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The Barry County Health Department has reported the first confirmed case of COVID-19 (coronavirus) in Barry County. The case was community acquired, meaning the person has not traveled any COVID-19 hotspots domestic or internationally. To protect to privacy of the individual and their family we will not release individually identifiable details. The individual is quarantined at home and being monitored closely by the Barry County Health Department...

Detectives with the Monett Police Department are investigating a series of car thefts that have resulted in at least two being totaled they were burned. The first incident occurred in February, when a vehicle was taken from the 1000 block of East Bond Street. Thefts have continued through March 17, and all but one vehicle have been recovered...

A rural Verona man is facing two felonies after allegedly striking a victim with a liquor bottle and attempting to stab the victim multiple times. Jacob Short, 22, of rural Verona, is charged with first-degree assault and first-degree property damage...

Due to the effects of COVID-19 (coronavirus), schools in the Barry and Lawrence county area have decided to extend their wellness breaks through April 24. Russ Moreland, Monett superintendent, said the decision was a collaborative one among superintendents of schools in Barry, Lawrence, Newton and McDonald counties...

Ongoing operations for food manufacturers, such as Tyson Foods in Monett, have proven more complicated in the midst of the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, but have continued on schedule. According to Morgan Watchous, communications manager for Tyson Foods in Springdale, Ark., Tyson operations fit under the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workers list issued by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Workers are deemed essential to continuation of the food and health supply chain...

The location, age and gender of the person in Barry County who tested positive for COVIDS-19 (coronavirus) will be withheld to protect the person's identity. Barry County Health Department, as part of the disease investigation, will determine and notify any close contacts with the individual...

A two-vehicle crash at Highway 60 and Hess Drive in Monett on Friday left one driver injured and two vehicles disabled. According to the crash report from the Monett Police, the crash took place at 5:43 p.m. March 20, Fawn Hansen, 60, of Wentworth was driving north on Hess Drive in a 2001 Buick Park Avenue when her vehicle struck an eastbound 2018 Buick Encore broadside, driven by Gene Wallace, 71, of Monett...

Cox Monett Hospital has been working to be prepared in the event COVID-19 (coronavirus) becomes more prevalent locally. As of Friday morning, there were more than 500 cases of coronavirus statewide, but none in Barry or Lawrence counties. However, almost all adjacent counties have at least one case...

A-List Properties Premier has announced the addition of Realtor, Brittni Ritchie to their agency in Monett. Brittni has an extensive background in insurance and customer service as well as five years of rural and agriculture lending experience in the Barry/Lawrence/Newton and McDonald County area...

Kim Iman, left, second grade teacher at Monett Elementary School, and Robyn Hancock, special education paraprofessional, handed off an iPad and learning pack to excited students on Wednesday.