Stories from Saturday, July 20, 2019

Jessie (Harvey) Goodnight, 92, of Fairway, Kan., formerly of Stotts City, died Sunday, July 14, at her home. Graveside services will be held at 3 p.m. on Saturday, July 20, at the Moore Cemetery in Stotts City. A Celebration of Life is planned for later in the month at her home in Fairway, Kan...

Flavia Lenora Friar, 97, of Miller, died at 7:35 a.m. on Tuesday, July 16, at the Webco Manor in Marshfield. Graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, July 19, at Shiloh Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. prior to the service at Morris-Leiman-Mosher Funeral Home in Miller...

Jean Anderson, 77, of Washburn, died Friday, July 12, at her home. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Lois Lucille Buehler Phariss, 105, died July 18, 2019, at The Neighborhoods at Quail Creek in Springfield, Mo. Lois was born on July 8, 1914, in the Zion Community of Lawrence County, Mo., to Samuel R. and Blanche Gertrude McCormick Buehler. Lois attended grade school at the Zion School, before attending high school at Verona, Mo., and completing requirements for a teaching certificate at the high school in Aurora, Mo. ...

Kent McAlexander, 95, of Monett, Mo., finished his earthly journey on Wednesday evening, July 17, 2019, while at Lacoba Homes in Monett. Kent was born on November 15, 1923, in Mayetta, Kan., son of the late John William McAlexander and Edna (Reynolds) McAlexander. ...

The news this week that Monett officials used a drone to discover the roof of the historic Frisco Hotel at Fifth and Front Streets had collapsed brought home how technology has great value in today’s world, particularly in seeing the unseen. The news about the Frisco Hotel was disheartening. ...

The Monett soccer program has risen to the point where it is one of the most respected and feared in southwest Missouri, and across the state. Gone are the days when a district title was the ultimate goal. The Cubs have raised the bar where the Final Four is the goal, and the team will not stop until it secures a championship banner...

With temperatures climbing into the mid-90s and the heat index to making them feel like 100, area athletes need to prepare themselves now for the fall practice season and summer workouts. For some individuals, working outside or participating in summer sports camps is unavoidable. In these cases, extreme caution and care should be taken to ensure that an individual doesn’t succumb to the extreme elements...

CRIMINAL • Fungaroho F. Butera, failure to equip vehicle with a horn in working condition, infr., fined $220. • Karyssa Dawn Calbert, failure to display license plates, infr., fined $130. • Sean D. Carr, failure to keep proper driving records, misd. B, fined $190, CVCF $10, LERF $50...

On Sunday, June 22, a large crowd gathered at Chapel of Grace to honor Pastor Jimmy Copley and his wife, Janet, for their 50th wedding anniversary.

It took three puffs for Jack George of Pierce City to blow out the candles on his birthday cake celebrating his 98th birthday.

The public is invited to attend as celebration of the 70th wedding anniversary of Ralph and Mary K. Scott from 1 to 3:30 p.m. on Sunday, July 28, at the Monett Museum''s Events Center, 418 E. Broadway. Ralph L. Scott and Mary K. Workman were united in marriage on Aug. 14, 1949 at Goddard Methodist Church in Fort Smith, Ark. The Scotts started making Monett their home in 1951...

Now on permanent display at the Monett Museum is the badge of Elisha Hagler, the only Monett police officer killed in the line of duty.

The Mt. Vernon Community Theatre will bring its summer musical, "Crazy for You: The New Gershwin Musical" to the Monett High School Performing Arts Center at 7 p.m. today and at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Classic Gershwin songs in the show include “I Got Rhythm,” “They Can’t Take That Away from Me,” “Someone to Watch Over Me” and “Nice Work if You Can Get It.”...

Monett-based Jack Henry and Associates (JHA) has acquired the Boston-based company Geezeo, a provider of retail and business digital financial management solutions. According to Ron Moses, vice president of Jack Henry and Associates and general manager of consumer and commercial solutions, the acquisition will help JHA remain in the forefront of a field where clients want personalized, seamless and appropriately simple digital banking solutions...

A farewell luncheon for Maryal Hunt was hosted this week by the Monday Bridge Club, a co-founder of the club with Maura Sparks, in the community room of the Pierce City branch of the Barry-Lawrence Regional Library. Hunt and her husband, Terry, are relocating to Tyler, Texas to live closer to their daughters and families. For eight years she coached dozens of men and women in the basics of bridge...

Author Billie Fulton, who wrote “Faith is not Silent,” and John Fulton, who illustrated the book, were showcased on air at KRMO and KSWM Radio, promoting the Barry-Lawrence Regional Library’s Summer Reading Club programs.

The Monett Chamber of Commerce will hold two round table discussions on the course for Chamber activities over the next five years, from 8 to 10 a.m. or from 5 to 7 p.m. on July 23 at the Chamber office, 200 Second St. Participants are asked to contact the Chamber at 235-7919 to reserve space in advance for one of the time slots...

The Monett City Council will accept public comment on its plan for housing incentives and take steps to advance improvements on the airport during a busy monthly meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Monday at Monett City Hall. The proposal to waive utility tap fees and reducing permit fees, part of the "Building Monett Through New Housing" initiative, will come up for public comment and a possible vote...

The City of Marionville recently received an unmodified opinion on its 2018 audit from Dawnata Hopkins, certified public accountant and senior client manager with the CPA Group in Monett. Hopkins went over the report with aldermen, noting only that the city should set aside funds for depreciation and replacement for the water pollution control revenue bonds in the amount of $16,000 per year...

Cowboy, songwriter and storyteller Marshall Mitchell enchanted children and adults alike at the Monett Branch Library this week, crafting stories around the universe theme for the Summer Reading Club.

It’s been said that many community projects have been built one loaf of bread at a time.

Only minor injuries occurred from a two-vehicle crash that took place at 4:20 p.m. on Tuesday, four miles east of Monett on Highway 60 at the Business 60 intersection. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Payton Flynt 16, of Monett, was eastbound on Highway 60 and attempted a left hand turn across traffic to go south onto Business Highway 60. ...

Verona City Council members have agreed to buy a cage for the city’s police car and further debated having business licenses for persons doing business in town. Aldermen agreed to buy a refurbished half cage for for Ford Explorer police vehicle for $500 and it have it installed by a vendor in Diamond for $150. A brand new cage was quoted at $950. Police Chief Jereimy Allen said the purchase would equip Verona’s vehicle comparable to those in Aurora...

Jay Jastal, Monett’s longest serving school resource officer, has received state recognition for his service. The Missouri School Resource Officer Association has named him SRO of the Year for the state. Jastal began serving as a school resources officer seven years ago, shortly after the state authorized the position and the city partnered with the school district in sharing costs. ...

A shooting incident in Monett on Wednesday appeared to be accidental and no charges were expected. Police Chief George Daoud reported officers went to Cox Monett Hospital at 7:45 p.m. on Wednesday in response to a report of a gunshot victim. Officers found a 39-year-old Hispanic man from Monett who had what was described as a non-life threatening injury from a single gunshot wound...

Plans for Monett’s first dog park and future plans for downtown shared by City Administrator Dennis Pyle emerged in his discussion about the work of Monett Main Street his week to the Monett Historical Society. Pyle reviewed how Monett Main Street, since it organized in 2012, had achieved an additional investment of $4.5 million in downtown Monett. That included eight new businesses and 26 new employees...