Stories from Friday, June 3, 2016

Starting in 2018, state activities association rules will change to implement an annual football classification system, instead of only once every two years. Seven of eight proposed amendments to alter high school sports rules passed during the current Missouri State High School Activities Association election process...

School may be out for some students, but for the athletes at Monett High School, once the book work is done, the summer weight program is just beginning. "We have a great group of coaches in here working together," said Derrek Uhl, Monett football coach. "We have great chemistry, and that makes things run smooth."...

A total of 86 students at Purdy Middle School have been named to the fourth quarter honor roll. Principal Janet Boys named the following students to the A honor roll: Fifth grade: Addyson Abramovitz, Monserat Alvarez, Christian Bass, Destiny Clevenger, Carlee Deditius, Ezquiel Garcia, Bosten Goetz, Alli Hayes, Lisa Lee, Alexa Paxtor, Lauren Roller and Jazmin Rueda...

Officials at Monett Elementary School have chosen students demonstrating the characteristic of staying safe as Students of the Week for April 25.

A total of 76 students at Purdy High School have been named to the honor roll for the fourth quarter. Principal Matthew Gower announced the following students qualified for the A honor roll: Freshmen: Jasmine Canales, Shelby Heston, Isbell Ibarra, Justin McGuirk, Hannah Reid, McKenzie Renkoski, Bayleigh Schad and Mason Schallert...

Nine members of the Monett High School Class of 1949 class had a reunion dinner on May 28 at Angus Branch Steakhouse.

Seven piano students of Mariann Carrier entered the 2016 Monett Cub Fest, held in the piano room at Monett High School. Earning 1 ratings were Selah Whisman, Ellis Whisman, Gaby Zengotita, Paige Copeland and Karsen Rhea. Earning 2 ratings were Kaytlynn Sanders and Haley Gaines...

Monett-based Jack Henry and Associates (JHA) reports that a digital information platform introduced by one of its divisions a year ago has solidified its position in the marketplace by helping companies with their transactions. Recent studies suggest that as much as one-third of a financial institution's revenue could be at risk if it does not implement digital lending technologies. ...

The 12th annual Cox Monett Auxiliary Salad Luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. today at the First United Methodist Church, 1600 N. Central in Monett. Cost is $7 per person. Proceeds benefit the Auxiliary's Health Care Scholarship Fund. Participants can choose from more than 40 salads...

Student activities in summer school at Pierce City Central Elementary revolve around the theme "Carnival 2016."

Children of all ages will show off their skills on Sunday, as the annual year-end recital for the Mary Beck School of Dance storm the stage at 2 p.m. on Sunday at Taylor Auditorium on the Missouri Southern State University campus in Joplin. The annual recital will include 37 numbers, with 14 solos, three duets, three small ensembles and 17 large ensembles. ...

Each class at Monett Elementary has a theme for summer school. In Brittany Jenkins' Jump Start class for preschool and incoming kindergarten students, children learn to interact and try new learning skills.

Preparations are complete for the American Cancer Society's Festival of Barry County, the successor event to the popular Relay for Life, which will be held today in the main field at Monett's South Park. Running from 6-10 p.m., the festival will open with a formal ceremony that includes the presentation of roses to each of the cancer survivors present. Boy Scouts from Monett and Cassville will lead the Pledge of Allegiance...

On Saturday, Jack Prim of Monett will have a better idea of what it's like to be Spider-Man. As part of the Over the Edge fundraiser, benefitting the Child Advocacy Center (CAC) in Springfield, Prim will rappel in cosutume down the 11-story Sky Eleven building in downtown Springfield...

The Maverick Dirt Road Street Team, representing country rapper Mikel Knight, made multiple stops in the Barry and Lawrence county areas, and despite having a reputation for causing trouble, local police are reporting they have had little issues with the CD and concert ticket peddlers...

Four people were injured Friday in a wreck at 6:35 a.m. on Interstate 44, half a mile west of Halltown. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Auniel Lewis, 20, of Garland, Texas, was driving a 2002 Mitsubishi Montero eastbound when her vehicle lost control, overcorrected, ran off the right side of the roadway and overturned...

The American Cancer Society is moving Festival of Barry County to Monett Elementary.