February 2023

Newspaper to continue publishing Wednesday edition When The Monett Times was purchased locally, the owner, Lisa Craft was asked numerous times what would be the first thing she would do to help the bottom line of the newspaper. “The first thing that I need to do is make The Monett Times a weekly,” Craft said.

Building a new building for the Barry County Health Department had never been on Administrator Roger Brock’s mind before a couple of years ago, but opportunity knocked and the door opened. Funded entirely through the American Rescue Plan Act, the department has now broken ground on a $5 million facility on Old Exeter Road, next to where the new Barry County jail and sheriff’s office are also being constructed.

Lawrence County Sheriff’s deputies have filed charges against a man accused of exposing himself to a bus full of school children twice in two days. According to court records, Lawerence County resident James Anderson is being charged with three counts of sexual misconduct involving a child under the age of 15.