Stories from Tuesday, June 21, 2016

A new business, the Flying V Mercantile, is opening downtown this week.

The Monett City Council has approved upgrading the city's dispatching equipment through AT&T, at a cost $152,258.05. The equipment may be paid for over five years at an interest rate of 2.925 percent. An annual maintenance fee of $29,238 was also approved...

Recent upgrades have expanded the technology capacity of branches within the Barry-Lawrence Regional Library system. J.J. Goulbourne, information technology manager for the library system, said it received two grants from the Missouri State Library. Goulbourne has nearly completed placing 20 new computers, 20 new monitors and five printers for the public to use at five designated branches that had LaserJet printers at least eight years old...

For "Messy Monday" at Monett Elementary's Summer School, Maure Watson's incoming second- and third-graders' "Star Wars" class took frozen blocks of colored liquified baking soda and added vinegar.

Plans are nearly complete for Monett's Fourth of July festivities, including several changes from past years. All activities will take place at Monett's South Park, beginning with the Monett Lions Club's traditional barbecued chicken dinner sales at the barbecue pavilion west of the City Park Casino. Sales begin at 11 a.m. and run until 2 p.m. Tickets for the meals are available in advance for $6 at Top Hat Cleaners in Monett, or $7 the day of the event...

Marcella Myers, 70, of Aurora, died Monday, June 20 at Cox South, Springfield Services will be held on Friday, June 24 at 2 p.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Chapel in Monett. Burial will follow at the Log Memorial Cemetery near Butterfield.

Jennie "Loretta" Barker, 96, of Cassville, died Saturday, June 18. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, June 23 in Russell Cemetery, Butterfield, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville...

The Big 8 Conference has named its best baseball players for the 2015-2016 season with the release of its all-conference teams. Monett was well-represented on the annual list of who's who. Zack Burgherr, Cameron Witt and Ian Meyer gathered first team honors, with Brett Gollhofer and Witt collecting second team accolades. Mason Swearingen and Jonathan Hawking landed honorable mention spots...

Executive officers with the Barry-Lawrence Chapter of Crime Stoppers have named Bill Banks, of Monett, the new chapter chairman.

The Monett Historical Society will meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 21 at the Scott Regional Technology Center. Murray Bishoff will speak about The Monett Times under the Peters family. Gale Huffmaster will provide an update on museum construction and Rod Anderson will offer an update on fundraising. All interested persons are welcome...

Marriage Dissolutions Shannon M. Duncan from William E. Duncan. Michelle L. Faust from Jeffery J. Faust. The name of Michelle Louise Faust is changed to Boxx. Pedro P. Garcia from Jenifer A. Garcia. Name change of Jenifer Antoinette Garcia to Jenifer Antoinette Means...

Extra duty assignments have been announced for the coming school year in the Verona school district. Head coaching duties for the major sports will not change. Brad Stewart coaches boys basketball, volleyball and track. High school social studies teacher Brenton Hyde will coach girls basketball and baseball. Cheri Nash, Title I and at-risk teacher, coaches softball. Math teacher Paul Finley for junior high and high school was named the new assistant boys basketball coach...

The 2016 Monett Youth T-ball team sponsored by Tommy's Turf is coached Josh Trammell.

The 2016 Monett Youth T-ball team sponsored by Schreiber Foods is coached by Jordan Lauffer.

A Springfield man was injured Monday in a wreck at 11:45 a.m. on Highway 60 at Highway Z, three miles east of Monett. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, James Harris, 45, of Springfield, was driving a 2003 Mack truck eastbound when he attempted to turn right onto Highway Z, and his vehicle skidded off the right side of the roadway and overturned...

Two Cassville men were injured Tuesday in a wreck at 6:28 a.m. on Highway 37 at Highway W in Butterfield. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Mason Roller, 18, was driving a 2000 Dodge pickup truck eastbound and pulled into the path of a 2010 Jeep Wrangler, being driven by John Pugh, 24, of Granby. The collision caused Pugh's vehicle to collide with a 2013 GMC pickup truck, being driven by Steven Mattingly, 30, of Exeter...

Nicole Shaner, 44, of Pierce City, died at 5:25 a.m., June 20, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Funeral services will be held at 7 p.m., Friday, June 24, at Lakin Funeral Home in Pierce City. The body will be cremated following the service. Visitation will be held from 6 to 7 p.m., Friday, at Lakin Funeral Home in Pierce City...