Stories from Wednesday, October 23, 2019

Harvey L. Holland, 77, of Pierce City, died Saturday, Oct. 19, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Visitation will be held from 7 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 23, at Lakin Funeral Home in Pierce City. The body will be cremated after the visitation at the decedent’s request. No services are planned...

Donald D. Dalton, Jr., 57, of Monett, died Oct. 18, at Bentonview Park Health and Rehab in Monett. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Lakin Funeral Home in Pierce City.

Patricia Anne Creamer, 67, of Cassville, died Saturday, Oct. 19. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Cassville. Burial will be at a later date at Hazel Green Cemetery in Boulder City...

Jared Cody Sunby, 31, unexpectedly left us on Oct.1, 2019, following a sudden cardiac arrest event. Though his death was abrupt, his impact on this world is, most certainly, everlasting. Cody was born in Springfield, Mo., on May 19, 1988, to Tamra Sunby (Williams) and Lawrence Sunby. ...

Patricia Swank, of Pierce City, died peacefully in Neosho on Oct. 16, 2019, at the age of 78. She is survived by two children, daughter Lisa Meador and her husband Lance Meador of Powell, Mo., and son Bob McGill and his partner Megan Hope, and granddaughter, Mavis Hope McGill of Denver, Colo. ...

Marilyn Mourglia McKee, 88, of Leawood, Kansas, passed away on October 18, 2019. Marilyn was born on March 26, 1931, in Purdy, Missouri, to Felix Mourglia and Helen Blankenship. The family later moved to Monett, Missouri. Marilyn graduated from Monett High School in 1949. ...

Peggy Ann Ball, age 83, loving and devoted wife, mother, and sister, passed away peacefully at her apartment in the Marionville Methodist Manor on October 21, 2019. She was born on April 28, 1936, to Monett “Monty” Myer and Ethel Myer Oswald. She was preceded in death by her loyal and devoted husband, Everett J. Ball, both parents and one sister, Marian Chappel. She and Everett were married by Jack Clark at the Christian Church parsonage in Verona, Missouri, April 2, 1954...

CRIMINAL • Charles N. Brand, failure to register vehicle, misd. B, fined $130. • Flavio R. Castro, non-support, misd. A, one year in Lawrence County Jail, SIS, one year unsupervised probation. • Nechaia M. Coatney, speeding, misd. C, fined $60. • Efrain Galindo, two counts of non-support, misd. A, suspended imposition of sentence (SIS), two years unsupervised probation...

An update on educations opportunities in Monett made possible through Drury University provided discussion for a recent meeting of the Monett Lions Club. Rhonda Schilly, site director of Drury's Monett campus, opened her presentation by recalling her father had been an active member of the Lions Club for more than 20 years and she recounted some of his fondest memories with the club...

The Monett City Council issued a proclamation on Oct. 18 honored Dave Sims, wastewater plant and water treatment plant operator, in conjunction with the recognition Sims received from the Missouri Public Utilities Alliance. The alliance honored Sims at its fall meeting for the significant contribution he has made to the city of Monett...

Barry County Retired Teachers and School Personnel will meet at 10:30 a.m. on Oct. 25 at St. John’s Lutheran Church on Hwy. H in Monett. Phyllis Garrett will speak on the Little Library Box. Book donations will be accepted. The Monett Historical Society will host its Fall Fashion Fling and Luncheon at 11:30 a.m. ...

Darren Bass, president of Cox Monett Hospital, was one of several dozen guests at the initial Cox Monett Auxiliary casserole luncheon, held Friday at First United Methodist Church in Monett.

Tyson Foods hosted its annual Pastor Appreciation Luncheon on Oct. 16 at the Monett Museum Event Center.

Storms moving through southwest Missouri late Sunday and early Monday left debris littered across the Monett area.

An Everton woman is behind bars in connection to the alleged kidnapping and rape of a 20-year-old Springfield woman. Wanda Maggard, 53, has been charged with felony first-degree rape or attempted rape, first-degree assault and first degree kidnapping...

In January, the Wheaton school district and Access Medical started their conversations about bringing a mental health clinic into the school. An agreement between the two was finalized over the summer based on referrals and parent requests. Lance Massey, Wheaton superintendent, said the district is excited to have Access Health on campus...

1. What would you support as a solution for aging highways and bridges in the state after the failure of the Proposition D (gas tax proposal) in 2018? The reality is we cannot neglect infrastructure. The harsher reality is that it isn’t cheap. But the harshest reality is that this question is skewed. ...

1. What would you support as a solution for aging highways and bridges in the state after the failure of the Proposition D (gas tax proposal) in 2018? This conversation is complicated. Roads and bridges are essential to every Missouri citizens, and a critical concern in Barry County is damage repair after every flooding event. ...

The on-again, off-again plans to move the Purdy City Hall into the Purdy Community Building appear to be on again. Mayor Bo Prock announced a new bid from a different contractor had submitted a bid for work that ran half of the earlier quote. Prock called for a special meeting at 6 p.m. ...

Monett police are in the final stages of converting a second military vehicle into civilian service use. Monett Police Chief George Daoud told Monett City Council members on Friday that his department acquired a military all-terrain vehicle (an M-ATV), to complement the MaxxPro+ acquired in 2018. ...

The Monett City Council took the unusual step of acquiring real estate to promote housing by a future private developer during the regular monthly meeting last week. Council members approved the purchase of two properties, at 1101 and 1103 Park Street, on the north side of the street between 11th and 12th streets, in the Callamack Heights subdivision...

With Halloween drawing closer, numerous community organizations are holding Trunk or Treat or Halloween costume contests this weekend and other days leading up to Oct. 31. The 12th annual Monett community Trunk or Treat event will be held by the Monett Area YMCA from 5-7 p.m. ...

West East Nevada at Monett Cassville at Lamar Springfield Catholic at East Newton Mt. Vernon at Hollister Logan Rogersville at Marshfield McDonald County at Seneca Reeds Spring at Aurora Pierce City at Pleasant Hope, 13-0 (forfeit) Monett at McDonald County, 47-0...

In Mark 8:36, Jesus asked a simple, yet powerful question: “For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world, and loses his own soul?” The question was posed to make those who would follow him think about what they chose to value in life, where they should channel their efforts and what course they should pursue...

With Pleasant Hope’s forfeit to Pierce City, the Eagles football team knows its seed, but does not know who its opponent will be in the first round. Currently, the Class 1, District 2 pod standings are as follows: No. 1 Thayer, 56.25; No. 2 Pierce City, 51.32; No. 3 Miller, 46.18; No. 4 Cabool, 37; No. 5 Marionville, 32.45;...

With just one regular season game left on the schedule for area football teams, the district playoff picture is all but settled. In the Class 3, District 6 field, the current ranking is as follows: No. 1 Mt. Vernon, 45.76; No. 2 Monett, 44.07; No. 3 Cassville, 43.86; No. 4 Seneca, 34.82; No. 5 Reeds Spring, 31.96 No. 6 Hollister, 31.8; No. 7 Aurora, 18.54; and No. 8 Nevada, 14.86...

The Pierce City football team was informed on Monday that its Week 9 opponent, Pleasant Hope, would forfeit the game this week. “You never want to win like this,” said Matt Street, Pierce City athletic director. “I spoke with their athletic director on Monday and was told they only had 12 healthy players. We wish them well and hope they get healthy for districts.”...

Friday night in Monett will be an emotionally charged event. First, the school district will honor its senior athletes, and for the football team, it means the last regular season home game for the Cubs. Next, the Cubs have a chance to do something that has not accomplished since the 2008 season — clinch a conference title or a least a share of one...