Stories from Tuesday, January 16, 2018

The following schools have canceled classes for Wednesday: • Cassville • Exeter • Pierce City (Make-up day Feb. 5) • Purdy • Shell Knob • Verona • Wheaton Other events canceled include: • All Monett High School games and competitions scheduled for Tuesday have been canceled or postponed. The girls basketball game against Fair Grove has been rescheduled to Feb. 6...

John Robert “Bob” Lane, 95, of Monett, Mo., passed away on Friday morning, January 12, 2018, while at Lacoba Homes in Monett. Bob was born on November 6, 1922, in Monett, son of the late Ed and Dorothy (Fly) Lane. After moving to southern California as an infant, Bob and his family returned to Monett at the age of 10. He then attended Pleasant Dale School and graduated from Monett High School with the Class of 1940...