Stories from Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Harold Wallace Schultze, 93, of Mt. Vernon, died Saturday, Dec. 29, 2018, at the Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon. A memorial graveside, under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home, in Mt. Vernon, will be held at a later date at the National Cemetery in Springfield...

Austin Michael Townsend, 23, of Purdy, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, at his home. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Vernon Willis Hill, 85, of Miller, died Saturday, Jan. 5, at his home. A memorial service will be held at 10: a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 12, at the Morris-Leiman-Mosher Funeral Home, in Miller.

Ralph Eugene Clenin, 93, of Cassville, (formerly of Harrisonville) died Sunday, Jan. 6. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 9, at New Salem Cemetery in Seligman, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Mary Alicia (Brown) Chapin, of Mt. Vernon, died on Dec. 22, 2018. A Celebration of Life will be held in the spring at the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon on a date to be determined. She will be intered at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield...

David J. Basye, 52, of Webb City, died Wednesday, Jan. 2. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. on Wednesday, Jan. 9, at the White Funeral Home and Crematory, Cassville. Burial with full military honors will follow at Corinth Cemetery, Cassville. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the White Funeral Home and Crematory, Cassville...

Betty Ann (Kelley) Sage, 86, beloved Mother, Grandmother, Great-Grandmother and friend passed away on Sunday morning, January 6, 2019. Betty was born in Monett, Mo., and currently resided in Dora, Mo. Friends are invited to a visitation at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 12, 2019, at Buchanan Funeral Home in Monett followed by funeral services beginning at 11:00 a.m. Deny Lemaster, Minister, will be officiating...

The prospects of a victory looked bleak for the Purdy girls basketball team (2-9) with one minute remaining in the third period against Cassville. Trailing 28-20, Purdy erupted with 8 points to tie the game at the end of the period and scored the first 9 points of the fourth quarter to complete a 17-0 run and pull away for a 40-34 victory...

After a one-year hiatus, the Verona boys basketball team is headed back to the Spokane Tournament on Monday. Last year, the Wildcats opted out of the field to head to Miller. With Verona Coach Brad Stewart wanting to face bigger schools this season to test his talented squad, he was able to get back into the Spokane field when Springfield Catholic declined to return...

The Monett wrestling team huddled around Coach Daryl Bradley moments before the championship round of the Monett Invitational was set to begin on Saturday. The Cubs sat in second place, trailing Willard by just a few points. With five grapplers competing for first, including one against a Willard athlete, the message was simple — do your job...

Janice Faye "Grannie Jan" Moore, passed from this life at the age of 77 to her heavenly home on Tuesday afternoon, January 8, 2019 while in the comfort of her home and surrounded by her loving family. Jan was born August 31, 1941 in Ramona, OK, daughter of the late Otis and Nola (Brown) Wofford. ...

Officials at Monett Elementary School have chosen students demonstrating the characteristic of being hard-working as Students of the Week for Jan. 7.

• Samuel Ramos, alcohol consumed while operating a vehicle, $225; no driver's license on person, $48.50; failed to maintain lane, $26.50 and six months probation. • Jonathan A. Eckhart, speeding, $112. • Ruby L. Harper, speeding, $162. • Derek Pryor, failed to register vehicle, $102...

CRIMINAL • Matthew Burns, stealing, misd. A, 60 days in jail, SES, two years unsupervised probation, 60 hours of community service, pay restitution of $100, LERF $100, CVCF $10. • James Robert Criger, failure to register vehicle, misd. B, fined. $130...

The names of eight Barry County residents will be on the January ballot for election of Barry County University of Missouri Extension Council members. Council Chairman Cody Epperly said eight county residents will be elected by districts to fill this year's vacancies. The new council begins its duties March 1, according to state law...

The Monett/Purdy affiliate of Habitat for Humanity will have its regular monthly board meeting at 5 p.m. on Jan. 15 at the First Christian Church, Fourth and Wishart. All branches of the Barry-Lawrence Regional Library will be closed on Jan. 21 for Martin Luther King Jr. Day...

The first baby of 2019 born at Cox Monett Hospital arrived on Jan. 3, a 7-pound, 4-ounce boy born at 4:22 p.m. to Matt and Paige Farris, of Cassville.

Students participating in the GO CAPS program at Monett High School received a challenge from the Monett area Chamber of Commerce to submit ideas on how to improved the downtown shopping area in order to encourage the community and target markets to shop downtown with merchants...

Temperatures in the 60s on Monday made an atypical January day in the Ozarks. Around a dozen people took advantage of the opportunity to go the Monett Skate Park at North Park.

The University of Missouri Extension will host the 90th annual Barry County Soils and Crops Conference on Thursday, Jan. 24, at the First Christian Church, 905 Old Exeter Road in Cassville. According to conference coordinator Reagan Bluel, presenters will focus on helping local producers manage their bottom line...

"Winter Wonderland" is the theme for Monett High School's Rose homecoming this week, as the Cubs wind up for a basketball battle against Aurora on Friday. Rose royalty will include both a king and a queen, and girls from the freshman, sophomore and junior classes as the remainder of the royal court...

A Purdy man is facing five felony charges after a call for shots fired resulted in a search of his residence and police finding multiple marijuana plants. Kenneth Snider, 33, of Purdy, is charged with delivery of a controlled substance, manufacture of a controlled substance, unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful use of a weapon and manufacture of marijuana...

New Year’s Eve saw many area residents, both inside the city limits and in rural areas, firing off weapons on the stroke of midnight in celebration of the start of 2019. Gunshots rang out throughout Lawrence County, echoing through valleys, fields and forests...

The Monett school district is looking to add another regional offering for students in area districts — the Monett Behavioral Center. Russ Moreland, Monett superintendent, said the idea took root while Brad Hanson was still superintendent, and he is only continuing to roll the ball...

An anticipated, drop in sales tax revenues in December left a mixed bag of results for 2018. After increases in five of the first six months of the year, drops in three of the last six months erased annual gains for 6 of the 13 municipal recipients, including Monett...

Monett High School Principal David Williams announced this week that flex-modular scheduling at will come to an end with the present school year. The experimental scheduling system, closer to a college routine than a traditional high school block or hourly schedule, has been controversial from the beginning. ...