Stories from Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Estella Jane Elliott Watson, 91, formerly of Aurora, died Oct. 24, in Birmingham, Ala. A visitation will be held from 10-10:45 a.m. on Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora with a graveside service to follow at 11:00 a.m. at the Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora...

Evelyn Lavon Stone, 89, of Washburn, died Tuesday, Oct. 23. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Nov. 2, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be at Washburn Prairie Cemetery in Washburn. Visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. Friday, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville...

Delbert Lee Schwitters, 85, of Aurora, died Friday, Oct. 26, at his home. A funeral service was held Tuesday, Oct. 30, at the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora. Burial was at the Maple Park Cemetery.

Mike Olen Adcock, 66, of Cape Fair, died Monday, Oct. 22. Funeral services were held Wednesday, Oct. 24, at First Baptist Church in Cape Fair. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Anne D. (Senechal) Telschow, 79, of Freistatt, Mo., passed away at 3:38 p.m. on Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at the Point Lookout Nursing Home in Hollister, Mo. Anne was born November 15, 1939, in North Tonawanda, N.Y., the daughter of Wallace and Dorothy Senechal. ...

Marjorie Adena Overstreet, 95, of Monett, Mo., passed away Monday evening, October 29, 2018, at Lacoba Homes of Monett. Marjorie was born on February 9, 1923, in near Granby, Mo. The daughter of James Arthur Roberts and Sarah Jane (Perkins) Roberts, she married Raymond C. ...

No. 4 Carl Junction at No. 1 Webb City No. 3 Marshfield at No. 2 Neosho No. 5 Helias Catholic at No. 1 Camdenton No. 3 Rolla at No. 2 St. Francis Borgia No. 4 Seneca at No. 1 Cassville No. 3. Mt. Vernon at No. 2 Reeds Spring No. 4 Eldon at No. 1 Springfield Catholic...

While the volleyball season has ended, the season for honors and awards has started. Wheaton led the way with Player of the Year Hallie Mitchell. Tori Goostree also landed on the First Team for the Lady Bulldogs. Rachel Lacey was named to the Second Team, and Alyia Prewitt earned Honorable Mention status for Wheaton...

Swimming is almost cliquish in its nature. Rarely do programs fall off, and the scoring tends to favor bigger schools with deep rosters. However, on Saturday, the Monett swimming program took the SWMO Swim Meet by storm, placing second in a meet that few, if any, gave them a chance to land in the top four...

In each of the last two seasons, the Pierce City football program has watched the season end with a loss to Thayer. Two years ago, the three-time defending district champion bounced the Eagles out of the playoff with a 40-16 decision. Last year, Pierce City struggled to find the end zone in a 14-0 setback in the district title match...

Drury University will host its seventh annual Leadership Summit at 7 p.m. on Nov. 1 at the Monett City Park Casino. Speakers will be Drury University Vice President Aaron Jones, Springfield attorney Catherine Reade and Cox Monett Hospital President Darren Bass. Each speaker will offer tips on leadership from personal experience and answer questions from the audience. The public is invited. A reception for the speakers will precede the presentation at 6:30...

Monett participated in the federal Drug Enforcement Administration’s 15th annual Prescription Drug Take-Back effort, accepting donations in a drop box at the Monett Justice Center.

November will provide a full panorama of colorful foliage and falling leaves this year, plenty for Calendar Girl Madissen Brannon to view on this trip to Monett’s North Park.

There were games and activities galore for children and adults at the St. Mary’s Fall Carnival at St. Mary’s Catholic School in Pierce City on Saturday.

Grandma Mattie Blair bought hot dogs for her grandchildren, Christian Renfrew and Corbin Stover, before the costume contest at the Wheaton Historical Fall Festival on Saturday.

For at least two more times, the McDowell Gold Jubilee will offer live music performances at the historic McDowell school, east of Purdy. The longest running live music event in the area, the Gold Jubilee is open to players and singers, offering time slots until the evening is full. The hallmark of the event has been live gospel, bluegrass, folk and regional music...

The Wheaton school district has made a play for a new and improved fence for the softball fence. Lance Massey, Wheaton school district superintendent, said the softball fence blew over back in June, after the summer ball program was finished using the fields...

For the second year, the Monett community will participate in a candy give-back effort following Halloween to support active service military troops. This Halloween, local trick-or-treaters will join children across the nation when they bring their Halloween candy and handwritten letters of gratitude to the Monett school district. ...

After reviewing the circulation statistics for the last several months, Gina Milburn, director of the Barry-Lawrence Regional Library, recommended the Pierce City Branch open an additional day of the week on Thursdays. The move would align the branch to the recent addition of Thursdays at the Shell Knob Branch...

The 23rd annual Missouri Health Care Association District 4 Golden Age Games, a competition for residents at nursing facilities in southwest Missouri, will return to Monett High School on Nov. 2. Lacoba Homes in Monett will again serve as the local host. ...

The lovable crew from the Wizard of Oz was spotted at Saturday’s Trunk or Treat event at the Monett Area YMCA.

A 144-year-old jail cell that was manufactured in St. Louis in 1874, and built into the third floor of the courthouse in 1885, recently found is resting place at the Barry County Museum. The iron cell measures approximately 12 square feet and 7 feet tall, and it weighs approximately 10,000 pounds...

After two consecutive months of double digit gains in sales tax revenue compared to a year ago, a predictable slacking of momentum finally arrived in October, sending receipts down by 10 percent overall and leaving only five of the 13 municipal recipients to show gains...

There will be three medical marijuana initiatives on the November ballot for voters to weigh in on — Amendment 2, Amendment 3 and Proposition C — and local Pharmacist Logan Whitley, part owner of Whitley’s Pharmacy, said voters should vote no on all three initiatives until there is more research done on the issue...

A Monett man was confined in the city jail on Monday following an assault on Sunday that resulted in an officer discharging his firearm in the process of making an arrest. William Michael Tillman, 27, was in custody while the city sought warrants in the incident from Barry County Prosecutor Amy Boxx...

A Monett man is charged with three felonies after allegedly being found in possession of methamphetamine and paraphernalia following a foot pursuit in downtown Monett. Justin Butler, 31, of Monett, is charged with manufacturing a controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia and resisting arrest...