Stories from Wednesday, May 30, 2018

For the first time since 2003, Monett claimed a first place finish at the track and field state championship. Kaesha George won the title with a throw of 138-11 in the javelin. Kelsey Dalton achieved All-State status with an eighth place finish in the 100-meter dash...

The Monett school board continued its discussion on school safety last week and reached consensus on the kind of person sought as another layer of security. This discussion followed the board’s decision last month to hire a second school resource officer. The Monett police department is currently advertising for candidates, a post that will be largely funded by the school district...

Monett’s Roman fountain at South Park marks its 50th birthday in June, and Calendar Girl Camryn Wolf fits right in with its refreshing blast, as she plans to work as a lifeguard at the Monett Area YMCA this summer.

Missouri Governor Eric Greitens has resigned his office in an announcement made late Tuesday afternoon. The resignation takes effect Friday. The 44-year-old Rhodes Scholar and former Navy SEAL made the announcement following an investigation into his affair with a former hairdresser that led to broader investigation by prosecutors and state legislature...

A Springdale man found guilty of murdering two Barry County residents has had his sentencing delayed pending questions surrounding his mental competence. Christopher Paschall, 40, of Springdale, Ark., was found guilty by a Newton County jury of first-degree murder, three counts of armed criminal action and a single count of parental kidnapping after slaying Casey Brace, 28, and her grandfather, Herbert Townsend, 76, in Washburn in 2015, then taking his daughter to his mother’s home in Springdale.. ...

First State Bank of Purdy’s First on Front concert series will continue on Friday with the second night of performances in the Jerry D. Hall Memorial Pavilion at the Glen and Sharon Garrett Park on Front Street. Amanda Lee, organizer of the series for First State Bank, said the first concert on May 4 provided insight in how to run a big in that space and provided direction for the next event...

A Seligman woman was injured Monday in a wreck at 5:23 p.m. on Hwy. 86, about two miles east of Stark City. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Keri Oxford, 20, of Seligman, was driving a 2001 Suzuki Grand Vitara westbound when the vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway, overcorrected, and ran off the left side of the roadway, striking a fence. Oxford suffered moderate injuries and was transported to Freeman West Hospital in Joplin...

The Monett Farmer’s Market was open for a second Saturday at the new Jerry D. Hall Memorial Pavilion on Front Street this past weekend.

Local veterans’ groups gathered at the Veteran’s Memorial Park at Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora on Saturday morning for the annual ceremony honoring military service.

Total sales tax to governments in Barry and Lawrence counties barely budged from last May, but showed significant variance between the two counties, and from the Monett area compared to the rest of the region. Monett sales tax, dropping significantly in April, rebounded in May, making up almost all the red ink. ...

This month, Camp Barnabas graduated seven campers from its Barnabas Prep program. The two-year, faith-based collegiate program designed for students with special needs, is a uniquely-fashioned living-and-learning experience that helps individuals realize their potential while gently challenging them to become more independent...

Dillon Wells slid out of the Cannonball slide on the first day at the new Monett Municipal Swimming Pool on Saturday, a popular destination on Memorial Day weekend.

The Lawrence County Youth Fair runs from May 31 through June 2 at the fairgrounds on the Freistatt Lions Ernte-Fest property. For schedule information, people may call 417-466-3102. The SilverTeens seniors singles group will meet for supper at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 31 at Angus Branch Steakhouse, 114 Chapell Dr. in Monett, east of Walmart. For more information, people may call 417 -393-9212...

Chee Xiong, 78, of Fairview, died Tuesday, May 8. Services will be held from 7:30 a.m. Saturday, June 2 until 10 a.m. Monday, June 4, at McQueen Funeral Home in Wheaton. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Newtonia IOOF Cemetery in Newtonia.

Arthur L. “Jr.” McIntire, 85, of Butterfield, died Thursday, May 24. Graveside services with military honors will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 30, at Log Church Cemetery in Butterfield, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Julia Ann Frawley, 61, of Marionville, died Thursday, May 24, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. A memorial service will be held at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, June 1, at the Williams Funeral Home in Marionville. Visitation will be held from 4:00-4:30 p.m. prior to the service in the funeral home chapel...

Marlin E. Woods, 87 years of age, passed away on Wedesday, May 23, 2018, while residing at the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Mt. Vernon, Missouri. He was born March 29, 1929 near Perry, Ralls County, Missouri, to Carr B. and Iva Woods. His mother passed away 7 days later of complications of childbirth. ...

Jerry Eugene Moller, 78, of Verona, Missouri, went to be with his Lord in Heaven on Friday, May 25, 2018, while at Cox South Hospital in Springfield, Missouri. He was born in Rocky Comfort, Missouri, on November 12, 1939, the son of the late Ray Pearl and Cleta May (Pogue) Moller. He was united in marriage on July 24, 1959 to Margaret Wormington; she survives...

Rev. Ronald Gene Glessner, 82, of Racine, Mo., went home to be with Jesus on Thursday, May 24, 2018. He was born in Wheeling, WV, on Jan. 26, 1936, the son of the late Florian and Mary Ellen (Cromwell) Glessner. He was united in marriage on Sept. 12, 1966 to Carolyn Sue (Pass); she survives...

Doris (Geren) Marshall was born on November 17, 1929, in Christian County, Mo., and peacefully joined our Lord in heaven on Saturday, May 26, 2018, doing what she loved most, taking rides through the hills and hollers of the Southwest, Missouri, countryside. ...

In what has become one of the ultimate honors in southwest Missouri, on Friday in the 17th annual Sertoma Grin Iron Classic will be contested at JFK Stadium in Springfield. Monett’s Coy Butterworth and Pierce City’s Trenton Byers, both offensive linemen, are among those included on the impressive West roster...

Monett residents have a reason to pay attention to Oxford, Miss., on Friday as one of its own sons and his baseball team invades Ole Miss for the NCAA Regional baseball playoffs. Aaron Patton, alumnus of Monett High School and the Billikens of St. Louis University, earned an automatic berth into the NCAA playoffs...

Area youth in grades kindergarten through sixth are invited to attend a youth skills workshop presented by the Monett High School coaching staff and players from May 31. The cost is $25 and includes a T-shirt for those that preregister. Kindergarten through second-grade camp is from noon to 1 p.m., with third- and fourth-grade students camping from 1-2 p.m. and fifth- and sixth-grade players slated for 2-3 p.m. each day...

The Monett high school baseball team will conduct its annual youth baseball camp for youth in kindergarten through sixth grade on May 31 at North Park. The camp will be held from 10:30 a.m. to noon, and the cost is $35 and includes a T-shirt. For more information, people may contact Michael Calhoun at mcalhoun@monettschools.org or call 417-440-0519...

A softball camp for girls entering grades four through eight is set for May 29-31 from 9-10:30 a.m. at Monett North Park. The state champion Monett High School coaching staff and players will conduct the camp, which will center on fundamentals growth incorporating fun and challenging games...