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Coach lands in Eagles' nest (High School Sports ~ 06/19/15)
The Pierce City baseball program will be breaking in its third coach in the last four years when the 2015-2016 baseball campaign begins. The district has tapped B.J. Curry to lead the Eagles next season. For Curry, this job represents an opportunity to build a program and establish himself in the coaching ranks... -
News in Brief
(Local News ~ 06/19/15)
Tickets for the Monett Lions Club barbecued chicken dinner on July 4 are now on sales at Top Hat Cleaners, 210 W. Broadway in Monett, and at Community National Bank, UMB Bank and First State Bank branches. Dinners will be available from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Lions barbecue pit west of the Monett City Park Casino at South Park. Tickets are $6 in advance or $7 at the door...
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Walls rise at Habitat house No. 9 in Monett (Local News ~ 06/19/15)
On Saturday, EFCO Corporation employees put up the walls on the Monett/Purdy Habitat for Humanity's No. 9 house at 117 E. Nellie in Monett. -
Washburn woman hurt in wreck
(Local News ~ 06/19/15)
A Washburn woman was injured Tuesday after her vehicle hit a tree on Highway 90, five miles west of Washburn, at about 2:30 p.m. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Vanessa Ramos, 26, of Washburn, was driving a 2015 Chrysler 200 eastbound on Highway 90 when her vehicle skidded off the left side of the roadway and struck a tree...
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Pop-Up Library comes to area
(Local News ~ 06/19/15)
The Barry-Lawrence Regional Library introduced a new mobile service in the past month in its Pop-Up Libraries. Pop-Up Library, a mobile service, began operations in June. The experimental project takes library services to four otherwise-unserved communities in the bi-county region, including the Buck Prairie Church in rural Marionville, the Chesapeake vicinity, Reavisville and Butterfield. Stops are on Mondays...
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29-year-old dies in Hwy. 76 wreck
(Local News ~ 06/19/15)
A 29-year-old Shell Knob woman died in a wreck Tuesday afternoon on Highway 76, five miles west of Shell Knob and about one mile west of Highway 39, when her vehicle struck a propane tanker truck head-on. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Amy Zogleman, 29, of Shell Knob, was driving a 2012 Chevrolet Impala eastbound when her vehicle crossed the center line and struck a 2007 Kenworth Tanker truck being driven by Charles Cooper, 46, of Cassville...
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Children connect the dots at Summer School (Local News ~ 06/19/15)
If the adage, "I learned everything I needed to know in kindergarten," holds true, children in Jump Start pre-kindergarten classes at Monett Elementary School's Summer School got one foot forward through a variety of activities. -
Eagle Rock man charged for alleged burglaries
(Local News ~ 06/19/15)
An Eagle Rock man was arrested Tuesday and is facing two felony charges for allegedly breaking into numerous homes on Farm Road 1209 and stealing about $10,000 worth of property. John Wilson, 27, of Eagle Rock, is facing charges of burglary and theft, and he allegedly admitted to investigators he was behind the burglaries...
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Renovations complete at Cox Monett Hospital (Local News ~ 06/19/15)
The ribbon has been cut and business is officially open in the newly-renovated emergency department at Cox Monett Hospital. Changes throughout the emergency room and the supportive areas added 1,000 square feet to the emergency department by capturing a functional area that had become less well-used over time, thus, moving toward modern standards in the industry... -
Cubs claim 7 spots on Big 8 rosters (High School Sports ~ 06/19/15)
The Big 8 Conference released the lists of its best baseball players, and they contained more than a handful of familiar names. Monett had six athletes earn seven spots on the all-conference teams. Cameron Witt collected first-team accolades as an outfielder and second-team honors as a pitcher...
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