match from the State Emergency Management Administration (SEMA) was on the fence until late last week.. ...

Two of the regulars at the Monett Senior Citizen Center's monthly dances are Betty and Tim Francis, of Jane, who dressed up in Irish green for the center's St. Patrick's Day dance on Monday at the Monett City Park Casino.

The state of Missouri and the mother of Tyler Cairus spent more than three hours on Feb. 29 presenting their cases in court for who should have guardianship over the 19-year-old with Kleinfleter Syndrome. Cairus' journey through the court system began on Aug. ...

A Kimberling City woman is being held in the Barry County jail on three felonies and two misdemeanors after allegedly crashing her vehicle on purpose, with her nearly three-month-old baby in the car. Rebecca Dempsey, 30, of Kimberling City, is facing felony charges of first-degree assault, endangering the welfare of a child and abuse or neglect of a child, as well as misdemeanor charges of careless and imprudent driving, and failure to drive on the right half of the roadway resulting 
in an accident.. ...

Sales tax revenues to bi-county cities and counties bounced back from a 5 percent drop in January to a 7 percent increase in February over 2015. Though February produces some of the smallest receipts of the year, the gains chipped away at the red ink, boding well for a positive upswing in March...

Pre-kindergarten through third-grade students from Wheaton Elementary School recently got to meet some interesting characters when the Tooth Wizard and his sister, the Tooth Fairy, characters in Delta Dental of Missouri's Land of Smiles program, paid a visit to their school...

A Marionville woman was injured Monday in a wreck at 1:20 p.m. on Route H, two miles west of Mt. Vernon. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Leah Yount, 39, of Marionville, was driving a 2013 Chevrolet Cruze westbound on Route H when her vehicle traveled off the roadway and impacted a concrete sign...

The Monett City Council will meet at 9 a.m. today at Monett City Hall. Council members will act on a developer's agreement relating to the Monett Marketplace LLC, sign an agreement with Cox Monett Hospital and the Healthy Schools/Healthy Communities Initiative over a grant to fund a basketball court at South Park, and sign an engagement letter for consulting services from a Kansas City firm regarding economic development...

The high school baseball season is quickly approaching, and Cubs are ready to roar into the 2015-2016 season. Monett finished last season 21-7, but failed to win a second consecutive district title. This year's schedule sets up favorably for the Purple and Gold...

With the basketball season over for all but the top four teams in Class 1 through Class 3, all-conference selections are starting to be released. Pierce City landed three spots on the Spring River Valley All-Conference squad. Twin brothers Evan and Ian Burt gathered First Team accolades, and Mason Moreland solidified a Second Team spot...

The Spring River Valley Conference released its annual all-conference list on Thursday. Among the ranks of the talented list was just one Pierce City player -- Belle Golubski. The sophomore earned Second Team honors. The complete list is as follows:...

Jewell "Maxine" Garner, 92, of Mt. Vernon, died at 12:55 p.m. Monday, March 7, at Lawrence County Manor in Mt. Vernon. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, March 15, at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Burial will follow at Summit Cemetery...

Cody W. Deans, 25, of Seligman, died Thursday, March 3, at University Hospital in Columbia. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, March 10, at Washburn First Baptist Church in Washburn. Burial will follow at the Seligman City Cemetery in Seligman...

Leonard L. Day, 60, of Cassville, died Monday, March 7, at Cassville Health Care and Rehab. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, March 11, at White Funeral Home and Crematory. Burial will follow at Mineral Springs Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, March 10, at the funeral home...