Stories from Saturday, June 29, 2019

Robert Lee “Bob” Williams, 74, of Reeds Spring, formerly of Miller, died at 10:52 a.m. on Saturday, June 22, at his home. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Saturday, June 29, at Morris-Leiman-Mosher Funeral Home in Miller. Burial will follow at the Miller Memorial Gardens in Miller...

Dear Editor: Recently you carried an article about animal control in Marionville. As quoted: “We are also setting up volunteer meeting in Marionville, in order to get more volunteers, and we invite council members and the animal control officer to this meeting,” she said. “We want to help improve the quality of life of animals in our community, including the white squirrels, that are disappearing.”...

Kelly Creek flooding on Sunday was disturbing on a number of levels. The flood was not nearly as disturbing as what happened in Cassville on Wednesday night. No place is designed to withstand 8 inches of rain in an hour. Some places in Cassville endured more water than than any time in memory. We feel for them and would like to offer some advice, if we had any to give...

One of the highlights of the summer is the Monett Chamber of Commerce’s annual Industrial Appreciation Golf Tournament.

For years, private high schools in Missouri had a 1.35 multiplier assessed to their student enrollment counts when it came to athletics in order to maintain a balance in competitive events. That is about to change, thanks to the passage of a new bylaw that erases the multiplier and replaces it with an item called the championship factor...

History was made with the Missouri High School Baseball Coaches Association announced its Class 1 All-State list. The Verona baseball team, for the first time in history, landed two players on the coveted list from a team that won both its first conference and district title this season...

At State Technical College of Missouri in Linn, two bi-county students were named to the Dean's List for the spring semester. Cited for academic achievement were Arius Uhrig of Marionville and Vincent Suchowski of Washburn. Meagan Thomas of Purdy has been named to the Dean;s List for the spring semester at Harding University in Searcy, Ark. Thomas is a senior English major...

Monett High School underclassmen received honors for academic achievement at the close of the school year. April Smith recognized those who participated on the Academic Team. Receiving letters for their efforts were: Nathan Arnall, J.J. Cavazos, Jonathan Hughes, Aveline McIntire and Katie A. Smith. Honored for participating were: Joe Bricker, Kelsi Geyer, Alyson Massardo, Talia Mitchell, Katie R. Smith and Ben Verstraete...

The Monett Chamber of Commerce held ribbon cutting ceremonies on Thursday for Romy’s Restaurant, at 107 Third St. in Monett.

The Monett Chamber of Commerce hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for Domino’s restaurant at 100 Chapell Dr., Suite H, in Monett.

With all sights and sounds in Monett pointing to the rapidly approaching Fourth of July celebration, local Lions have broken out their “Big Book of Barbecue” in preparation for their annual Chicken Barbecue

Two area women have been recognized for their community contributions by the El;k Horn Prairie chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Each year the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution encourages chapters to submit applications for the Community Service Award. Barbara Cohu said this year's awards, recognizing work in both Mt. Vernon and Aurora, represented major efforts by the recipients...

The Verona City Council will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. on Tuesday, July 2, over renewing the city’s transportation sales tax, used for street maintenance, that was not brought up for a public vote for renewal in April. Collections will cease in October. In 2018 the tax generated $20,373.22. Council members will also discuss and possibly approve standard operating procedures for the use of police body cameras...

About 200 people were estimated to have dropped by First State Bank of Purdy’s Monett branch on Wednesday to offer best wishes to Larry Moennig on his retirement at the end of the month after 32-1/2 years in banking.

Moving began this week Crosslines, the local charity, into its new building addition at Sixth and East Cleveland in Monett.

Sultry weather cooled to offer ideal conditions for the annual ice cream social at the Waldensian Presbyterian Church, south of Monett, on Thursday.

As July approaches, Monettans prepare to break out the red, white and blue to celebrate the nation’s birthday, including Calendar Girl Grace Wormington.

The first-ever ranking by Forbes magazine of the top employers by state has CoxHealth Systems, which operates Cox Monett Hospital, as No. 18 in Missouri out of all industry types, the No. 3 health system in Missouri out of 156 hospitals in the state, and the No. 1 best healthcare employer in southwest Missouri...

The Monett Police Department has issued details on plans for Monett’s Fourth of July celebration and recommendations for those planning to attend festivities in Monett’s South Park. Because of the Monett Chamber of Commerce board’s decision to have a commercial grade fireworks show again this year, with smaller fireworks shells, Chamber Executive Director Jeff Meredith has urged viewers to see the show from the park...

History turns in odd little ways, leaving footprints for later generations to find. One such story was shared at the June meeting of the Monett Historical Society. Mary Jo Sweeney told about her grandmother, Jeanette Dahlhaus, who worked as a Harvey Girl at the Harvey House restaurant in Monett. ...

Despite major flooding on June 23, the Monett Special Road District headed into summer with what looked like a routine workload ahead. District commissioners have planned more than eight miles of chip and seal resurfacing on six sections of road. Commission chairman Bruce Washeck said the spring rains had no big impact on the district roads, other than displacing an expected amount of gravel from ditches. Bridges and culverts withstood the spring deluges that hit nearby districts heavily. ...

A new not-for-profit health initiative has been announced in the Monett area that will initially target food insecurity for children during summer months,. The Missouri Southwest Initiative to Change Health (MO SWITCH) has begun a summer feeding program for at-risk and food insecure youth...

Two well known bi-county Republicans have now announced their intentions to run for the 29th District state senator seat. Cassville attorney David Cole announced his intention to seek the post this week, following an announcement earlier this month by 157th District State Representative Mike Moon (R-Ash Grove)...

The Monett City Council awarded contracts and made appointments recently, tackling demolition work on Fourth Street and selecting a new municipal judge. Council members continued its contract with Steel Tech for use of the former Olympic Foundry property, without changing the rates. City leaders plan to keep leasing the property until the time comes to build a flood control channel...

The masks, posters, photos and memorabilia will be packed away, the grills will turn cold, and the taste, flavors and atmosphere of New Orleans will disappear, and some the area's choicest epicurean delights will be a part of Monett's tasteful history...

Ruby Reese, age 92, of Cassville, Missouri, passed away Wednesday, June 26, 2019, at Oak Pointe in Monett, Missouri. She was born on October 9, 1926, in Seligman, Missouri, the daughter of John and Mary Ella (Wilson) Dunlap. On September 14, 1947, she was united in marriage to Harold Reese, who preceded her in death on October 9, 2003. Also preceding her in death were her parents, John and Mary; one brother, John Jr.; and two sisters, Marjorie and Willa Dean...