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No foul play is suspected in the death of a Monett man found dead in his car in Monett Tuesday afternoon.

A Fairview woman has pleaded guilty to two felonies in an open plea agreement in connection with the April 22, 2018, hit-and-run death of Nichole Barker, 42, of Mt. Vernon, following an altercation at a Mt. Vernon bar. The case against Lerenda Campbell, 37, formerly of Miller, was taken up in a pre-trial hearing on Tuesday, in Lawrence County Circuit Court. ...

A Pierce City felon has been charged with falsifying employment applications and using up to 17 different names or name variations, along with four Social Security numbers. Larry Timmons, 66, who was convicted of felony kidnapping and assault in Greene County in December 1978, was apprehended by authorities Monday at his home in Pierce City, following an investigation that began in March of this year...

Three people were injured Monday in a wreck at 11:56 p.m. on Highway BB, four miles south of Monett. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Hector Arreola-Duran, 17, of Monett, was driving a 2005 Nissan 350Z southbound when his vehicle failed to stop for a stop sign and struck a 2006 Chrysler Town and Country minivan, being driven by Carye Mays, 29, of Aurora...

On Friday, 14 football players from the Big 8 Conference and Pierce City attended the annual cover shoot for the Gridiron Guide football preview magazine.

During the course of everyone’s life there are notable moments. For Monett’s William Daingerfield, this week will no doubt be one of the most memorable in his life. On Thursday, Daingerfield completed a lifetime goal when he signed a national letter of intent to play baseball at Culver-Stockton College in Canton...

Following the celebration of the 10th anniversary of Mocha Jo’s coffee café in downtown Monett, owners Debbie and Bob Berger have announced the sale of the business and introduced new owners, Life360 Community Services. “Our intent was to get through the first 10 years,” said Debbie Berger, commenting on the July 13 anniversary celebration. ...

Friendship can be formed through a number of events, and some of the most long-lasting relationships are formed by people who need someone close by that understands exactly what the other is going through. Shelby Sleeth and April Thomas grew up in Exeter and graduated from Exeter High School one year apart, in 2010 and 2011, respectively. ...

Two people were injured Monday in a wreck at 12:40 p.m. on Sans Souci Drive, five miles south of Shell Knob. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Darlene Jarratt, 61, of Shell Knob, was driving a 2005 Nissan Titan northbound when her vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree...

Who thinks about lunch while still noshing on breakfast? A hungry kindergarten student, that’s who.

The count of students attending schools in the Monett area on the first day brought a few surprises, as Monett inched upward, especially at the high school. For the third consecutive year, first-day attendance in Monett’s public schools has grown. The Tuesday county of 2,268 students finally topped the 2014 tally for the most students ever in pre-kindergarten through high school, passing the old record by 15...