Stories from Saturday, October 31, 2020

Laurie Whitcanack, 67, of Cassville, died Tuesday, Oct. 27. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be at Taggart’s Royal Oak Cemetery in Cassville. Visitation will be held from 1-2:00 p.m. Monday, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville...

Tyrena Shear, 44, of Monett, died Wednesday, Oct. 27. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Robin Lynn Mattingly, 50, of Cassville, died Saturday, Oct. 24. Funeral services were held Thursday, Oct. 29, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial was at Maplewood Cemetery in Exeter.

Lavern Madison, 86, of Exeter, died Saturday, Oct. 24. Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial was at Oak Ridge Cemetery in Cassville.

Leo Lupini, 88, of Eagle Rock, died Monday, Oct. 26. Memorial services will be announced by Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Carol A. Fleming, 80, of Cassville, died Monday, Oct. 26. Burial will be held in Pittsburgh, Penn., at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Richard D. Davis, 52, of Cassville, died Sunday, Oct. 25. Services will be held at a later date. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

Lavoy Pauline Barnard, 91, of Cassville, died Wednesday, Oct. 28. No services are planned at this time. Cremation is under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville.

James Richard Nicklas, known to everyone as “Rick,” died on October 27, 2020. He was 72. The eldest of two sons, Rick was born to Charles and Helen Nicklas in Monett, Missouri, on May 4, 1948. He grew up in Concord, California, and proudly served in the United States Marine Corp...

I read a story this week about a long line for early voting somewhere in the country. A passerby in a vehicle shouted out to the line asking how long they had been waiting to cast their ballot, and a man responded, “Four years!” As divided as the country is, there’s no telling if the man waited four years to “Trump” the pundits again, or if he was just “Biden” his time to make a change in the White House...

The Big 8 Conference West Division released its All-Conference volleyball team. This year’s squad contains two names familiar to Monett fans, as Kylie Knight was named to the Second Team, and Natalie Turner garnered Honorable Mention accolades. The complete list is as follows:...

A busy week highlighted by a 4-0 win over Cassville Tuesday gave the Monett soccer team a co-Big 8 Conference championship and has given way to at least one more game for the Cubs. Monett faces Greenwood on Monday at 7 p.m. In the district semifinal at Aurora High School...

The Purdy FFA Greenhands attended the Area Greenhand Conference on October 16th 2020. Greenhands were split into school groups to hear the area officers' speeches. They also got to hear from Area 11 State Officer Cade Shepherd. Officers talked to Greenhands about the different parts of an SAE, how to get their SAE started, and what is included in different types of SAE’s. Students also played games to improve leadership skills...

Officials at Purdy Elementary School have released the list of students named to the honor roll for the first quarter of the 2020-2021 academic year. Third Grade: Colton Breazzeal, Uriel Ochoa, Jaelynn Webb, Brinlee Vineyard, Julia DeLeon, Raylan Grant, Emma Becker, Joselyn Brown, Grant Cairus, Saul Castaneda, Dulce Elias, Ayari Garcia, Jessica Harris, Audrey Heiney, Audie Hutson, Makalei Schroeder, Bryson Terry, Pacie Utter and Grace Wolf...

Trinity Lutheran School has released the named of students on the A-B Honor Roll for the first quarter of the 2020-2021 academic year.

Students at Trinity Lutheran School in Freistatt received awards for earning all A’s in the first quarter of the 2020-2021 academic year. in

Trinity Lutheran School students chosen for consistently displaying the character traits of respect, responsibility, safety and faithfulness, are pictured.

Officials at Berean Christian Academy in Monett have released the students listed to the first quarter honor rolls for the 2020-2021 academic year. First grade: Marshall Arndt, Karlee Bartosh, Max Griffis, Olivia Jones, Lila Kimbrough, Zechariah Spurlock and Olivia Waters...

A total of 52 donors recently participated at an American Red Cross blood drive, held at the First Christian Church of Monett. The event saw Teresa Beaty as a first-time donor. Those reaching donor milestones included Ruth Brubacker, two gallons; Mable Brubacker, three gallons; Mark Meyer, five gallons; Juli Wesolek, six gallons; Judy Kitchen, 13 gallons; Dale Gentry, 17 gallons; and Paul Renfro, 25 gallons...

The Caring People group for single mothers and their children has resumed on Wednesdays at 6:30 p.m. at First United Methodist Church www.fumcmonett.org/moms. Due to the increase in COVID-19 positive activity in the Monett area, the Hobbs-Anderson Legion Post 91 will not meet in November. The annual Christmas party has been canceled. These cancelations are in the interests of members, their families and the community...

Homecoming festivities capped off a week of Houn’ Dawg spirit at Aurora High School on Oct. 16.

When the weather outside is fit only for ducks, some people look to get their game on where it’s dry.

Like many, the November Calendar Girl, Kaia Johnson, has much to be thankful for this year.

A timely break in the weather provided a fun evening at the Verona schools on Thursday for the Verona PTA’s Trunk or Treat, in the southwest parking lot.

Officials at St. Mary’s Catholic School have had to think outside the box for this year’s school fundraiser, coming up with a safe event that will also benefit the school – a Trade Show. The event, which is set for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Nov. 7, and from 10 a.m. ...

A Mt. Vernon man is facing a federal drug distribution charge after he allegedly had 14.2 pounds of methamphetamine delivered via FedEx to his home. James Mangold, 41, of Mt. Vernon, is charged in U.S. District Court in Springfield with possession with intent to distribute...