Stories from Tuesday, July 18, 2017

The Freistatt Village Board has authorized the Sarcoxie-based internet provider Intellilink to place a broadcast dish for its wireless internet service on the water standpipe in Freistatt. According to Gavin Greenwood, chief operating officer and owner of Intellilink, his company offers service from 5-20 megabytes of transmission bandwidth, including unlimited volume for customers. Total Highspeed, who also broadcasts from the Freistatt tower, offers 3 megabytes...

Hot and humid temperatures have not dampened the spirits of a large group of football campers this week at Burl Fowler Stadium. Monett High School enters its final week of summer camp before a mandatory dead week that will give way to the first fall practice on July 31...

Janet White Anderson, 83, of Springfield, formerly of Aurora, died Thursday, July 13, at the Cox South Hospital in Springfield. A graveside service, under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home, in Aurora, will be held at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, July 18, at the Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora...

Heading into the new fiscal year, the Monett school board made a major change in technology and a significant financial commitment to equipment. Superintendent Brad Hanson said this was the year to refresh the laptops at the middle school, introduced four years ago. At this point, all grade levels in the school district have technology devices. Last year, kindergarten through grade four received Chromebooks and iPads, in addition to some laptops going to Monett Elementary...

The Monett Artists’ Guild’s play, “Dearly Beloved,” by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten captured a homespun moment in the mythical town of Pharoah, Texas.

Beginning this week, Business Highway 60 east of Monett will be closed east of Highway W for replacement work on the bridge over the railroad tracks. Demolition work on the old bridge will continue through the week. The new bridge will be in place by the end of the year...

CRIMINAL 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 Offender Program, CVCF is Crime Victim’s Compensation Fund, LERF is Law Enforcement Restitution Fund. ...

The 2017 Monett Youth Baseball and Softball League Rookie League team sponsored by MEA Financial.

The 2017 Monett Youth Baseball and Softball League T-ball team sponsored by Post Electric.

Edward “Darrel” Griffith, age 72, of Monett, Mo., formerly of rural Pierce City, Mo., went home to the Lord Friday morning, July 14, 2017. Darrel was born February 21, 1945, in Seligman, Mo., to Roy and Vera (Ball) Griffith. He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant brother, Edward, and an older brother, Leon; as well as his mother-in-law, Helen Witt...

Carol Sue Osterloh Wogoman, 76 of Springfield, and former longtime resident of Monett, passed away peacefully on July 13, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. She was born on May 21, 1941, on a farm near Freistatt, to the late Hilbert Ernest Carl and Selma Fieker Osterloh. She attended elementary school at Trinity Lutheran School in Freistatt and graduated from Monett High School in 1959...

Robert McCormick “Bob” Crouch, 71, of Shell Knob, died Thursday, July 13. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Shell Knob.

Judy Ann Davis, 69, of Exeter, died Thursday, July 13. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 16, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial was at Maplewood Cemetery at Exeter.

Betty J. Scott, 86, of Seligman, died Thursday, July 13. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 18, at First Baptist Church in Seligman, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be at King Cemetery at Seligman...

John Walter Weldin, 75, of Mt. Vernon, passed away at died Wednesday, July 12, 2017, at the Mercy Hospital in Springfield. A private Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, in Mt. Vernon...