Stories from Wednesday, August 15, 2018

Helen Louise (Garoutte) Huser, 78, of Mt. Vernon, died Friday, Aug. 10, at the Lawrence County Manor, in Mt. Vernon. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 15, at the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Burial will be held at 1 p.m. Aug. 15, at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield...

Wanda Sue “Susie” Henry, 68, of Eureka Springs, Ark., passed away on Thursday, Aug. 9, at Mercy Hospital in Joplin. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 18, at the Lighthouse Full Gospel Church in Eagle Rock, with Pastor Jody Ray officiating...

Cody Randall Blankenship, 33, of Shell Knob, died Saturday, Aug. 11. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at Lakeside Christian Church in Shell Knob, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Shell Knob. Burial will be at Clio Cemetery in Jenkins...

Eugene J. “Gene” Atkison, 86, of Cassville, died Monday, Aug. 13. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 16, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial with military honors will be at Bentonville Cemetery in Bentonville, Ark. Visitation will be held from 9-10 a.m. Thursday, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville...

Luvena Able, 81, of Monett, died Sunday, Aug. 12, at Lacoba Homes in Monett. Memorial visitation is being held on Wednesday Aug. 15, from 6-8 p.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett...

Blanche Lorraine (Folks) Ward, 93, of Redwood at Blue River, Kansas City, died Wednesday, Aug. 1. She was born January 14, 1925, in Monett the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles N. Folks. She retired from the U. S. Department of Agriculture and was a member of the National Federation of the Blind. She lived a wonderful life, loved to play the piano and wanted everyone she knew the very best of life...

Stella Marie Velten, 98, of Pierce City, went to be with her Lord in Heaven on Friday August 10, 2018 while at her home surrounded by family in Pierce City. She was born on October 5, 1919 in Pulaskifield, Missouri; the daughter of the late Anton and Catherine (Weikart) Miller. She was united in marriage on June 4, 1940 in Pierce City to George Velten; he preceded her in death on November 21, 2007...

Elmer W. Schulze passed away suddenly Wednesday, August 8, 2018, at the age of 89. Elmer was born on a farm in Chelsea, Okla., July 28, 1929. After graduation from Chelsea High School at the age of 17, he joined the Marine Corps, serving his country at the end of WWII and also during the Korean War Conflict. ...

Fall sports fans get their first true look at the Monett sports teams on Friday and Tuesday with the annual jamborees commence around the area. While it may be nothing more than a dressed up practice, the jamborees serve as an opportunity for coaches to get a close look at certain players or positions without the pressure of a win or loss hanging over their heads...

There are two huge factors working in favor of the Monett swimming and diving team. First, the Cubs have the experience of a state qualifying medalist returning, and second, they have a large crop of young, talent swimmers incoming. It is a mix that could propel the Cubs up the state leaderboard and into unchartered waters of success...

The Barry-Lawrence Regional Library Board will meet at 9 a.m. on Aug. 16 at the Pierce City Branch, Main and Walnut. The Auxiliary at Cox Monett Hospital will hold a scrub sale from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Aug. 22 in the hospital’s main lobby. A portion of the proceeds will benefit the Auxiliary’s scholarship fund. Garments will be provided by Scrubs on Site with quality scrubs and accessories. Information is available by calling 417-354-1404...

Monett firefighters dumped 250 gallons of water on this van that burst into flames at Highway 60 and Eisenhower in Monett around 2:30 p.m. on Saturday.

A big part of starting school is feeling comfortable in a new environment.

Back to school means back to the bus. For the four children in the Trowbridge family, catching the Pierce City bus to class will be a daily routine for the siblings in kindergarten, first, fourth and fifth grades. Murray Bishoff/times-news@monett-times.com...

Classes began at Central Elementary School in Pierce City on Tuesday morning.

More than 100 people gathered around the historic Kings Prairie school southeast of Monett on Saturday to listen to live gospel, bluegrass and music on a country lawn under a casually setting fireball sunset, accompanied by serenading cicadas. Held each year to support the ongoing effort to add exterior restrooms to the 1948 school building to make it a more effective community center, the concert featured food concessions, fellowship, a drawing featuring donated services, show tickets and products provided by supporting area businesses. ...

It’s back to school time for area students, and officials with the Monett Police Department are asking motorists to use extra caution when traveling in school zones and residential neighborhoods, especially before classes begin and after the day’s dismissal...

The Silver Discovery program will host a new event in September aimed at helping those dealing with senior life issues and in need of resources and information. The Silver Discovery Senior Expo, which is free and open to the public, will be held Sept. 28 from 8 a.m. to noon at the Clark Center Compton Building, located at 411 3rd Street in Monett...

Registration is underway for the fifth annual Repurposed Faire in Monett, this year held on Front Street in Monett on Aug. 25 and 26, incorporating for the first time the Jerry D. Hall Pavilion and the Glen and Sharon Garrett Park. Growing each year, the Repurposed Faire focuses on vendors who both supply materials for transforming older objects into new creations, but also selling vintage materials for others to use and up cycled products reflecting the transformation. ...

Plans are underway to open a medical clinic in Purdy. Nurse practitioner Valerie Bennett has planned a medical service for the Purdy community for about a decade, ever since she began attending nurse practitioner school. She is a 30-year veteran with CoxHealth Systems, where she has worked as an urgent care nurse practitioner, emergency department manager and registered nurse...

Classes resumed in smooth order in Monett on Tuesday. Monett schools were a beehive of activity on Tuesday morning as students in record numbers arrived for the first day of classes. Total count was 2,262, up 14 from a year ago. The last opening day peak was 2253 in 2014...

District titles and deep playoff runs have become the standard for the Monett soccer team. The Cubs have reached the state quarterfinals in Class 2 in three consecutive seasons, including a state runner-up finish in 2016. The team’s runs have been fueled by opportunistic scoring and senior leadership...

Carolyn Sue Dorsey, 65, from Corinth, Miss., departed this life on Saturday, Aug. 11, at Magnolia Regional Health Center. Carolyn was born Aug. 31, 1952, in Wheaton, to the late Lloyd and Rose Clayton. Carolyn was retired from the financial services industry and was a homemaker...

Two men from Michigan were injured Tuesday in a wreck at 4:15 a.m. in an area the Missouri State Highway Patrol listed as a private pipeline clear cut, six miles south of Wheaton. According to a Patrol report, Chad Lax, 36, of White Cloud, Mich., was driving a 2008 GMC U-Haul northbound when his vehicle drove off a bluff and overturned...

Three people were hurt in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 37, just west of Farm Road 1050, east of Pierce City at approximately 5:15 p.m. on Monday. According to the report by Corp. C. Marbut, with the Pierce City Police...