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The Barry-Lawrence Chapter of Crime Stoppers is offering a reward for information leading to the arrest and filing of charges for an area man allegedly involved in a fatal hit-and-run. 

If you’re picking up a newspaper and thinking, it seems a day early, you’d be right. The second major change to The Monett Times came this week, a move from printing a Saturday edition to a Friday edition.

One Pierce City resident is not pleased with recent water system maintenance that resulted in his pipes being filled with mud. William Frost, who lives in the 200 block of Madison, said when the city came up to flush the water lines, he was told to turn the outside faucets on and let them run.

The Pierce City Senior Center will be serving lunch from noon to 12:30 p.m. Tuesday and Thursday. Everyone is welcome and lunch is $5 for those ages 55 and older, and $6 for those under 55. Carry-out meals will be available to those who contact the center at 417-476-5006 before 10:30 a.m. Also, Nell’s Nails will be serving seniors for a nominal fee at 9 a.m. the first Thursday of each month.

The third and final Barry County jail escapee has been apprehended, 675 miles away from Cassville. According to a press release from Chris Bozeman, deputy U.S. Marshal and public affairs officer with the Lone Star Fugitive Task Force, Lance Stephens was arrested Tuesday night at a hotel in the 6500 block of West Military Avenue in San Antonio.

A 17-year-old with ties to Monett was the victim of a fatal shooting in Springfield, and friends and family of the boy have scheduled a remembrance in his honor today.

The second of three Barry County jail escapees has been captured. Matthew Crawford, of Springfield, was captured in Springfield on Monday by Greene County Sheriff’s Office deputies and U.S. Marshals, assisted by Springfield Police.