Stories from Saturday, October 26, 2019

Robert Anthony “Chico” Sisco, 51, of Cassville, died Tuesday, Oct. 22. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Paul Michael Crouch, 65, of Madison, Ala., died Monday, Oct. 22, at his home in Madison. Visitation is being held on Monday, Oct. 28, from 10-11:00 a.m. at the Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church in Pleasant Ridge. Graveside services will immediately follow the visitation at 11:15 a.m. at the Calton Cemetery in Pleasant Ridge...

Eula Mae Pettigrew, 88, of Fort Smith, Ark., formerly of Shell Knob, died Wednesday, Oct. 23. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, at McGuire Cemetery in Viola, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Shell Knob. Visitation will be held from Noon until 1:30 p.m. Monday, at Fohn Funeral Home in Shell Knob...

Joseph William Burton, 57, of Cassville, died Wednesday, Oct.23. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Mark David Brumley, 49, of Granby, died Tuesday, Oct. 22. Graveside services were held Friday, Oct. 25, at Fox Cemetery in Powell, under direction of McQueen Funeral Home in Wheaton.

Sharon Carlene Rahoy, nee Mulkey, died peacefully in her sleep on October 9, 2019, at her home in St. Louis, Missouri, at the age of 78. Carlene is survived by her loving husband John Donald Rahoy and son John Phillip Rahoy; grandchildren Brenden Rahoy, Ryan Rahoy and Emily Shull; daughter-in-law Pam Busdieker; and lifelong friends and family Jim and Evie Reed...

Historically, FEMA has treated our area well. The response to the 2003 Pierce City tornado was creative, innovative and generous. The commitment to restore Joplin after the catastrophic 2011 tornado came on a heroic level. Smaller undertakings, like floods, commonly shared across the nation, show the limits for how the federal government can help. Even so, time and again FEMA has worked with struggling bi-county road districts to help restore roads that have washed out, some over and over again...

Volleyball at Pierce City has long been a sport of passion for its players and fans. This season began with a big question mark as the team, under first-year coach Austin Gripka, began to navigate the schedule. With just two seniors in Donnielle Brottlund and Jerika Brown to lead the way, the Lady Eagles needed a host of younger players to step up and carry the program...

The work is not done for Monett swimming and diving team as it quickly approaches the SWMO Swim Meet. That final meet serves as a last chance for the Cubs to punch tickets to the state meet in November. Currently the Cubs have just two swimmers, Andrew Kranz and Matthew Fillinger, who have made confederation cut times, but according to Coach Charles LaGarce, the swimmers are still 12 places away from the top 32 needed qualify. ...

The Show, the annual live entertainment revue hosted by the Cassville Chamber of Commerce, will be held at 2 p.m. Oct. 27 at the Cassville Middle School FEMA Auditorium. Tickets are available at the Cassville Chamber office. Mt. Vernon Community Theatre will present Ken Ludwig’s comic play “Lend Me a Tenor” with performances at 7 p.m. today, Oct. 26, and at 2 p.m. on Oct. 27 at the Mt. Vernon Arts and Recreation Center (the MARC), 822 W. Mt. Vernon Blvd. in Mt. Vernon...

The construction technology class at the Scott Regional Technology Center completed its two-year house project this week as their finished project was moved off campus to its new location to Third and Birch streets.

A community advisory board for Cox Monett Hospital took a tour of construction on the site of the new hospital this week.

There were costumes and good spirits at the Monett City Park Casino on Saturday for the fourth annual Angels for Children of the 39th Judicial Circuit dinner fundraiser.

A large crowd turned out at the Scott Regional Technology Center in Monett on Saturday to support the Monett FFA through the chili supper sponsored by the FFA Boosters.

Marionville residents will have the opportunity to take part in a spooktacular event, a Trunk or Treat and Classic Car Show, taking place from 2 to 6 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 27, at the Coleman Vault, located at 101 Market St., on the square. In addition to bucketloads of candy, there will be food, games, vendors and a costume contest for all ages...

An Everton man is behind bars in connection to the kidnapping, rape and trafficking of a 20-year-old Springfield woman. David W. Arnold, 46, has been charged with felony first-degree rape or attempted rape, first-degree sodomy or attempted sodomy, trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation, first degree assault with serious physical injury, delivery of a controlled substance, and first degree kidnapping, facilitating a felony, inflicting injury and terrorizing his victim...

Initiation ceremonies from Monett High School's new Jobs for America's Graduates (JAG) program were recently held at the MHS Performing Arts Center. David Williams, former MHS principal and head of the Monett Alternative Educational Academy, is the JAG specialist and led the ceremony...

The Monett Chamber of Commerce recently hosted a Lunch and Learn for its members on the topic of active shooter prevention and business security. Jay Jastal, with the Monett Police Department, led the discussion on findings by the Federal Bureau of Investigation on a number of mass shooting incidents. ...

An audit of Pierce City governmental accounts has resulted in an unmodified opinion, the best result available, according to Dawnata Hopkins, senior client manager with The CPA Group in Monett. What was unusual with this audit was the extra tests taken by the audit team...

The Monett Area Extended Employment Workshop in Monett is in crisis following an independent audit initiated at the behest of the Lawrence County Tax Board for the Developmentally Disabled in Aurora (LCDD). Les Wagner, of Wagner and Associates Consulting out of Columbia, provides consulting services for non-profit agencies and local governments. ...

The Monett City Council has taken a step closer to building a roundabout at the intersection of Broadway and Central Avenue through action taken at last week’s monthly meeting. Council members approved an application for the cost share program through the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT) for improvements on Central Avenue. ...