Stories from Wednesday, August 28, 2019

Roberto R. Smith, 77, of Exeter, died Saturday, Aug. 24. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Sept. 2, at St. Edwards Catholic Church in Cassville, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be at Maplewood Cemetery in Exeter...

Paul Dean Lansdown, 90, of Monett died Thursday Aug. 22, at Aurora Nursing Home in Aurora. Visitation will be held Friday Aug. 30, from 6-8:00 p.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, Aug. 31, at 11 a.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Chapel in Monett. Burial will follow services at the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Butterfield...

Billy C. Gibbs, 80, of Shell Knob, died Friday, Aug. 23. His wishes were to be cremated with burial at sea. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Shell Knob.

Cecilia Ellen Blinzler, 69, of Pierce City, died Saturday, Aug. 24, at Mercy Hospital in Aurora. Memorial visitation is being held on Saturday, Aug. 31, from 3-5:00 p.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett.

Francis Joseph “Cass” Cassidy, 67, of Shell Knob, died Friday, Aug. 23. Services were held Tuesday, Aug. 27, with rosary prior to services at Holy Family Catholic Church in Shell Knob, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Shell Knob. Burial was at McCullough Cemetery in Viola...

CRIMINAL • Michael D. Gilstrap, failure to equip vehicle with a horn in working condition, infr., fined $318. • Justice Janay Keith, possession of marijuana, misd. A, fined $250, 30 days in Lawrence County Jail; driving with a revoked/suspended license, misd. D, fined $250; unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia, misd. D, fined $150; suspended execution of sentence (SES), two years unsupervised probation, 40 hours of community service...

The 100-Mile Yard Sale takes place Saturday, Aug. 31. Nine area Chambers of Commerce are participating. The planned route runs west from Ash Grove to Greenfield, south to Mt. Vernon, either west to Highway 97 through Pierce City and Monett, or south through Freistatt to Monett, or south on Highway 39 through Aurora, east to Marionville, south through Crane, Reeds Spring and Branson West. Vendors need to locate their sales or signs in strategic locations to promote their own events...

For the first time, the North Stone Northeast Barry County Fire Protection District had a booth at the Crane Broiler Fest last weekend.

This puppy, believed to be a heeler-shepherd mix, will be available for adoption in a couple weeks at the Monett animal control shelter.

The University of Missouri Extension Service again had a booth at the Crane Broiler Fest last weekend.

The Monett Area YMCA ended its Summer Odyssey program with a midday dodgeball tournament between the kids and the parents who volunteered to help.

The Barry County tax sale was completed Monday at the Barry County Courthouse.

Mackenna Russell, 5, was just one of several children enjoying an inflatable slide at this year's Wheaton BBQ. More photos from the event may be found at: https://www.monett-times.com/gallery/35411

A Pierce City man remains hospitalized in Hattiesburg, Miss., following a vehicle crash on Saturday that claimed the life of the driver. Sam Dalton, 80, received serious injuries in a crash that took place around 1 p.m. on Saturday on Highway 49 in Hattiesburg. Dalton was part of a group from southwest Missouri that had been vacationing in Florida. On the return trip, Dalton was riding in a Nissan Rogue, driven by Alice Canfield, of Sarcoxie. Canfield was a former mayor in Sarcoxie...

The Barry-Lawrence Area United Fund has announced that Rosa Villeda has joined its board of directors. “Her experience with Cox Hospital, Huffmaster Insurance and currently Office Manager for St. Lawrence Church gives her the experience needed by the BLAUF,” said Ken Dudzik, president...

The Barry-Lawrence County Ambulance District board evaluated their options at the recent tax levy hearing, and opted not to retire the personal and real estate property taxes just yet. “Our goal was to eliminate this tax after the passage of the sales tax,” said Shane Anderson, board president. “At this point, on the advice of our attorney, we have opted to build our reserves in order to meet some large upcoming expenses. Our goal, now, is to have it zeroed out ”...

The first week of school has wrapped up and in Wheaton, with the students getting a lesson in oral hygiene as they get back into the routine of school. Lance Massey, Wheaton superintendent, said the school district and Access Family Care have entered into a partnership this year to offer more to students. The partnership was based on the interest in offering students with on-site staffing and a telemedicine platform that will help with students’ mental health issues...

Steve Burks, administrative assistant at Lacoba Homes in Monett, is packing up his office and breaking out his boat shoes and Parrothead regalia. Burks announced his retirement from Lacoba Homes last week, adding that circumstances suddenly fell into place allowing him and his wife, Betty, to fulfill their long-held dream of relocating to Florida...

The Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) will raise the prices of its annual trout permits and daily trout tags starting in 2020. According to MDC, the price increases are needed to better cover its costs of running hatcheries and providing more than 1.7 million trout each year for public fishing. The prices have not been raised since 1999...

The Purdy City Council moved ahead with street improvements and approved the city’s annual property tax levy recently. Blevins Asphalt won the bid for street improvements totaling $132,122. Work included resurfacing Washington from Fourth Street, Commercial Street to Jefferson, Mitchell and Archibald streets, and a parking lot in front of city hall...

Area residents are being asked to take particular notice if someone or something seems out of the ordinary on local parking lots. Kevin Litchfield, president of the Barry-Lawrence Chapter of Crime Stoppers, reported being in a vehicle on the parking lot of a local retail business waiting for his wife to finish shopping when he observed some suspicious activity by two men on bicycles...

Reports this week from the Springfield-based Castaway Animals Rescue Effort (CARE) are optimistic about the survival of nearly two dozen horses recovered from a rural Verona property. The rescue took place from a plot of rented land west of Highway P, north of Verona, between Highway P and Farm Road 2187 to the west. ...

West East Logan- Springfield Mt. Vernon at Monett Aurora at Cassville Logan-Rogersville at Lamar Marshfield at McDonald County Reeds Spring at Nevada Seneca at Springfield Catholic Hollister at East Newton Pierce City at Lockwood West East Logan- CLASS 3...

8: The number of consecutive years a Big 8 school has reached the state football semifinal. 2: The number of consecutive semifinal appearances Mt. Vernon has made. 3: The current state ranking of the Mountaineers. 3: The current state ranking of Pierce City...

The starting offense and defense for Pierce City took 24 snaps each in the jamboree on Friday. The results for Coach Brad Hocker showed that his team is primed for a big season. “With our No. 1s just getting eight snaps, we took some shots down field that we intercepted,” Hocker said. “But, we saw what we needed to see from our guys. Friday night, we are going to strap it on and play.”...

The stats speak for themselves when fans begin to think about Monett and Mt. Vernon football programs. For the last three years, the winner of the Cubs and Mountaineer tilt has advanced to the state semifinal. In 2016, the Cubs won the Class 3 championship. In 2017, the Mountaineers finished runners-up in Class 3, and in 2018, the team bowed out in the final four...

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