Stories from Tuesday, April 19, 2016

Paul Martin Meents, 76, of Mt. Vernon, died Saturday, April 16, as a result of a vehicle accident. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 20, at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Burial will follow at Miller Memorial Gardens Cemetery...

Donna Lee (Doss) Hood Eck Jones, 84, of Monett, was called home peacefully on Monday, April 18, while at Lacoba Homes in Monett. Donna was born Feb. 7, 1932, in rural Mt. Vernon, daughter of the late Ernest Emil Doss and Elenore Emma Caroline (Quade) Doss. She graduated from Mt. Vernon High School in Mt. Vernon with the class of 1951...

Donald Fred "Don" Still, 75, of Cassville, died at 9:30 a.m. Monday, April 18. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 21, at Maplewood Cemetery in Exeter. Arrangements are under the direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Christy R. Stanford, 37, of Carthage, died Monday, April 18, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 23, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Monett. Interment will be at the St. Peter and Paul Cemetery at Pulaskifield following the service...

Arthur William "Bud" Hoehne, Jr., 73, of Shell Knob, died at 4:05 p.m. Sunday, April 17. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 22, at Central Community United Methodist Church in Shell Knob. Arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Shell Knob...

Byron Wesley West, 92, of Mars Hill, N.C., formerly of Monett, died Sunday, April 17, at Memorial Mission Hospital in Ashville, N.C. Memorial services are incomplete at this time and will be released at a later date. Arrangements are under the care of Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett...

A Monett man is facing a burglary charge after allegedly stealing a laser light from a home on Second Street in Monett. Devin Rust, 22, of Monett, is charged with first-degree burglary and being held in the Barry County jail on a $20,000 cash-only bond...

A Monett man was arrested recently after allegedly being intoxicated and attempting to flee police, causing an officer and firefighter to be injured. Daniel Lopez, 19, of Monett s charged with second-degree assault on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest, third-degree assault on a emergency personnel and minor in possession of alcohol...

Wearing their glittering dresses to strike the go-go style of the 1960s, from left, Kiley Wolf, Shelby Jo Taylor and Ryann Stewart opened the Ozarks Showcase concert at the Monett High School Performing Arts Center with 1964 hit for Martha and the Vandellas, "Dancing in the Street."...

The Monett City Council reorganized at a special meeting on Thursday, assigning duties to its members for the next four years following the April 5 election. Mike Brownsberger took the oath of office as mayor for the first time. Brownsberger assumed the duties of mayor following the death of Jim Orr in December 2015 and ran for the position in the election...

A Mt. Vernon man was injured and subsequently arrested after a wreck Saturday at 12:20 a.m. on Highway 96, one mile east of Phelps. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Eric McMullen, 26, of Mt. Vernon, was driving a 2007 Saturday eastbound when his vehicle ran off the roadway and overturned...

Three people were injured Saturday in a wreck at 6:08 p.m. on Highway 39, four miles north of Shell Knob. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, David Shephard, 57, of Shell Knob, was driving a 1994 Mazda Navajo northbound on Highway 39 when his vehicle crossed the center line and struck head-on a 2004 Oldsmobile Alero, being driven by Casey Petzoldt, 28, of Springfield...

A Wentworth woman was injured Friday in a wreck at 9 p.m. on Highway 97, five miles north of Pierce City. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Tammy Shelton, 56, of Wentworth, was driving a 2012 Hyundai Santa Fe southbound when her vehicle traveled off the roadway, struck a road sign and struck a bridge rail...

The Monett Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. today, April 19. Carlene Garner, current owner of the historic Teel house on Highway 60 west, will give the program and share her plans for the future of the location. This meeting will be held at the Chamber Office, at Second and Broadway, instead of at the Museum...

Fourth-grade students at St. Lawrence won big in the George Washington Carver Art and Essay Contest held April 2 at the GWC National Monument in Diamond. Students wrote about their favorite national park and made a corresponding art piece or diorama depiction...

Officials at Monett Elementary School have chosen students demonstrating the characteristic of staying safe as Students of the Week for April 11.

The Monett boys track team heads to Cassville today looking to expand upon the recent record of constant improvement. On Thursday, the Cubs took fourth in the 16-team East Newton Relays. "Overall, we had a pretty good night," said Tyler Rickard, Monett coach. "The guys competed well and were able to score in nine of the 18 events. I felt like we had a chance to score in a few more, but we couldn't quite get it done."...

Very few regular season baseball weeks are as meaningful as the one that begins today for the Monett baseball team. The Cubs (14-2, 3-0) head to East Newton today at 5 p.m. in the first of two conference games on the team's schedule. "You can't sleep on East Newton, or they will bite you," said Michael Calhoun, Monett coach. "We saw them in our tournament, and they jumped on us early. They, like everyone in our conference, can be dangerous."...

Monett Golf Coach Dan Janssen did not rule out coin flips or drawing names out of a hat when it comes to solidifying the team's playoff roster this week. As of Monday, Janssen had locked down four of his five allotted roster spots, but the No. 5 player is anyone's guess right now...

Haley Williams, left, Monett High School student, softball standout, and Monett Youth Baseball and Softball League umpire coordinator, presented MYBSL President Brent Daingerfield with a donation of $110

The Monett-East Newton baseball game originally slated to be played today (Tuesday) in East Newton has been moved to North Park. The Patriots field was still unplayable due to recent rains. First pitch is slated for 5 p.m.