Stories from Saturday, June 22, 2019

Shari Leigh Nance, 56, of Pea Ridge, Ark., died Friday, June 14. Services were held from 5-7:00 p.m. Friday, June 21, at Jamestown Nursing and Rehabilitation in Rogers, Ark. Cremation arrangements were under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be later at Viney Creek Cemetery in Golden...

Dennis Eugene Lloyd, 73, of Verona, died Tuesday, June 18, at his home. A memorial service, under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home, in Aurora, will be held at 11:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, at the First United Methodist Church in Monett...

Vicki Lynne (Shockley) Kizer, 71, of Mt. Vernon, died at 8:55 a.m. on Monday, June 17, at her home. Graveside services will be held at 9 a.m. on Monday, June 24, at the Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield. Arrangements are under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon...

It’s been somewhat amusing watching the gyrations at various city councils around southwest Missouri in recent weeks as aldermen have looked for ways to keep out medical marijuana. It’s rather clear that despite their declarations to the contrary, the major effort of these machinations has not been finding a best location for this new business, but making sure it simply didn’t come to town at all. ...

The 2019 Monett Youth Baseball and Softball League Schreiber Foods Cal Ripken Rookie team.

The 2019 Monett Youth Baseball and Softball League Post Electric T-ball team.

The final state rankings from the Missouri Baseball Coaches Association were released and contained good news for the Monett and Purdy baseball teams. Both squads were rewarded for the body of work and found homes in the the top 10. The complete list is as follows:...

High school sports fans fans across the state will see an expansion of classes, thanks to the passage of a new amendment by a 376-51 vote, to the bylaws of the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA). In the fall of 2018, Jason West, MSHSAA communication director, spoke to the Monett Kiwanis and said an exploratory committee had been formed to look at making the classification formula more equitable...

Ellen Mason, a senior majoring in agricultural engineering from Miller, has been named to the spring Dean's List at Iowa State University in Ames. Mason earned a grade point average of at least 3.5 on a 4.0 scale, carrying at least 12 credit hours. At Central Methodist University in Fayette, five bi-county students were named to the spring Dean's List. ...

The Purdy FFA chapter attended the 91st Missouri State FFA Convention, earning one medal and coming home with five state degrees. Three contest teams competed at state this year. The Livestock Team, consisting of Lauren Schallert, Clay Henderson, Erik Cruz, and Zane Brown, earned an appearance on the awards stage by placing third...

Purdy Elementary School students who earned academic honors to qualify for the fourth quarter honor roll have been announced by Principal Julie Dalton. A total of 72 students qualified for the A honor roll. Third grade — Antony Garcia-Ramirez, John Rose. Dalton Stanford. Jesus Aldaba, Chase Chancellor. Erynn Cunningham. Kenzi Postlewait, Karolin Solis-Sanchez, Violet Wolf, Allan Ayala-Canales, Casey Henderson, Meleny Hernandez, Conner Holloway, Shelbie Patterson and Chloe Prock...

Bright colorful painted poles have been erected near the pond at Monett High School to create a new learning lab. According to Lynn Morin, she and Neal Bluel applied and received a $500 Cub Grant this past spring. "Our objective was to create a Learning Lab for MHS," Morin said. ...

Josh Wignall, director of marketing for EFCO Corporation, presented a review of the history of EFCO, its long-term goals and the impact of ownership by industry giant Apogee on the Monett Community. Wignall came to EFCO from Iowa and worked at Pella, EFCO's previous owner, prior to his move here...

A picnic was held at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Monett on June 1 to kick off the 100th anniversary celebration of the church.

Monett Lions Club member Dori Minton recently received the Missouri Lions District Six New Voices Service Award for her service to others. The highly covered award came from International Lions President Gudrun Yngvadottir. District Governor Walt Hamer, also a Monett club member, made the award official at a recent Monett Lions meeting. presenting Minton with a commemorative plaque...

Quilts of Honor, made by volunteers to show appreciation to those who have served in the Armed Forces, made a special presentation in Monett on Thursday.

Rev. Jimmie and Janet Copley of Monett will celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary on Sunday, June 23, with an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. at Chapel of Grace, 1153 Farm Road 1060, west of Monett. Jimmie Copley married Janet Smith on June 20, 1969 in Miami, Okla...

The Bennett/Fly family reunion will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 23, at the Purdy Community Center. At the end of the fiscal year for school districts, area school boards have delayed their monthly meetings. The Verona school board meets at 6:30 p.m. on June 24, and Purdy at 7 p.m. Pierce City’s board meets at 6:30 p.m. on June 26. The Monett school board meets at 6 p.m. on June 27...

Members of the Marionville City Council recently discussed taking over the operations and management of the IOOF Cemetery. In a special meeting of the council held May 20, Mayor Chris Murphy advised aldermen that he had spoken with Jacquie Mais, a member of the cemetery board, who said the cemetery committee was in need of help...

Although Disney Studios can make a pack of stray dogs appear to be adorable as they dodge and weave to escape capture, city officials in Marionville are finding themselves overrun with capricious canine and limited space for impounding them. Karen Marsh Denton, a resident who works with Stray Animals Matter animal rescue, spoke to aldermen concerning the organization's efforts in vetting 38 feral cats and returning only seven to their colonies. Cost of the vetting was $2,875...

The storm that blew through Monett the evening of June 15 sent a lightning bolt into a loblolly pine tree at the home of Robbie Roblyer at 408 W. Scott St.

A two-vehicle collision between a car and a mini-van on Central Avenue at Dunn art 12:10 p.m. on Friday disabled both vehicles and blocked traffic.

Some construction workers can miss several days at a time due to the mercurial moods of Mother Nature.

On Friday the Monett Area YMCA joined facilities nationwide in celebrating the 175th birthday of the YMCA.

Only minor injury resulted in a two-vehicle crash that took place at 4:47 pm. on Tuesday the the intersection of Chapell Drive and Cleveland Avenue in Monett. According to Sgt. Paul Ferguson with the Monett Police, Jessica Hinkle, 38, of Mt. Vernon, attempted to turn south onto Chapell Drive in a 2016 Volkswagen Jetta. ...

A Monett man was injured by a gunshot last week and no charges are expected in the incident. According to Monett Police Chief George Daoud, Cory Yadon, 34, of Monett, went to Cox Monett Hospital shortly before 11 p.m. on June 16 with what was described as a non-life threatening gunshot would to the arm...

Longtime Monett attorney John Woodard has been formally disbarred by the Missouri Supreme Court, voluntarily surrendering his license in the wake of allegations that he mishandled the funds of a client. Woodard, 88, closed his office at 1001 E. Broadway at the end of April in what he called a planned retirement. He denied any wrongdoing but conceded he no longer had the records to support his position...

Wristbands are now on sale for the Monett Chamber of Commerce’s Freedom and Fireworks event on July 4 at Monett’s South Park. The Monett Lions Club will again offer its barbecued chicken dinners from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the cooking shed south of the City Park Casino. ...

The Monett City Council has scheduled a special meeting for 9:30 a.m. on Monday, July 1, for public comment and action on proposed regulations on the location for medical marijuana operations under the recently passed Amendment 2. The timetable moved from the July 22 monthly meeting due to concerns raised by Wendy Callicoat, representing the Sarcoxie Nursery, which plans to grow, process and market medical marijuana. ...