April 2023

Claude Ellis Roberts

Claude Ellis Roberts, age 83, of Centerville, passed away at 5:18 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, at his granddaughter’s house in Mt. Vernon. He… Login to continue reading Login…

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Area Chamber of Commerce seeking community input

With a new director and new board members at the helm at the Monett Area Chamber of Commerce, the chamber is looking to the community for guidance as it carves a path forward towards community improvement. Chamber Director Brett Heman said the chamber board will be meeting later this month on April 26 for its annual retreat to discuss it’s strategic plan and three and five-year goals.
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Marijuana tax approved

Voters also elect local officials Election results are in and Barry and Lawrence county voters have spoken. On the adult use sales tax issue in Barry County, 66.47 percent of voters approved the ballot measure.
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Sales tax continues strong for quarter

Monett shares in quarterly gains with other cities Almost three years have passed since the COVID pandemic shutdown spawned an eruption of local shopping, supporting local governments with unexpectedly higher sales tax revenues. That trend, begun in May 2020, seems to have endured through the first quarter of 2023, as sales tax revenues locally rose again for the sixth consecutive month, outpacing all but two bi-county recipients’ income from a year ago.
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