Stories from Wednesday, September 23, 2020

Jackie Lee Thomas, 89, died Sept. 18, at the Missouri Veteran’s Home in Mount Vernon. Due to the pandemic, a graveside service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 26, at Gray’s Point Cemetery in Gray’s Point. Arrangements are under the direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon...

Eula Mae Mills, 90, of Cassville, died Thursday, Sept. 17. Funeral services were held Tuesday, Sept. 22, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial was at Arnhart Cemetery in Purdy.

Anna Maria Hubbard, 87, of St. Simons Island, Ga., died Thursday, Sept. 17. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 24, at McCullough Cemetery in Viola, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Shell Knob. Visitation will be held from 10-10:45 a.m. Thursday, at Fohn Funeral Home in Shell Knob...

Danny L. Edwards, 55, of Kansas City, Kan., died Wednesday, Sept. 16. Graveside services were held Monday, Sept. 21, at Corinth Cemetery in Cassville, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

James “Clyde’ Burnette, 81, of Cassville, died Saturday, Sept. 19. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, Sept. 25, at Washburn Prairie Cemetery in Washburn, under direction of Funeral Home in Cassville. Visitation will be held from 6-8:00 p.m. Thursday, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville...

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Monett’s Ryan Goodson focuses before he dives at the Monett swimming meet last week.

Usually, the Missouri State High School Activities Association (MSHSAA) releases its classifications and district pod pairings for fall sports in August. However, due to COVID-19, those pairings were pushed off nearly a month as MSHSAA allowed schools to decide if they would be able to compete in a playoff format...

In financial auditing, there is a phrase that goes something like — it isn’t the missing dollars that you worry about, it is finding the pennies. To apply that to the Monett football team (2-2), the Cubs are not worried about major issues, such as how or who to block, but the finite details of who and exactly when to block them...

Verona Elementary students took a break from their physical education class Tuesday to show their appreciation for the Monett Area Chamber of Commerce’s $500 donation to Verona’s Stuff the Bus campaign.

Barry and Lawrence County Democrats will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 24, at Angus Branch Steakhouse in Monett. Those wishing to dine should arrive by 5:45 p.m. Betsy Fogle, state representative candidate for the 135th District, will be the guest speaker. ...

Two new shelters at Monett’s South Park were erected by volunteers from Steel Tech of the Ozarks, LLC and Central Builders last Saturday.

Rural first responders having the proper rescue tools and training can be the difference between life and death for someone trapped in a grain bin. To help better equip the Purdy Fire Protection District, Corteva Agriscience and Pioneer Seed donated a grain rescue tube, auger and training on Sept. 10, as part of a community investment initiative...

For Tex-Mex cooking at its best, Mi Rancho Mexican Restaurant can fill a hungry tummy in a hurry. The Miguel Cruz family opened the newly refurbished Mi Rancho, home of the former Black Kettle Restaurant in Monett, on Aug. 17, offering a vast array of menu choices ranging from appetizers, enchiladas, salads, steaks, fajitas, tacos, burritos, seafood and more. Cruz even makes his signature guacamole by hand...

Members of the Barry-Lawrence County Ambulance Board are frustrated at the amount of time it has taken to switch dispatching service from the Monett-Lawrence County 911 Center to the Barry County E-911 Center, which should have taken place 11 months ago. The project has yet to be completed...

Monett Main Street will celebrate the completion of the Freedom Silo, the newest addition to public art in Monett and one of several projects the organization has pursued this year, with a formal dedication the evening of Oct. 10. Jeff Meredith, president of Monett Main Street, said the historic grain silo at Seventh and Front streets, painted into a patriotic mural by Raine Clotfelter, will be dedicated in festivities beginning around 6 p.m. ...

Six weeks into the new school year, Eric Roller, the new director at the Scott Regional Technology Center, is pleased with the opportunities and resources he’s found at the Monett career center. “I’ve told a lot of people I’ve never had to work a day in my life because I like what I do,” Roller said. ...

Members of Tom Wolfe Memorial Post No. 4207 gathered at sunset on Friday at Monett’s IOOF Cemetery to hold a remembrance ceremony for prisoners of war and soldiers declared missing in action. The POW/MIA recognition was held at the gravesite of Tom Wolfe, for whom the Post is named. Wolfe’s U.S. Air Force plane was shot down in Laos in 1966 during the Vietnam War. His remains have yet to be recovered...