Stories from Tuesday, January 31, 2017

Every boys basketball player in the Verona locker room received a hand shake from Coach Brad Stewart and a congratulations for a great job on Friday. What made the event more remarkable was the fact that the encouragement followed a 43-40 loss to Billings at Homecoming...

Monett’s Kelli Sangston beat her season-best time in the 100-yard backstroke by 2.5 seconds with a 1:00.83, finishing second at the Springfield Invitational on Saturday. The time is also a new Monett school record. The 200 medley relay team took 12th and shaved 1.5 seconds off its best season time...

The Monett boys basketball team (2-16) could not sustain a 19-11 first quarter lead and fell 73-56 to Carl Junction on Friday.

A Monett man who was on the Barry County Sheriff’s Office’s most wanted list and was arrested after a standoff with police in December 2016 has been sentenced in federal court in two separate cases for illegally possessing firearms. Shannon Barlow, 42, of Monett, was sentenced by U.S. District Judge Stephen R. Bough to four years and two months in federal prison without parole...

February offers the warmth of Valentine’s Day.

Cattle producers need to recognize the limits of bulls servicing their herds and take steps to track their effectiveness, according to Eldon Cole, 52-year livestock specialist with the University of Missouri Extension Service. Cole spoke on the Extension Service’s breeding soundness tests during the Lawrence County Soils and Crops Conference. Since 2005, tests have examined 2,790 bulls. Cole said cattlemen should have bulls examined once or twice a year to see how well they do...

Cox Monett Hospital is accepting registration for its adolescent weight management program, set to begin on Feb. 6. Committed to Kids is a program for adolescents teens, ages 11 to 14, with a body mass index (BMI) greater than the 85th percentile. Using a behavioral approach to promoting a healthy lifestyle, classes are taught by a registered dietitian, licensed professional counselor and a children’s fitness specialist...

An Exeter man was injured and arrested after a wreck Sunday at 8:26 p.m. on Interstate 44 at Highway 59, two miles south of Carthage. According to a Missouri State Highway patrol report, Michael Harper, 45, of Exeter, was driving a 2003 Chevrolet 2500 pickup westbound when his vehicle lost control and struck the bridge...

A Monett teenager was injured Sunday in a wreck at 10:07 p.m. on Highway 60, four miles west of Monett. According to a Missouri State Highway patrol report, Isaac Brattin, 19, of Monett, was driving a 1999 Chevrolet pickup westbound when his vehicle ran off the roadway and struck a utility pole and overturned...

A Joplin man was injured early Sunday in a wreck at 1:30 a.m. on Interstate 44 at the 51.8 miler marker, four miles east of Mt. Vernon. According to a Missouri State Highway patrol report, Keenan Page, 29, of Joplin, was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer westbound when his vehicle left the roadway and overturned...

Verona High School crowned senior Nicole Stevenson as queen and seniors Juan Aguinaga as king for homecoming during Friday’s celebration prior to the Wildcats’ varsity basketball team taking on Billings.

Pierce City Art Council’s Artopia, at 106 W. Commercial in Pierce City, is a busy place for creativity and art projects.

The Monett Chamber of Commerce’s agriculture conferences will be held today at the Monett National Guard Armory. Activities for Dairy Day begin at 10:30 a.m. Speakers will focus on economics and strategies for success. Lunch will be served. The Beef Cattlemen’s Conference will start at 3:30 p.m. Supper will be included. Ag economist Scott Brown will speak at both sessions. Cost is $5 per conference...

The following defendants plead guilty or were found guilty of the charge listed. An Alford Plea does not admit guilt but indicates defendant believes there is enough evidence for a conviction, SES is Suspended Execution of Sentence, SIS is Suspended Imposition of Sentence, ITC is Intensive Treatment Center, SATOP is Substance Abuse Traffic Offenders Program, CVCF is Crime Victim’s Compensation Fund, and LERF is Law Enforcement Restitution Fund. ...

Five Monett football players will sign national letters of intent on Wednesday at noon in the high school gym. Signing will be Aiden Brown, Michael Branch, Alex Turner, Cameron Cody and Brian Parra-Navarro.

Kathryn Elizabeth Parker Dahlman passed away on Friday, Jan. 27, at home. She was born July 23, 1934, to Mark Parker and Grace Carney Parker outside of Mt. Vernon. Kathryn went to Prairie View School and Mt. Vernon High School, graduating in 1952. She then went to Draughn’s Business College and worked at Juvenile Shoe in Aurora...

Patricia Isabell “Pat” Schulte, 94, passed away from this world to be with her Savior on Jan. 27, at the home of her son Bill and Bonnie Schulte.  She had been lovingly cared for by her children, in her home in Pierce City for the past year. Patricia, the daughter of William and Katherine (Weniger) Barrett, was born July 25, 1922, in Emery, S.D. She was the youngest of six children, lost her mother at the age of six months, and the family was raised by her father...

Laurence Stoll, 90, of Monett, was born Dec. 21, 1926, at Yates Center, Kan., the son of Ray and Neva Stoll. He graduated Yates Center High School in 1944, and immediately entered military service with the United States Merchant Marines. He served in both the Atlantic and Pacific theaters...

Walter Brown, 83, of Seligman, died Friday, Jan. 27. Services are currently pending. Arrangements are under the direction of the White Funeral Home and Crematory in Cassville.

Jettie N. Hopper, 85, of Washburn, died in her home on Friday, Jan. 27. Memorial services will be held at 12 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 4, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses in Cassville. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of the White Funeral Home and Crematory, Cassville...

Robert Krickovich, 81, of Cassville, died Friday, Jan. 27. Services are currently pending. Arrangements are under the direction of the White Funeral Home and Crematory in Cassville.

Frank L. Korbelik, 88, of Rocky Comfort, died Thursday, Jan. 26. Services will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under direction of McQueen Funeral Home in Wheaton.