Stories from Saturday, July 11, 2020

Gary Patrick Mullinix Sr., 72, of Aurora, died Monday, July 6, at his home. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora.

Kenneth Huff, 87, of Aurora, died Wednesday, July 8, at the Mercy Hospital in Springfield. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora.

Warren D. “Fritz” Fritzinger, 87, longtime Mt. Vernon resident, died July 9 at an assisted living facility in East Dundee in northern Illinois following an extended illness. He was a frequent volunteer with local theater groups. A celebration of life will be held at a later date...

Dr. James Clark “J.C.” “Doc” Flanary, 78, of Cassville, died Thursday, July 2. No services are scheduled at this time. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

William “Willie” B. Parmley, 60, of Pacific, Mo., passed away suddenly on Thursday, June 25, 2020. Willie was born Aug. 28, 1959, in Granby Mo. He was a 1977 graduate of Pierce City High School. Willie was a machine operator with Husky Corporation and a member of the Mission Community Church both in Pacific, Mo...

Life has a way of bringing new challenges, and with the retirement of News Editor Murray Bishoff, one of those challenges has been thrown my way — contributing a relevant and worthwhile piece to this space every week. Prior to his retirement, Murray had been working at The Monett Times longer than I have been alive, a fact I like to point out to anyone that questions his dedication and experience. ...

Monett wrestling coach Ben Hohensee instructs a pair of campers during the wrestling camp on Friday.

The Monett Senior Center is seeking a volunteer to deliver the Tuesday meal route each week. The deliveries typically take an hour or less to complete. For an application, visit the Monett Senior Center, located at 1000 N. Central Ave. in Monett. The Monett Special Road District will meet in regular session on Tuesday, July 14, at 5:15 p.m. at the road district barn, 220 S. Eisenhower St. The meeting is open to the public...

Local motorists may have noticed quite a bit of action surrounding Dairy Queen, located at 1000 N. Central Ave. in Monett.

Raine Clotfelter, of Mt. Vernon, has been hired by Monett Main Street to paint a patriotic-themed mural on a silo located at Fourth and Front Streets.

The grace period for filing this year’s income tax returns to the Internal Revenue Service is quickly approaching. The Treasury Department and the Internal Revenue Service provided special tax filing and payment relief to individuals and businesses in response to the COVID-19 outbreak...

Monett city officials voted unanimously on Tuesday morning to accept a bid from Gator Industrial, LLC, for the demolition of the Olympia building, located at 913 Broadway St. The Joplin-based company submitted the winning bid at $18,000. Five other bids ranged from $10,500 to $29,850...

The city of Monett announced Friday it had closed on the purchase of approximately 55 acres of real estate within the city limits for $473,400. The property, approximately described as lying between South Highway 37 and Waldensian Road, north of the Church of the Nazarene and south of Hazel Street, was acquired by the city with the intent of developing 35 acres, more or less, as an extension of the city’s park system and another 20 acres for commercial and housing development...

Age: 45 Current occupation: Northern Barry County Commissioner/Owner Operator: Circle Dot Farms LLC Past experience: Current Northern Barry County Commissioner (8 years of service); University Extension Council member; LEPC Board member; OACAC Board member; St. Lawrence Council member; Career Farmer/Rancher...

Age: 34 Current occupation: Farmer, Small Business Owner Past experience: Capps Creek Road District Board Education: Pierce City High School Political party: Republican Website: N/A 1. Why do you want to be northern commissioner? I am running for the Barry County Northern Commissioner to be an advocate for our citizens. ...

Announcement has been made the 47th annual Ernte Fest, hosted by the Freistatt Lions Club, has been canceled this year due to ongoing concerns with the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic. Held the third weekend in August, the two-day German harvest festival generally offers children’s games, live music and dancing, traditional German cuisine and fair food favorites, anvil launching and the popular bier garten...

The Lawrence County Health Department is announcing 15 new cases, pushing the county’s total to 69 total cases: 30 active, 38 recovered and 1 death. Eight are linked to the Freedom Christian Church/Ministry, four are linked to other positive family members, one is a work exposure at EFCO, one is determined to be community exposure and one is still under investigation...