December 2023
Freistatt residents can pay bills online
Residents in the Village of Freistatt can now pay their water/ sewer bills online through a software payment system call Utilipay. The option was announced during Freistatt’s monthly meeting on Thursday, Dec. 14.
Read MoreFreistatt residents can pay bills onlineManetzke granted change of venue
An Aurora woman facing multiple counts of seconddegree murder and driving while intoxicated from a crash she allegedly caused in June was granted a change of venue in her case. The case against Theresa Manetzke, 51, was moved from Lawrence County to Barry County on Tuesday, Dec.
Read MoreManetzke granted change of venuePierce City Board puts marijuana sales tax on ballot
DuringtheirmeetingonMonday,Dec. 11, the Pierce City Board of Aldermen voted during the New Business portion of the meeting to create a ballot measure for the April 2, 2024 Election which would ask Pierce City voters to approve a three percent sales tax on marijuana sold in the city.
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Monett doesn’t need a roundabout
Dear editor, Wholly Moly! I never would have believed in my best imagination that the City Council of Monett would compare the transportation needs of Monett to those of Springfield’s to the extent of Monett needing a roundabout. There’s just something wrong about that!! There is not that much traffic at Central and Broadway, or even in Monett, for that matter.
Read MoreMonett doesn’t need a roundaboutRegarding the roundabout
Dear editor, As a concerned citizen and taxpayer and a longtime Monettan I feel obligated on behalf of myself, my children and their children to express my thoughts and questions in regard to the roundabout. I remember many years ago in my English class my teacher saying answer these four points in a story or whatever we might be writing: 1) What.
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