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Monett sisters Kaitlyn and Stephanie Schumacher entered the Branson Regional Arts Council's second annual Talent Show on Nov. 22 and took home second place as the Ukeladies, the ukulele duo that had its first public performance at Monett's July 4 celebration...

Monett can connect to another outstanding athletic performance this week, as the son of a Monett High School graduate and grandson of longtime Monett residents Dr. Andres and Naty Apostol took home a seven-foot high trophy as winner of the Grand National race, competing at the BMX Grand Nationals in Tulsa, Okla., in races Nov. 29 through Dec. 1...

An Everton woman has been bound over for arraignment in circuit court for felonies that include first-degree rape or attempted rape, first-degree assault and the first degree kidnapping of a Springfield woman. Wanda Maggard, 53, appeared in Lawrence County Associate Court on Monday where the court found probable cause to believe that the crime alleged was committed by the defendant...

Gabriella Anderson-Hoffman, daughter of Myron Hoffman and Shawna Anderson-Hoffman, and Gunner Hull, son of Kim and Jared Hull, claimed the titles of Miss and Mister Merry Christmas following the annual pageant hosted Sunday by the Monett High School cheerleaders, held at the MHS Performing Arts Center...

A Monett man was injured Wednesday in a wreck at 11:25 p.m. on Farm Road 1090, a quarter mile south of Monett. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Benjamin Oakley, 42, of Monett, was driving a 2000 Dodge Ram 2500 southbound when his vehicle traveled off the roadway, struck a fence and landed in a creek...

While severe storms rolling through the bi-county county area on Tuesday caused on severe damage in Monett, the partially collapsed historic Frisco Hotel at Fifth and Front Streets, long used as the VFW Post, incurred more damage.

The coming month will provide many changes for Mark Nelson, vice president at Community National Bank who serves on numerous community boards. Nelson officially retires from CNB on Dec. 31, but will remain at the bank through two audits and a loan review in the third week of January. He and his wife, Cindy, purchased a house in Springfield and will be moving from Monett in mid-December, commuting in the meantime...

A Monett man is facing three felonies after allegedly robbing a cancer patient at gunpoint, stealing his medications and about $1,200 in cash. Shawn Ice, 30, of Monett, is charged with first-degree robbery, stealing by physically taking, and stealing a controlled substance...

Calendar Girl Alex Sparkman spent an afternoon visiting some of the displays at the Monett Chamber of Commerce’s annual Festival of Lights at South Park, soaking up the spirit of Christmas along with the late afternoon sunshine.

Monett may have a new girls basketball coach, but the goals still remain the same for the team as the 2019-2020 season gets underway. The Lady Cubs went 12-14 last season under Alyssa Kennedy, who left and took a position at Aurora. The search for her replacement did not go very far. In fact, it never left Monett High School, as the district hired assistant boys coach Zach Kleine to take the vacated position...