Stories from Thursday, January 7, 2021

The number of active COVID-19 (coronavirus) has nearly doubled in the first week of the new year, and the positive test rate continues to climb. According to the Barry County Health Department and Barry County Office of Emergency Management, there have been 2,526 (+130) confirmed positive cases of COVID-19...

Asa F. Moss, 88, of Monett, Mo., passed away on Wednesday, January 6, 2021, while at Bentonview Health and Rehab Center in Monett. Asa was born on January 21, 1932, in rural Sarcoxie, Mo., son of the late Fird Henry Moss and Edith Augusta (Bryan) Moss. ...