Stories from Saturday, September 22, 2018

Roland Edward Swearingen, 90, of Aurora, died Sunday, Sept. 16, at Mercy Hospital in Aurora. A visitation will be held from 9-10 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, at the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora with a memorial service to follow at 10 a.m. in the funeral home chapel. Burial will follow at the Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora...

Margaret Amanda Peak, 90, of Cassville, died Thursday, Sept. 20. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Visitation will be held from 6-7 p.m. Monday, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville...

Lois Marie Mounce, 90, of Cassville, died Tuesday, Sept. 18. Funeral services were held Friday, Sept. 21, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial was at Crane Cemetery in Crane.

David Max Long, 77, of Purdy, died Wednesday, Sept. 19. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, 2018, at Gunter Cemetery in Butterfield, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Visitation will be held from 6-8 p.m. Saturday at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville...

Joseph Andrew Evans Sr., 80, died Saturday, Sept. 8, in Lake St. Louis, Mo. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 22, with visitation beginning at 10 a.m. at Buchanan Funeral Home. Arrangements have been entrusted to Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett...

Frances Sue Casner, 82, formerly of Cassville, died Wednesday, Sept. 19. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, at Pilant Cemetery in Cassville, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Linda Darlene Wiehe, 73, of Stotts City, Mo., went to be with the Lord on September 20, 2018, while sleeping peacefully. Born at home in rural Lawrence County, Mo., on November 22, 1944, Linda was the oldest of six children born to Martin and Erna Schoen. Linda is survived by: her mother, Erna Schoen; her brothers, Dale and Dwayne Schoen; as well as her sisters, Louanna Chapman and Dian Luffman...

David Michael Stacy Aug. 15, 1958 - Sept. 07, 2018. David Michael Stacy, of Pierce City, Mo., passed away at his brother’s home in Corsicana,Texas, after a brief illness. A private service is planned for 1 p.m. on Saturday, Sept. 29, at the family’s private cemetery...

Gregory Glen “Wimpy” Lamp was born May 22, 1952, in Monett, Mo., to Glen Ross and Vincenza “Enza” Lamp. He attended Monett St. Lawrence Catholic grade school and graduated from Monett High School in 1970. Greg lived in several states over the course of his life: Missouri, Tennessee, Texas, California, Oklahoma and Kansas, mainly residing in the Joplin area, with his final home in Chanute, Kan...

Marvin Clayton, age 75, of Purdy, Missouri, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, September 18, 2018. Mr. Clayton, son of Loyd and Rosie (Childress) Clayton, was born on March 17, 1943, at the family farm in Purdy. He was a lifelong resident of Purdy where he raised cattle, worked on the farm, and enjoyed all its beauty. He was united in marriage to Loretta Boyd; she preceded him in death on October 8, 2007...

Dear Editor: To the citizens of Lawrence County: I have recently seen some letters to the editor in our area newspapers regarding the sheriff’s department budget from the law enforcement sales tax (LEST) and the general fund. In order to dispel some misconceptions and misinformation, I am writing and including data available to the public at the county clerk’s office...

This week, a freelance reporter for a German magazine dropped into Freistatt to figure out what a community with a history of separateness between Germans and the rest of America looks like in the early 21st century. Roland Peters, who writes for the online magazine Medium, found that much of the uniqueness of Freistatt, mainly that earlier generation of German-rooted residents, has simply faded from the scene. ...

A slow start lead to a slow half and a slow game for the Monett soccer team, as the Cubs fell 4-0 to Springfield Catholic in soccer Thursday. Irish forward Calvin Sanders recorded a hat trick against the Cubs, including two goals in the first 15 minutes of play. Monett fell to 9-2 on the season with the loss. The Cubs travel to Republic on Thursday...

A retirement party was held on Thursday for Janet Cornell at Monett Elementary School. Cornell worked in the food service full-time for 23 years, starting as a substitute in 1992.

Officials at Monett Elementary School have chosen students demonstrating the characteristic of being polite and respectful as Students of the Week for Sept. 17.

During the week of the St. Mary’s Catholic School Book Fair, Jason Kramer, principal, issued a reading challenge to students.

Monett-based Jack Henry and Associates (JHA), through its ProfitStars division, announced the availability of its Gladiator iPay Enterprise Security Monitoring solution (iPay ESM), a web-based monitoring and reporting solution designed to help financial institutions reduce online bill pay fraud and comply with regulations...

Apogee, the parent company of Monett-based EFCO Corporation, reported a positive second quarter for its fiscal year, including improved performance for the architectural framing systems division that includes EFCO. Apogee, the industry leader in design and development of value-added glass and metal products for enclosing commercial building, reported strong market conditions and ramped up production. Reported earnings increased to $.72 per diluted share, up from $.60 in the prior year...

The Tom Wolfe Memorial Post No. 4207 VFW Post in Monett will host an all-you-can-eat catfish dinner from 1 to 4 p.m. on Sept. 23 at the Post on west Highway 60. Cost is $8 in advance or $10 at the door. For additional information, people may call 235-8394...

An out-of-control car jumped the curb at 413 E. Broadway over the noon hour on Thursday and careened through the corner window of the Fashion Crossroads store.

First State Bank of Purdy's Monett branches are teaming up with Monett Professional Firefighters Local No. 2001 in a fundraiser in October for the Breast Cancer Foundation of the Ozarks. Local No. 2001 of Monett Professional Firefighters will be located at First State Bank's branch at Third Street and East Cleveland every Friday in October from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m., accepting donations for Breast Cancer Awareness Month...

The Scott Regional Technology Center’s Army JROTC program fielded two Raider teams that competed in the Ozark High School Raider Challenge Crucible on Sept. 15 in Ozark. The two teams consisted of five cadets each with students from Monett, Crane, Aurora, and Verona. They competed against 36 other teams from Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, and Illinois...

Southwest Missouri native and world famous scientist George Washington Carver’s contribution to modern agriculture was acknowledged as significant at the University of Missouri’s Southwest Research Center. Shon Bishop and David Middleton, agriculture specialists from Lincoln University who work at the Southwest Center, identified Carver, whose birthplace was was of Diamond, as “the father of Extension” for taking his Jessup wagon into the Deep South in the early part of the 20th century to teach farmers out in the field, not the classroom, how to be more successful.. ...

Laney Bayless right middle, of Lamar, was one of around 2,000 high school students who put an arm inside of a cannulated cow during Field Day at the University of Missouri’s Southwest Research Center.

Monett Elementary School and Monett Middle School were two of only four Missouri schools receiving silver medals as part of a record 461 schools, from 26 states and the District of Columbia, recognized as “America’s Healthiest Schools” by the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a national organization that empowers kids to develop lifelong, healthy habits...

Monett utility customers received a surprise in their last electricity bills in the form of a higher charge, due to the annual negotiation of prices with the city of Monett over the generation rate formula for purchases through the Southwest Power Pool...