Stories from Wednesday, October 7, 2020

Charles Sperandio, 51, of Verona, died on Friday, Oct. 2, at Cox South hospital in Springfield. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 7, from 6:30 to 8:00 p.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, Oct. 8, at 4 p.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Chapel in Monett...

Leslie Seabaugh, 71, of Eagle Rock, died Tuesday, Sept. 29. The family will have services at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Douglas Macdonald Monroe, 64, of Springfield, died on Friday, Sept. 25, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield, due to cardiac arrest. Graveside services with Masonic Rites will be held at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 7, at the I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Monett. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett...

Mike D. Jarrell, 71, of Wentworth, died Thursday, Oct. 1. No services are scheduled at this time. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Patricia Ellen Henry, 84, of Hoberg, died at 5:11 a.m. on Sunday, Oct. 4, at Freeman Hospital in Joplin. Visitation will be held from 1 to 2 p.m. on Saturday, October 10, with a funeral services to follow at 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church in Mt. Vernon. Burial will follow at the Moore Cemetery in Stotts City...

Wendell “Paul” Cornell, 78, of Cassville, died Saturday, Oct. 3. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 8, at Maplewood Cemetery in Exeter, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Everett “Dean” Boyer, 69, of Cassville, died Friday, Oct. 2. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7, at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Cassville, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Frances Janette Smith, 84, of Monett, Mo., died on Tuesday, October 6, 2020. She finally went home to be with Jesus, a trip that all who knew her, knew she was ready to make. The family is rejoicing as she and her husband Charles will be celebrating their 65th wedding anniversary in Heaven. She departed this earth at her home in Monett, from a brief illness...

David Ellis Eden, M.D., 79, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020, at his home in Driftwood, Texas, surrounded by family. He was born October 15, 1940, in Purdy, Missouri, to parents Waldo and Ruth (Robbins) Eden. On January 6, 1971, in Rockdale, Maryland, he was united in marriage to Rahel JoAnn Burke, who survives. ...

West East Monett: Will not play Seneca at Cassville East Newton at Nevada Logan-Rogersville at East Newton Butler at Lamar Marshfield at Aurora McDonald County at Reeds Spring Mt. Vernon at Springfield Catholic Agape High School at Pierce City Pierce City at Marionville, 20-47...

The effects of COVID-19 have wreaked havoc on the high school sporting world. About six months ago, Pierce City had inked a contract with Union High School in Illinois for this Friday’s contest. However, the state of Illinois canceled all fall sports, leaving the Eagles in search of a game...

The Monett soccer team, 10-3 on the season, is garnering much attention from state pollsters in the first rankings released this season. The Cubs are ranked No. 2 in Class 2 and join Aurora and Logan-Rogersville, as well as Class 3 schools McDonald County and Springfield Catholic, in receiving votes...

On a normal week, the Monett football team would be four days into preparation for Friday night’s football game. However, a sludgy mix has caused the school and team to cancel all football activities this week, including the varsity game scheduled for Friday at Lamar...

The City of Purdy will sponsor a city-wide clean-up Oct. 19. This pick up is for City of Purdy residents only. If you are not paying your trash bill through the city, we will not pick your items up. Pick up will begin on the west side of town working east until completion. ...

Brayden Richardson loaded straw into a 1917 International hay press that created square bales as one of the demonstrations of century-old technology shared during Jolly Mill Park History Day on Saturday.

A single-vehicle crash on Sept. 29 resulted in three juveniles being transported with suspected serious injuries to various area hospitals. The crash occurred at 4:49 p.m. on Sept. 29, on Seventh Street and Front, when a northbound 2006 Nissan Altima collided head-on with the bridge abutment...

One suspect is in jail and others are wanted for questioning in a series of home burglaries and thefts from vehicles in recent weeks. Officers with the Monett Police Department apprehended Josh Hendershot, 26, of Monett, on Sept. 30 following a police pursuit. He was taken into custody in the 300 block of Third Street...

In the battle against breast cancer, those on the front lines have seen it all. Among those is Frankie Smith, a mammography at Cox Monett Hospital for 11 years. We see about 15 patients a week,” Smith said. “We get about a 50/50 mix; those who religiously come in for their screenings and those who come because it was recommended.”...

In the summer of 2019, local woman Erma Mast noticed something that would soon change her life — a lump in her left breast. The big “C” is a scary topic for anyone, but during the month of October, survivors, victims and organization speak out in the hopes of spreading breast cancer awareness. If one life is saved because a man or woman saw signs and knew what to do, it is all worth it...

Power of Pink is a local organization that operates to serve and help those who have had a breast cancer diagnosis, but where does that power come from? Many would say the power in Power of Pink is shown in the men and women who fight every day after they have started a breast cancer journey. Some might say it is derived from the support and donations that go to those in need who are dealing with the unforeseen consequences of a cancer diagnosis...

There are an estimated 155,000 Americans living with metastatic breast cancer, and nearly 30 percent of people diagnosed with early-stage breast cancer will develop metastatic breast cancer. Metastatic breast cancer means the cancer that was once in the breast has moved to another location in the body...

Torey Wigant was a typical college student working hard to obtain a master’s degree in occupational health and safety management at University of Central Missouri, never thinking that her world was about to turn upside down. “I was doing my internship at Altec Industries in St. Joseph, and taking classes,” said Wigant, of St. Joseph, formerly of Mt. Vernon. “I didn’t feel sick. But there was a lump.”...

Firefighters from Pierce City Fire Protection District were dispatched to a structure fire at 6:52 a.m. on Sunday, and with the aid of Monett City and Rural Fire Departments and Freistatt Fire Protection District. Crews from all four Pierce City stations arrived with seven crew members...