Stories from Wednesday, September 18, 2019

Cecil Settle, age 84, of Mt. Vernon, died Sept. 1. A celebration of Cecil’s life will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, September 21, 2019, at the Ozark Prairie Presbyterian Church in Mt. Vernon, Missouri. Arrangements are under the direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon...

Jimmy A. Mattingly, 59, of Exeter, died Friday, Sept. 13. Graveside services were held Monday, Sept. 16, at Maplewood Cemetery in Exeter, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Doris Eileen (Hazelwood) Morales, 69, of Mt. Vernon, died at 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 8, at Mt. Vernon Place Care Center. A private burial will be held at a later date at the Mt. Vernon I.O.O.F. Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon...

Donald Michael Ivaska, 87, of Monett died Friday Sept. 13, at the Birch Pointe Nursing Center in Springfield. Graveside services were held on Tuesday, Sept. 17, at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett. Burial was at the Monett I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Monett...

Don J. Hobbs, 76, of Butterfield, died Friday, Sept. 13. Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 17, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial was at Maplewood Cemetery in Exeter.

Charlene Hagebusch, 62, of Pierce City died Saturday, Sept. 14, at Cox Medical Center South in Springfield. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 18 at Lakin Funeral Home in Pierce City. Burial will be at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in Monett...

Marcus Daniel Christensen, 52, of Bella Vista, Ark., died Tuesday, Sept. 10. at a farm in Monett. No services are planned. Burial will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Lakin Funeral Home in Pierce City.

The Monett volleyball team (2-3) fell to Mt. Vernon on Monday, 25-12, 25-16. The Lady Cubs were led by Harley McCully with 16 digs, Kaitlyn McNair with 11 assists and Alex Sparkman with 5 kills. The Lady Mountaineers also won the junior varsity contest, 25-15, 25-7...

The Monett tennis team fell on Monday to Springfield Catholic, 9-0. Monett hosts its annual tournament today and travels to Thomas Jefferson on Friday.

Monett soccer (4-5) ended a four-game losing skid with a 1-0 win over Aurora on Monday. The Cubs’ Eduardo Trujillo scored off an assist by Logar Rodriguez with just 12 minutes left in the match. The Cubs dropped all three game in the Southwest Showdown Friday and Saturday, falling to Blue Springs, 3-0; Neosho, 3-2; and Pattonville, 3-1...

West East Lamar at Monett Cassville at Seneca Logan-Rogersville at Aurora Hollister at McDonald County Springfield Catholic at Marshfield Mt. Vernon at Reeds Spring Nevada at East Newton Ash Grove at Pierce City Monett at Cassville, 14-21 Aurora at Lamar, 21-48...

The Monett school district will unveil a new addition to Burl Fowler Stadium on Friday night, as it will recognize and honor the late Kenley Richardson by naming the playing surface after the former Monett coach and school’s first athletic director...

How do you stop a team that has the ability to score multiple ways? This is a question that for three weeks opposing teams have asked and failed to answer regarding the Pierce City football team. The Eagles (3-0) are fresh off a 39-0 win over Sarcoxie in a game that saw them score nearly every way a team could...

Sometimes, being reminded of history is not the best thing. That is especially true when the statistic presented shows how long it has been since beating a specific team. However, facts are facts, even if they make the most diehard of fans cringe. It has been 10 years since Monett last defeated Lamar in football. A 14-7 win on October 9, 2009, marked the last time the Cubs tasted victory in the conference battle...

• Oscar E. Martinez, speeding, $112. • Jose G. Almaraz, speeding, $137. • Amanda D. Beck, affray, $200. • Sally Brownlee, stealing, $102. • Natanael L. Burgos, disturbing the peace on private property, $62. • Tiffany D. Cardenas, defective equipment, $152...

CRIMINAL • Aaron Aimslee, fishing without a permit, misd. A, fined $200. • Freddie E. Branham III, failure to maintain vehicle insurance, misd. D, fined $175. • Lisa Marie Brannon, failure to display license plates on a vehicle/trailer, infr., fined $59...

Gavin King, a member of the Pierce City FFA chapter, will be on stage and in the spotlight from Oct. 30 through Nov. 2, during the 2019 National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis. King, a sophomore at Pierce City High School and drum major for the Pierce City Marching Eagles, has been selected to play trombone in the National FFA Band. King submitted an audition tape and was selected to help bring full instrumental balance to the band from a pool of applicants nationwide...

Crystal Charles, a high school history teacher has received a $500 grant from the Missouri Retired Teachers Association.

Elizabeth Stotlemeyer, who is starting her fifth year as a speech language pathologist at Central Park Elementary School in Monett, has received a $500 grant from the Missouri Retired Teachers Association.

Brooke Hindes, a fifth and sixth grade teacher at Pierce City Middle School, has received a $500 grant from the Missouri Retired Teachers Association.

Duane and Colleen Kaiser and family, of Monett, were among the families honored during the 61st annual Farm Family Day on Aug. 12 at the Missouri State Fair. The Kaiser family was selected as the Barry County Farm Family by University of Missouri Extension in Barry County and the local Farm Bureau. The family includes son James Kaiser and daughters Stephanie Kaiser and Angie Wagner...

Cox Monett Hospital Auxiliary will host a mum sale from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. (or until sold out) on Friday, Sept. 20 in the parking lot of the CoxHealth Urgent Care at 102 E. Cleveland. Mums of all colors will be available for $16 each. Proceeds to benefit the Auxiliary’s contribution to the Cox Monett Momentum Campaign. For more information, people may call Linda at 417-354-1404...

Summer days and car shows went hand-in-hand, and during Saturday’s Shakin’ in the Shell Fest, dozens of cars were on display for the public to admire.

New hires at the Pierce City R-6 School District are settling into classes and, possibly, a new schedule as the second month of classes get under way. New hires include: Jennifer Allison, second grade; Jennifer Finley, bookkeeper; Shay Garoutte, second grade; Austin Gripka, middle school math and high school volleyball coach; Ron Hearn, middle school special education; Shannon Holden, high school and middle school principal; Angela Langford, middle school special education; Katie Lathem, high school counselor; Micah Miller, middle school special education; Christopher Randolph, middle school physical education, high school girls basketball coach, middle school football coach and high school golf coach.. ...

Marionville’s annual community gathering, the 31st annual Applefest, will be held Friday and Saturday, Sept. 20 and 21, in downtown Marionville. Activities will concentrate in the square, with more activities on adjacent streets. Organizers will have crafters, chefs and live entertainment lined up...

Pierce City students may be finding their inner beasts this week as they continue Homecoming Week celebrations carrying the “Safari” theme. Today, Wednesday, was “Dress Like an Animal Day,” and Thursday will find students prowling the halls for “Safari Day.” Friday is PC Pride Day, and students will also kick up their Big Ol' Green Pride spirits with a pep rally during seventh hour...

The Monett City Council will hear public comment on an ordinance to make Monett a smoke-free community in all public places during its monthly meeting at 9:30 a.m. on Friday at Monett City Hall. The smoke-free ordinance, covering both the use of tobacco products and electronic cigarettes, would prohibit smoking in all public indoor facilities. At a work session on Aug. 8, the only persons to speak supported the ban...

Purdy City Council members are considering joining the Missouri Clean Energy District and are talking about plans to move city hall. The Clean Energy District ordinance, a templated document to take advantage of the Property Assessed Clean Energy Act, would enable Purdy residents to pursue grant money for installing solar panels on their homes. ...

Verona City Council members recently approved the city’s tax levy, its annual audit and the renting of a backhoe. Council members passed a property tax levy calling for a rate of $.9297 per $100 of assessed property. If tax was fully collected, the levy would generate $92,185.50, an increase of approximately $116 from a year ago...

Pierce City Mayor Kenny Smith has approached council members concerning establishing a gas tax on all fuel sold within the city limits. “Even a one percent tax would generate money that would be dedicated to street maintenance and repair,” Smith said. “I heard about the possibility of this tax at a recent State Missouri Municipal League meeting. It would have to be approved by the voters.”...

The Missouri Department of Transportation has approved an application designating a portion of Business Highway 60 in Monett as “Heroes Way,” in honor of the late Air Force Captain Thomas H. Wolfe, the Monett shot down during the Vietnam War. A letter to Valerie Wolfe, daughter of Capt. ...

A Monett teen has died in an apparent suicide that is being investigated by Monett police. Monett Police Chief George Daoud reported that officers responded at 5:19 p.m. on Monday to a report of an unattended death. The body of a teenage boy was found on Monett High School property, approximately 30 yards north of Twin Hills Drive...