Stories from Wednesday, October 16, 2019

Carole Trecker, 63, of Cassville, died Tuesday, Oct. 8. Graveside services were held Monday, Oct. 14, at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cassville, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Shelley Sparkman, 45, of Cassville, died Thursday, Oct. 10. A Celebration of Life will be held from 10 a.m. until Noon, Friday, Oct. 19, at First Baptist Church in Cassville. Arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Carolyn Sue Ray, 76, of Butterfield, died Sunday, Oct. 13. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Butterfield. Visitation will be held from 10-11:00 a.m. Saturday, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville...

Erma Lea Gilreath, 83, of Monett died Monday, Oct. 14, at Lawrence County Manor in Mt. Vernon. Graveside services are being held on Friday, Oct. 18, at 10 a.m. at the Pierce City Cemetery in Pierce City. Visitation will be held on Thursday, Oct. 17, from 6-8 p.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett...

Joseph Claud Cocannouer, 81, of Miller, died at 1:39 p.m. on Thursday. Oct. 10, at mercy Hospital in Aurora. Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 14, at Round Grove Baptist Church. Burial was at Round grove Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon...

Danny Gale Day, 73, of Purdy, died Saturday, Oct. 12. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at Maplewood Cemetery in Exeter, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

West East Reeds Spring at Cassville Monett at McDonald County Lamar at Nevada Seneca at East Newton Marshfield at Aurora Hollister at Logan-Rogersville Springfield Catholic at Mt. Vernon Pierce City at Miller Nevada at Cassville, 14-42 East Newton at Monett, 0-47...

The softball season boils down to a series of one-game playoffs for the Monett softball team beginning Thursday, as the Lady Cubs await the winner of a Wednesday quarterfinal matchup. Monett received the No. 2 seed and the first-round bye into the semifinal that came with it...

With just two regular season football games left in Missouri, the Class 3, District 6 seeding and quarterfinal pairings are starting to come into focus. Currently, the seeding and points are as follows: No. 1 Mt. Vernon, 45.76; No. 2 Cassville, 43.33; No. 3 Monett, 42.29; No. 4 Reeds Spring, 34.24; No. 5 Seneca, 33.62; No. 6 Hollister, 30.43; No. 7 Aurora, 17.9; and No. 8 Nevada, 14.86...

It should come as no surprise to anyone that the battle for the Southwest Conference title and top two district seed would come down to this Friday night’s matchup between Miller and Pierce City. On Oct. 9, the Eagles seniors were honored with a banquet at the high school, and one thing that was mentioned was how big this rivalry game has become...

The Monett football team (5-2) hits the road this week to Anderson to face McDonald County and the 2-5 Mustangs. The Cubs are riding high after a 47-0 win over East Newton on Friday. “We came out and jumped on them early,” said Derek Uhl, Monett coach. “I loved our defensive aggression in the game. We never let them get into their offense, and that played into our hands.”...

Former St. Vincent’s Hospital employees will have a reunion at 11:30 a.m. on Oct. 19 at Angus Branch Steakhouse. The Pleasant Ridge Special Road District will hold its monthly meeting in the basement of the Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church at 6 p.m. on Oct. 21...

It was a bumpy ride for one Monett man early Monday morning, when his vehicle ran off the side of the road and ended up overturning.

With dangling 45 rpm records, a girl band and rockin’ to Kiss music, the Monett High School sophomores captured first place for their rock music float in the “We Got The Beat”-themed MHS homecoming parade on Friday.

Apple Butter Makin’ Days in Mt. Vernon dodged a weather bullet and ended up with sunny skies for the three-day event.

Over the weekend during a mini fall camp at Camp Barnabas, camper Chance Presley and missionary Faith Duensing had a smashing good time while smashing pumpkins.

The Monett City Council will take action to acquire some real estate and advance infrastructure projects during the monthly meeting at 9:30 a.m. Friday at Monett City Hall. Palnned action includes buying the west half of three lots in the Callamack Heights subdivision, on Park Street between 11th and 12th streets...

The 24th annual Missouri Health Care Association District 4 Golden Age Games, a competition for residents at nursing facilities in southwest Missouri, will return to Monett High School on Oct. 25. Lacoba Homes in Monett will again serve as the local host. ...

A 2001 Purdy school district graduate is donating time back to his home town by helping the school build a new website. Susan Funkhouser, Purdy public relations coordinator, said the idea and process of rebuilding a website started when Steven Chancellor was still the Purdy superintendent...

A collision between a train and a tractor trailer in Aurora on Sunday resulted in no injuries but caused major damage to the truck. According to a release from the Aurora-Marionville Police Department, a 2018 Freightliner driver attempted to go around the barricades at the Morgan Street railroad crossing, heading north. The crossing had been closed to vehicle traffic for several months...

Age: 55 Current Occupation: Operates farm where she has goats and wild mustangs, does animal rescues; mother of two special needs children 1. What can be done to increase tourism in our area? The state parks and waterways in our area are the primary element to increase tourism. ...

Age: 34 Current Occupation: Manages cattle operation on family farm; former Ag teacher at Cassville High School 1. What can be done to increase tourism in our area? Tourism in our area is somewhat of a complex subject because we attract folks to the district for a such diverse range of reasons, and those folks come from all walks of life! It can be tricky when discussing how to increase that because a high percentage of the tourists that wind up visiting will point blank tell you that one of the biggest reasons they are attracted to this area is that it isn’t “too commercialized”, but that’s why it is essential to dive a bit deeper and understanding what tourists that come back to our district time and time again are actually looking for. ...

The Lawrence County Health Department has announced vaccines are now available for the upcoming flu season. The flu is a contagious respiratory illness caused by viruses, resulting in mild to severe illness. Serious outcomes of flu infection can result in hospitalization or death. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention recommends older people, young children, and people with certain health conditions, who are at high risk of serious flu complications, receive vaccinations annually...

New sources of industrial pollution ― some old and some recent ― have surfaced through public meetings and disclosures in Verona. Representatives from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) returned to Verona on Friday for the second public meeting in two months, in an effort to keep lines of communication open with a community facing more doubts from the Superfund site stretching across its west side. ...