Stories from Thursday, February 1, 2018

A man was injured on Monday in a wreck at 1:40 p.m. on Route W, two miles east of Wheaton. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports, Leslie England, 68, of Wheaton, was driving a 1989 Freightliner westbound when his vehicle left the roadway and struck a culvert...

Two people were injured in a pair of wrecks on on Tuesday at 5:15 and 5:16 a.m. on Highway 37 in Butterfield. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports, Genove Avalos, 27, of Springfield, was driving a 2008 Toyota Corolla southbound when her vehicle struck the rear of a 2015 Western Star 4500 truck that had slowed to make a left turn, driven by Sammy McElroy, 58, of Brighton. ...

Carol Lee Harris, 73, of Monett, died Wednesday, Jan. 31 at Cox South Medical Center in Springfield. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 5 at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Monett, with Rev. Jimmie Copley officiating. Viewing will be held during the hours of noon until 5 p.m. on Sunday at the funeral home...