Stories from Thursday, August 22, 2013

Monett City Council members took steps toward advancing Monett's next two major projects, the water treatment plant and the airport expansion, at the regular meeting on Aug. 20 at Monett City Hall. Todd Goffoy, a public finance investment banker with Piper Jaffray, guided council members through passage of an ordinance authorizing issuance of revenue bonds through the State Revolving Fund. ...

Richard Lapkiewicz, age 61, of Shell Knob, died on Aug. 17, in his home. Burial will be held at Holy Cross Cemetery in Arlington, N.J. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of the White Funeral Home and Crematory, Cassville.

Karl Edward Berglund, age 89, of Springfield, formerly of Mt. Vernon, died on Monday, Aug. 19, in the Missouri Veterans Home in Mt. Vernon. Visitation will be held from 7 to 9 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 22 at the Gorman-Sharpf Funeral Home in Springfield. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, Aug. 23 at the funeral home. Burial, with full military honors, will follow in Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield...

EIGHTY YEARS AGO Aug, 22, 1933 Mrs. J.L. Dorris has sold the business building at 415 E. Broadway to Floyd Callaway. Mr. Callaway has a force of men already at work on the building, improving and remodeling it considerably. The second floor is being converted into a modern apartment...

Christ United Methodist Church will host a back-to-school neighborhood cookout from 5:30 to 7 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 24. Live entertainment is planned. The event is open to the public. Those attending are encouraged to bring lawn chairs and an appetite...

A Cassville man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash at 9:10 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 20, on Highway 112 at Cassville. According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred when the driver of a 2013 Harley Davidson trike, David L. Ridenour, 64, of Cassville, ran off the right side of the highway in an effort to avoid an on-coming left-turning vehicle and hit a curb...

Purdy R-2 Schools Superintendent Dr. Steven Chancellor is proud to announce the creation of two new positions within the district. Mindi Gates will serve as K-12 instructional coach and professional development/curriculum coordinator. Her duties will include creating a system of curriculum, assessment, and instruction that will ensure success for all students, and supporting teachers through mentoring and quality professional development...

Deborah Jarrett, DO, has joined Dr. Steven Newbold and family nurse practitioner Susan Bounous at Cox Family Medicine of Monett. Dr. Jarrett attended medical school at the Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences in Tulsa, Okla., and completed her residency with Northeast Iowa Family Medicine in Waterloo, Iowa. She offers expertise in chronic disease management, pediatric and adult well visits, and has a special interest in adolescent blood disorders and cancer care...

David Miller, the new director of the Scott Regional Technology Center in Monett, described the path that led him to become the first student of Monett's vocational school to lead the program at this week's meeting of the Monett Kiwanis Club. Having served for the past year as the assistant principal at Monett High School, Miller began his duties as director at Scott Tech for the 2013-14 school year. He previously served two years as principal at Aurora High School...

Members of the Pierce City Board of Aldermen heard a presentation from Utility Service Group, of Olathe, Kan., on cleaning, repairing and maintaining the city's water towers. Jamie Mays, water system consultant, presented a slide show of photos taken during the tank inspections and offered recommendations to aldermen concerning repairs and maintenance...

Motorcycles overtook Monett on Monday, Aug. 19 on Highway 60, as the annual "Legacy Run" made it's way west. Approximately 500 Bikers of all ages joined together for the American Legion's Legacy Run, the 1,500 mile ride began in Indianapolis, Ind., winding through Missouri and concluding in Houston, Texas. on Aug. 22...