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Man injured in wreck east of Purdy
(Local News ~ 08/09/16)
A Marionville man was injured Monday in a wreck on Farm Road 1165, eight miles east of Purdy. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Jason Wilson, 36, of Marionville, was driving a 2001 Mitsubishi Gallant northbound when his vehicle traveled off the left side of the roadway and struck two trees...
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Pierce City football fills varsity game void
(High School Sports ~ 08/09/16)
The Pierce City football team has filled its Sept. 9 void, created when McAuley Catholic canceled its season. The Eagles will instead host Pleasanton (Kan.) on Tuesday, Sept. 6 at 7 p.m. in an 8-man format.
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Helen E. Chenoweth
(Obituary ~ 08/09/16)
Helen E. Chenoweth, 100, of Cassville, passed away on Thursday, Aug. 4, 2016, at Roaring River Health and Rehab in Cassville. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 9, at Muncie Chapel in Wheaton with Pastor Jason Mackey officiating. Arrangements were under direction of the White Funeral Home and Crematory, Cassville...
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Harold Dunham
(Obituary ~ 08/09/16)
Harold Dunham, 90, of Monett, died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. Services will be held at a later date in Kansas. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville.
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Sue Jones
(Obituary ~ 08/09/16)
Marilyn "Sue" Jones, 79, of Monett, passed away Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, at her home. Services will be held Wednesday, Aug. 10, at 11 a.m. at Lakin Funeral Home, Pierce City. Visitation will be Tuesday, Aug. 9 7-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at the Pierce City Cemetery...
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Judy VanZandt
(Obituary ~ 08/09/16)
Jewell "Judy" VanZandt, 95, of Cassville, died Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 11, in Cassville United Methodist Church, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville. Burial will be at Corinth Cemetery, Cassville...
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Jackie Jean Samuel
(Obituary ~ 08/09/16)
Jackie Jean Samuel, age 82, of Cassville, Missouri, passed away Sunday, August 7, 2016, in Roaring River Health and Rehabilitation Center, Cassville. She was born September 29, 1933 in Ripley, Oklahoma, the daughter of Johnnie and Mildred (Kelly) Neeley. ...
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Signing up another supporter (High School Sports ~ 08/09/16)
Monett Booster Club member Carrie Bradley, left, signs up a new member for the club. -
Dalton takes gold at Show-Me Games
(High School Sports ~ 08/09/16)
Monett's Kelsey Dalton took first place in the 13-14 girls division in the 100-meter dash, 200-meter dash and long jump competition of Missouri Show Me State Games. Dalton will be a freshman this year at Monett High School. She is the daughter of Mike and Julie Dalton...
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Cubs see first opposition Game (High School Sports ~ 08/09/16)
Knocking the rust off and getting into the flow of a game situation were the biggest goals of the Monett football team on Saturday at the annual Pride Night. "Pride Night was the first time we were in full pads with live hitting," said Derrek Uhl, Monett coach. "Our main goal was just getting the guys adjusted to a game situation of receiving and recognizing the play on the sideline and getting everything lined up right."... -
Lawrence County Circuit Court News
(Features ~ 08/09/16)
Jose Juan Reyes Martinez, 23, Verona, to Celeste Gonzales, 24, Pierce City, July 9 Stuart Patrick Fitzgerald, 24, Broken Arrow, Okla., to Dedre Fawn Beckett, 23, Tulsa, July 9 Gaspar Sanchez Ortiz, 22, Monett, to Leslie Rodriguez, 20, Monett, July 9...
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News in brief
(Local News ~ 08/09/16)
Open houses are planned on Aug. 11 at Monett schools. Monett Elementary School will hold its open house from 1 to 6:30 p.m. Central Park Elementary School in Monett will have its open house from 4:30 to 6 p.m. The intermediate school will have its open house from 5 to 6 p.m...
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Hummingbirds find summer showers challenging (Local News ~ 08/09/16)
Intermittent showers may have proven a challenge to local hummingbirds, not faring well under a few direct raindrop hits. -
Monett teenager recruited to international boy band (Local News ~ 08/09/16)
A Monett teen has landed in an "edgy boy band" that recently performed to a sold-out crowd in Phoenix, Ariz., and has plans to launch a European tour later this year. Trevor Cash, the son of Mel and Lacy Cash of Monett, has been performing since age 7, beginning as a drummer. He worked in the local band, Sidekicks, for two years, frequently playing at the Outland Ballroom in Springfield... -
2 Monett city ordinances likely bound for passage
(Local News ~ 08/09/16)
Passage appears certain for two ordinances proposed by the Monett City Council, one of which would rezone an area of land, and a second that would move actions harming utility workers to municipal court. The proposal to rezone 70 acres of land south of Lowe's purchased last year by the Monett Industrial Development Corporation came before council members with a recommendation from the city's Planning and Zoning Commission. ...
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Soda fountain reopening at Pierce City pharmacy (Local News ~ 08/09/16)
Changes are coming in Pierce City as Old Town Pharmacy is settling in, having purchased Thompson Family Drug last week. -
Monett rejoins partnership organization
(Local News ~ 08/09/16)
The City of Monett has approved an intergovernmental agreement with the Southwest Missouri Council on Governments (SMCOG) that will benefit the city in future planning by the Missouri Department of Transportation (MoDOT). City Administrator Dennis Pyle recommended the agreement after rethinking his position about affiliating with the regional planning organization. ...
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Monettans overwhelmingly approve title tax
(Local News ~ 08/09/16)
On Aug. 2, Monettans voted overwhelming to retain the sales tax derived from purchases of cars, trucks and boats outside of the state. The titling tax, which more accurately describes the proposition, passed with a 63 percent majority getting a similar margin in both parts of the city with a 712-413, 411-235 margin in Barry County and a 301-178 vote in Lawrence County...
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Willa Dean Stringer
(Obituary ~ 08/09/16)
Willa Dean Stringer, 88, of Cassville, died Sunday, Aug. 7, 2016. Graveside services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 10 in Horner Cemetery, Cassville under direction of Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville.
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June Rose Horrocks
(Obituary ~ 08/09/16)
June Rose Horrocks, 85, of Eagle Rock, passed away on Friday, Aug. 5, 2016, in Kansas City. She was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Cassville branch. Graveside funeral services will be held on Saturday, Aug. 13, at 1:30 p.m. at the Appleton City Cemetery, Appleton City, with Mike Quick officiating...
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Leonard Carl Coones
(Obituary ~ 08/09/16)
Leonard Carl Coones, 81, of Springfield, formally of Cassville, passed away at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 10 at the Log Church Cemetery in Butterfield, with Pastor Patricia Ryman and Pastor Darren Wever officiating. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday at the White Funeral Home and Crematory in Cassville...
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