Stories from Saturday, November 3, 2018

Gail Marsh, 71, of Eagle Rock, died Tuesday, Oct. 16. No services are scheduled at this time. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Marvin Eugene “Gene” Henson, 88, of Aurora, died Monday, Oct. 29, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. A funeral service, under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora, was held Thursday, Nov. 1, at the First Baptist Church in Aurora. Burial was at the Maple Park Cemetery in Aurora...

Lynda Jean Bowles, 73, of Miller, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, at Mercy Hospital in Aurora. A funeral service, under the direction of the Morris-Leiman-Mosher Funeral Home, in Miller will be held Saturday, Nov. 3, at the Round Grove Baptist Church with burial to follow at the Round Grove Cemetery...

Darrel Dean Hukriede, 79, of Republic, passed away Oct. 28, surrounded by the love of his family at the Republic Nursing and Rehab Home. Darrel was born in Purdy, to William and Leora Hukriede on Jan. 16, 1939. He graduated from Purdy High School and enlisted in the U.S. Air Force. He proudly served and retired after 22 years of service...

Charles Arlie Craker, 88, of Monett, Mo., passed from this life on Thursday evening, November 1, 2018, while at the Aurora Nursing Center in Aurora, Mo., following several months of declining health. Charles was born on August 22, 1930, in Monett, son of the late Lowell Earl Craker and Lora Magdalene (Boyer) Craker...

This week we had another reminder that the eyes of the world are on us in a visit by journalist and best selling author Eric Hamus, who was visiting Monett from Luxembourg. Hamus has roots in Monett. His mother, Chris Hermes, was an AFS student to Monett in 1967, staying with Floyd and Dee Stewart and family. ...

The scene from 2017 still haunts the Monett soccer team. For 75 minutes, the Cubs had controlled the pace of play in the Class 2 quarterfinal. Then, in the blink of an eye, the unthinkable happened. A touch pass from a Cubs defender to goalie Joshua Patino went haywire when Patino’s clear was mis-hit and slowly rolled to the east side of the turf of Burl Fowler Stadium...

Al, the Hospice Compassus Yorkie, spent his day bringing puppy kisses to the sick and elderly in the community.

CoxHealth Systems and Cox Monett Hospital are launching its seventh annual Pack the Pantry healthy food drive through Nov. 16 “This year we teamed up with our colleagues from Cox Home Support to once again help them collect toiletry items for their patients in need,” said Janell Patton, manager of Community Relations at Cox Monett. “Between the food and toiletry items, we will be able to help many people who need a little extra assistance this year.”...

Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday, Nov. 4. Clocks should be turned back one hour. St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Monett will host its annual Fall Feast, offering a meal of turkey or pork loin with all the fixings, homemade by the Parish Council of Catholic Women, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 4, at the church fellow ship hall, 405 Seventh St...

Winners were announced in the costume contest on Oct. 27 at the St. Mary’s Catholic School Fall Carnival.

Drizzly skies and wet streets didn’t hamper the happy spirits of local youngsters hitting up businesses on Broadway for their Halloween treats.

More than 20 people competed Wednesday in the annual Monett Costume Contest, hosted by the Monett Lions Club and The Monett Times.

Halloween is a time for children to overindulge in copious amounts of sugar, and students in the kindergarten classroom of Alejandra Gomez at Monett Elementary School, were happy to do just that as part of the end of day festivities.

One of the favorite activities for young trick-or-treaters at Wednesday’s Ghouls in School event was the face painting booth.

For only the second time in its 39-season history, the Ozark Festival Orchestra has announced the cancellation of a concert, this one originally set to open the season on Sunday at the Monett High School Performing Arts Center. The move was precipitated by Music Director Todd Borgmann being hospitalized this week. Borgmann hopes to be released this weekend...

Monett City Council members recently approved closing Bridle Lane between County Road and Callan Street and sold land previously used for the city reservoir between Wishart and Benton streets. The proposal to close Bridle Lane immediately south of Callan Drive developed in 2015 when window manufacturer EFCO Corporation completed a 22,000-square-foot addition on the west side of its plant for its glass operation. ...

Community Foundation of the Ozarks’ Monett affiliate awarded a $2,425 grant to Drury University in Monett to undertake a downtown revitalization project identified by and in collaboration with the Monett High School Greater Ozarks Centers for Advanced Professional Studies (GO CAPS) program...

The Monett Kiwanis Club has named Mike Evans as Kiwanian of the Year and installed Jim Haston as the new club president during installation ceremonies held this week at the Monett Museum. Evans, who was recently elected president elect, was attending the Southwest Center for Educational Excellence’s Celebration of Schools the night of the installation and was unable to attend the Monett function. ...

Visitors to Fourth Street in Monett, north of Front Street, this week saw some changes underway. Olen Morris has begun demolition work on the former New Beginnings ice cream parlor. The property was acquired by Monett Main Street to serve as a parking lot for the Glen and Sharon Garrett Park and events at the Jerry D. Hall Memorial Pavilion. The land will become part of the city’s park system...

A mistrial has been declared in the case of Matthew Jackson, of Holiday Island, Ark., who is charged with first-degree murder and armed criminal action after allegedly stabbing a man to death in Golden in December 2017. According to a docket sheet from the jury trial on Monday in the courtroom of Judge Jack Goodman, by agreement, the court declared a mistrial due to contact between a witness and the jury pool. ...

ASHLAND – For the second time in school history, the Monett soccer team (22-5) is headed to the Class 2 Final Four after a 2-1 win over Southern Boone County. Two goals, one by each team, in the game’s final eight minutes ultimately decided the outcome...

Bob and Marlene Mareth of Monett will celebrate their 60th wedding anniversary on Saturday, Nov. 10. Bob Mareth and and Marlene Bartel were married on Nov. 8, 1958 at St. Patrick's Church in Rockford, Ill. The celebration will include a Mass of Thanksgiving at Sts. ...

The OATS Transit bus service in Monett is a reliable way for many without other means of transportation to get around town, and the organization is hoping to keep it that way. Funding cuts to the SeniorAge Area Agency on Aging have put OATS’ Monett city bus service in limbo. Jeff Robinson, regional director for Oats Transit’s southwest region, said a contract with the agency was cut by 48 percent in September, affecting 13 of the 17 counties he manages...