Stories from Monday, March 16, 2020

Gail Ann Brown, 68, of Monett, Mo., was called to her Heavenly home on Friday, March 13, 2020, while living at the Cassville Health Care and Rehab in Cassville, Mo. Gail was born Feb. 15, 1952, in Cassville, Mo., daughter of the late Kenneth and Ethlyn Corn. She was raised in Cassville...

Dolly Jo Carter, 63, of Monett, Mo., passed from this life to her Heavenly home on Friday evening, March 13, 2020, while at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Dolly was born on February 18, 1957, in Gold Beach, Ore., daughter of the late Jesse T. ...

CoxHealth will begin offering free Virtual Visits to people in southwest Missouri experiencing suspected symptoms of COVID-19 (coronavirus) today. To be evaluated, individuals should simply use code COVID when beginning a Virtual Visit. This service is available to anyone experiencing symptoms of COVID-19, which include a fever, cough and respiratory distress...

Walmart stores normally open 24 hours per day are changing their hours due to coronavirus concerns. Effective now, Walmart stores and Neighborhood Markets will be open from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. until further notice. “This will help ensure associates are able to stock the products our customers are looking for and to perform cleaning and sanitizing,” a press release said. ...

Barry and Lawrence county school districts have coordinated to postpone classes and extracurricular activities until April 3, citing concerns about coronavirus. After today (Monday), Monett, Cassville, Shell Knob, Exeter...

Intense meetings have been underway from schools to businesses and service providers in light of the changing responses to the coronavirus outbreak. The ripple effect from the closing of public schools, beginning Monday, has impacted the operations of many service providers...