Stories from Friday, August 11, 2017

Cecil L. Williams, 63, of Stella, died Tuesday, Aug. 8. Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, at Ridgley Baptist Church in Ridgley, under direction of McQueen Funeral Home in Wheaton. Burial will be in Union Cemetery at Stella.

Patricia Louise Salyer, 70, of Cassville, died Tuesday, Aug. 8. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 11, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery at Cassville. Visitation will be held from 12:30 until 1:30 p.m. Friday, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville...

Nancy McQueen Brown, 84, of Cassville died Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2017, at Cox South Hospital in Springfield. Memorial services for will be held on Friday, Aug. 11, at 11 a.m. at the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Chapel in Monett. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of the Bennett-Wormington Funeral Home in Monett...

The Monett cheerleaders just returned from a Universal Cheerleaders Association Cheer Camp in Osage Beach where they earned a number of awards.

Monett will soon be thrashing in area pools and looking to make even more history this season. Last year, the Cubs sent their first qualifiers to the state meet. This year, they are poised to make a run at a medal. “I think that this can be a very good year for us,” said Dan Janssen, Monett coach. “We lost a bit of depth from last year. We did not lose a dual meet last year and it will be tough to keep that trend going. I look for us to be a top six school at the SWMO Regional again...

Jaxon Parker is all smiles as he looks forward to entering “real school” next week. Sonya Johnson, of Madstyles in Carthage, was one of several volunteers offering free haircuts at Pierce City School District on Wednesday.

The music will start early on Saturday at the 18th annual Kings Prairie Community Center Benefit Concert, located at the historic Kings Prairie school building southeast of Monett on Saturday. The concert, which raises funds to maintain the 1940s school building as an activities center for the rural community, will begin at 5 p.m. In past years, the music has started around 6 p.m., taking the final act into the dusk hours...

The Tornado Ridge Chapter of Back Country Horsemen of Missouri is a new chapter forming for local equestrian lovers and will meet at 7 p.m. on Aug. 15 at the Pierce City Library. Organizers will discuss how members can be involved in protecting designated riding areas and plan some fun events for the year, such as a Dutch Oven cookout and ride...

A babysitter huddles in a closet with a sleeping infant, listening to the sounds of a break-in taking place; a hearing-impaired man is in a single-vehicle crash on a remote byway with little traffic; a store clerk surreptitiously uses her cell phone to video a robbery in progress — these are all examples of nightmare situations in which calling 911 is not safe or practical...

Two Arkansas residents were injured Thursday in a wreck at 3:10 p.m. on Route P, one-tenth of a mile south of Golden. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Robert McPhail, 30, of Holiday Island, Ark., was driving a 1996 Lincoln Towncar northbound when his vehicle struck head on a 2005 Nissan 350Z, being driven by Panha Keo, 30, of Berryville, Ark....

A Washburn teen was injured and arrested for DWI following a wreck at 11:10 p.m. Thursday on Highway 76 west of Highway 39, one mile west of Cassville. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Dakota Cape, 19, of Washburn, was driving a 1993 Ford Ranger Pickup westbound when his vehicle ran off the roadway and struck a utility pole...

Nina (Welch) Keene, age 79, of Monett, Missouri, passed away on Saturday, August 5, 2017, at her home. She was born September 1, 1937, in Lincoln Park, Michigan, the daughter of Walter L. and Freda (Collar) Welch. Nina was a graduate of Verona High School in Verona, Missouri. ...

U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill will hold a town hall meeting at the Monett City Park Casino from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 22. The meeting is hosted by the Monett Chamber of Commerce. The 44th annual Ernte-Fest will be held Friday and Saturday, Aug. ...