Stories from Tuesday, August 8, 2017

Monett resident Matt Ticknor took time to make his pledge to the Monett Booster Club Saturday at the annual Fall Sport Pride Night at Burl Fowler Stadium, as board member Rebecca Merriman looks on.

A Miller woman died from injuries sustained in a wreck on Sunday at 5:05 p.m. on Interstate 70 in Vigo County, Ind., near Terre Haute. Kaylie Real, 25, of Miller, was driving a 2009 Chevrolet Malibu westbound and failed to reduce speed when merging into a single lane ahead of a construction zone. Her vehicle struck the rear of a 2017 Freightliner...

The Verona City Council made several personnel moves at its July meeting, including one hire and a salary change. Nick Washam was hired as a volunteer firefighter. The department had been down to five firemen. Washam said he works as a farmer nearby and is available “pretty much any time.”...

Hobbs-Anderson American Legion Post No. 91 in Monett recently heard reports from the two delegates from Monett High School students sponsored to attend its Americanism programs. Joel Barrientos, the Post's delegate to Missouri Boys State, thanked the Post members for sponsoring him. Barrientos ran for city treasurer and won. He is hoping to become a CPA and found this was good learning experience...

This is the week for teachers to prepare their classrooms for the coming school year.

The Pierce City Saddle Club will host the 2017 Ranch Rodeo beginning at 7 p.m. Aug. 18, and continuing nightly through Aug. 20 at the Pierce City Saddle Club Arena. The first performance will get underway at 7 p.m. on Aug. 18, with the second performance following at 7 p.m. on Aug. 21. Featured events include mugging, branding, doctoring and trailer loading...

A Springfield teen was injured Saturday in a wreck at 3:45 p.m. on Route TT, two miles south of Halltown. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Dekota Smith, 17, of Springfield, was driving a 2000 Pontiac Grand Am westbound when his vehicle ran off the west side of the roadway, struck a tree and overturned...

A Springfield man was injured Sunday in a wreck at 9:10 p.m. on Route Z, half a mile north of Halltown. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Charles Paquin, 41, of Springfield, was driving a 1999 Ford Ranger southbound when his vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway, overcorrected twice, then traveled off the right side of the roadway again and overturned...

The Monett City Council will hold a work session at 1:30 p.m. on Aug. 10at Monett City Hall. Council members will review the audit for fiscal year 2016-2017, review an integrated resource plan and discuss, following that review, the idea of forming a wholesale purchasing pool for electricity...

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. ...

For the first time in Missouri soccer history, the name Monett, or at least two mispronunciations (Monet and Mon-et) were heard at the state soccer Final Four last season. The Cubs settled for a second-place finish with a 3-0 setback to John Burroughs in the state championship game, but that did not change the fact that the pint-sized school from southwest Missouri had made a giant splash on the state stage...

Justin “Dusty” Schoelzel, 44, of Cassville, died Tuesday, Aug. 1. A visitation was held from Monday at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. A private burial will be held.

Edith Carolyn Schneider, 101, of Cassville, died Friday, Aug. 4. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 9, at St. Edwards Catholic Church in Cassville, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery at Kansas City...

Howard Lee Schwitters, 67, of Aurora, died Wednesday, Aug. 2, at the Mercy Hospital in Springfield. A memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 11 at the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora. Burial will be at the Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora...

Garrett Eugene Spalding, 10, of Miller, passed away died Sunday, July 30, 2017, at the Mercy Hospital in Springfield. A funeral service was held Monday, Aug. 7, at the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Burial was at the Miller Memorial Gardens Cemetery...