Stories from Wednesday, September 19, 2018

Norma Thurman, 92, of Shell Knob, died Saturday, Sept. 15. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 20, at Painter Cemetery in Shell Knob, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Shell Knob.

Dallas (Bill) Navarre, 86, of Golden, died Saturday, Sept. 15. No services are scheduled at this time. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Irene Fiffe, 86, of Monett, died Sunday, Sept. 16, at Lacoba Homes in Monett. Funeral Mass will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Sept. 21, at St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Monett. Interment will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Monett. Rosary will be held at 6 p.m. on Thursday at the funeral home with visitation to follow until 8:00 p.m...

Charles Ivan Jay, Sr., 85, of Yates Center, Kan., died Saturday, Sept. 15. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 19, at New Life Temple in Cassville, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be at Clio Cemetery in Jenkins...

Lowell Ronald Armstrong, 89, of Miller, died Friday, Sept. 7, at the NHC Health Care in Joplin. A graveside service, with full military honors, will be held at 3 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 26, at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield. Arrangements are under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, in Mt. Vernon...

Joseph Andrew Evans Sr., 80, passed away Saturday, September 8, 2018, in Lake St. Louis, Mo. Joseph “Joe” was born October 16, 1937, in Monett, Mo., to Joseph and Jessie Evans. Joe graduated from Monett High school in 1955. He joined the United States Navy in August 1955, where he served as an electrician on the USS Bennington and was honorably discharged in September 1961...

Charles Madison DeLaSalle, III, age 55, of Mt. Vernon, Missouri, passed away at 3:43 p.m. on Saturday, September 15, 2018, at his home. He was born February 6, 1963, in Elgin, Illinois, the son of Charles Madison and Gloria (McAdams) DeLaSalle, Jr...

Fiber Daze, a celebration of the fiber arts, will be held Sept. 21 and 22 at the Mt. Vernon Arts and Recreation Center (the MARC), 822 W. Mt. Vernon Blvd. The Fiber Folks Guild will offer a presentation at 7 p.m. on Friday. Classes will be offered in knitting, spinning, dyeing and weaving. Vendor booths offering yarn, roving and equipment will be available...

Mark Chapman Band was the featured entertainer at this year’s Jammin’ at Jolly Concert in the Park.

Defying gravity, Romario Perez rode the tight wire under the big top during Saturday’s performance of the Culpepper and Merriweather Circus, which took place at South Park in Monett.

For years, Senior Life Solutions Program Director Susan Poehling has had a dream — hosting an Expo. That goal will be met on Sept. 28, when at least 14 groups will host a booth or make a presentation at the inaugural Silver Discovery Senior Expo, running from 8 a.m. to noon at the Clark Center Compton building, located at 411 3rd Street in Monett...

Raising cattle, running horses and living a farm family lifestyle pays, and a Cassville family was recognized for their work. Jeff and Elizabeth Reed, and daughter Nellie Jo Reed, all of Cassville, were selected as the Barry County Missouri Farm Family by University of Missouri Extension in Barry County during the 60th annual Missouri Farm Family Day on Aug. 13 at the Missouri State Fair in Sedalia...

A local rancher is breaking from the typical cattle mold and has ventured into raising bison, and earning recognition for his work. Bear Hollow Ranch and Preserve recently earned the strictest Grass-fed and Animal Welfare Approved Certification through A Greener World (AGW)...

Eight members of the Tiffany Cardenas family, 10 Habitat directors, Construction Manager Jim Copeland, and other guests recently attended groundbreaking ceremonies for the 11th Monett/Purdy Habitat for Humanity house to be built on West Logan Street in Monett...

Speakers at the University of Missouri’s Southwest Research Center during the annual Field Day addressed topics as familiar to the home gardener as flowers and fruits. Patrick Byers, Extension field specialist who has led research on blackberries at the Southwest Center, described how local farmers can find a strong market for the crop. ...

The Verona City Council recently voted to hire a new city attorney and prosecutor and to resurface Ella Street from the school’s ballfields to downtown. Springfield attorney Ken Reynolds was hired to succeed Darlene Parrigon as city attorney and prosecutor. Parrigon had resigned after the August council meeting...

Springfield Logan- Mt. Vernon at Aurora Cassville at East Newton Hollister at Marshfield Lamar at Seneca Monett at Logan-Rogersville Nevada at McDonald County Springfield Catholic at Reeds Spring Pierce City at Forsyth Seneca at Cassville, 27-62 Monett at Lamar, 7-43...

For volleyball lovers, Sept. 29 is a date that needs to be circled on the calendar. That day, 12 teams on three courts, using two gyms, will culminate with one ultimate champion crowned at Southwest High School. “It’s a celebration of volleyball,” said Steve Voyak, who is in his 16th year as they Southwest coach. “I say it’s always a good day for volleyball. This is a spectacular day for volleyball.”...

Two of the top Class 2 soccer powers will collide on the pitch at Burl Fowler Stadium Thursday, as Monett (8-1) welcomes Springfield Catholic (9-1) to town. Depending on which rankings you go by, the Irish enter the game as the No. 1 team in Class 2 and ranked in the top 20 of all programs in the state...

Sometimes, fans look at the record of a team, see 0-4 and can think the game will be an easy win for their squad. Coaches, however, cannot afford to fall in that trap. On Friday, the Pierce City football team (4-0) heads to Forsyth (0-4) with this in mind...

In the last seven years, Monett and Logan-Rogersville have met twice on the football field in Rogersville. The winner of those games went on to win the Class 3 state title. This year, state championship glory for either team would take a significant turnaround, but the game does have a tremendous amount of significance...

Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office deputies served an arrest warrant Tuesday, turning up more than just the suspect, as stolen guns, stolen vehicles and more than two pounds of meth were located in subsequent events. In the early morning hours Tuesday, deputies, with the assistance of a Mt. Vernon Police Department officer, went to an apartment complex in Mt. Vernon to serve an arrest warrant on a subject that was alleged to be staying there...

A bomb threat shut down the Barry County Judicial Center Monday, and after a sweep of the building, no device was found. Gary Davis, Barry County sheriff, said the suspect called Greene County 911, threatened there was a bomb in the Barry County Judicial Center, then hung up...