Here’s an aerial photo of the framework for Monett’s new high school, now the middle school, at the end of January 1973. Built on the site of Monett’s first high school from 1906, this $366,000 facility, looking southwest from what is now the cafeteria building, shows what would be the entrance at left center, where the crane is located, and how the roof for the auditorium and library sections were higher. Brown and Fertig was the contractor. The Monett Times file photo
January 29-Feb. 4, 1943 • WPA programs in Monett closed for good as January closed. In addition to employing several hundred men, the program channelized…
