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Eagles sizing up in the trenches

Monett’s Stephanie Schumacher performs in “All Shook Up: The Music of Elvis Presley”

Pierce City linemen positions being filled

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PAY INCREASE

Who: Verona employees What: First raise since 2019 When: Effective next pay period

Verona considers salary increases Police chief, city clerk, public works foreman get raises BY MIKE GERVAIS

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Sales tax receipts generally up despite dips Lower Monett totals show decrease in pandemic surge BY MURRAY BISHOFF, SENIOR CONTRIBUTOR

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Sales tax revenues to bicounty cities and counties continued their upward surge in July.

SALES TAX REVENUES IN JULY

Combined bi-county tally: Up 10 percent City trends: Major towns all up except for Monett County differences: Bigger gains in LawCo

Some cities, like Monett, showed slight slippage from col-

lections a year ago, while others, notably the other bigger towns, especially those in Lawrence County, saw big gains. Monett’s two sales taxes supporting the city’s general fund generated $200,191.57 in July, down $3,433.47 from last July. It was the third drop in 2021, compared to 2020, but the dips have had little impact on the city’s budget situation. Four

months into the city’s current fiscal year, general fund income has hit $781,942.68, up 5 percent from last year’s pace. So far in 2021, Monett’s general fund has received $1,304,579.32, up nearly $60,000 from a year ago, the highest July total on record. Ten years ago, the sum had not yet topped $1 million. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2

Preparing for the Ozark Empire Fair

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Verona’s three city employees, City Clerk Laura Hazelwood, Police Chief Jereimy Allen and Public Works Supervisor Rick Wright, have each received raises for the first time since 2019. Verona Mayor Joseph Heck said the city allocated a total of $3 for raises for its three employees when it approved its 2021-2022 budget. Council member Mike Haynes made a motion that was seconded by Council member Susanne Angel to approve a $1 raise for each staff member. That vote failed 3-2, with Heck – who only votes in the event of a tied vote – council member Rodney Bogart and council member Amy Spears voting against. “I just think that a person who puts their life on the line deserves a little more,” Spears said. Spears proposed offering Allen a $1.50 per hour raise and a $0.75 per hour raise for Hazelwood and Wright. Bogart countered with a proposal to provide a $1.25 per hour raise to Allen, a $1 per hour raise for Hazelwood and a $0.75 per hour raise for Wright. That motion was seconded by Angel and approved 3-1, with Haynes voting against. With the raises, Allen will be earning $15.25 per hour, Hazelwood will be making $14.25 an hour and Wright will be making $15 an hour. The Verona City Council also adjusted its billing for city sewer services. Bogart recommended the city change its policy on when the city notifies residents of potential water shut-off due to delinquent sewer bills. Currently, residents receive a CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

Area livestock exhibitors gathered Thursday in Springfield for the opening of the Ozark Empire Fair, anticipating breed competitions on Friday and the open show on Saturday. Clayton Clark, with Ozark Ranch in Verona, prepared to show his black headed Dorper, a South African hair sheep, among the 17 head he and his sister Ella planned to show in the 4-H and open sheep shows on July 30. The Clarks are members of the Solid Rock 4-H Club in Verona. Murray Bishoff/times-news@monett-times.com

Fitzpatrick launches campaign for State Auditor

Barry County native, State Treasurer takes aim at new state post Scott Fitzpatrick has launched his campaign for Missouri State Auditor, highlighting his track record as a job creator, conservative watchdog, and a next-generation leader.

The campaign issued a video announcement available at www.scottfitzpatrick.com. “Missouri needs an auditor that will be a conservative watchdog for taxpayers,” Fitzpatrick said. The current State Treasurer, Fitzpatrick pledges to bring a new generation of leadership to the Auditor’s office. “Missourians are tired of politicians who use the Auditor’s office to target their political opponents for their own gain,” he said.

Who: Purdy School District What: First Day of School When: Tuesday, Aug. 24

Purdy plans for upgrades BY MIKE GERVAIS mgnews@monett-times.com

Purdy schools are preparing for the 2021-2022 school year and making some changes under the leadership of new Superintendent Travis Graham, who began work at the beginning of July. Graham said that since summer school ended, school staff have been busy with summer clean-up, and he has identified several maintenance projects he would like to see tackled. Graham said there are two air conditioner units in the gym that each run on four compressors. He said each unit is currently operating on three compressors and he hopes to have

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Annual Wheaton BBQ slated

BACK TO SCHOOL

School board adjusts meeting dates

“Liberals have been in charge of the Auditor’s office for basically two decades. It’s time for a conservative watchdog with a proven record of protecting Missouri taxpayers.” A press release from the campaign said Fitzpatrick understands the impact Missouri’s growing government has on working families and businesses. As a teenager, he started his own company, MariCorp U.S., a Shell Knob-based marine

those units repaired for about $52,000 each next spring. Graham also said he would like to look into updating the school’s interior and exterior cameras. Graham also said that as he gets comfortable as the superintendent, one of his goals will be to review the school district’s short-term and long-term goals and review the school budget to see if anything can be done to increase teacher salaries. The Purdy Board of Education also approved a request from Graham to change its monthly meeting date from the third Monday of each month to the third Thursday of each month. “We have a lot of Mondays when we are not in session, but we don’t have any Thursdays CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

Mark calendars for Aug. 28th BY MELONIE ROBERTS reporter@monett-times.com

The 63rd annual Wheaton BBQ, hosted by the Wheaton Volunteer Fire Department, kicks off at 11 a.m. on Aug. 28 with the Wheaton Street Machines Show and Shine Car Event, and the Spud McCracken Memorial Horseshoe Tournament. Food service begins at 11:30 a.m. with the fire department’s traditional barbecue chicken half, baked potato, baked beans, bread and a beverage, available at a cost of $6 for adults and $3 for children. Also available will be a homemade pulled pork sandwich and baked beans, at a cost of $5.

WHEATON BBQ

When: Aug. 28 What: Day of rides, games, crafts, music, food and more Why: Benefits Wheaton Volunteer Fire Department

In addition, guests may visit the Firemen’s Ice Cream Stand or purchase a slice of homemade pie, provided by the Wheaton United Methodist Women. The Wheaton Depot Museum will have a soda concession, and Mike’s Amusements will have a concession trailer on site. Arts and craft vendors will be on site throughout the day. Free children’s carnival rides, courtesy of Party Station and made possible through various business sponsor-

ships, begin at 1 p.m. and continue until 8 p.m. The Wheaton FFA Petting Zoo will also be available for youngsters to get acquainted with farm animals. Wheels of Freedom will also offer Monster Truck Rides, courtesy of Jason and Melissa Bonnow. A silent auction, featuring more than 40 items, will also take place this year. Musical entertainment begins at 1 p.m. with the Sugar Mountain Band, followed by Chigger Creek Band at 2:15 p.m. The 211 Band takes the stage at 4 p.m., followed by Lucas Gates at 6 p.m. The duck race, which caps off the evening’s activities at 8 p.m., will offer a total of $1,000 in prizes this year. CONTINUED ON PAGE 5

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NEWS IN BRIEF The Cox Monett Hospital Pharmacy has expanded its hours of operation to Monday through Friday from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. to meet community needs. Expanding services will also allow Cox Monett to provide chemotherapy and other infusions for patients. The Barry County Shrine Club is holding a gun drawing for three hand guns and four rifles sponsored by Quick Draw Guns. Tickets are $50 each and only 400 tickets are available. The first place prize is all seven guns; second place is a $750 gift certificate to Quick Draw; and third place is a $250 gift certificate to Quick Draw. The drawing will be held once all tickets are sold. Tickets are available at Quick Draw on Kyler Street or by contacting Barry County Shrine Club Rajah Blake Sullivan at 417-440-1517. The Pierce City Senior Citizens Center is open Tuesdays and Thursdays serving lunch from noon to 12:30 p.m. The cost is $5 for those ages 55 and older and $6 for those under 55. Anyone who wishes to purchase a carry-out meal is alsed to call 417-4765006 before 10:30 a.m. and pick their meal up between 11:30 a.m. and noon. Also, on the first Thursday of each month, Nell’s Nails will be serving seniors for a nominal fee at about 9 a.m. The Monett Senior Center is now open for dine-in lunches for a suggested donation of $3.50 for ages 60 and up. Price for those 59 and under is $6. The Senior Center will be open for dining from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Pierce City Fire Protection District will conduct its monthly meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 2 at the Pierce City Fire Station, 2543 Lawrence 2225. The public is invited to attend. The Barton-Jasper Collectors Association will be sponsoring the 36th annual Summer Coin Stamp, postcard, sports memorabilia and collectibles show at the Carthage Memorial Hall located at 407 South Garrison from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7.This event will have dealers from Missouri, Kansas, Arkansas, Oklahoma and Tennessee. Admission is free. The Mt. Vernon Chamber of Commerce will be hosting a county-

Happy Birthday AUG. 4 Al Waldbusser

AUG. 6 Ralph Scott

wide Cornhole contest from 3 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 7 at the greenspace on the square in Mt. Vernon. The cost is $20 per team and teams are invited to sign up at the chamber. Food trucks will be in attendance. Proceeds from the Cornhole tournament will benefit Applebutter Makin’ Days. Local Covid vaccination clinics will be held from 3 to 6 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 12 at Aurora United Methodist Church, and from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday, August 13 at Aurora Baptist Temple in a community-minded effort to provide ample opportunities to those interested in receiving the Covid 19 vaccines. No appointments will be necessary and participants will need to stay on site for observation for 15 minutes after the vaccine. Moderna vaccines will be available for those over the age of 18, while Pfizer BioNTech vaccinations will be available for those 12 to 17. Anyone under the age of 18 will need parental permission to receive the shot. Second dose clinics have been set for September 9-10. Details will be forthcoming. This vaccine project is being launched in partnership through the Aurora United Methodist Church, Aurora Baptist Temple, Aurora First Presbyterian Church, Grace Lutheran Church and the Lawrence County Health Department. Pierce City High School Alumni are planning an All Class Reunion for classmates from 19791990 on Saturday, Aug. 14 at the Someplace Nice event center. The committee is searching for class members and contact information. Contact Robert Chapman at 417300-2627 or sunlakespt@ gmail.com. More details can be found on Facebook at PCHS 1980’s Alumni. The Monett Special Road District will meet in regular session on Tuesday, Aug. 17 at the Road District Barn, at 220 S. Eisenhower St. The meeting is open to the Public. The Barry-Lawrence Regional Library will host a groundbreaking for the new Monett Library at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 24 at 2200 Park Street in Monett. For more information about the library project, visit www.blrlibrary.com. The third Annual Pierce City FFA Booster Club Truck & Tractor Pull will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 28. Proceeds benefit the Pierce City FFA. Concessions will be available. The sled will be provided by Spring River Pulling Association. The Red Oak II Festival, in tribute to Lowell Davis, scheduled for Sept. 11, is now accepting registration of vendor booths. The cost is $50 for a 10-foot by 10-foot space. All items must be handmade crafts, junk or antiques. The event will also include hay rides, games and activities, a pie eating contest and more.

CORRECTIONS The Monett Times corrects factual errors promptly and courteously. If you have a correction or clarification, please email Editor Kyle Troutman at editor@ monett-times.com

Local

Monett man injured in Hwy. 86 wreck Vehicle hits culvert, overturns near Newtonia BY KYLE TROUTMAN editor@monet-times.com

A Monett man was injured on Tuesday at

INJURY WRECK

When: 4 a.m. Tuesday Where: Highway 86, about one mile west of Newtonia in Newton County Who: Trenton Kluck, 19, of Monett

4 a.m. on Highway 86, approximately one mile

west of Newtonia in Newton County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Trenton Kluck, 19, of Monett, was driving a 2016 Chevrolet Malibu westbound when his vehicle traveled off the left side of the road-

way, struck a culvert and overturned. Kluck suffered minor injuries and was transported by private vehicle to Freeman Hospital in Joplin. He was not wearing a safety device, and the vehicle was totaled.

Scene stealing with style

Stephanie Schumacher, of Monett, had the prime scene stealing role in the Rebel’s Bluff Troupe production of “All Shook Up: The Music of Elvis Presley,” given July 15-17 at the MARC in Mt. Vernon. Schumacher, right middle, played the small town museum curator and culture lover Sandra, who falls for biker Ed, who was mechanic Natalie Haller in disguise, played by Hannah Varberg, left, of Mt. Vernon. Schumacher also had the line that broke up every show, “A town like this makes me really miss Monett.” A Monett High School graduate and one of the Ukeladies, Schumacher is pursuing a master’s degree at Drury University this fall. Murray Bishoff/times-news@

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Tax: Purdy starts fiscal year with $5,599.64 intake

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Purdy saw a marginal gain to start its new fiscal year, taking in $5,599.64 from its 1 percent sales tax paying general bills. That reflected a gain of $658.15, only the second gain in five months. The sum boosted Purdy’s general fund for 2021 to $37,206.19, more than $3,600 below last year’s pace. In contrast, Pierce City continued to struggle with declining receipts for the the fourth time in seven months. Pierce City’s two sales taxes at 1.125 percent supplied $7,777.30 for its general fund, the smallest July payment in the 11 years the city has collected two taxes. Three months into the current fiscal year, Pierce City’s general fund has produced $30,522.61, down almost $4,000 or 11 percent from last year’s pace. In 2021, Pierce City’s general fund had received $69,366.06, more than $3,600 under the amount received in the first part of 2020. Verona followed the trend more typical in Lawrence County of big gains. Verona’s 1 percent sales tax yielded $4,866.07, up $1,366.80, or 39 percent, from last July. It was the third gain in four months of the new fiscal year, boosting the general fund to a record $16,364.03, or $4,000 above last year. So far in 2021, Verona’s general fund has received $27,745.14, up $4,600 from last year’s pace.

The 13 bi-county cities and two county governments collecting sales tax added $2,550,828.70 to their coffers in July. It marked the 14th gain in 15 months, a gain of 10 percent over booming receipts gathered during the pandemic lockdown in travel last year. Receipts bested the 2018 record for July by more than $200,000. Barry County’s seven cities collecting sales tax received $758,879.34, up almost 2 percent from last July. The small gain reflected a split between those gaining and Washburn, Seligman and Exeter, all of which recorded drops from a year ago. Cassville largely rescued the gain by mustering $107,019.99, up $9,770.04, or 10 percent, from a year ago. It was the largest July payment since the $119,268.55 record in in 2015. Cassville’s 2021 general fund sum of $660,974.23 is $112,000 higher than the 2015 July mark, and more than $48,000 better than last year’s pace. Wheaton, with its unpredictable 1 percent sales tax, received $6,545.87, up $1,372.25, or 27 percent, from last July. Wheaton’s .5 percent sales tax for its transportation needs also had a double digit gain of 23 percent, even though the $2,899.25 was only 44 percent of the general fund receipts. Exeter’s 1 percent sales tax for its general fund

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took in $1,864.06, down $996.46, nearly half of the previous July. For the second month in a row, both Seligman and Washburn saw drops. Seligman’s 1 percent tax received $12,878.42, down $2,147.65 from last July’s record. Washburn saw its 1 percent tax generate $2,432.53, down $973.12 from a year ago, the city’s second highest July sum on record. The July total was $1,200 under the city’s record in 2015. Except for Pierce City, the six Lawrence County cities collecting sales tax all saw gains, recording a whopping 24 percent gain compared to last July. Aurora led the charge, with its 1 percent sales tax for paying general bills delivering $142,116.42 into city coffers, up $29,728.20, or 26 percent, the largest amount since the 2015 record that topped $152,000. Mt. Vernon likewise received $106,186.25 from its 1 percent sales tax, up $22,101.40, or 26 percent, from a year ago to set a new July record. Marionville broke a three-month slump to receive $20,198.23 from its 1 percent general fund tax, up $3,868.94 or 24 percent, the city’s best July showing since 2018. Miller, with its two sales taxes at 1.5 percent, took in $12,147.68, up $2,728.91 or 29 percent from a year ago, setting a new July record.

The countywide taxes also spiked upward under the strong city showings. Barry County’s two half-cent taxes supporting general operations and maintenance of roads and bridges each drew in more than $231,929, each up almost $7,700. Barry County’s general fund has received $124,000 more in 2021 than it had through July of last year. Lawrence County’s two half-cent sales taxes for the same purpose yielded each yielded $185,836, a gain of $23,506 or 14 percent from last July. The newer .5 percent sales tax for law enforcement provided about $240 less. All three taxes have produced about $127,000 more in 2021 than they had in the same period last year. The separate county taxes supporting 911 and central dispatching shared in the gains. Barry County’s .375 percent tax generated $173,916.59, up $5,772.52 from a year ago. That brought the 2021 total of $1,072,186.82, the first time the tax has broken the $1 million mark in July, a gain of more than $90,000 from this time last year. Lawrence County’s .5 percent tax received $185,010.50, up $25,628.22, or 16 percent, from a year ago. That set the Emergency Services Board collections for the year at $1,072,468.94, a gain of more than $150,000 compared to a year ago.

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EAGLES SIZING UP IN THE TRENCHES

Pierce City center Lane VanNote snaps a ball to quarterback Payton Moennig during the Eagles’ camp this summer. Kyle Troutman/

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Pierce City linemen positions being filled BY KYLE TROUTMAN

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he Pierce City football team is lining up with size this season, as the men in the trenches average nearly 250 pounds each. Brad Hocker, Eagles football coach, said he has about six or seven guys looking for playing time on the line. One starter so far is the biggest boy on the team, 6-0, 300-pound Lane VanNote. “He will be at center for us and has solidified that spot,” Hocker said. “Another solidified position is Levi Cooper at tackle, who we moved form playing guard last year. Will Allen also played center for us last year and has

PIERCE CITY FOOTBALL

What: Offensive and defensive lines Players: About six to seven guys looking for time Coach: Excited about size, strength of in the trenches

moved to tackle. And Sean O’Hara has transferred over from Monett and will be a left guard for us.” Cooper, a 6-2, 190-pound junior, and Allen, a 6-3, 200-pound senior, each earned All-Conference accolades last season. “We will also have the combination of [5-9, 200-pound] Frankie Ibarra,

moved from right tackle to guard, and [6-1, 235-pound] Jacob Lawrimore, who got some reps in at guard in varsity and tackle in JV, and Jake Perry, [a 6-0, 170-pounder] who has been at right guard for us at camp,” Hocker said. “Jake is a senior, and we like how he’s coming off the ball and being really aggressive.” On the defensive side, Dylan Carman, a 5-8, 250-pound junior, will lead the way. He made 27 tackles last season ford the Eagles. Ibarra made 47 from the line, but he is moving to linebacker on the defensive end. Hocker said some Eagles will have

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Powers hired as Purdy athletic director

Former Neosho, Cassville coach breaking into administration BY KYLE TROUTMAN editor@monett-times.com

An accomplished athlete and coach has found his way to the Purdy school district this summer, where he is breaking into administration for the first time. Danny Powers, who spent four years as a basketball coach

PURDY SCHOOLS

What: Hired new athletic director Who: Danny Powers, former Neosho baseball coach, Cassville basketball coach More: Powers is taking his first administrative roles as athletic director and assistant principal

in Cassville then six as baseball coach in Neosho, began duties on July 15 as the Purdy athletic director and K-12 assistant principal. “I was a high school social studies teacher in Neosho and

a junior high football coach and high school varsity baseball coach,” he said. “I started officiating in the winter to stay in shape, and I worked a lot with area administrators. After talking with them, I was convinced to go back to school and pursue an administrative path. “I wanted to take that next step. I always wanted to be an athletic director, and this position allowed me to be an assistant principal and athletic director, so I can see which route I’d like to possibly pursue more in the future.”

Powers said along with the opportunity, he is familiar with the area, as he worked at Cassville and his wife is a Purdy native. “I have been to a lot of athletic and academic events at Purdy, and I like the district,” he said. “It seemed like it would be a good fit.” Powers said he got some athletic director experience at Cassville when there was an absence in the position, but most of his leadership experience comes from a coaching background. CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

BRIEFS Monett fall sports info released

The following are reminders from Monett Athletic Director Daryl Bradley regarding Monett fall sports. The First day of fall practice is on Monday, Aug. 9. Cross Country is from 6-7:45 a.m. at South Park, meeting at the pavilion across from the tennis courts. Girls Tennis isa from 3:30-5:30 p.m at Monett North Park. Softball is from 8-11 a.m. at Monett North Park. Boys swimming and diving is from 8-10 a.m. at the Monett YMCA. Football is from 7-11 a.m. at Burl Fowler Stadium. Volleyball is from 5-6:15 p.m. at Monett High School. Boys Soccer is from 6-8:30 a.m. at Monett South Park. The High School Sports Parent Meeting will be held on Monday, Aug. 9 at 6:30 p.m. in the performing arts center. There will only be one general parent meeting this year. The Middle School Parent Meeting will be held on Monday, Aug 16 at 6:30 p.m. in the Monett middle and intermediate school cafeteria. Paperwork that needs to be completed before athletes can practice include: current physical form, annual pre-participation document (annual requirement), random drug testing policy consent form and the CoxHealth consent to treat form. Fall sports high school team pictures will be Saturday, Aug. 21 at 10 a.m. Senior individual banner pictures will be Thursday, Aug. 12 at 3 p.m. at Burl Fowler Stadium. Pride Night is Saturday, Aug. 14 at 5 p.m. at Burl Fowler Stadium/ Kenley Richardson Field.

Monett High School Fall Pride Night scheduled

Monett High School will host its annual Fall Sports Pride Night at Burl Fowler Stadium on Aug. 14. It will be an opportunity for the community to enjoy soccer and football scrimmages, as well as meet the fall athletes, cheerleaders, dance team and marching band representing Monett High School in the upcoming school year. The Monett Athletic Boosters will have a membership drive to kick-off the 2021-2022 school year. Concessions will be available. Gates will open at 4:30 pm. Activities will begin at 5 p.m. with the National Anthem and Monett Fight Song, then the Monett boys soccer team will be introduced. At about 5:05 p.m. the soccer scrimmage will kick off, and introductions of teams will occur with the following tentative lineup: girls tennis, boys swimming and diving, volleyball, softball, cross country, girls golf, band, cheerleaders and Pizzazz Poms. At 6 p.m., the football team will be introduced, and a football scrimmage will begin at approximately 6:15 p.m.

Girls golf team practices start Monday

Girls golf starts on Monday, Aug. 9. The team will practice at 3:30 p.m. at the Windmill Ridge Golf Course in Monett. If anyone is interested but does not have clubs, or anyone with questions may reach Coach Brian Cox at bcox@monettschools.org.

MONETT HALL OF FAME ATHLETE JAMES KLOUSIA A 1971 graduate, Klousia played tennis as the No. 1 in both singles and doubles all four years of high school. He was also a two-time state qualifier in 1970 and 1971, and he earned multiple awards and honors after graduating from Monett. 1. What would you consider your greatest accomplishment as a Monett athlete? By the time I started play-

ing at Monett High School, although mostly self-taught, I had a decent tennis game, and I would say that coming in third in state my senior year was my great- KLOUSIA est high school accomplishment. Also, looking back, I would say just in general, being a Monett Cub, whether on the tennis team, basketball

team, running track or however I was able to represent the school, was truly an honor. And, this is so much fun for me to come back to the roots of where I first fell in love with the game of tennis. 2. What is your greatest memory of playing for Monett? For me it is a little hard to answer, because I feel like it is in Monett where my love of tennis really started and was nurtured, but my accomplishments came

after I graduated from high school. What I mean by that is, I first remember watching tennis on Wide World of Sports when I was around 10 or 11 years old. Wide World of Sports would maybe show the semis or the finals of a Grand Slam tournament, and at the time, there was a great Australian player by the name of Rod Laver who I can remember watching. I know I was impressed by him, and I also remember thinking that it

looked like if you were fast and had good hand eye coordination, you could get good at the sport. That inspired me to borrow my mom’s old wooden racquet and walk or ride my bike to the city park to hit on the backboard at the park. That was how I started playing tennis. I would go to the park and hit against the backboard. Luckily for me, there was a husband and wife couple (Charlie and Joyce CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

MONETT HALL OF FAME CONTRIBUTOR MIKE MCCLURE A 1980 Monett graduate, McClure has broadcast Monett athletics events for 36 years. He is the President of McClure Broadcasting, LLC, play-byplay broadcaster for ESPN+ and ESPN3, and the Missouri Southern State University football and basketball broadcaster. 1. What does it mean to you to be able to broadcast so many of you alma mater’s games? It means a lot to me to be able

to broadcast 36 years and counting of my alma mater’s high school sporting events. I’m at the point in my broadcasting career where not only am I talk- MCCLURE ing about current Monett athletes, but I probably also broadcast their parents’ games if they played sports at Monett High School. I grew up with a lot of the current players’

parents and grandparents, so I take a lot of pride in the unique perspective I bring to my playby-play broadcasts with these life-long relationships. 2. What is your most memorable call in any Monett competition? My most memorable call in a Monett game happened Nov. 26, 2016, in the Class 3 State Championship football game in Springfield. Monett led Maryville 20-18 with 2:57 remaining in the game. Monett

was facing a 4th down and 7 at the Maryville 10 yard line. If Monett fails to pick up the first down, Maryville would have an opportunity to drive down the field for a potential game-winning field goal or touchdown. During the time out, Monett Head Coach Derrek Uhl, with input from his assistant coaches and players, chose to run a play called “Iron Bowl.” Coach Uhl installed the play in the Monett playbook just a few weeks before the state championship

game. With a possible third football state championship in Monett school history, and their first since 1977 on the line, the Cubs offensive unit returned to the field. Quarterback Ian Meyer got the snap and everyone rolled to the right. Tight end Alex Turner, after making a block, rolled out to the left. Meyer threw a picture-perfect pass to Turner for the gameclinching touchdown. Monett won 27-18 and got to celebrate CONTINUED ON PAGE 7

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Wife not interested in raising husband’s love child

EAR ABBY: My husband of three years informed me that he’d had a brief affair and fathered a baby. We worked through it, and I decided to stay in the marriage. The mother of the child is in a new relationship. I am 10 years older than my husband and have grown kids. I am not interested in raising any more. I have friends, hobbies, outdoor sports and activities that I enjoy in my free time, and I’m not giving them up. (My husband enjoys these activities, too.) He told me he plans to have visitation with the baby in our home every other week. I have no objection. In fact, I see it as a perfect opportunity to go on some out-of-towners with my girlfriends. (We plan to yuk it up and enjoy some spa services.) Abby, my husband hasn’t a clue what to do. He has never even changed a diaper. I told him he will have to learn quickly or adjust his visitation plans because I am not helping him with his baby. I worked hard while I raised my kids and made all the sacrifices necessary. We have close relationships as adults. We live nearby, and they sometimes accompany me on my adventures. When they have kids of their own, I plan to be an involved grandparent, but I would never expect my husband to give up his weekends to wipe their noses. (He would refuse, by the way. I know this because he has said so.) His stance on stepparenting is different now because it involves a baby. I’m wondering if I should stay in the marriage. -- TOOK CARE OF MY OWN

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JEANNE PHILLIPS DEAR ABBY in haste. However, once you have done that, if you are unwilling to disrupt your plans and help your husband with a responsibility that should be solely his, tell him you don’t plan to spend weekends babysitting the result of his careless, adulterous affair. DEAR ABBY: My family will be expecting me to attend the funeral of a relative who, as few of them know, was an abusive monster. I want to support the people I love, especially the abuser’s niece, who is very close to me. However, I don’t want to be a hypocrite. I can’t imagine sitting through the service, listening to speeches about what a “wonderful”

man he was and accepting condolences. My absence will undoubtedly generate comments and questions. I have spent many years dealing with the after-effects of his abuse. How should I handle this? -- SURVIVOR IN PENNSYLVANIA DEAR SURVIVOR: A funeral service may be a way to honor the deceased, but it is also intended to comfort and support the grieving relatives. A way to manage this would be to sit in the back of the room, quietly get up to “visit the bathroom” for most of the eulogizing and return as they are wheeling the “dearly departed” out so you can support the grieving niece by showing her you were there.

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Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www. DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

DEAR TOOK CARE: That’s a good question. It’s one you might discuss with an attorney to determine what the result will be financially if you exit the marriage. Do nothing

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Judith Catherine Allcock

Judith Catherine Allcock, 70, of Monett, passed from this life to her eternal home on Saturday morning, July 31, 2021, while at Citizens Memorial Hospital in Bolivar, Mo. Judy was born on March 1, 1951, in Monett, Mo., daughter of the late Julius Michael Cendroski and Pauline Lucille (Hagedorn) Cendroski. As a child, Judy attended Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic School and Church. Her high school years were spent in Pierce City, graduating with the class of 1970. After moving to Monett, Judy was a member of St. Lawrence Catholic Church. On May 28, 1971, Judy married Tommy Allcock at Sts. Peter and Paul Catholic Church in Pulaskifield. They have been blessed with over fifty years of wonderful memories made together. In February of 1981, Judy and Tom opened the J&T One Stop convenience store and in 1995, they purchased and continue to operate the Econo Apartments in Monett. Judy loved her family, especially her sons and grandkids. She was always at their sporting events cheering and supporting them. She also enjoyed taking vacations with her family, loving the time they were able to be together. She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother. Judy is survived by her husband, Tom, of the home; her sons, Lance Allcock and Travis Allcock, of Monett; five grandchildren, Dakota, Josie, Tyler, Luke and Tyleigh Allcock; one brother, James “Jim” Cendroski, of Springfield; two sisters, Rita Seufert and husband Bill and Shirley O’Hara and husband Mike, all of Pierce City; as well as

a host of extended family and friends. Judy was preceded in death by her parents; and one brother, Pat Cendroski. Funeral Mass will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, August 5, 2021 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, Monett. Father Rahab Isidor will be officiating. Interment will follow at Mt. Calvary Cemetery. Rosary will be at Buchanan Funeral Home at 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday with visitation to follow until 8:00 p.m. Memorial contributions have been suggested to the American Cancer Society in care of the funeral home. Arrangements are under the personal care and direction of Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett, Mo. PAID OBITUARY

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Mary Barker

Mary Joe Barker, 71, of Mt. Vernon, died at 12:25 a.m. on Sunday, July 25, at Mt. Vernon Place Care Center. No services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon.

Clara Mae Burley

Clara Mae Burley, 68, of Seymour, died Thursday, July 29. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4, at Horner Cemetery in Cassville, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Visit www.fohnfuneralhome.com for online obituaries, guestbook and private condolences FOHN FUNERAL HOME Cassville, Missouri 417-847-2141

Troy Damien Colley

Troy Damien Colley, age 52, of Galena, Missouri, passed away at 8:56 a.m. on Thursday, July 29, 2021, at his home. A celebration of life and private burial will be held at a later date at Colley Cemetery in Stotts City. Visitation will be held

from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 5, at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon.

Carroll Lavern Craig

Carroll Lavern Craig, 81, of Cassville, died Sunday, Aug. 1. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 4, at First Baptist Church in Cassville, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial will be at Gunter Cemetery in Butterfield. Visit www.fohnfuneralhome.com for online obituaries, guestbook and private condolences FOHN FUNERAL HOME Cassville, Missouri 417-847-2141

Michael Day

Michael Gene Bruce Day, 18, of Mt. Vernon, died at 9:50 a.m. on Friday, July 30, at a Joplin hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Aug. 5, at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Burial will follow at the Maplewood Cemetery in Exeter. Visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Aug. 4, at the funeral home chapel.

Samuel McNeel

Samuel Wesley McNeel, 57, of Mt. Vernon, formerly of Corder, died at 10:21 a.m. on Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at his home. Memorial services were held Saturday, July 31, at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon.

Sylvester Moore

Sylvester Bradley Moore, 85, of Mt. Vernon, died Sunday, Aug. 1, at Cox Hospital South in Springfield. Graveside services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday Wednesday, Aug. 4, at the Mt. Vernon IOOF Cemetery. Visitation will take place from 1 to 2 p.m. at FossettMosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon, immediately preceding the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon.

Ronnie Perriman

Ronnie Joe Perriman,

65, of Mt. Vernon, died at 12:59 p.m. on Friday, July 30, at Cox Hospital South in Springfield. Graveside services will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, Aug. 7, at the Mt. Vernon IOOF Cemetery. Family and friends may pay their respects at the funeral home from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Friday, Aug. 6. Arrangements are under the direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon.

Michael Rowe Sr.

Michael Wayne Rowe, Sr., 70, of Ash Grove, died Tuesday, July 27, at his home. Funeral services were held Saturday, July 31, at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Burial was held at Miller Memorial Gardens. Arangements were under the direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon.

Thomas Mark Silvers

Thomas Mark Silvers, 61, of Neosho, died Saturday, July 31, at his home. Services are pending at this time. Arrangements have been entrusted to Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett.

Marian Umberger

Marian Fay Umberger, 75, of Mt. Vernon, died at 1:47 a.m. on Wednesday, July 28, at Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Aug, 4, at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Butterfield. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Aug. 3, FossettMosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Arrangements are under the direction of Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon.

Dwight James Whitfield

Dwight James Whitfield, 67, of Monett, died on Sunday, Aug. 1, at his home. Services are pending at this time. Arrangements have been entrusted to Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett.

Purdy: New student enrollment set for Aug. 10-23

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that we are not in session,” Graham said. He added that adjusting the board’s schedule on Thursdays will give him more time to prepare for meetings. Because August’s meeting is already scheduled, the district will make the adjustment for its September meeting. With the 2021-2022 school year set to begin in August, the Purdy School District will hold its annual new student enrollment from Aug. 10-23. Enrollments will be conducted by appointment only. People may call Susan Funkhouser at 417442-3216, extension 1282, to schedule an appointment. Evening appointments and Spanish translation services are available upon request. The enrollment process lasts

approximately 30 minutes, depending on family size. Students to be enrolled must attend the appointment. Families must provide the following information: proof of residency (utility bill, rental agreement, etc.), student immunizations, student birth certificate and name and phone number of previous school. Families should also bring court-issued custody documentation, if applicable. Please note that students will not be permitted to attend school until the enrollment process has been completed and records have been received from previous schools. Families of students who were at Purdy at the end of the 2020-2021 school year and plan to attend in the 2021-2022 school year must com-

plete online registration. A link to begin the process is found in the SIS Parent Portal, which may be accessed via the Parents tab on the district website, www.purdyk12.com. Families who have relocated and whose students will not be attending Purdy Schools this year should

notify Funkhouser at 417442-3216, extension 1282. Plans for the 2021 Purdy School open house are being finalized and will be announced on the district’s social media accounts. The first day of school will be Tuesday, Aug. 24. The east entrance doors will open at 7:40 a.m.

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notice if they are 30 days past due on their sewer bill. Once a customer is 60 days past due on their bill, the city issues a shut-off notice to the resident. Hazelwood said bills are issued the first week of the month, and shut-offs are always done the third Thursday of the month. Bogart said that system means that a resident can be nearly three months behind on their sewer payments before their water is shut off. “I don’t have any utility that gives me that much time,” Bogart said. Bogart made a motion to adjust the city’s billing ordinance to send a notice of disconnection to residents once they are 30 days past due on their bill. He said that will give residents an additional

three weeks to square their account before the disconnect is completed the third Thursday of the month. That motion passed 3-1, with Haynes voting against. Haynes said he believes past-due and shut-off notices should be sent via certified mail to ensure residents receive their notices. Bogart said no other utilities sends delinquent notices or shut-off notices via certified mail and the city would be absorbing additional costs and staff time to send each notice via certified letters. Mayor Heck also requested that any Verona resident who files a complaint with city hall include their name on the complaint to ensure the city can request more information if it is needed.

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INGREDIENTS: n ½ cup white sugar n 2 tablespoons cornstarch n 6 cups fresh blackberries n ¼ cup melted butter n 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour n 1 ½ cups white sugar n 1 tablespoon baking powder n 1 teaspoon salt n 2 cups milk n 1 tablespoon vanilla extract n ¼ cup melted butter DIRECTIONS: 1. Preheat an oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly oil a 9x13-inch baking dish. Whisk 1/2 cup sugar with the cornstarch in a small bowl; set aside. 2. Place the blackberries into a mixing bowl, and drizzle with 1/4 cup of melted butter. Sprinkle with the cornstarch mixture, and toss to evenly coat. Spread the berries into the prepared baking dish. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, 1 1/2 cup sugar, baking powder, and salt until evenly blended. Stir in the milk, vanilla extract, and 1/4 cup melted butter until combined but still slightly lumpy. Pour the batter over the berries. 3. Bake in the preheated oven until the berries are tender and the crust is golden brown, 55 minutes to an hour. AllRecipes.com For your recipe to be considered for publication in The Monett Times, please submit it to composition@monett-times.com

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Legal Notices

CONTRACT LABOR: The City of Washburn is seeking Contract Labor position for Assisting the Utility Superintendent and for general yard work. Starting at $10 an hour, 40 hours weekly. Call City Hall: 417-826-5242 or email: cityofwashburn39@gmail.com

TRUSTEE’S SALE NOTICE OF IN PUBLIC RE: Phillip Eugene HEARING OgleCAPPS and Elizabeth CREEKFaye Ogle,SPECIAL husbandROAD and wife. Trustee’s Sale: DISTRICT

TOWNSHIP Barry County26, willRANGE hold a 28, RUNNING public hearing THENCE to adopt SOUTH 111rate.FEET. their 2021 tax The THENCE EAST 127.5 meeting will be held at City FEET,401 THENCE Hall, E State NORTH Hwy C, 111 MO FEET, THENCE Purdy, at 6:00 p.m. on WEST 127.5 FEET TO Monday, August 9, 2021. PALCE [PLACE] OF BEGINNING, ALL IN BARRY The 2021 Assessed ValuMISSOURI. COUNTY, ations were: $5,135,424

HELP WANTED: Tire Tech at Shumaker Tire, Golden, MO. Apply in person.

25. Real Estate For Sale PUBLISHER’S NOTICE: All real estate advertised herein is subject to the Federal Fair Housing Act, which makes it illegal to advertise “any preference, limitation, or discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, handicap, familial status, or national origin, or intention to make any such preference, limitation or discrimination. We will not knowingly accept any advertising for real estate which is in violation of the law. All persons are hereby informed that all dwellings advertised are available on an equal opportunity basis.

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A hearing will be held at 6:00 p.m., August 23, 2021 at 900 East Scott Street, Monett, Missouri at which time citizens may be heard on the property tax rates proposed to be set by the Monett R-1 School District, a political subdivision. The tax rates are set to produce the revenues from the property tax required by the budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2021. Each tax rate is determined by dividing the amount of revenue needed by the current assessed valuation. The result is multiplied by 100 so the tax rate will be expressed in cents per $100 valuation. (*Estimates reflect the most accurate information at the time of posting. Changes can be made by the Board of Education at the Tax Rate Hearing and finalized by September 1st) Assessed Valuation (AV) (by categories) Real Estate Personal Property Combined Real Estate & Personal Property Less AV in Tax Increment Financing (TIF) Adjusted Assessed Valuation on Which Tax Revenue is Received

Would a similar notice posted somewhere on the internet provide the same measure of transparency?

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FRIEZE’S STORAGE- 10 Sizes plus outside storage. Gated at night. Phone 417-393-9662.

Monett R-I School District Tax Rate Hearing Notice

A printed notice in this newspaper can’t be hacked into like a website. It’s permanent. The date in the corner proves it was printed when required. It can be trusted without question in these times when trust in government is so low.

The answer to that is obvious. No, it would not.

CROSSLAND STOR-ALL. Across East of Wal-Mart. 10 buildings, 7 sizes. 235-3766.

2021-22

$137,409,802 $62,343,690

$204,081,364

$199,753,492

$204,081,364

$199,753,492

$983,722

$3,222,676

Amount of Proposed Property Property Tax Revenues Tax Budgeted Rate (per (assumes $100) 100% collection) $5,915,502 $2.8986 $0 $1,653,059 $0.8100 $408,163 $0.2000 $7,976,724 $3.9086

Amount of Property Calculated Tax Property Rate (per Tax Revenue $100) From Prior Year $5,790,055 $2.8986 $0 $1,618,003 $0.8100 $399,507 $0.2000 $7,807,565 $3.9086

New Construction & Improvements (Included in AV Total above)

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The following Tax Rates are Proposed by Fund: Incidental Teacher Debt Service Capital Projects Total Total New Revenue (operating funds only): New Revenue from New Construction and Improvements: New Revenue from Reassessment: Percentage of New Revenue from Reassessment:

2020-21

$142,594,375 $61,486,989

$134,103 $30,482 $103,622 1.67%

Board of Education Monett R-I AJ Bahl, President Lonna Norman, Secretary

The Capps Creek SpeFor default in Barry paycial Road District of ment of debt and performCounty will hold a public ance toofadoptobligation hearing its 2021 secured of Trust tax rate. by TheDeed meeting will executed by Phillip Eube held at 5086 Farm gene Ogle Elizabeth Road 2057,and Monett, Mo., Faye Ogle, husband and at 7:30 p.m. p.m. on Tueswife.August dated December day, 17, 2021. 10, 2001 and recorded the The 2021 CurrentinYear Office of the Recorder of Assessed Valuations are: Deeds of Barry County, Real Estate $6,843,381; Missouri in Book 01, Page Personal Property 8422 the undersigned $2,656,300; Total ValuaSuccessor Trustee, at the tion $9,499,681. request of the legal holder The 2020 Prior Year Asof said Note will on sessed Valuations Tueswere: 25, 2018 day, September Real Estate $6,743,336; between the hours of 9:00 Personal Property a.m. and 5:00 p.m., (at $2,522,356; Total Valuathe specific time of 10:50 tion $9,265,692. AM), East of Theat the 2020 TaxDoor Rate the Court House, City of Ceiling was 0.2671. Cassville, Barry County, The 2021 Tax Rate State ofis Missouri, Ceiling 0.2700. sell at public vendue to the high/S/ Michael Washick est bidder for cash the fol(Authorized Signature) lowing described real Run Aug. 4, 2021 estate, described in said _____________________ Deed of Trust, and situated in BarryOFCounty, NOTICE State of Missouri, to wit: PUBLIC HEARING

CITY OF MONETT ALL Leonardo OF LOT ONE OF To: and (1) Rosa MOLLERS SUBDIVISION Salas LOCATED IN Property THE Subject: Your NORTHEAST QUARTER in City of Monett, Missouri, OFtheTHE SOUTHEAST at following address; QUARTER, 210 Broadway SECTION 36, TOWNSHIP 26, Monett, Mo. RANGE 28; ALSO Legal Description: KNOWN AS AND DEMonett Original Town, Lt 7, SCRIBED AS A TRACT Block 9. Sec: 31 Twn: 26, OF LAND COMMENCRng: 27, City of Monett, ING AT A POINT 472.5 Barry County, Missouri. FEET EAST AND 30 By the order of the FEET SOUTH OF THE Building Board of the City NORTHWEST CORNER of Monett, Missouri, a pubOF THE NORTHEAST lic hearing will be held at QUARTER OFHall THE the Monett City 217 SOUTHEAST QUAR5th Street, Monett, MisTER. 65708, SECTION 36, souri, on the 18th day of August, 2021, and commencing at 5:30 p.m. to determine whether or not the aforesaid building or structure should be declared a dangerous building or structure in accordance with Chapter 505 of the Monett City Code. You or any other interested parties have the right to appear at the hearing; the right to be represented by an attorney; the right to present witnesses on your behalf; the right to offer testimony as to why the aforesaid building or structure should not be declared a dangerous building or structure; and the right to cross-examine any witnesses against you. The Building Board may during the course of this meeting adjourn into executive closed session in accordance with Chapter 610.021 / 610.022, R.S.Mo. Dated at Monett, Missouri this 2nd Day of August, 2021 Trent Thompson Assistant Building & Zoning Inspector CC: Monett City Clerk, Monett City Hall hallway bulletin board, Monett Building Board Membership, “The Monett Times”. Specific Violations: • Vacant Structure • Roof and Drainage • Exterior Walls • Interior Wall • Window, Skylight and Door Frames • Accumulation of debris • Grass and Weeds • Unregistered vehicle Run Aug. 4, 2021 _____________________ CITY OF PURDY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING The City of Purdy of

Real Estate Total Valuato satisfy said Assessed debt and tion. The 2020 cost. Valuations are: $5,311,759 MILLSAP & SINGER, Total Valuation. P.C., The 2020 Tax Rate Ceiling Successor was 0.3972.Trustee 612 Spirit Tax Drive The 2021 Rate Ceiling St. Louis, MO 63005 is 0.4130. (636) 537-0110 /s/ Debbie Redshaw File Clerk No: City 187454.092518.389951 Run July 28 & Aug. 4, 2021 FC _____________________ NOTICE Pursuant to the Fair IN THE CIRCUIT COURT Debt Collection Practices OF BARRY COUNTY Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), STATE OF MISSOURI no information concerning the collection of this debt) U.S. BANK TRUST may be given without the) NATIONAL ASSOCIAprior consent of TION, NOT IN ITSthe con-) sumer given directly to the) INDIVIDUAL CAPACI debt collector or the TY BUT SOLELY AS ex-) press permission of a) COLLATERAL TRUST court of competent juris-) TRUSTEE OF diction. The debt collector FIRSTKEY MASTER ) is attempting to collect a) FUNDING 2021A debt and any information COLLATERAL TRUST ) obtained Plaintiff,will be used for) thatv.purpose. ) ALVIN RAHM AND ) PUBLISHENGLEMAN,) ON: August 29, PHYLLIS et 2018 09/05/2018,) al 09/12/2018, 09/19/2018 Defendants. ) ____________________ Case No. PURDY SPECIAL ROAD 21BR-CC00040 DISTRICT ACCEPTING SEALED NOTICE UPONBIDS ORDER The Purdy BY Special FOR SERVICE PUBRoad District is accepting LICATION sealed Defendant bids for 6 Road To: PhylGrader Tires. lis Engleman (Deceased), Specifications are her Estate, Unknown Deavailable from the Purdy scendants, Heirs, BenSpecial Road Districtand by eficiaries, Successors calling 417-342-3165. Assigns: ThearePurdy You hereby Special notified Road District that an action will hasaccept been

commenced against you in the Circuit Court of Barry County, in the State of Missouri, the object and general nature of which is for Suit on Note and Replevin, and other relief; At issue in this suit is a Manufactured Home, being described as a 1998 Fleetwood, Stone Ridge model, Manufactured Home with VIN TNFLV27AB16167-SR12 (“the Manufactured Home”). The Manufactured Home is believed to be located on that parcel of real property commonly known and numbered as 20662 Farm Rd 1057, Exeter, MO 65647 (the “Property”). The names of all parties to said action are stated in the caption hereof and the names and address of the attorneys for Plaintiff is as follows: Millsap & Singer, LLC c/o Scott D. Mosier, Bar No. 44179 612 Spirit Dr. St. Louis, MO 63005 You are further notified that, unless you file an answer or other pleading or otherwise appear and defend against the aforesaid action within 45 days after the first day of publication on the 4th day of August, 2021, or such longer time as the Court may fix by order, judgment by default will be rendered against you. Witness my hand and the seal of the Circuit Court this 27th day of July, 2021. (Seal) /s/ Craig Williams Circuit Clerk By: DR Deputy Clerk Run Aug. 4,11,18, & 25

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Legal Notices TRUSTEE’S SALE TRUSTEE’S SALE IN RE: Phillip IN RE: Jon TravisEugene James Ogle A. andElizabeth Elizabeth Faye and, James, Ogle, husband and wife. husband and wife TrustTrustee’s Sale: ee’s Sale:

For default in payment For and default in payof debt performance ment of debt and performof obligation secured by ance of Trust of executed obligation Deed by secured by Deed Trust Jon Travis James of and, A. executed James, by Phillip EuElizabeth husband genewife Ogle andSeptember Elizabeth and dated Faye Ogle, husband and 25, 2003 and recorded wife. December 10, in thedated Office of the Re2001 and recorded in the corder of Deeds of Barry Office of the Recorder of County, Missouri in Book Deeds of Barry County, 03, Page 7791 the underMissouri in Book 01, Page signed Successor Trustee, 8422 the undersigned at the request of the legal Successor Trustee, at the holder of said Note will on request of the legal holder Tuesday, August 31, 2021 of said Note will onofTuesbetween the hours 9:00 September 25,(at 2018 day, a.m. and 5:00 p.m., the betweentime the of hours of AM), 9:00 specific 10:50 a.m. p.m., (at at theand East5:00 Door of the the specific time of 10:50 Court House, City of CassAM), Barry at the County, East Door of ville, State the Court House, City of of Missouri, sell at public Cassville, Barry County, vendue to the highest bidStateforof cash Missouri, sell at der the followpublic vendue to the highing described real estate, est bidder for cash the described in said Deedfolof lowinganddescribed real Trust, situated in Barry estate, described in said County, State of Missouri, Deed of Trust, and situto wit: ated in Barry County, State of39 Missouri, LOTS AND to 40wit: OF

WILDWOOD ESTATES ALLPER OF THE LOT RECORDED ONE (1) OF AS MOLLERS SUBDIVISION PLAT THEREOF, BARRY LOCATED IN THE COUNTY, MISSOURI. NORTHEAST QUARTER OFsatisfy THE said SOUTHEAST to debt and QUARTER, SECTION cost. 36, TOWNSHIP 26, RANGE 28; ALSO MILLSAP & SINGER, P.C., KNOWN AS AND DESuccessor Trustee SCRIBED AS 612 Spirit Drive A TRACT OFLouis, LAND St. MOCOMMENC63005 ING AT A POINT 472.5 (636) 537-0110 FEET EAST AND No: 30 File FEET SOUTH OF THE 206039.083121.415529 NORTHWEST CORNER FC OF THE NORTHEAST NOTICE QUARTER Pursuant toOFthe THE Fair SOUTHEAST QUARDebt Collection Practices TER.15 U.S.C. SECTION 36, Act, §1692c(b), no information concerning the collection of this debt may be given without the prior consent of the consumer given directly to the debt collector or the express permission of a court of competent jurisdiction. The debt collector is attempting to collect a debt and any information obtained will be used for that purpose. PUBLISH ON: August 4, 2021 08/11/2021, 08/18/2021, 08/25/2021 _____________________ PURDY R-II SCHOOL DISTRICT REQUEST FOR ASPHALT AND CONCRETE BIDS The Purdy R-II School District is seeking bids for asphalt and concrete work. Sealed bids are due to the central office on Friday, August 13, 2021, by 2:00 p.m. and will be opened at 2:15 p.m. in the conference room. For bid specifications please contact Dr. Travis Graham at tgraham@purdyk12.com. Bids will be submitted to the board of education for approval with a recommendation from the superintendent of schools on Monday, August 16. Bids must include a Certification of Insurance naming the Purdy R-II School District as an insured entity and a statement regarding the contractor’s agreement to follow all labor and wage laws in Missouri. For more information please contact Dr. Travis Graham, Superintendent, at (417) 442-3216 or by email at tgraham@purdyk12.com Run Aug. 4 and 11, 2021

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SOUTH 1111941FEET. Aug. 8-14, • George EAST Erickson, forTHENCE 127.5 mer owner of theNORTH Monett FEET, THENCE Bakery, experimented 111 FEET, THENCE with a government plan to WESTbread 127.5with FEET TO make mobile PALCE [PLACE] OFbread BEkitchens. He cooked GINNING, ALL BARRY in the back ofINhis small pickup in aMISSOURI. gasoline stove COUNTY, with prepared dough and had it ready to sell to satisfy said debt and in Springfield in the one cost. hour and 10 minutes the MILLSAP trip took. & SINGER, • Ronald Campbell of P.C., Monett accepted the herdsSuccessor Trustee man job for the dairy herd 612 Spirit Drive at the new Church prison St. Louis, 63005 City. farm in MO Jefferson (636) 537-0110 Campbell had worked for File No: Whitlock-Lines in Monett. A dairyman with his father, 187454.092518.389951 W.W. Campbell, north of FC town, he NOTICE plans to build the state herd to 200 to supply Pursuant the Fair cheese for stateto prisons. Debt Collection Practices Act, 15 U.S.C. §1692c(b), Aug. 8-14, 1951 no •information The City ofconcerning Monett is the collection of take this debt making plans to over may be given without the the Oakdale Cemetery, contingent onofobtaining prior consent the conclear to the land.toMrs. sumertitle given directly the H.H. Westbay has offered debt collector or the exto give the property, locatpress permission of at a ed north of Cleveland court oftocompetent jurisEuclid, the city, which would diction. furnish The debtperpetual collector upkeep. It is tothe oldest is attempting collect a cemetery in Monett. debt and any information • On Aug. 14, Monett obtainedthe will first be used became city for in purpose. that Missouri, possibly in the nation, to insure city workers against PUBLISH ON:involuntary August 29, unemployment. Under the 2018 09/05/2018, new Missouri Employment 09/12/2018, 09/19/2018 Security Law, the city ____________________ will pay the Division of PURDY SPECIAL ROAD Employment Security a DISTRICT ACCEPTING payroll tax, the first city to do so SEALED by ordinance. BIDS The Purdy Special Road District accepting Aug. 8-14,is1961 • Alfred sealed bids for Cuendet 6 Road Grader Tires. Specifications are available from the Purdy Special Road District by calling 417-342-3165. The Purdy Special Road District will accept

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SIXTY YEARS AGO

bids no later than 8:00 announced plans to close a.m. on September 10, Cuendet’s Market at 307 2018. E. Broadway and retire. Sealed bids will be Cuendet began working opened 10, for GeneSeptember Saxe in 1919, read aloud, and the bid purchased Saxe’s business in 1933, and has worked will be awarded to the at the same location lowest or best bidder.since 1922.All bids shall be • Monett High School marked “Sealed Bid” and senior Eddie Sweeney with the “bid opening date placed third in the nation 9/10/18.” at the finals of the Knights of Pythias conPurdy oratorical Special Road cert held Aug. 13 in Miami, District reserves the right Fla. He was one of six to to accept or reject reach the finals fromany an and/or all bids any original field ofor some parts thereof. 10,000 students. He won aRun $500 scholarship speakSept. 1 and Sept. 5 ing on “Changes I Would ____________________ Make.”

FIFTY YEARS AGO CITY OF MONETT

Aug. 8-14,&1971 BUILDING ZONING • The crown for the INSPECTOR 22nd annual Miss Monett ACCEPTING BIDS on Lion pageant, held is Aug.The 13, City wentoftoMonett Patricia Twitty, 15-year-old daughaccepting bids on the ter of Mr. and Mrs. Omer demolition of an 1826 sq. Twitty. There were 22 ft. Commercial Building girls competing in the Structure located 106 E.E. Camp gym. atLittle FourthPersonality Street. Miss went to Kimberly Young, daughter Specifications may be of Mrs. Gary and City Jim obtained fromBass Monett Young. Hall located at 217 5th • Construction is well Street. underway on the 4,500 Prevailing wage desquare foot all-purpose termination will apply to athletic building near the High School this Monett job. Contractor must football joint provide stadium, proof of a workcommunity project with man’s compensation covmembers of the Missouri erage Guard and participatliability National insurance coverage. ing through the “Helping Hands” program. City may accept or reGuardsmen will place ject all bids. 1,500 concrete blocks. Sealed bids must be submitted to the Monett Aug. 8-14, City Clerk by 1981 4:00 p.m., • Runners from severTuesday, September al states gathered for 18, the 2018. 10,000 meter Love Run Bids will be openedon at for Muscular Dystrophy Aug. p.m., 8, starting and Sepend4:00 Tuesday, tember 18, 2018, at Monett City Hall Conference Room, 217 5th Street, Monett, MO 65708. /S/ Wade Ennes Building Inspector Run Sept. 5 and 8, 2018

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ing at 13th and Cleveland. Sponsored by the Monett Jaycees, it was the first run of its kind in Monett, attracting 76 participants. • The eighth annual Ernte Fest opened on Aug. 14 in Freistatt, offered by the Freistatt Lions. New this years is a Germanstyle structure to serve as a stage over the dance floor, with spacious dressing rooms for the performers. The Waterloo German Band from Illinois played for thousands, many coming to dance.

THIRTY YEARS AGO

Aug. 8-14, 1991 • Groundbreaking ceremonies were held on Aug. 8 for the expansion of St. Vincent’s Hospital’s Medical Office building north of the hospital. Similarly, dedication services were held on Aug. 11 for the rebuilt education wing of the First Free Will Baptist Church, 14 months after fire destroyed it. • Rod Bray was sworn in on Aug. 9 as the new postmaster in Monett, following the retirement of Herb Coggin at the beginning of the year. Bray is a 15-year post office veteran who has served in Joplin as director of operations since 1984.

TWENTY YEARS AGO

Aug. 8-14, 2001 • On Aug. 11 the Kings Prairie community hosted its second annual benefit concert to support its community center. Organizer Albert E. Brumley Jr. joined a host of performers that included Speedy Haworth and the Goodwill Trio, Brightwater Junction bluegrass band and Col. Vedas Davis. • An honor guard of law

Winner of first place in the ladies’ riding at four Ozark horse shows, in Neosho, Bentonville, Carthage and Monett, during the summer of 1941 was Miss Tony, the 14-yearold horse owned by Mr. and Mrs. Raymond “Doc” Davis of Monett, ridden by Mary Hallenbeck, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. R.W. Hallenbeck. Shown at various shows over three years, Miss Tony won first in children’s riding in Neosho while ridden by Jack Davis. File photo/The Monett Times enforcement officers from across the four states gathered in Pierce City on Aug. 13 to pay tribute to Pierce City Police Chief Jim Dacy, who was killed on Aug. 8 in a firearms accident at the city cemetery. An estimated 700 viewed services at St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

TEN YEARS AGO

Aug. 8-14, 2011 • Led by a 33-point performance by Chloe Ridgley, the Monett WaterThrashers won the overall team title at the Tri-State Championships

at Claremore, Okla. Monett won the meet with 386 points, with Joplin finishing second with 350. Twelve teams competed for the title. • Drury University moved its Monett satellite campus from the Southwest Area Career Center to the education building of the former First United Methodist Church in Monett. Wiring and air conditioning to support six classrooms was deemed temporary as fundraising continued for a new permanent site.

SPORTS BRIEFS Regal Athletic softball tryouts in August

The Regal Athletic softball program will host tryouts for its 14U-B and 16U-B teams on Sunday, Aug. 8 at 6 p.m. at Monett North Park. The competitive program is designed to take players’ skills to the next level, and Regal offers an off-season training program. The 16U team will mainly play ASA and Showcase. For more information, people may contact Steve Roldan at regalmonett@gmail.com, or call 417-499-9747.

Klousia: Inspiration

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Pierce City Coach Brad Hocker talks with his offensive line about their responsibilities during camp this summer. Kyle Troutman/editor@monett-times.com

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to play both ways, which is something those players enjoy. “Some of our linemen will play both ways” Hocker said. “To put our most competitive team on the field, they will have to. But, those kids wouldn’t have it any other way.” Cooper, O’Hara and Perry have potential to

see time on both sides of scrimmage, Hocker said. Size-wise, the Eagles’ coach said he’s happy with the team. “We’ll be pretty big,” he said. “We have good size and guys who understand what they need to do with that size. They know how to penetrate offensive lines and what they can to do

help our run game. “We’ve got some experience on the varsity level, and I hope we continue to improve like we have at camp.” Editor’s note: This story is part of a weekly series looking at each position group within the Pierce City football team.

McClure: Advice for broadcasters

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on the same field where they won their first state title in 1971. 3. What is the most important quality for a broadcaster to have to be successful? The most important quality for a broadcaster to have to be successful is to have a strong work ethic. While getting ready for a play-by-play broadcast, it’s better to be over-prepared than under-prepared. In short, preparation is never ending. The great playby-play broadcasters are the ones you can just tell how much preparation has gone in, and better yet, how passionate they are about being a sports broadcaster. You will not succeed in this business unless you are willing to devote hours and hours of game preparation into every broadcast. 4. What advice do you have for other broadcasters hoping to follow in your footsteps?

Mike McClure, left, is pictured with Mitch Holthus, Kansas City Chiefs play-by-play broadcaster. Contributed photo The best advice I have for young broadcasters is to realize the amount of time it takes to do this job properly. Be prepared. Treat everyone with respect. Set up every snap,

every play, every at-bat by saying the score and the time remaining. Don’t do one without the other. Be the play-by-play broadcaster who says the score and time too often!

Kimbro, the local insurance agents in town) who would often also be out at the courts and see me hitting, and it was not long before they started inviting me to hit balls with them. They made tennis so much fun for me, I know that if it had not been for them, I would have quickly gotten tired of hitting balls against the backboard and stopped playing tennis. 3. What or who was your biggest inspiration at the time you were competing?

That experience with Charlie and Joyce, and several other adults like Jack Fox and Eddie Dawson who would take time to hit with me, nurtured my love for the game of tennis. 4. What advice do you have for younger athletes hoping to follow in your footsteps? My advice is to look for a reason to be nice to someone — especially a young person. It might not be that big of a deal for you, but it could be life changing for that young person.

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“I helped out with the scheduling when we were without an AD at Cassville, but being a head coach of any varsity team gives you a little experience for this step,” he said. “I’ve dealt with MSHSAA plenty, worked with parents and built relationships with assistant coaches. I’ve also learned a lot from others. I had good ADs in Neosho, and David Large was great at Cassville.” Powers said his main goal in Purdy is to make things as easy as possible for his coaching staff. “I want to knock down any barriers coaches have and let them just focus on coaching the best they can,” he said. “Purdy does a great job of retaining quality coaches, and the district has a great reputation in baseball, softball and basketball. I hope to serve as a mentor and support our veteran coaches as they teach kids not only sports but other things they do not learn in class, like how to compete, the value of hard

work and how to win and lose with class. “We hope to improve our numbers even more and teach life lessons so our athletes grow as people. If we can do that, I think my time here will be successful.” Powers said he also hopes to make some facility improvements, but those goals are further down the road. “I’m excited to get going,” he said. “I have a lot on my plate early on, but I have good administrative support.” Powers is a 2001 Carl Junction graduate who played football, basketball and baseball. He was an NCAA DII All-American pitcher for Central Missouri University, and he was part of the Minnesota Twins organization, reaching the Double-A level, for several years. He is also a member of the UCM and MidAmerica Intercollegiate Athletics Association halls of fame, and he was a 2017 Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Diamond 9 recipient.

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Preparing for the Ozark Empire Fair

Shane Jackson, left, and her daughter, Ellen Mason, right, from Triple H Acres in Miller, brought a Hereford cow-calf pair and a bull to show in the open show at the Ozark Empire Fair on opening weekend. Murray Bishoff/times-news@monett-times.com

Cade Shepherd, with JCS Livestock in Mt. Vernon, brought a Hereford bull to the Ozark Empire Fair to show in the junior and open shows at this year’s event in Springfield. Murray Bishoff/times-news@monett-times.com

Seth Callison, with Fire Sweep Simmentals in Verona, combed a Simmental heifer to prepare for competition at the Ozark Empire Fair. Cattle filled the new show barn that opened last year on the northeast corner of the fairgrounds, leaving the barn to the east of the main arena as the new pen area for sheep exhibitors. The old sheep barn west of the cattle barns has been disassembled for renovation. Murray Bishoff/

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Rachel Callison, from the Fire Sweep Simmentals Ranch in Verona, washed down the six head of cattle showing at the Ozark Empire Fair this year, here seen with Hamilton, a bull her brother Seth planned to show. Callison, a 2020 Verona High School graduate about to start her second year of nursing school in Springfield, had two bulls to show in the junior and open shows this year. The Callisons plan to show seven head at the Missouri State Fair. Murray Bishoff/times-news@monett-times.com

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manufacturing company that does business coastto-coast. His experience growing his business inspired him to run for office to fight unnecessary red tape and burdensome regulations. “I started a small company in high school, and grew it from my dorm room at Mizzou,” he said. “With a lot of hard work, and the help of great team members, we were able to build that small business into an industry leader with successful projects all across the United States. Missouri families need leaders who have a record of delivering results for taxpayers and who will hold bureaucrats accountable for how they spend your hard-earned tax dollars.” Fitzpatrick was first elected State Representative in 2012, at the age of 25, to represent Barry and portions of Stone and Lawrence counties. Serving as Chairman of the House Budget Committee in 2017 and 2018, he was responsible for the drafting and passage of Missouri’s $28 billion annual operating budget. Under Fitzpatrick’s conservative leadership, the State’s budget surplus nearly tripled to almost $500 million. At the same time, Missouri schools were fully funded for the first time in almost a decade. Fitzpatrick was appointed by Gov. Mike Parson and sworn in as Missouri’s 47th Treasurer on Jan. 14, 2019. He was elected to a full term on Nov. 3, 2020. Serving as Missouri’s State Treasurer, Fitzpatrick has: • Returned over 110 million dollars in unclaimed property back to Missourians

• Doubled the size of MO ABLE, Missouri’s savings and investment program for individuals with disabilities and their families • Made MOST, Missouri’s 529 Education Plan, more cost-effective for account owners by negotiating lower fees – the plan is now one of the highest-rated in the country • Expanded government transparency with the ‘Show-Me Checkbook,’ recognized as one of the country’s most comprehensive state financial data portals. Serving as State Representative, and House Budget Chairman, from 2012-2019, Fitzpatrick: • Spearheaded the passage of Missouri’s largestever tax cut • Drafted and balanced Missouri’s $28 billion annual budget • Tripled the State’s budget surplus to almost $500 million • Fully funded Missouri schools for the first time in nearly a decade • Stopped tax dollars from going to abortion clinics like Planned Parenthood.

Fitzpatrick said if given the opportunity to serve as Auditor, he would continue prioritizing protecting taxpayers, restoring leadership and integrity to the Auditor’s office, and shining a light on government spending. This is especially important as local governments receive billions in federal stimulus money from the Biden administration, yet continue advocating extreme liberal policies, like defunding the police. “As a business owner, I learned that watching how every dollar is spent is critically important to long term success,” Fitzpatrick said. “As Auditor, I will watch over your money as if it were my own. In an era of unprecedented stimulus spending at all levels of government, this job has never been more important to the public. Liberal politicians have used the pandemic as cover to justify spending trillions of dollars of borrowed money to fund their socialist agenda – and we must fight back to stop it. “I’ve had the opportunity to live the American dream. I feel a duty to do all

I can to help preserve that same opportunity for our kids and grandkids.” The next State Auditor will be selected in the General Election on Nov. 8, 2022. Democrat Nicole Galloway currently holds the position and will not run in the next Auditor race. A lifelong Missourian, Fitzpatrick graduated from Cassville High School and the University of Missouri. He and his wife Mallory have three sons, Luke, Carson, and Noah. For more information, visit ScottFitzpatrick. com, @FitzpatrickMO on Twitter, and @ FitzpatrickMO on Facebook.

Denby Grosenbacher, with Grosenbacher Simmentals in Aurora, is shown with a Simmental heifer, one of four head the ranch brought to show at the Ozark Empire Fair. He planned to compete in the Simmental and open shows during the first weekend of the fair. Murray Bishoff/times-news@monett-times.com

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CHANGES IN EMERGENCY RESPONSE

What: Airlines, police, fire departments and ambulance service changes in response to terrorist attacks More: National effort to streamline incident command in the wake of 9/11

Changes in emergency response since 9/11

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20 Years Ago - Never Forget BY LISA CRAFT

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In 2001, life for many of us in our smaller communities was very different. In Monett, we still had Jack Frost on the “Sunny Side of the Street,” next to Brownsbergers across from The Trunk, and we actually still had a Radio Shack. Spradling Motors was doing business where O’Reilly’s is located now, and we had Taco Palace where Big Baldys currently resides. During the summer months,

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GENERAL MANAGER Easley’s Southwest Dr. Pepper Company sold to Coca Cola Enterprises. On July 1, Cox Monett Hospital welcomed its first special delivery, Ely Cobin

Stuhlman at 8:47 a.m. The hospital also hired two new baby doctors, Dr. Amber Economou and Dr. Bobby Pittman. Our president at that time was George W. Bush, Jr., and Vice President Dick Cheney returned to work in July following having a new pacemaker put in. According to The People History, some of the national events included NASA launching the Genesis spacecraft in August and the Apple Computer Company releasing the iTunes program.

Locally, the Monett Chamber of Commerce was hosting the Junior Livestock Show and the Monett Jaycees were having their annual carnival. Jack Henry and Associates underwent its first major renovation, adding approximately $20 million in facilities to the complex. Steps were put in motion for a new local bank announced by Michael Wallace, a principle investor, and Darrin Newbold, president and CEO. CONTINUED ON PAGE 2A

RECALLING THE TRAUMA OF 9/11

Training, awareness key to local response BY MELONIE ROBERTS reporter@monett-times.com

Many things have changed in the world since Sept. 11, 2001. After terrorists hijacked four planes, crashing two into the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center in New York City, one into the The Pentagon, and the other crashed in a Pennsylvania field, passengers must now be screened for weapons and/or explosives prior to boarding an aircraft. Laptops have to be taken out of carrying cases or out of carry-on bags as passengers go through the x-ray scanners at airport security. Smaller electronics will also have to be screened by the x-ray machine, so mobile phones and other electronics will have to be taken out of pockets or purses for screening. Passengers are required to arrive two hours before their scheduled departure, and perish the thought if one is carrying a Swiss Army Knife, a Samsung Galaxy Note 7 or a Magic 8 Ball in their carry-on luggage. Those are Transportation Security Administration (TSA) no-nos, as are hockey sticks and pool cues. Other changes in the way emergency personnel respond to a mass injury or casualty crisis is the formation of National Response Plans and Incident Management Systems under the umbrella of Homeland Security. This ensures every state, county and municipality have a plan of action in place for events ranging from school evacuations to plane crashes and chemical leaks, where large numbers of the local population may be at risk. Some efforts include training ambulance and hospital personnel in preparing large intake areas, triage management, CONTINUED ON PAGE 5A

Looking south from Chamber Street, David Pennington, along with his co-workers and thousands of other Manhattan escapees, watched the North Tower fall on 9-11. Contributed photo

Witnessing 9-11 event sparks hope for humanity BY MELONIE ROBERTS

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n this 20th anniversary of the attacks on the World Trade Center in Manhattan, New York, one former Freistatt resident recalls his harrowing experiences as the saga unfolded across the street from where he was attending a conference. David Pennington, cousin to Monett residents Mark Pennington and Firefighter Brandon Pennington, was attending a global leadership conference and staying at a hotel on Vesey

DAVID PENNINGTON

Who: Attending a global leadership conference in NYC on 9-11 What: Remembers strangers helping other strangers in those times of fear, confusion More: Hopes the spirit of unity that followed can one day return

Street near NY Hwy. 9A, catty-corner from the World Trade Center, when the attacks began. “Our meetings started that morning promptly at 8:30 a.m.,” he said. “The

president of our company was introduced and began speaking. Around 8:50, one of the human resources (HR) managers walked into the conference room. It was clear from the look on his face that something was wrong. Soon after, the hotel alarms started to sound and then the security personnel announced over the intercom, ‘There is an incident at the World Trade Center. Please remain inside the property.’ We knew something big was going on.” Around 9:00 a.m., the head of HR CONTINUED ON PAGE 8A

Wounded and revitalized: Visiting the 9/11 Memorial Museum BY MURRAY BISHOFF

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Memories burn hot and bright of Sept. 11, 2001. Creating a memorial at the site of the World Trade Center buildings took a decade of thought and construction. Many only come to see the giant reflecting pools of water on the public plaza on the footprints of the two towers, great deep holes with water cascading down the sides, flowing to the center and again down into a square hole, symbolizing the absence of both the buildings and the people lost in the terrorist attacks. Entering the adjacent National

EDITOR’S NOTE:

This story was written after Murray Bishoff, currently retired editor, visited the 9/11 Memorial Museum not long after it was opened to the public. This is an edited version of the story that was published in the September 2015 Connection Magazine.

September 11 Museum, located between the two pools, takes visitors out of the hum that is pervasive in New York City. The building, which opened on May 15, 2014, is a CONTINUED ON PAGE 6A

The National 9/11 Flag, repaired after a decade on the road around America, hangs on display at the National September 11 Museum in New York City. Murray Bishoff/ times-news@ monett-times.com

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NEWS IN BRIEF The Pierce City Senior Citizens is open Tuesdays and Thursdays serving lunch from noon to 12:30 p.m. The cost is $5 for those ages 55 and older and $6 for those under 55. Anyone who wishes to purchase a carry-out meal can call 417-476-5006 before 10:30 a.m. and pick their meal up between 11:30 a.m. and noon. Also, on the first Thursday of each month, Nell’s Nails will be serving seniors for a nominal fee at about 9 a.m. The Monett Senior Center is now open for dine-in lunches for a suggested donation of $3.50 for ages 60 and up. Price for those 59 and under is $6. The senior center will be open for dining from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Freistatt Fire Department will be hosting an antique tractor pull and truck pull Saturday, Sept. 11 at the Ernte Fest Grounds in Freistatt. The truck and tractor pull scheduled for 6 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $10 and kids under 12 are welcomed for free. The Red Oak II Festival, in tribute to Lowell Davis is scheduled for Saturday Sept. 11. The event will include hay rides, games and activities, a pie eating contest and more. For more information, or to be a vendor, text Rose Davis at 417-793-1655. The Ritchey School alumni will hold an allschool reunion at 1 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 12 at Ritchey Baptist Church. For more information, call Ron Sanders at 417-522-9579 or email resusbp@gmail.com. The Purdy Special Road District will meet at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14 in the district road barn, 200

Happy Birthday SEPT. 12 Don Bates Joe Johnson Jerry Hensley

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S. Ninth St. in Purdy. The Monett Special Road District will meet in regular session on Tuesday, Sept. 14 at the road district barn, at 220 S. Eisenhower St. This meeting is open to the Public. Cox Monett Hospital will host a community Live Well screening from 7 to 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 25 at the CoxHealth Monett Clinic at 1000 E. Highway 60. For $40, participants will receive complete blood count, comprehensive metabolic panel, full lipid profile, blood glucose, thyroid and, for an additional $15, a PSA test. Tests will be performed on a walk-in basis and are self-pay only. The Pierce City Fall Festival will return to the Pierce City South Park from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 25. The event includes music, hands-on art activities, games for the family, food and raffles for two homemade corn hole games. Admission is free and family friendly vendors are welcome. For applications, contact Becky at 417-489-3041. The event is sponsored by the Pierce City Arts Council, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization. The 32nd annual Pierce City Car, Truck, Bike and ATV show will kick off with registration at 9 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 16 at Pierce City’s South Park. The day-long event will feature food, fun and family time as car enthusiasts display their entries for spectators and judges. The cost is $20 for the first vehicle and $15 for each additional entry. Awards will be announced at 3 p.m. The Coalition of Charities will host a Clue Mystery Dinner Saturday, Oct. 23 at the old Cox Hospital in Monett. The cost is $25 per ticket or $45 for couples tickets. This 1920’s themed event will have participants strolling through crime scene rooms and meeting suspects from the classic board games as they try to solve a murder.

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One of the local major tragedies was when Pierce City Police Chief Jim Dacy was killed in a shooting at Pierce City Cemetery. It was eventually ruled an accident. As we grew closer to the end of the summer, The Monett Times announced that Sister Vivian Mitala retired following 43 years at St. Vincent’s Hospital and Cox Monett Hospital. William Dale Burke was given the oath of office as Barry County second associate circuit court judge and Wintech marked its 10th anniversary. On the morning of Sept. 11, Monett and the surrounding area residents were probably practicing their normal morning actions. We woke up, probably drank coffee, watched the news, and then went to work or to school. On this infamous day at 7:59 a.m. EST, little did the residents in Barry and Lawrence counties know that numerous tragic events would go down in history. At this particular time American Airlines Flight 11 departed from Boston’s Logan International Airport, bound for Los Angeles, Calif. Aboard were 11 crew members, 81 passengers and five hijackers. At 8:14 a.m., United Airlines Flight 175 takes off from Boston, also headed for Los Angeles with nine crew members, 56 passengers and five hijackers. The flight has its final routine communication with air traffic controllers. Sixteen seconds later, controllers instruct the pilot to increase the plane’s altitude. However, there is no response, and all subsequent messages are unanswered. Investigators believe the plane is hijacked around this time. At 8:19 a.m., a flight attendant on Flight 11 alerts American Airlines that the plane has been hijacked. She reports that the “cockpit is not answering” and that the hijackers reportedly have a bomb. In addition, two other flight attendants and a passenger have been stabbed. At 8:20 a.m., American Airlines Flight 77 departs from Dulles International Airport near Washington, D.C., bound for Los Angeles. The plane is carrying six crew members and 58 passengers, including five hijackers. Before boarding, three of the terrorists had set off the metal detectors when going through security, but all passed subsequent inspections. At 8:21 a.m., the transponder on Flight 11 is turned off, making it difficult for air traffic controllers to monitor its course. At The Monett Times in 2001, the staff included: Mike Stubbs, editor and publisher; Murray Bishoff, managing editor; Lisa Craft, advertising manager; Charles Brady, community editor; Christopher Vore, lifestyles editor; Allen Adkins, press superviser; and Charlotte Brady, composing editor. We were doing our normal newspaper duties and as far as I remember, nothing special other than trying to get everything done to publish the Tuesday newspaper. At 8:24 a.m., mistakenly broadcasted over the air traffic control channel instead of the public address system, Flight 11 hijacker Mohammad Atta, who was piloting the plane, announces, “We have some

planes. Just stay quiet, and you’ll be okay. We are returning to the airport.” This was soon followed by “Nobody move. Everything will be okay. If you try to make any moves, you’ll endanger yourself and the airplane. Just stay quiet.” Air traffic controllers at Boston’s Logan Airport alerted the United States Military’s Northeast Air Defense Sector. At 8:42 a.m., Flight 175 makes its last communication with air traffic controllers, reporting that during takeoff it heard a “suspicious transmission” from another airplane, later determined to be Flight 11. Around this time, Flight 175 is hijacked and some five minutes later its transponder code is changed. Also, United Airlines Flight 93 departs from Newark International Airport in New Jersey, headed to San Francisco, Calif. Aboard are seven crew members and 37 passengers including four hijackers. At this point, no aircraft has been notified that Flight 11 has been hijacked. At 8:44 a.m., a second flight attendant on Flight 11 is on the phone with air officials and reports that the plane is in “rapid descent” and that it is flying “way too low.” The call then abruptly ends. At 8:46 a.m., two military jets are ordered to depart from Otis Air National Guard Base in Cape Cod headed to New York. At 8:46:40 a.m., hijackers on Flight 11 fly the airplane into the North Tower of the World Trade Center in New York City. The impact occurs between floors 93 and 99. The crash instantly kills hundreds, including all of those on board. Almost immediately, emergency responders are sent to the building. When the first flight hit the World Trade Center, it was 7:46 a.m. in Monett. Bishoff and Vore were not at work yet. I received a call from Vore saying that a plane just flew into the North Tower of the World Trade Center. I was speechless and was thinking what a horrific accident this is. At 8:51 a.m., Flight 175 changes from its assigned altitude, and repeated efforts by air traffic controllers to contact the plane are unsuccessful. Flight 77 has its last routine radio communication. It is believed the plane is hijacked shortly thereafter. At 8:52 a.m., a flight attendant on Flight 175 calls United Airlines and informs officials that the plane has been hijacked and that both pilots are dead. During this time, passengers are also phoning friends and family. Passenger calls provided important information about the hijackings in subsequent investigations. At 8:54 a.m., Flight 77 heads south from its assigned path, and two minutes later, hijackers turn off the plane’s transponder. Efforts to contact the aircraft are unsuccessful. At 8:55 a.m., U.S. President George W. Bush, who has arrived at an elementary school in Sarasota, Fla., is told that a plane has struck the World Trade Center, though details are uncertain. At 8:58 a.m., Flight 175 sets a course for New York City. At 9 a.m., the Public Authority Police

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Department orders the evacuation of all civilians in the World Trade Center complex. A passenger on Flight 175 contacts his father for the second time that morning and reportedly tells him, “I think they intend to go to Chicago or someplace and fly into a building. Don’t worry, dad, if it happens, it will be very fast.” At 9:03:11 a.m., Flight 175 crashes into the South Tower of the World Trade Center, striking between floors 77 and 85. Locally, at the newspaper, Vore and I were still on the phone talking about what we thought was a terrible accident when he shouted into the phone that another plane had just flown into the South Tower while he was watching the news. It was then we knew it was no accident. The United States was under attack, and even though we felt terrible about all of the people that had lost their lives in just a split moment, the outlook had taken a dramatic change. At 9:05 a.m., President Bush, who was reading to school children in a classroom, is told by his Chief of Staff Andrew Card that a second plane has struck the World Trade Center and that “America is under attack.” At 9:25 a.m., Information is confirmed and the Federal Aviation Administration bars all civil aircraft in the United States from taking off. At 9:29 a.m., Hijackers on Flight 93 attack the cockpit. “Mayday” is declared over a radio transmission and sounds of a physical struggle are heard. On another transmission seconds later, someone yells “get out of here.” At 9:32 a.m., Controllers at Dulles observe an airplane traveling at a high rate of speed. Two minutes later officials at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport alert the Secret Service of a plane, later determined to be Flight 77, headed in the direction of the White House. A hijacker on Flight 93 announces, “Ladies and Gentlemen: Here the captain, please sit down keep remaining sitting. We have a bomb on board. So, sit.” Passengers begin making phone calls, and then they learned about the World Trade Center. At 9:36 a.m., U.S. Vice President Dick Cheney is evacuated to the Presidential Emergency Operations Center, which is located under the White House. At 9:37:46 a.m., Flight 77 hits the Pentagon in Virginia with the throttle set to maximum power. In addition to all those on the plane, 125 people on the ground and in the building are ultimately killed. At 9:41 a.m., The transponder from Flight 93 is turned off. At 9:42 a.m., The FAA orders all 4,546 civil aircraft flying in United States airspace to land. At 9:55 a.m., President Bush departs Florida on Air Force One. Although the initial plan had been to return to Washington, D.C., safety and other concerns result in a change of destination to an air force base in Louisiana. He subsequently departed Louisiana and headed for Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska, where he stayed until 4:30 p.m. when he left for Washington, D.C.

At 9:57 a.m., Following a vote, passengers aboard Flight 93 rush the cockpit in an attempt to retake the plane. Despite a hijacker rolling the aircraft from side to side and up and down, the passengers continue to batter at the cockpit door. At 9:59 a.m., The South Tower collapses. At 10 a.m., All members of New York Fire Department are ordered to evacuate the North Tower. While many begin leaving, some do not hear the order, while others are unaware of its urgency. More than 400 emergency responders are ultimately killed in the WTC attacks. At 10:02 a.m., With the passengers apparently close to breaching the cockpit door on Flight 93, the hijackers decide to “put it down” and begin a sharp descent. At 10:03 a.m., Flight 93 crashes in a field near Shanksville, Penn., killing everyone on board. The plane would have reached Washington, D.C., its suspected destination, in about 20 minutes. At 10:24 a.m., All transatlantic flights headed to the United States are diverted to Canada. At 10:28 a.m., The North Tower collapses. In total, more than 2,700 people die at the World Trade Center complex. At 11:02 a.m., New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani orders the evacuation of lower Manhattan. At 12:16 p.m., U.S. airspace is clear after the last plane lands. The only way I can explain my feelings at the time is shock and such extreme sadness. Attacking the United States shook the world and changed the outlook for so many. I can only speak for myself, but when I watched the news and saw attacks and bombings in other places, I felt that those things just did not happen in our country, that terrorist attacks from other countries did not happen in America. I thought that for the most part we were invincible. Sadly, I found out that this was not true and my sense of protection and invincibility were gone. At 8:30 p.m., President George W. Bush addressed the country from the White House Oval Office. During the speech, he announced that “terrorists attacks can shake the foundations of our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.” Twenty years ago this happened and it is still fresh in my mind. After the attack, Americans came together, flags flew high, respect for our fellow man and military grew and gatherings in our churches increased. We honored those that lost their lives in an horrific tragedy. We need to remember how we felt and return to the honor and respect we had without having to have a tragedy force us into that mindset. On Sept. 11, 2001, a total of 2,996 people were killed in the attacks, including the 19 terrorist hijackers aboard the four airplanes. Citizens of 78 countries died in New York, Washington, D. C. and Pennsylvania. At the World Trade Center, 2,763 died after the two planes slammed into the twin towers. I will never forget, and my hope is that you do not forget either.

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Case count climbs 75 percent after first week of school

146 active cases of COVID-19 in Barry County BY KYLE TROUTMAN editor@monett-times.com

Barry County’s positive COVID-19 (coronavirus) dipped below 100 again in the last week, and one new death was reported. According to the Barry County Health Department and Barry County Office of Emergency Management, there have been 4,243 (+65 from Sept. 1) confirmed positive cases of COVID-19. As of Sept. 8, a total of 97 (+49) people were considered active cases in isolation, and at least 3 are hospitalized (even). There are more than 200 close contacts (-50) quarantined in their homes. One new death was reported in the last week. The total number of deaths in the county is 72, and all those who have died were at least 41 years old. Of the deaths, 25 (even) have been residents of congregate care facilities, and 47 (+1) lived independently in their homes. A total of 65 (+1) suffered from underlying health conditions. Gender-wise, 46 (+1) males and 26 (even) females have died. The death rate, deaths as a percentage of positive

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cases, in Barry County is 1.7 percent, and the survival rate is 98.3 percent. The mortality rate, deaths as a percentage of the population, for the county is 0.2 percent, or about 2 of every 1,000 residents. A total of 4,074 people had recovered from the virus, a gain of 113 since Aug. 18. A total of 36,473 tests have been done in Barry County, surpassing county’s total population, though some people may have been tested multiple times. The 4,243 positives account for 11.8 percent of the county’s population, and there is an overall positive test rate of 11.64 percent (-.04). The weekly positive test rate is 9.57 percent (+15.39). Vaccinations initiated in the county, which include people who have received at least the first dose, number 14,886, a gain of 208 in the last week and accounting for 41.6

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percent of the county’s total population. About 20 percent of the county is comprised of children 16 and under who were originally not eligible to receive a vaccine, about 7,177 individuals. If those people are not counted, about 52 percent of eligible adults have been vaccinated. Pfizer has also now been approved to vaccinate children 12-and-up, which may add to the overall percentage, as ages of those vaccinated are not broken down. The figure of those eligible for vaccinations is based on an estimation from U.S. Census Bureau figures. The Lawrence County Health Department said as of Aug. 30 it had 4,903 total confirmed cases (+167). A total of 122 (+4) people have died in Lawrence County. A new reporting system from the health department no longer includes the number of active cases or number of recovered cases. Lawrence County has 36 percent of is population ages 12-and-up vaccinated. According to Johns Hopkins University tracking, statewide as of Sept. 8, Missouri has had 643,183 confirmed cases and 10,814 deaths, a death rate of 1.7 percent (98.3 percent survival rate). Nationally, there have been 40,440,100 pos-

itives and 652,526 deaths, a rate of 1.6 percent (98.4 percent survival rate) and accounting for 0.19 percent of the nation’s population, or 1.9 of every 1,000 people. State and national recovery figures are not provided. The mortality rates for the state and nation are 0.15 percent and 0.18 percent, respectively. Statewide, 3,211,762 people have initiated vaccinations, accounting for 52.3 percent of the total population and 63.5 percent of the population 18-and-over. The CDC Wonder Vaccine Adverse Events Reporting System shows 105 (+1) events reported where death was a result, possibly in relation to a vaccine. A report is not conclusive evidence the vaccine was the cause of death. They are listed as 98 deaths, 3 sudden deaths, 1 brain death, 1 cardiac death and 2 total deaths. The number of death reports in the state accounts for 0.0033 percent of the total number of people vaccinated, or 1 in every 30,590 people. As of Sept. 7, the Cassville school district reported 9 (+4 since Aug. 27) active cases, accounting for 0.42 percent of the district’s population. A total of 49 people are quarantined due to school-related cases, accounting for 2.3 percent

of the district’s population. Monett has 4 positive cases (-1), none at the elementary, 1 at Central Park, 1 at the intermediate school, none at the middle school, 1 at the high school and one at Scott Tech. A total of 16 students are quarantined, 3 at the elementary, 2 at Central Park, 2 at the intermediate school, 1 at the middle school, 6 at the high school and 2 at Scott Tech. The age ranges of Barry County cases are: People under 25 account for 927 cases (+19), those 25-40 account for 955 cases (+1), those 41-60 account for 1,258 cases (+18) and those 61-and-over account for 1,103 cases (+23). Gender-wise, cases among females went from 2,288 to 2,322, while male cases rose from 1,890 to 1,921. Community spread continues to be the leading cause with 4,225 attributable cases, and the other 18 (even) are attributed to travel. As of Sept. 8, counties bordering Barry County report the following cases: Lawrence, 4,903; Stone, 3,102; McDonald, 2,589; Newton, 5,853; Benton (Ark.), 38,652; and Carroll (Ark.), 4,009. Unemployment in Barry County, the most recent data available for which is from June, shows the coun-

ty climbed slightly, from 4.2 in May to 4.7 percent, which is 0.8 percent higher than the previous 3.9 percent low in October 2020. In February 2020, it was 4.3 percent, and it peaked in May 2020 at 10 percent. COVID-19 can appear 2-14 days after exposure, and symptoms include fever or chills, cough, shortness of breath, fatigue, fever, muscle or body aches, headache, sore throat, congestion or runny nose, nausea or vomiting, diarrhea, or a new loss of taste or smell. Anyone who believes they have symptoms of COVID-19 should stay home, call a medical provider and wear a mask when near anyone who does not live in the same home. Barry County Phase 2 Mitigation rules expired March 31, meaning there is no longer a requirement for source control masking of service providers. Physical distancing, cloth face coverings and enhanced hygiene practices are still recommended per CDC guidelines. For more information about COVID-19, visit cdc.gov/coronavirus, call the Barry County Health Department at 417-8472114 or call the Missouri DHSS 24 hour hotline number at 877-435-8411.

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Never forget how together we were

t was another Tuesday. I got up, had breakfast, got ready, took the bus to school and played my morning pickup games of basketball with my friends at Dunbar Middle School in Little Rock, Ark. It was time to head in for class, so I made my way to my third floor, eighth-grade homeroom, Mrs. Flynn’s English class. It was not another Tuesday. Mrs. Flynn was in tears behind her desk, puffy-eyed and unable to speak. As my classmates and I filed in, all she could do was point to the wall-mounted Zenith television. Normally, we watched the Channel One News, a daily program for kids. On that day, the programming was a whole different kind of educational. As the bell rang, we all sat quietly as we watched the World Trade Center’s north tower billow smoke. We listened to newscasters trying to make sense of what was happening and we made speculations ourselves within small groups of our nearby peers. Only minutes after the bell, we witnessed the second plane crash into the south tower. Silence. This was no accident. The country was under attack. Like the rest of the country, we watched in horror, dismay and confusion as first responders raced to save the lives of those inside. Before we went to our second period of the day, both towers were on the ground. At 13 years old, witnessing the attack live was something I don’t think I truly comprehended. As news came in about the Pentagon and the Shanksville, Penn., crashes, I think we all understood some of what was at stake, but it was difficult to comprehend the life lost on that day and frightening to think what the future response to the attack would bring. All our teachers that day in school — except our choir teacher who actually made us sing, possibly in an effort to distract us from the events — kept the TVs on throughout the day and did their best to help us comprehend what happened. We united. Many of us prayed. Some started writing letters to families of the lost. Each of us coped in our own way and looked to the next day for hope. The next morning, I found that hope. Walking to my bus stop in my neighborhood of lots no larger than an acre apiece, every house now had a U.S. flag draped from the porch, in a window or on a flag pole at half-mast. Some

KYLE TROUTMAN houses had multiple. I had seen patriotism in many forms before — elections, Olympics, Independence Day — but never before had I seen a patriotism this strong, this wholesome, this unified. Many things changed on that day 20 years ago. Our lives were affected in how we travel, how the government used surveillance, how we viewed parts of the world and how they viewed us. The lessons of Sept. 11, 2001, are still being learned. While the events of that day were terrible, what I will always remember most, as I am a glass-half-full kind of person, is how united we became. It was the one time in my life that I can truly say race, creed, sex, disability, social status and all other markers by which we divid ourselves were equilaterally thrown out the window. We were American. That was it. As Sept. 11 comes about each year, we say, “Never forget.” I think most take that as never forget what physically happened, the lives lost and the terror we experienced as a nation, but I think it’s more than that. I hope we never forget how great we were at coming together, how we set all our differences aside and sang the same song. In today’s hyperdivisive political climate, I choose to remember how we were one people and yearn for that time when we could turn such a negative event into positive action. We would do well to take a lesson from ourselves going forward as we continue to define what kind of nation we are and will be. Two quotes from President George W. Bush’s address to the nation on that day stand out to me. “We responded with the best of America — with the daring of our rescue workers, with the caring for strangers and neighbors who came to give blood and help in any way they could… “This is a day when all Americans from every walk of life unite in our resolve for justice and peace.” Kyle Troutman has served as the editor of The Monett Times since 2014. In 2017, he was named William E. James/ Missouri Outstanding Young Journalist for daily newspapers. He may be reached at 417-235-3135 or editor@ monett-times.com.

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FINANCIAL VIEW

Is umbrella coverage worth it?

Dear Dave, Are umbrella insurance policies worth it, or do they just entice people to sue more frequently? — Tammi Dear Tammi, I don’t think there’s any indication umbrella policies entice folks to bring lawsuits more frequently. If you hadn’t noticed, we live in a lawsuit-happy world. There are lots of greedy people out there who would try to sue for absolutely anything— no matter how ridiculous. I think these types of policies are worth the money. You can get a $1 million umbrella policy that attaches to the top of the liability coverage on your car and homeowners for $200 to $300 a year in most places. So, if your original car and homeowners coverage was $500,000, you’d have $1.5 million in coverage with an umbrella policy. If you’ve got a substantial net worth, or if there’s just something that gives the impression someone might be able to get a lot out of you, an umbrella insurance policy is a smart buy. — Dave

Keep things friendly, but reach an understanding Dear Dave,

DAVE RAMSEY DAVE SAYS My husband and I own a small business. We have a large account providing wholesale items to a client. Our original agreement was to work on 30-day payment periods, but he is three months behind on the bill. We live in a small town, and the businesses here stick together and help each other out, so we don’t want to ruin the relationship. Do you have some advice on handling this situation? — Hollie Dear Hollie, From what you said, I assume this guy’s not a cheat or anything like that. He’s probably like a lot of small business owners in that he’s just a little disorganized. Still, you need to correct this behavior. If it were me, I’d go to his office and have a friendly, sit-down meeting about things. There’s no reason to start throwing threats around,

but he needs to understand you can’t be his bank. You’re a small business, too, and you need your money. Ask a few questions, and find out what’s really going on. Then, let him know it will help matters if he can get current on the bill by a certain date. You’ve provided goods and services, and he owes you money, so this is a fair request. You might think about adjusting your payment agreement to reflect that once he’s current, payment must be within 10 days of delivery from that point on. If that’s not workable, you may have to switch to a cash-only basis— where payment is due on delivery. And if none of these options work, well, you should probably tell him to find another supplier. — Dave Dave Ramsey is a seven-time No. 1 national best-selling author, personal finance expert, and host of The Dave Ramsey Show, heard by more than 16 million listeners each week. He has appeared on Good Morning America, CBS This Morning, Today Show, Fox News, CNN, Fox Business, and many more. Since 1992, Dave has helped people regain control of their money, build wealth and enhance their lives. He also serves as CEO for Ramsey Solutions.

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Changes: Doud recalls post-9/11 efforts

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decontamination areas and even using temporary morgues. Locally, personnel at the Barry-Lawrence County Ambulance District undergo annual training in mass casualty incidents, exercises are often hosted in conjunction with large scale industry partners, area fire departments and local hospitals. “Currently, we do train for small and large scale mass casualty incidents during our educational offerings one quarter per year,” said Valerie Wilson, operations chief with BLCAD. “I was not at BLCAD when 9/11 happened and was not in EMS full time, so I am not aware of most of those changes.” Monett Police Chief George Daoud was working with the department when 9/11 occurred, and while most of the nation remained on high alert for the next several weeks and months, officers kept a keen eye out for any unusual activity that might be taking place. “Monett Police Department was aware of the potential for additional targets and took appropriate action to identify and protect critical infrastructure,” Daoud said. “We realized SWMO was not part of the initial targets but did not make any assumptions as to what extent targeted areas could be expanded to.” In the following weeks, with the threat alert rising or dropping by the day, communication between state and municipal levels were occurring daily, with local departments making the operational decisions. “We had no intelligence indicating a direct threat to this area,“ Daoud said. “Monett Police Department had Special Response Team with trained members and has some critical-incident training. Our biggest lack, department and nationwide, was information collection and distribution. There was little in [the way of] formalized avenues to share and receive relevant information. We now have specially trained personnel in counterterrorism and formal networks between federal, state, and local law enforcement.” Although local officials did not believe there was any reason for terrorists to attack southwest Missouri, the department did patrol all potential targets in that any are a potential target for “terrorism.” “Terrorism is defined as ‘the unlawful use of violence and intimidation, especially against civilians, in the pursuit of political aims,’ according to Oxford, and so any location where people congregate is a potential target. Food, water, and

electricity [are] a potential target; but the destruction of such infrastructure would likely be calculated to bring the most violence to the largest number of people. While there are no specified concerns for our area, our department coordinates with state and federal agencies to share relevant information on events and acts that could be related to, or exploited by terrorist actors.” Daoud credits good working relationships with other area agencies in helping prepare emergency responders for any critical event that may occur, whether attributed to terrorism or not. “Our city enjoys good working relations with county and state entities, such as the Monett City Fire Department, Emergency Medical Services, local and state emergency management officers, and neighboring law enforcement, that would respond to any Critical Incident,” Daoud said. While some may feel that citizens across the nation have grown complacent in the years following the attacks, Daoud has a different point of view. “I do not believe we have become complacent,

but have recognized that it is another factor we consider in our daily lives,” he said. “Just as people have become to accustomed to the danger of operating a 2,000-pound vehicle at 60+ m.p.h. every day, they have become accustomed to the idea that this could happen again.” Fire departments have also implemented changes in the way they respond to critical incidents. Monett Fire Chief John Vincent recalls his coworkers having concerns about the scope of the attacks. “I feel like we all had a great concern that other areas would be targeted possibly even rural areas like ours,” he said. “There were meetings and alerts put out to all fire/first responders. Daily duties were not affected so much, but everyone became much more observant and aware of our surroundings.” Since that time, fire service has put more emphasis on hazardous materials and explosives training. “Everyone has to be trained in the National Incident Management System now, which covers incident command for large scale events.”

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Local OBITUARIES Virginia Buttram

Virginia Buttram, 74, of Mt. Vernon, died at 1:58 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 3, at the Cox South Hospital in Springfield. Burial will be held at a later date at the Mt. Vernon City Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon.

Robert Donald Green

Ladder Company No. 3 fire truck responded to the North Tower. All 11 firefighters on board entered the building. None returned and the truck was crushed when the tower collapsed. The truck, its frame, drooping like melted plastic, stands alone, reflecting the sacrifice that came with it. Murray Bishoff/times-news@monett-times.com

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multi-story structure going primarily down, rather than up. Walking down a tunnellike hallway, visitors first encounter floor-to-ceiling panels. On them projections fall, pictures of people witnessing what happened that day, faces expressing shock and horror, words spoken describing their reaction, “So hopeless…so scared of what was happening.” Photos of street scenes and sound of sirens fade behind as visitors proceed. A placard explains that 50,000 people came to work in the 12 million square feet of the two World Trade Center buildings. From a landing, you could see the stark decorated final metal pillar taken from the demolition site that was removed in a ceremony on May 30, 2002. Visitors continue down another ramp. Photos on these walls showed the World Trade Center buildings intact and at the moment of the attacks. The walk leads past the original 1973 cornerstone of the first building, and a three-story section of steel façade from the North Tower, from the 96th to the 99th floors. A sign explains how the trident shape of the façade gave the building its distinctive look. On the main floor of the museum, visitors encounter a scarred and battered series of stone steps. This is the Survivors’ Staircase, part of two outdoor flights of granite-covered stairs connecting the Tobin Plaza in the World Trade Center to Vesey Street. These steps served as an escape route for people fleeing the ninestory World Trade Center 5 building, next to the 110-story towers. This was the first artifact placed in the museum. The facility was built around it, and the steel trident. On the main floor, inscribed on one long wall are the words of Virgil from “The Aeneid”: “No day shall erase you from the memory of time.” That thought serves as a before-and-after theme for hall. Running along the

left side of the room sat the excavated bedrock footings of the building. On the wall at right, large photos and artifacts reflect activity after the attacks. One exhibit shows a motorcycle purchased as a restoration project by Gerard Baptiste, a firefighter on Ladder Company No. 9 killed in the rescue effort. Fellow firefighters restored the bike in his memory. Other photos show expressions of patriotism and solidarity in projects in other parts of the country. Mounted on the center of the wall is the National 911 Flag, one of the largest U.S. flags that hung at the World Trade Center. Badly damaged in the terrorist attacks, the flag traveled around the country, undergoing various repairs. At the far end of the hall there are exhibits that explain the history of the World Trade Center. In the darkened theater, shielded from the rest of the space, visitors are shown news footage of the attacks. At the center of the museum photos of all the people killed in the buildings hang there. At one end of the room sit interactive directories and visitors can scroll across electronic pages of photos, showing all the faces on the walls. Touching one of the photos will shift to an entire display on that one person, prepared by family members with additional photos and other biographical information, including video. Small displays here and there include many mementoes. Another room sits inside this hall of faces. This dark room serves also as a theater, continuously repeating the names of the victims and projecting their names and pictures, one at a time, inside. The names are projected onto an outer wall as the names are read. At the top of one of the towers sat a 360-foot radio and television broadcast antennae, compensating for the signal blockage created by the huge structures. One of the city’s TV stations even moved in. When the towers fell,

Robert Donald “Bob” Green, 74, of Shell Knob, died Sunday, Sept. 5. Graveside services with military honors will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13, at Missouri Veterans Cemetery in Springfield. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Shell Knob. Visit www.fohnfuneralhome.com for online obituaries, guestbook and private condolences FOHN FUNERAL HOME Shell Knob, Missouri 417-858-3151

Teresa Renae McKay

Teresa Renae McKay, 58, of Monett, died Sunday, Sept. 5. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 13, at Okmulgee Cemetery in Okmulgee, Okla., under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Visitors study the faces of those who died in the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in the gallery at the National 9/11 Museum in New York City. Murray Bishoff/times-news@monetttimes.com

19.8 feet of the antennae survived. Part of it is on display, along with a photo showing its original location. The other piece went to the broadcast museum in Washington, D.C. A massive steel column from the South Tower lays horizontally, bent like a pretzel. The placard explains that extreme stress from the collapse caused the column to fold onto itself. Three of the four welds on the column split. A fire truck from Ladder Company No. 3 responded to the North Tower. The truck mounted its aerial ladder on the west side near Vesey Street and all 11 firefighters on board entered the building. None returned, and the truck was crushed when the tower collapsed. The 60,000-pound truck, its frame drooping like melted plastic, stands alone, reflecting the sacrifice that came with it. The flag flown on the last column removed in the demolition and excavation is displayed. The nearby vertical span of steel, on close inspection, still holds the “1” painted on it by Fire Department Squad No. 1, along with handwritten notes and photos, keepsakes of lost friends. On a far wall, distant from the other exhibits, is a glassed in display case. Mounted inside is a shirt with stained sleeves, worn by one of the Navy Seals in the raid that killed Al Qaeda leader Osama bin

Laden in Pakistan on May 2, 2011. A brick from bin Laden’s house sits on the far corner. Center in the display is a photo from the White House Situation Room show by White House photographer Pete Souza showing President Obama and his national security team, receiving news of the mission. Leaving the lower floor by escalator, soft strains of a single clarinet, then a flute, drift in playing “Amazing Grace.” The design of the memorial specifies maintaining more than 400 trees there, a stark contrast to the concrete of Manhattan’s streets. A sign designates that close to the south pool stands the Survivor Tree amongst the new oaks. This Callery pear, discovered a month after the attacks, was dug out of the rubble, nursed back to health and replanted in 2010. New straight branches emerged from the twisted trunk, reflecting a new beginning, just as the tree leafs out in the spring before the others.

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Calvin Otto McNiel

Calvin Otto McNiel, 80, of Eagle Rock, died Saturday, Sept. 4. No services are scheduled at this time. Cremation arrangements are under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Visit www.fohnfuneralhome.com for online obituaries, guestbook and private condolences FOHN FUNERAL HOME Cassville, Missouri 417-847-2141

Dorothy Reyelts

Dorothy Mae Reyelts, 85, of Mt. Vernon, died at 1:21 a.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 7, at her home. Graveside services were held at 10 a.m. on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021, at the Ozark Prairie Cemetery, northeast of Mt. Vernon. Arrangements were under the direction of the Fossett-Mosher Funeral

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Carol Ann Shadden

Carol Ann Shadden, 71, of Massillon, Ohio, died Thursday, Sept. 2. Graveside services were held Friday, Sept. 10, at Antioch Cemetery in Cassville, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Visit www.fohnfuneralhome.com for online obituaries, guestbook and private condolences FOHN FUNERAL HOME Cassville, Missouri 417-847-2141

Tyler Jacob Stow

Tyler Jacob Stow, 21, of Stotts City, died Sept. 6, at Mt. Vernon. Graveside service at Van Buren Cemetery near Wentworth will be on Wednesday, Sept. 22 at 2 p.m., with visitation from 12–1:30 p.m. at Lakin Funeral Home in Pierce City. Burial will be at Van Buren Cemetery.

David Clarence Waggoner

David Clarence Waggoner, 81, of Aurora, died Saturday, Sept. 4, at the Washington Regional Medical Center in Fayetteville, Ark. A graveside service, under the direction of the Crafton-Cantrell Funeral Home in Aurora, will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, Sept. 11, at the Clay Hill Cemetery.

Harold Stanley Westcott

Harold Stanley Westcott, Jr., 89, of Cassville, died Wednesday, Aug. 25. Memorial services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, Sept. 24, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Visit www.fohnfuneralhome.com for online obituaries, guestbook and private condolences FOHN FUNERAL HOME Cassville, Missouri 417-847-2141

Ronald Earl Wihebrink

Ronald Earl Wihebrink, 83, of Cassville, died Thursday, Sept. 9. Visitation will be held from 2-3:00 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 14, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Visit www.fohnfuneralhome.com for online obituaries, guestbook and private condolences FOHN FUNERAL HOME Cassville, Missouri 417-847-2141

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announced to the group that a plane had crashed into the World Trade Center. “We were asked by hotel secu- PENNINGTON rity to leave the conference room, go back to our rooms and to not leave the hotel as debris was falling into the streets,” Pennington said. “My co-worker, Julie, on her first trip to New York was extremely anxious and asked if she could come with me to my room. Once we arrived, I went to my window and looked up to see smoke and fire pouring out of both towers. We turned on the TV and saw that both towers had been struck. We watched in horror as we saw debris and then people falling from the building. We each called home to let our families and co-workers know we were ok.” As the co-workers continued to watch the events unfold from the window view as well as the television, Pennington remembers a reporter speaking from the front of one of the towers and looking up. “At the same time, we could feel our building tremble and then shake violently,” he said. “The alarms of the hotel started sounding again and without knowing exactly what was happening, I told Julie we had to get out of the hotel. Without looking at the TV or out the window, we ran.” Purposely avoiding the west sky bridges over the lobby, the two ran toward the east hallways and eventually made it around to the northwest stairwell. “Down the stairs we continued to run as the alarms sounded all around us,” Pennington said. “The building continued to shake and the intense roar, from outside wasNotices interrupted Legal only by the people screaming bidsinside no the laterstairwell. than 8:00 “When we finally made a.m. on September it to the exit door at 10, the 2018. of the stairwell, we bottom Sealed bids be pushed it open to will see the chaos of emergency workopened September 10, ers people readand aloud, and running the bid north. We ran toward the will be awarded the Hudson River to gettoaway lowestour or best bidder. from building. As we slowed turned All down bids and shall be to see the“Sealed scene behind us, marked Bid” and our breath was taken away. withgiant the “bid A grayopening cloud date was 9/10/18.” lower Manhattan engulfing including hotel.Road We Purdy our Special stood frozen, and as Districtthere, reserves the right we continued to look up, accept orasking rejectJulie, any Ito remember and/or all bids or any ‘Where is the other tower? Iparts can’tthereof. see it. Where is it?’ It wasSept. 10 a.m. and Sept. while we Run 1 and 5 didn’t understand it yet, the ____________________ south tower had just collapsed.” CITY OF MONETT Pennington then tried toBUILDING contact distant family & ZONING members. INSPECTOR “I tried to call home on BIDSnot my ACCEPTING cell phone and could The City he of said. Monett is get through,” “Cell phone service wason out the all accepting bids over Manhattan. famidemolition of anOur 1826 sq. lies knew we were across ft. Commercial Building the street from the World Structure located at they 106 Trade Center and now Fourthnot Street. could reach us. “We stood there Specifications may for be some time when a police obtained from Monett City officer told us we needed to Hall north located 217 5th head andatdirected us Street. to the West Side Highway. We Prevailing fortunately wage ran into deother co-workers from termination will apply to our conference including this job. Contractor must our CFO Jim Treacy. We providetogether proof along of workwalked with thousands of others. Ascovwe man’s compensation crossed Street, erage Chambers and liability we turned to look at the insurance coverage. North Tower. Everything Cityto may accept or reseemed stop. We stood ject all bids. Sealed bids must be

The view from David Pennington’s hotel room in New York on the day of the 9-11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. Contributed photo

there frozen. We saw and felt the remaining tower collapse. The magnificent building that we had been in just two days before was falling before our eyes. And as the building collapsed, Mr. Treacy put his hand on my back and turned me north. He said, ‘You don’t want to look any more.’” Their walk turned into a run until we reached Moore Street. “Mr. Treacy went on to tell us as we walked along the highway that a friend of his – a priest named Father Michael Judge – was down at the Trade Center,” Pennington said. “He was hopeful that Father Judge was ok. We found out later that he perished after the south tower had collapsed.” If it had not become clear that the world was changing right before their eyes, it soon would. “During our walk, we suddenly realized how quiet the skies were,” Pennington said. “Typically commercial flights can be seen and heard overhead. Soon after realizing this, we met a man with a small radio. He let us know that the Pentagon had been hit by an airplane. We knew we were living a moment in history. We knew we were under attack. “I remember crossing Houston Street when loud jets engines above us muffled the sounds of sirens on the street. The quiet skies were no longer silent. Above us we Notices saw fighter jets Legal circling Manhattan.” It was not long after this, they heard about the fourth plane that had crashed in Pennsylvania. “Each step north was a step towards safety,” Pennington said. “And as we continued to walk north, hundreds and hundreds of emergency workers were headed south to what had been the World Trade Center. “Our group continued to walk until we reached Riverside Park at 72nd Street. It was 1 p.m. I tried my phone again and finally got through to our [New York] office. We asked them to please call our families and let them know we were ok. We met with one of the leaders from our company, Stuart McKelvey. He informed us that arrangements had been made for all 120 of us to go to our company headquarters at 41st Street and Lexington. So we walked.” When they finally arrived at the office around 3 p.m., they were greeted by many of their colleagues. “They had shopped and bought us anything we could use since all of our belongings were left behind,” Pennington said. “Soon after our arrival, we found out Mayor Guliani called for the shut down all f offices from 44th street down to lower Manhattan. “A group of us decided to try to get a train to our office in White Plains, N.Y., where we knew there could be a better chance to get hotel rooms for our group. We walked toward Grand

Central Terminal. As we walked I finally was able to get through to my mom back in St. Louis on my cell phone. I remember holding back tears as I described the day. After we hung up, I called one of my childhood friends who had heard I was in New York. We finally made it to Grand Central Station and boarded the last train headed to White Plains.” As the hours turned into days, and the days have turned into years, the memories of that day are forever etched in Pennington’s brain. “I’ll never forget the images from that beautiful September morning,” he said. “But the things I try to remember the most are how people pulled together to help one another. Strangers offering us help on our long walk that day. Co-workers making sure we were taken care of and safe. Emergency workers – police, firemen and emergency medical teams – all were part of the people who pointed us in the right direction away from the danger.” It all happened 20 Septembers ago. “At the time, there was less anger, because we did not know what was behind us,” he said. “I felt fear and complete confusion. It was so traumatic for our society, our land, our nation. We just didn’t know. “But I doNotices remember at Legal each point along the way, so many complete strangers handing us water from their bodegas, and satellite phones to be able to call our families. Strangers helping strangers. That is the true core of who we are as a nation.” Looking back at the swell of patriotism that engulfed the nation during those horrific days and months that followed, Pennington recalls the unity that brought so many different spectrums of the nation together as one. “There were flags flying from nearly every porch, it was the unity of brothers and sisters all across America,” he said. “That unification is now at risk through our own internal divisions. We came together 20 years ago and we have since lost sight of that unity, and that is almost more painful. It’s trauma by a thousand cuts.” Pennington has returned to New York, and to the Twin Towers memorial, once while it was under construction, and again to the museum once it was open to the public. “I truly believe that unity is still there and we can get it back,” he said. “I just hope it does not take another tragedy to bring it out. I pray for continued healing, because at the core, we are all each other’s neighbor and friend. I remember strangers helping out other strangers on that horrible day — that’s who we really are. I will always carry the hope that we can get back to that again one day.”

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Eagles fall in Battle for Wentworth

Pierce City gets scores from O’Hara, Kleiboeker BY KYLE TROUTMAN editor@monett-times.com

The Pierce City football team fell to 1-2 on the season Friday with a 50-20 loss to a physical Sarcoxie team in the Eagles’ home opener.

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Brad Hocker, Pierce City coach, said the difference was in the trenches and in assignments. “I thought Sarcoxie played

very physical up front, and we need to play better assignment football,” he said. “We played hard, but we need to get better up front and be better at tackling, so that’s what we will work on.” Clayten O’Hara continued his weekly scoring habit, picking up two touchdowns on runs of about 10 yards. Hocker said late in the game when subs were introduced, freshman Mekhi Kleiboeker

found paydirt from a similar distance on the ground. “Our kids played extremely hard from JV to varsity, but we have some improvement to do in key areas,” he said. “How many games we win will depend on how well we can do with things like tackling and getting into the second level.” The Eagles stay home on Friday for the second of their four-game swing, hosting Ash Grove at 7 p.m.

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Monett tallies first victory of season Friday

BY JARED LANKFORD Special to The Monett Times

After two weeks of watching early leads evaporate into heartbreaking losses, the Monett football team dug deep to record a 14-0 victory over East Newton. The Cubs (1-2) used a pair of Ethan Umfleet touchdowns to take a 14-0 lead, and the defense took care of the rest. The Cubs held East Newton to just 121 yards of total offense, 69 yards rushing and 52 passing, in the contest. Monett was able to rush for 178 yards on 38 attempts and finished with 296 total yard on offense. Even more impressive was the fact that the Cubs racked up almost 180 rushing yards without the use of two of their top three rushers who were out due to injury. Monett effectively iced the

game on its first drive of the third quarter, traveling 81 yards in 10 plays with Umfleet covering the final 8 yards. Key on that drive was quarterback Daven Madrid scrambling on a secondand-19 to gain 24 yards and a first down, moving the ball from the Cubs’ 10 to the Patriots’ 34-yard line. East Newton only snapped the ball five times in the third quarter The first half was mostly a battle of field position, a battle the Cubs won with their worst starting point at their own 28, while the Patriots began half of their drives inside the 25. On Monett’s second drive of the game, the Cubs marched 51 yards in nine plays, taking nearly 5 minutes off the clock. Umfleet bounced outside and spun into the endzone

A Monett graduate and former Pierce City head coach will be honored by the Missouri Sports Hall of Fame at the same time as the induction of Kansas City Chiefs pass rusher Tamba Hali and University of Missouri running back Devin West. Hall CEO and Executive Director Jerald Andrews on Wednesday announced the upcoming inductees and Elite 11 honorees, who will be enshrined

and recognized during the annual Football Luncheon presented by the Ozarks Coca-Cola/Dr Pepper Bottling Company, which is set for 11 a.m. on Oct. 13 at the Ozark Empire Fairgrounds in Springfield. Along with the Cassville teams, Hali and West, Kickapoo High School and University of Central Missouri quarterback Scott Loveland, Salem High School coach Bill Schuchardt, Lebanon radio broadcaster Kevin Stubblefield, the 2008 and 2009 Cassville state championship football teams and the Harrisonville High School Football Program will

Monett’s highest honor 8 officially inducted into Monett Sports Hall of Fame BY KYLE TROUTMAN editor@monett-times.com

School/Northwest Missouri State University), Southwest Baptist University assistant coach Marcus Klund (Scott City and Cape Central High Schools/ Lindenwood University), Drew Newhart (Cameron High School/Missouri Western State University), Jeff Portman (Buffalo High School/Drake University), Jack Randolph (Southwest Baptist University/ Marshfield and West Plains head coach), Casey Shadel (Lebanon High School/University of Central Missouri) and Nathan Stokes (Ozark High School/ Missouri State University).

It was a great day to be a Monett Cub. Surrounded by their families, friends, teammates and coaches, the eight inaugural members of the Monett Sports Hall of Fame shared smiles and tears as they were inducted into the newly minted Hall. Coaches Jackie Bolton and Cleo Elbert; athletes Sarah Bowling Hamlet, Kelley Curbow, Dennis Heim, Angela Johnson and James Klousia; and contributor Mike McClure all received plaques on behalf of the Monett Sports Hall of Fame. Daryl Bradley, Monett athletic director, said the day was about seven years in the making, the product of an idea, many discussions and working with the Monett school district’s Board of Education. He also thanked Michael Calhoun, middle school athletic director and varsity baseball coach, for spearheading much of the effort, saying no one would be there without him. Ralph Scott, Monett superintendent from 1966-1986 who saw the athletes play and worked with the coaches, opened the festivities with a speech. “I have long stories I could tell about each one of you,” he said to the inductees. “In 1951, I was

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Monett’s Harrison Merriman (No. 56) and Rhyn Withnell converge to sack East Newton quarterback Ty Bowman during varsity action on Friday. Jared Lankford/Special to The Monett Times from 5 yards out, and the Cubs took a 7-0 lead with 10:57 left in the second quarter. Monett’s defense held East Newton to just 64 yards rush-

ing in the first half while collecting two sacks. Monett hits the road on Friday with a trip to Anderson to face McDonald County. Kickoff is set for 7 p.m.

Monett alum to receive Missouri Hall of Fame honor Blaise Bauer one of Missouri Sports Hall of Fame’s Elite 11

The Cassville football team (1-2) was overpowered by a strong Nevada offense on Friday, falling to the Tigers, 46-20. Nevada started the scoring quickly, connecting on a 40-yard touchdown strike up the muddle only 1:11 in. The Wildcats fumbled the ball away on their first play from scrimmage, and Nevada added to the lead with a 1-yard run set up by a pass of about 30 yards. Cassville then embarked on a drive lasting 5:30, with Hernan Hernandez providing a couple of big catches and Bryson Jacobson churning runs to eventually score on a 3-yard push. The Tigers, however, kept hitting quick, connecting a 60-yard touchdown pass 47 seconds later for their third score of the quarter. Early in the second frame, Isaac Hadlow caught a 16-yard touchdown pass from Cutter Hicks to make it a one-score game again. But Nevada wouldn’t have it, hitting a 16-yard touchdown pass for a 30-14 halftime lead. Cassville’s highlight of the game came just after the break, a 62-yard touchdown catch by Jake Anthonysz. It would be the last trip to paydirt for Cassville on the night. Nevada added a 25-yard touchdown run and a 1-yard touchdown run to provide the final scoreline. The Wildcats suffered from turnovers in the contest, giving up four and losing the ball twice on downs. A bright spot for the Wildcats was field position, as multiple kickoffs were returned to near midfield. Cassville stays at home on Friday, hosting Logan-Rogersville at 7 p.m.

be inducted. Additionally, the Hall of Fame will honor the Elite 11, which recognizes former high school and college standouts, or those who have made positive contributions to the game. This year’s Elite 11 are: Blaise Bauer (Monett High School/ Pittsburg State University), Mac Whitehead (Seneca High School/Southwest Baptist University/Missouri Southern State University), Brock Baker (Bolivar High School/Western Kentucky University), Joe Close (Parkview High School/ University of Missouri), Lance Johnston (Branson High

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ASSEMBLY OF OF GOD GOD ASSEMBLY PURDY ASSEMBLY ASSEMBLY OF OF GOD GOD PURDY 209 Jefferson, Jefferson, Purdy Purdy 65734 65734 209 S.S. 10 10 a.m. a.m. W.S. W.S. 10:50 10:50 a.m. a.m. &6 &6 p.m., p.m., Wed. Wed. p.m. p.m. Tires for all vehicles S.S. REAL ASSEMBLY Full service auto maintenance LIFE LIFE 360 MONETT 23544 Lawrence 1090, Monett, MO 65708 (Mail404 E. Broadway 65708 Friendly Tire 703417-235-6777 ing adress: BOX www.life360.org 416, Monett, MO 65708) W.S.PO 4 p.m.; US Hwy. 60 417-235-3474 S.S.LIFE 9:45ASSEMBLY a.m. W.S. 10:45 a.m.., REAL Monett, MO 65708 Jason Farris • Danny Dill Wed. 6 p.m. Pastor GregMO Gilliam 23544 Lawrence 1090, Monett, 65708 (Mailing adress: PO BOX 416, Monett, MO 65708) 417-235-3474 S.S. BAPTIST 9:45 a.m. W.S. 10:45 a.m.., BAPTIST Wed. 6ARNHART p.m. Pastor Greg Gilliam 8722 FR 1100, Purdy, MO 65734 417-442-7115 S.S. 9:45 a.m., W.S. 10:45 a.m. BAPTIST & 6 p.m., Wed. 6:30 Monett, Mo. p.m. Pastor ARNHART Jason Maken www.arnhart.org BAPTIST BETHEL BAPTIST 8722 FR 1100, Purdy, MO 65734 417-442-7115 4467 Farm RdW.S. 110710:45 235-5084 10 a.m.; S.S. 9:45 a.m., a.m. & 6S.S. p.m., Wed.W.S. 6:30 11 a.m. & 7 p.m., Wed. 7 p.m. Supporting local p.m. Pastor Jason Maken www.arnhart.org EBENEZER BAPTIST churches and our BETHEL BAPTIST 22026 Lawrence 1090, 847-6955, 4467 Farm Rd 1107 235-5084 S.S. 10 a.m.; W.S. Tyson chaplains. 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Eisenhower 235-6718, S.S. 9:457a.m.; S.S. 10 a.m.; W.S. 11St., a.m. & 6 p.m., Wed. p.m. PH: 417.235.7116 W.S. 11 a.m. & 6Lee p.m., Wed. 7 p.m. Rev. Neill MACEDONIA FREEBAPTIST WILL BAPTIST Mobile: 417.236.8748 MT. OLIVET 11057 FR 2060,2180, Purdy,Pierce MO 65734 417-442-7415 5422 Lawrence City (Mailing address: morrison6529@att.net S.S. 10Lawrence a.m.; W.S.1022, 11 a.m. & 6City), p.m., 417-669-8193 Wed. 7 p.m. 17714 Pierce Lee&Neill S.S. 10 a.m.; W.S. Rev. 11 a.m. 6:30 p.m., Wed. 6:30 MT. 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A sponsorship table of eight is $400 and includes a print autographed by individual inductees as well as recognition in the printed program and at the table. A head table ticket is $100 and includes the same perks. A single ticket is $50, or $60 at the door. Numerous sponsorships are available, including congratulatory ads. For

tickets, call 417-889-3100. Blaise Bauer – Monett High School/ Pittsburg State University At Monett, Bauer played tight end, slot and some quarterback for the Cubs, earning three varsity letters as well as allconference and all-district his senior season in 1983. He also was a three-year

letterman and all-conference and All-District in basketball, plus a state qualifier and four-year letterman in track and field. At Pittsburg State, Bauer was twice an NAIA AllAmerica tight end (1987, 1988). He was a team captain and the team MVP in 1988, a three-time all-conference selection and AllDistrict twice. He ended

his career with 1,248 yards receiving on 44 catches and a then-school record 18 touchdowns. Two averages on yards per catch – 29.2 for his career and 31.4 in a single season – still stand as the highest at Pitt State. He later coached football for Galena and Girard high schools, earning 48 wins and three conference Coach of the Year honors (1994, 1997, 2006). An inductee of the Pitt State Athletics Hall of Fame, Bauer is now the Superintendent of Girard Public Schools in Kansas. Mac Whitehead – Seneca High School/ Southwest Baptist University/Missouri Southern State University At Seneca High School, Whitehead put put video-game like stats as an All-State running back in 1992 and 1993. He finished with 4,947 yards rushing on 598 carries (8.2 yards per carry) and scored 46 touchdowns. All but 371 yards came in his final two seasons, and he likely would have

rushed for more more than 5,000 yards had then-Seneca coach Tom Hodge (MSHOF 2016) not sat starters during blowouts. Whitehead played two seasons at Southwest Baptist and then finished as a two-year letterman at Missouri Southern. There, he was a 1997 All-MIAA kick returner as he averaged 14.7 yards per return – which ranks sixth-best in school history and is the second-best mark for a Lions player since that season. Whitehead was the head coach at pierce City for two seasons, in 2010 and 2011, and he is currently the head football coach at Diamond High School. Cassville High School Football 2008 and 2009 State Champions Coached by David Large, the Cassville Wildcats won Class 3 state championships in 2008 and 2009. The 2008 Wildcats beat Cardinal Ritter 31-6 in the final and finished 12-3. That team won its final seven games

after back-to-back, midOctober losses. Among the late-season wins were 28-14 against Monett in a rematch of one of those losses, plus 26-15 against Logan-Rogersville and a 14-13 semifinal victory against Chillicothe. The 2009 team toppled Bowling Green 24-7 in the finals and finished 14-1. Its only loss was to Branson in the season-opener before the Wildcats won 13 of their next 14 games by an average of 25.6 points. Its closest win was 21-20 against No. 1 LoganRogersville in a battle of 11-1 teams. Cassville trailed 20-14 before authoring an 86-yard touchdown drive, scoring with less than two minutes to play. The coaching staff included defensive coordinator Lance Parnell, Jay Rogers, Rick Lawson, Kyle Wood and Clay Weldy – with Robbie Atherton joining the 2009 staff. For more on the other Elite 11 honorees and 2021 inductees, visit: www. monett-times.com/story/2904931.

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hired as an assistant coach with Kenley Richardson, and the athletic program at Monett schools, and in the community, have been a marvelous driving force for how we all feel for one another.” Scott talked of how the oldest members of his Sunday school group have grandchildren or greatgrandchildren that participate in Monett sports, and likewise, most elementary school students have a relative or know a Monett athlete. “Day in and day out, week by week, athletics has a positive effect on how kids feel at school and how people in the community feel about each other,” Scott said. “Sports are a positive influence, and you honorees represent the best of our coaches and participants, and I am so proud of all of you. “I challenge you to [take some time alone] and think about the impact sports have had on your life and all you associate with athletics. Each of you that do that will come away with a good feeling.” Elbert, the Monett girls basketball coach from 1981-2000 and 7-time undefeated Big 8 Conference champion, was the first inducted. He thanked his family for their support, and his wife of 50 years. “She kept things in perspective for me that it’s just a game and I’m dealing with kids,” he said. “I had great players, parents and assistant coaches in my time. We were not always the most athletic, but we were dedicated and hardworking, and we sacrificed individual goals for good of the team.” Bolton, Monett volleyball coach from 1984-1996 who amassed a record of 231-72, won seven district titles and made two Final Fours, said she was surprised for the honor because she has been out of the area for so long. “I appreciate the opportunity and Monett taking a chance on small-town girl,” she said. “I learned a lot and had great kids, and I always felt we did a great job representing the school and the community.” Hamlet, a 2003 alumnus known for her track accomplishments, was

noted for one of her team’s conference titles. Not normally a 100-meter sprinter, one year, she asked her coach to put her in the event, as two Aurora runners could pose a threat to Monett’s Big 8 title. Despite sprinting not being her specialty, she beat both Lady Houn’ Dawgs and sealed the championship. “I come from a highly athletic family and I always wanted to be like my brother,” she said. “I wouldn’t be in love with track if not for my mom, and my dad gave me my sense of humor and smarts. I will always be a proponent of Monett athletics.” Heim did not play organized football until his freshman year, and he went on to play in the NFL and Canadian Football League. He spoke about his growth spurt in high school and how great an opportunity it was to be a Cub and 1974 graduate. “Coach Burl Fowler got the team together at the start of my junior year after we had won state,” he said. “Coach was naming all the players he thought would contribute, and he named ‘big Dennis.’ I had grown 4 inches that summer and didn’t recognize my size yet, and I was like, “Wow, who’s big Dennis?’ “It was great to have the opportunity to play for quality coaches at Monett that held us accountable and [taught us about life through sports].” Johnson, one of the most decorated Monett athletes ever, excelled in track, but also ran cross country and played basketball. Leonard Bauer, her track coach in high school, told a gripping tale of how the Lady Cubs won the 4x800 relay state title, partly thanks to Johnson. He said they had the 11th-best time out of the 16 qualifying teams, but the girls set their sights on a top-6 finish. The first three legs ran personal record times, keeping Monett in 6th place when Johnson got the baton. “She took off, I thought too fast,” Bauer said. “After the first lap, she had passed two of them to get into fourth, and I thought she would slow and get re-passed, but she moved to third, second,

and with about 20 meters to go, passed into first to win our only state relay title ever. She’s said that was her proudest moment as an athlete, and it’s also my proudest moment as a coach.” Johnson said she’s truly among greatness and honored to be in the inaugural Hall of Fame class. “You can’t get here by yourself, so I want to thank my teammates,” she said. “It takes them passing me the basketball and it takes four runners to win a relay. And, every time I came home from meets, my dad sewed my medals on my letter jacket. He was my biggest fan, and I think he and [late cross country coach Whitey Mettlach] are looking down on us and smiling.” A tennis player and 1971 Monett graduate, Klousia said it was an honor to be included in the group, and he read a poem in thanks. “Most of my success came after I left Monett, but this where I fell in love with tennis and that love was nourished,” he said. “It does not matter if you are No. 1 or a sub, it’s always great to say you are a Monett Cub.” The final inductee was broadcaster Mike McClure, who has broadcast multiple Monett events since 1985 and has worked for ESPN and at the collegiate level. “What an honor to be in the inaugural class,” he said. “When I was told the luncheon would be today, I had to pause and reflect. I saw many of you 20 years ago to this day at mom’s funeral on Sept. 10, 2001, so now, I can recall that sadness of my mom’s funeral along with the happiness of today. It’s an honor and privilege to be involved in Monett athletics since 1985, but it’s a greater honor to call Monett my hometown.” Kelley Curbow, a 1969 graduate who played football and basketball, going on to play football at the University of Missouri, was unable to attend but was recognized by Bradley. All eight honorees were also presented to the community on Friday before the home football game against East Newton. For photos from the event, go to www.monetttimes.com/sports.

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There is good news for SWI Barry-Lawrence in Monett. A $284,781 grant from the Department of Economic Development Neighborhood Assistance Program will allow for additional renovations to the facility, which was formerly the Monett Area Sheltered Workshop. Those renovations will include a new heating and air conditioning system, new bathrooms and a life skills kitchen and cafeteria. Dave Dunn, general manager of SWI, said the opportunity is “a game changer.” “SWI Barry-Lawrence has worked with the Lawrence and Barry County Tax Boards for the Developmentally Disabled and have come up with a renovation plan to make the Monett facility a quality, healthy work environment,” he said. “This is a game changer. Our goal is to provide a dignified work environment, and with the grant awarding 70 percent tax credits from the Department of Economic Development Neighborhood Assistance Program, we invite area businesses, groups and individuals to partner with us to buy these credits and help us meet our goal.” The move now allows for additional facility renovations, some of which will now offer life skills training for employees. Rob Walker, plant manager for the Monett facility, expanded on the renovation plans. “We will be installing dishwashers, sinks, stoves, washers and dryers to teach our employees some basic life skills,” he said. “We can teach them to CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

Local coach honored by young athlete

Essay outlines how LaGarce helped swimmer overcome fear of water BY MELONIE ROBERTS reporter@monett-times.com

A local swim coach was honored in a former student’s essay that was submitted to a library writing contest in Wellington, Kan. Raylea Ledbetter, daughter of Hannah and Grant Ledbetter, formerly of Pierce City, wrote the essay concerning the compassion and patience of her former coach, Charles LaGarce. The essay follows: My name is Raylea. When I was younger, I was very scared of the water. When my mom tried to wash my hair it upset me so much. I hated water in my face!

LIBRARY WRITING CONTEST

Who: Raylea Ledbetter, former Pierce City resident Where: Entered library writing contest in Wellington, Kan.

When my mom and dad put me in the Wellington, Kan. swim lessons when I was five, it did not work. Then, we moved to Pierce City when I was seven. When I turned eight, mom and dad knew that next year would be swim year for me and my brother and sister. We lived 10 or 12 miles from a YMCA. Mom and dad signed us up. We were very nervous — well, I guess I was — mostly. Our coach’s name was Charles. He has taught a lot of people in our town how to swim. He taught us how to hold our breath for a pretty long time, float on our backs, and

swim freestyle. He was so patient. I don’t know about my brother and sister, but he gave me confidence. A lot of it. He was a very nice guy and seemed pretty LAGARCE healthy too. He started talking about swim team to me and my mom. He wanted me to sign up. I was excited. My mom was excited for me. LEDBETTER My swim team lessons were fun, but cold. We were outside in May! Everybody was cold! Every Saturday was a swim meet! We got up early and headed to the swim meet. After swim team was over that summer we moved back to Wellington, CONTINUED ON PAGE 4

MAKING MIRACLES HAPPEN

Who: Children’s Miracle Network What: Miracle week Nov. 29 through Dec. 5 Why: To raise funds for children in need

Miracle week raising funds CoxHealth giving children ‘giggle boxes’ for $100 donations BY MIKE GERVAIS mgnews@monett-times.com

Miracle Week is just around the corner, and the Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals at CoxHealth is aiming to make a difference for local kids and their families every single day. Miracle Week is an opportunity for community members to make donations that will provide medical care and assistance when they’re needed most. “These are very challenging times for children because

of COVID-19, RSV and mental health issues,” said Tim Siebert, executive director of CMN Hospitals at CoxHealth. “We want to do all we can do to help ease these and other health related burdens so local children can thrive.” This year Miracle Weeks runs from Monday, Nov. 29 to Sunday, Dec. 5. Once again this year, the Miracle Network will be distributing “Giggle Boxes,” packages filled with toys and games, to hospitalized children with every $100 donation. Donations during Miracle week may go toward the Special Needs fund, which offers direct financial assistance for special

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NEWS IN BRIEF Due to ongoing construction during the renovation of the old First National Bank of Monett, there will be r from Broadway and Fourth streets north to the alley behind the bank until further notice. Families in Monett, Purdy, Pierce City or Verona who want to commit to personal growth and RISE out of living in survival mode are invited to apply now for the spring cohort of Project RISE by contacting Yesy Perez at 417-308-7054 or projectrisemonett@ gmail.com. RISE is a free program from the Drew Lewis Foundation, hosted by First United Methodist Church: www.fumcmonett.org/ways-we-help. First United Methodist Church is now offering free round-trip Sunday morning van transportation within Monett. To make a reservation, call Kathie at 417235-8286. The Pierce City Senior Citizens is open Tuesdays and Thursdays serving lunch from noon to 12:30 p.m. The cost is $5 for those ages 55 and older and $6 for those under 55. Anyone who wishes to purchase a carry-out meal can call 417-476-5006 before 10:30 a.m. and pick their meal up between 11:30 a.m. and noon. Also, on the first Thursday of each month, Nell’s Nails will be serving seniors for a nominal fee at about 9 a.m. The Monett Senior Center is open for dinein lunches for a suggested donation of $3.50 for ages 60 and up. Price for those 59 and under is $6. The senior center will be open for dining from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. The Senior Center is also hosting morning coffee at 9 a.m. Fridays and Nell’s Nails will be serving seniors beginning at 9 a.m. the last Friday of each month. The Senior Center also hosts card games every Tuesday morning at 9 a.m. and BINGO following lunch every Wednesday. State Highway 37 will be closed at four locations in Newton and Lawrence counties from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 29 through Tuesday, Dec. 7 for pipe work. The closures will be in effect at Route 37 and County Road 2225 near Pierce City, near County Road 1020 west of Pierce City, near Route VV east of Wentworth and at Newton County Route J in Wentworth. All lanes will be closed during daytime hours only where crews are working. No work is planed for Dec. 3 through

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5. No signed detours are planned and drivers will have to find alternate routes. A meeting to discuss election integrity will be held Tuesday, Nov. 30, at the MARC in Mt. Vernon. A free dinner catered by Sum-R-Sweets will be offered at 5 p.m. to those who present their voter registration card. Speakers will begin at 6 p.m. to discuss the last presidential election and what future elections should be like. Those who are planning to eat are asked to RSVP by calling 417-439-5476.

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Fundraiser benefits For the Kids organization BY MELONIE ROBERTS reporter@monett-times.com

The Seligman Chamber of Commerce and the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad are teaming up again this year to bring the Santa Train to Monett

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on Dec. 20. The hour-long journey starts at the soccer fields on Waldensian, just off Dairy Street and meanders through the

countryside to Exeter and back. Guests will have the opportunity to visit with Santa Claus, eat sugar cookies and drink hot chocolate. Train ornaments will be available for purchase. Tickets range from $25-$40 for adults, and $15-$30 for kids ages 3-12. Ride times are at 10:30 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2:30 p.m. and 4 p.m.

Reservations are recommended, as seating is limited. To make reservations, call 479-725-4017. The event is sponsored by the Seligman Chamber of Commerce and the Arkansas and Missouri Railroad and proceeds will benefit For the Kids, an organization that supports families of foster and adopted children.

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The Monett Rural Fire District will hold its monthly meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 30 at Fire Station 1 on County Road. King’s Prairie Schoolhouse will host a Christmas open house and visit with Santa from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2 at 11760 Farm Road 2015 in Monett. This old fashioned Christmas gathering will feature seasonal goodies and photo opportunities with Santa. There will be free hot cocoa, coffee and cookies. For more information, call 417-4890068. VFW Post 4207 is hosting a toy, clothing and shoe drive for foster families and veteran families this holiday season. Donations may include new toys, clothes, shoes, art supplies, socks and underwear for all ages. The deadline to donate is Thursday, Dec. 9. All donations help. A donation box will be set up at the VFW Post located at 5400 U.S. 60 in Monett. Students at Berean Christian Academy, located at 10385 U.S. Highway 60, will host a Christmas concert at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9. All are invited to attend. The Monett Christmas Parade will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 11 on Broadway. Participants will begin lining up on Front Street at 10 a.m. and approximately 16 to 70 entries are expected. Pierce City’s 68th Annual Christmas Parade will be held at 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 11. Anyone who would like to participate is encouraged to use lights since it will be dark. Parade details will be communicated through email at Beckygolubski39@ yahoo.com. For more information, contact Becky Golubski at 417489-3041. The American Red Cross will host a blood drive from 1 to 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 13 at the Monett Community Church, 2101 Cleveland St. in Monett. To schedule an appointment, call 800-RED-CROSS or visit RedCrossBlood.org and enter LIFESAVER to schedule an appointment. The Purdy Christmas Parade will begin at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 18. The parade will run from Purdy High School west along Highway C going to Country Corner. For more information, contact Julie Terry at 417-236-4139.

CORRECTIONS The Monett Times corrects factual errors promptly and courteously. If you have a correction or clarification, please email Editor Kyle Troutman at editor@ monett-times.com

Tony Melendez, guitar playing Christian singer who now lives in Branson, gave a concert Saturday at St. Lawrence Catholic Church fellowship hall in Monett. Born without arms, Melendez plays guitar with his feet. He shared stories of his world travels, his concert before Pope John Paul II, and encouraged the audience to pursue seemingly impossible dreams. Melendez said he thought the pandemic had forced him into retirement, but was happy to play before audiences again. Murray Bishoff/times-news@monett-times.com

Ambulance personnel to receive longevity pay Paramedics, emergency technicians to begin 48 hour shifts

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As of Jan. 1, 2022, qualifying employees at the Barry-Lawrence County Ambulance District will begin receiving longevity pay. Amounts will be determined by the number of years each employee has served with the district, and funds will be invested in a separate district account and disbursed once per year. Pay will be accrued starting at 25-cents per hour at year five, and increasing by 5-cents per year of service starting at year six. James Harrison, EMT-P, developed the outline for the 48-96

48-96 SHIFTS

What: Paramedics, emergency medical technicians to begin working 48-96 shifts, in which responders work 48 hours on duty and receive 96 hours off duty to spend with family More: New hours to go into effect in January 2022

hour shifts for employees. Board member Dave Compton and operations managers Valerie Wilson and Lee Flory (interim) will meet to refine the outline into board policy. In light of the CoxHealth contract termination for the operations manager position held by Wilson that goes into effect after January 2022, board members are having to reconsider the pay scale of office personnel. One of the operations manager’s requirements is to have served five years as a paramedic.

“The operations manger and office manager should be lateral positions,” Compton said. “They need to be equal in nature and fall under the 75th percentile ruling.” “There are no comparable positions in the area, so we will have to come up with our own,” said Wyatt Howerton, board member. The 75th percentile policy is taking the comparable rates area ambulance service providers pay their employees and ensuring BLCAD pays in the upper 75th percentile of the average pay, a move to encourage employee retention. The discussion was tabled until the December meeting, as was the budget, seeing as the new financial information will have to be calculated into the 2022 figures. Ambulance personnel responded to 348 calls for October, 10 fewer than

the same time period last year. Of those 104 were non-chargeable, with 69 patient refusals, 24 calls canceled and 11 non-paid standby calls. Of the 244 chargeable calls, 80 patients were transferred to Cox Hospital South in Springfield, and 60 to Cox Monett. A total of 22 patient transfers went to Mercy Joplin, 15 to Freeman West in Joplin and 13 to Mercy Cassville. The remainder were transported to various area hospitals and specialty treatment centers. The district responded to mutual aid from Mercy Ambulance Service on 11 occasions, when all their duty trucks were in use, and turned over five calls to other entities when all trucks were in service. All emergency calls, after removing the long distance transfers, had average response times of two minutes.

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medical needs that are not covered by private insurance or Medicare, including prosthetics, wheelchairs, leg braces, hearing aids, prescriptions travel expenses for out-of-town doctor’s appointments and other needs; Family care Grants, which provide financial assistance for families whose children have been hospitalized or need specialized therapy; Educational programs, including Wasted, an anti-drinking and driving campaign, Never

Shake a Baby to prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome, and CARDIAC Kids, a program that identifies area children at risk for developing heart disease diabetes and teaches them how to live a healthy life and other educational programs focusing on car seat, water and bicycle safety; the CARE Mobile, a mobile health clinic providing health screenings and immunizations to children who have limited access to health; CoxHealth’s Child Life

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Program, a four-person team dedicated to helping create a sense of normalcy for kids who are hospitalized, thereby aiding the healing process; and school-based telemedicine, which allows local kids to receive health care at school and get back to class more quickly. In addition to monetary donations, Children’s Miracle Network hospitals at CoxHealth also accepts stocks and bonds, real estate, personal property life insurance

policies, certificates of deposit, retirement funds as well as bequests from estates. All donations help local children, giving a great benefit to families across the region. “Because CoxHealth funds the operating costs of our local CMN hospitals office, 100 percent of gifts and proceeds benefit children right here in the Ozarks,” Siebert said. For more information or to make a donation, call 800-856-7978 or visit www.coxhealthcmn.com.

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COACHING FAMILY

Who: The Kleine brothers and their wives What: Coach basketball and volleyball at Cassville, Monett and Verona More: Family shares coaching knowledge, can’t agree which coach is toughest

Josh Kleine, left, coaches girls basketball for Monett, and his wife, Haley Kleine, coaches volleyball at Verona. Contributed photo

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Monett’s Simon Hartline tries to get a pin in his semifinal match at state last season. Hartline took second at 106 pounds. Kyle Troutman/editor@monett-times.com

Cubs returns state runnerup, former state champion BY KYLE TROUTMAN

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he Monett boys wrestling team is being grappled by the loss of multiple returners, but the Cubs are looking to score a reverse and turn heads this season on the mats. Ben Hohensee, coach of the boys team, said by all accounts, it’s an odd year. “It’s a weird year because we’ve had some quit,” he said. “We have low numbers, but the guys are getting more attention. We just want to stay strong and healthy and go by our motto this year, ‘Only the strong survive Monett wrestling.’” The top returner for the cubs is senior Harrison Merriman, wrestling at 285 pounds. Merriman was a state champion as a sophomore but settled for third place last year. Over the summer, he earned his second AllAmerican status at the National High School Coaches Association High School Nationals. Another state placer returning is sophomore Simon Hartline at 113 pounds. Hartline to second last year to a recurring Seneca opponent and is looking to get back to the podium this season. Other returners include senior Corbin McCully at 170-182 pounds, junior Rhyn Withnell at 145-152 pounds and junior Fernando Hinojosa at 220 pounds. Adding to the team are freshmen Rene Mejia-Soto, Melvin Torres and Aidan McCall; sophomore Aidan Branch; and juniors Osiel Salas and Porter Reed. The biggest blow to this year’s roster was the loss of Ethan Umfleet, a senior who won the state title last year at 182 pounds. Also exiting the team this season were Josh Harvey, Konner Poynter and Daven Madrid. “We’ve got 11 guys total, and it is what it is,” Hohensee said. “The first week after football was stressful to see who would come out. But, we have high expectations and sometimes, that can be tough to live up to. We have guys on the team now that want to step into the lineup and who we want to shine. I’d rather have high expectations and low numbers than low expectations and high numbers.” Hohensee said Merriman, Hartline,

Monett’s Harrison Merriman takes down his opponent in the third-place match at state, which he won at 285 pounds. Kyle Troutman/editor@monett-times.com McCully and Withnell will be leaned upon for leadership. “They have all had some success,” Hohensee said. “Fernando is also ready to go and chomping at the bit. All these guys are hungry, and we’re looking for our seniors to close their year on a high note. They are good leaders that do the right things in and out of class. You can trust them, and that’s because they have such great families.” Hohensee said with the lower numbers, the team will have to stay focused in duals, looking for team success when it comes but considering more the individual stepping stones of each athlete in the program. “We want the team to be successful, but we will focus more on the individuals and tournament success,” Hohensee said. “For each guy, we

want to find that next milestone and what next we can do better.” Hohensee hopes to see that growth throughout the season and the team to use one another to weather adversity. “We want our leaders to do their jobs and be vocal, lead by example and show the right work ethic and attitudes,” he said. “We have to bounce back when stuff doesn’t go right, and the young guys have to develop. “We have to peak at the right time, because it’s all about how you finish. We’ll see if they are dedicated and resilient enough to grind it out all season.” Monett’s season opens on Dec. 2 with a dual at Branson. The first home event will be the Monett Tournament, set for Jan. 8, 2022.

Pair of head coach couples making impact on local athletics BY KYLE TROUTMAN editor@monett-times.com

Many families this week will sit down for a Thanksgiving feast and talk about any number of topics, but for the Kleine family, one topic in common tends to overtake all others — coaching. The Kleines have a hefty footprint in Barry and Lawrence counties, as brothers Zack and Josh Kleine coach Cassville boys and Monett girls basketball, respectively, and their wives, Briana and Haley, coach volleyball at Cassville and Verona, respectively. Josh said the coaching bug bit him and his brother from an early age, thanks mostly to their father, who — guess what — is also a coach. “Our dad, Jim Kleine is the person that led me and Zack to basketball,” Josh said. “When we were little, he was Pierce City’s boys coach, and we were the gym rat kids at every practice. Since then, he has taught and coached at Mt. Vernon on both the boys’ and girls’ sides. Currently, he is the boys assistant coach. So, when we are together as a family, a lot of coaching conversation comes up.” Josh played for Mt. Vernon in high school, graduating in 2006, then played at Evangel through 2011. Zack graduated from Mt. Vernon in 2010 and played at Southwest Baptist University before finishing at Evangel as an NAIA AllAmerican. “Me and Zack never got to play together,” Josh said. “He came into high school the year after I graduated, and then he also transferred form SBU to Evangel the year after I left. The only time we ever got to play with, or against, each other was on the court at our house growing up, which got very competitive at times.” Josh said he took the Monett girls job because of several factors, including playing against the Cubs in high school and recognizing the district’s caliber of programs. “Since Zack was the girls coach for a year, and had CONTINUED ON PAGE 9

MDC reports 89,861 deer harvested during firearms opening weekend More than 115K taken through Nov. 17

Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation (MDC) shows that deer hunters in Missouri harvested 89,861 deer during opening weekend of the November portion of firearms deer season Nov. 13 and 14. Of the 89,861 deer harvested, 54,415 were antlered bucks, 7,187 were button bucks, and 28,259 were does.

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What: 89,861 deer harvested during firearms opening weekend More: More than 115,000 harvested by Nov. 17 Barry County: Had 1,371 total deer harvested

Top harvest counties for opening weekend were Franklin with 1,968 deer harvested, Texas with 1,814, and Benton with 1,654. By Nov. 17, the number had grown to more than 115,000. By that time in Barry County, hunters had harvested 885 total

deer, 530 antlered bucks, 54 button bucks and 271 does. Last year, hunters checked 80,744 deer during opening weekend of the November portion of firearms deer season. For current, ongoing preliminary harvest totals by season, county, and type of deer, visit the MDC website at extra. mdc.mo.gov/widgets/harvest_ table/. For harvest summaries from past years, visit mdc.mo.gov/ hunting-trapping/species/ deer/deer-reports/deer-harvest-summaries. “Thankfully, the weather

cooperated this weekend and hunters were treated to some good conditions,” said Jason Isabelle, MDC Cervid Program supervisor. “Given the rain and gusty winds across much of the state during opening weekend last year, it isn’t surprising that we saw an increase in harvest this year.” The November portion of firearms deer season ended on Tuesday. Missouri’s archery deer and turkey season resumes today (Wednesday) through Jan. 15, 2022. The late youth portion of firearms season runs Friday to Sunday. The antler-

less portion of firearms deer season runs Dec. 4-12, followed by the alternative methods portion Dec. 25 through Jan. 4, 2022. Learn more about deer hunting in Missouri online at mdc. mo.gov/hunting-trapping/species/deer. Get more information about deer season and hunting regulations from MDC’s 2021 Fall Deer & Turkey Hunting Regulations and Information booklet, available where hunting permits are sold and online at mdc.mo.gov/ about-us/about-regulations/ fall-deer-turkey-hunting-regulations-information.

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Honored: LaGarce touched by Raylea’s essay

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Kan. We missed him a lot. This fall my mom got a text saying Charles has cancer. Not stage one, not stage two, not stage three, but stage four. I was so upset. More upset than getting water in my face. But I believe my God will heal him. He gave me confidence, so I will give him confidence in fighting cancer. LaGarce said it was touching to have her essay be written about him. “Raylea is a terrific young lady,” he said. “I know we always hope that the good we put out in the world means something. “When Raylea came to swim lessons, she was very afraid of water. I worked with her and her siblings, and am assured that at least the oldest is water safe.” LaGarce spoke to Raylea about joining the swim team, and she eagerly signed up. “She had great support from her parents and grandparents,” he said. “That is pretty special.” When a church opportunity opened up for the Ledbetter family in Kansas, LaGarce said it

fell together in such a way there was no doubt that it was a God-thing. “We were sad,” he said. “I knew she wanted to compete. It helped build her confidence. We kept in touch through the whole process. She came to compete when she could. “The family was looking for a permanent church home. They didn’t even get to come back for the championship.” Then, LaGarce received some difficult news. “I learned I had stage 4 prostate cancer,” he said. “When Raylea heard I was sick, it weighed on her heart.” LaGarce said the cancer has metastasized to the lymph nodes in his pelvic area, the pelvis, spine, and femur and tibia in one leg. “We can manage and slow the process,” he said. “But we can’t un-ring a bell. It’s treatable, but not curable.” He is currently on chemotherapy and will begin radiation in December. “We can ‘trick’ the cancer as long as possible before it mutates and comes back,” he said. “The best chance is to

minimize the growth and hope that medical and technological changes advances can evolve to combat what I have. The treatments are to buy time until better treatment options are available. I am currently on low-dose chemo. There are three or four more levels available when they become necessary. Radiation is a limited option, not a lifetime solution to the problem.” Naturally, the Ledbetter family is eager to step in and help in any way they can. “They came to visit and spend some time with me and lend any support they could,” LaGarce said. “Rae took it hard. That’s the reaction you get from people you care about who care about you. “When Croc shoes first came out, I got a pair and they have pretty much become my signature shoe. Rae brought some Jibbitz to decorate my Crocs — a heart, a swimmer and my initials. She really is a terrific young lady.” LaGarce said he still keeps in touch with the Ledbetter family.

“For now, I am doing everything I can to increase my wellbeing,” he said. “I’m working on finding more of a worklife balance.” Amy Sampson and Angie Hunter have organized the fundraising effort for LaGarce. A crowdfunding site has been set up for LaGarce at http://spot.fund/dfyMup, with a $25,000 goal. Tickets for the gun drawing are $20 for three tries and may be purchased from Hunter, Esther Hightower or Dustin Stellwagen, or people may go to the Monett Area YMCA and ask to buy tickets. The raffle will be held on Nov. 1 live on the YMCA’s Facebook page. The winner does not need to be present to win. The auction is set for Dec. 4 at the YMCA, and anyone looking to donate items to be auctioned may drop them off at the facility by Dec. 1. The time for the auction is to be determined. Monetary donations are also being accepted at the YMCA to benefit LaGarce.

Jaffon Mahana heat seals bags containing cage clips for Bass Equipment in Monett. This is one of the new jobs that has come into SWI Barry-Lawrence facility at 204 Central Ave. in Monett. The work area will soon feature a new heating and cooling system to make the facility that much more comfortable for workers. Melonie Roberts/ reporter@monett-times.com

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easily prepare some food items and cleaning skills, as well as how to do their laundry, in addition to providing them gainful employment. “We are also going to build ADA-compliant (Americans with Disabilities Act) bathrooms,” he said. “This is all part of the overall plan to make the work environment more comfortable for our employees and appealing to those who want to tour the facility.” The former Workshop has undergone a nearcomplete metamorphosis since SWI, a Springfieldbased sheltered workshop, took over operations in August. At that time, SWI crews replaced nine painted over windows overlooking the work floor to increase the natural lighting on the south side of the building, cleaned everything inside and out of the building and then repainted the walls and floors. Portacoolers, industrial air cooling systems, were added at that time, with plans to address the heating systems next. The workshop now employs 24, with nearly

Danielle Stocker, an employee at SWI Barry-Lawrence facility, located at 204 Central Ave. in Monett, counts cage clips into poly bags which will be sealed, labeled and returned to Monett’s Bass Equipment to sell with their rabbit and small animal cages. After receiving a grant for $284,781 in tax credits, the facility will have a new heating and air conditioning system installed to make the work area more comfortable for employees. Melonie Roberts/reporter@monett-times.com a dozen pending applications in the works. “We are just waiting on their certifications,” Walker said. “We are looking to hire, and looking for people to tour the facility. Some don’t apply, just because they don’t think there is a way for

us to put them to work. Chances are, we can find something they can do.” Since SWI in Springfield took over operations in August, things have been looking up for the facility, which two years ago, was in danger of being shut down.

“The transition has gone smoothly,” said Rick Himebaugh, board president. “Things are going well and the future looks bright.” Those wishing to obtain more information on the tax credits may call Dunn at 417-866-2339.

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Medication puts a damper on patient’s love life

EAR ABBY: I’ve dealt with anxiety and depression for decades, but I’m finally on a medication that works for me. I’m in my 40s and feel emotionally stable for the first time in my adult life. When I started the medication, I was in a bad place, but after a few months I broke up with my partner and began focusing on my career. It has been a couple of years now, and I have no sex drive at all. I have been feeling the desire to start dating again, but even if I meet someone, I doubt my libido will return while I’m on this medication, which would be unfair to the other person. I’m afraid my choice is between future relationships and my mental health. My doctor offered to add another drug that might help, but it took so long to find something that works, I don’t want to start experimenting again. Can you offer any advice? -- GOTTEN THIS FAR IN ILLINOIS

DEAR GOTTEN: I am pleased to know that after so much trial and error you’ve finally found a medication that has allowed you to get your life back. I urge you to listen to your doctor. If your physician thinks there is something that might help, give it a try. If it disrupts the strides you have made, you can always stop. But please don’t deprive yourself of the opportunity to live a fuller life. DEAR ABBY: I am engaged to “George,” a wonderful man who has adult children. He and his ex went through a bitter divorce several years ago. His children mainly blame him, but he still tries to maintain relationships with them. The younger two seem to have accepted it over time. His oldest daughter, however, is very close to her mother and still bitter. She’s getting married and has expressed to him that she doesn’t want him to bring any guests. George

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JEANNE PHILLIPS DEAR ABBY and I have been living together for the last year, and it was never a secret that we were dating before then. I don’t know how to feel about this. I have no relationship with his children, but I would like to be there. How should I address this? -- LEFT OUT IN THE EAST DEAR LEFT OUT: In plain English. Ask George how he feels about being expected to go unaccompanied to his daughter’s wedding in light of the fact he has been cohabiting with you for a year. (Is he expected to participate?) When you do, point out to your fiance that if his daughter is allowed to dictate this, it will be only the beginning, because there will be other milestones from which you are also

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excluded. DEAR READERS: Tomorrow is Thanksgiving, and no Thanksgiving would be complete without my sharing the traditional prayer penned by my dear late mother: Oh, Heavenly Father, We thank Thee for food and remember the hungry. We thank Thee for health and remember the sick. We thank Thee for friends and remember the friendless. We thank Thee for freedom and remember the enslaved. May these remembrances stir us to service, That Thy gifts to us may be used for others. Amen. Have a happy and safe celebration, everyone! -- Love, ABBY

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Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips. Contact Dear Abby at www.DearAbby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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OBITUARIES Tracy Ray Lannum

Tracy Ray Lannum, 61, of Cassville, died Saturday, Nov. 20, 2021. Visitation will be held from 4-5:00 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 27, at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Visit www.fohnfuneralhome.com for online obituaries, guestbook and private condolences FOHN FUNERAL HOME Cassville, Missouri 417-847-2141

Marvin E. Phipps

Marvin E. Phipps, 78,

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of Cassville, died Friday, Nov. 19. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 23, at Cassville United Methodist Church in Cassville, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Burial was at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cassville. Visit www.fohnfuneralhome.com for online obituaries, guestbook and private condolences FOHN FUNERAL HOME Cassville, Missouri 417-847-2141

Michael L. Schmidt

Michael L. Schmidt, 49, of Monett, Mo., passed away on Nov. 22, following a sudden illness. Services are pending at this time and will be announced by Buchanan Funeral Home, Monett, Mo. www.buchananfuneralhomemonett.com

Betty Lou Kaiser

Betty Lou Kaiser, 84, of Exeter, died Friday, Nov. 19.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 27, at Maplewood Cemetery in Exeter, under direction of Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Visitation will be held from 6-7:00 p.m. Friday at Fohn Funeral Home in Cassville. Visit www.fohnfuneralhome.com for online obituaries, guestbook and private condolences FOHN FUNERAL HOME Cassville, Missouri 417-847-2141

LAWRENCE COUNTY COURT NEWS (JULY 1-17) ASSOCIATE COURT

CRIMINAL • Amanda I. Cribbs: littering- first offense, misd. C, fined $100. • Gilberto Delarosa: speeding, misd. C, fined $100. • Omar Doolittle: speeding, misd. C, fined $60. • Jeremy W Etter: fail to stop for stop sign at stop line/before crosswalk/ point nearest intersection, SIS one year probation, complete defensive driving course. • Glenda E. Freise: DWI, misd. B, SIS two years unsupervised probation; littering first offense, misd. C, fined $100, recoupment $147. • Elias Mejia Gerber Danilo: speeding, misd. C, fined $60. • Jamie Ann Gurwell: owner operating motor vehicle without maintaining finical responsibility second/sub offense, SIS one year probation , fined $101. • Fredy Oswald Marks: DWI prior, misd. A, fined $500. • Calem Daniel Mitchell: speeding, misd. C, fined $100. • Jacob Isaiah Orr: failed to drive on right half of the roadway when roadway was of sufficient width, resulting in an accident, SIS, one year probation. • Julie Ann Osburn: speeding, misd. B, fined $155. • Harlee Jo Richardson: minor visibly intoxicated/ blood alcohol content more than .02% first offense, misd. D, fined $100. • Danielle Schrock: failure to register motor vehicle, misd. B fined $50. • Tyrone Lamar Walker, Jr.: speeding, misd. C, fined $70. • Harold Wright: speeding, misd. B, SIS, one year probation. • Megan Lenn Youngblood: speeding, misd. C, fined $70. TRAFFIC • Danny Lee Charlton III: failed to display plates on motor vehicle/trailer, fined $160. • Jacey Grace Noble: speeding, fined $175. • Terrance Lee Secrest: failed to equip motor vehicle with horn/maintain horn in good working order, fined $100. • Colby Ray Smith: fail to display plates on motor vehicle/trailer, fined $160. The following are failure to wear seat belt infractions, fined $10: • Stacy Le Click • Rachel Renee Gonzales • Francisco Javier Monjaras • Luther Ingram Piper

CIRCUIT COURT

CRIMINAL • Danny J Adamson: non-support, total arrears in excess of 12 monthly payments due under order of support, fel. E, five years unsupervised probation. • Frank Robert Dwight Akin: assault- third degree, fel. E, five years supervised probation, 200 hours community service. • Apollo Lloyd Ayres:DWI, fel. E; resisting/interfering with arrest for a felony, fel. E; DWIpersistent, fel. E, five years supervised probation, 480 hours community service. • Lowell M Brower: non-support, total arrears in excess of 12 monthly payments due under order of support, fel. E, unsupervised probation five years SIS. • Darcy Jeananne

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Conrad: stealing, fel. D; resisting /interfering with arrest for a felony, fel. E, restitution $120, CVC $46. • Stephen C Davis: nonsupport, total arrears in excess of 12 monthly payments due under order of support, fel. E, five years unsupervised probation. • Corey Dean Doyal: possession of controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid, fel. D; resisting/interfering with arrest for a felony, fel. E, 120 days incarceration DOC, SES, supervised probation five years. • Donald William Elkins: assault third degree, fel. E; property damage first degree, fel. E; incarceration DOC four years SES, supervised probation five years. • Zachary Dale Fly: possession of controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid, fel. D; operating vehicle on highway without a valid license - second offense, misd. A, 200 hours of community service, five years supervised probation supervision of MOBDP&P on count two, two years unsupervised probation. • Johnny L Hinds: nonsupport, total arrears in excess of 12 monthly payments due under order of support, fel. E, five years unsupervised probation SIS. • Wayne Leroy Merryman, Jr.:possession of controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid, fel. D; incarceration DOC, SES, five years supervised probation. • Randall Neumeyer: possession of controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid, fel. D, five years supervised probation, supervision by MOBDP&P, 200 hours community service. • Muriah Dawn Pearson: possession of controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid, fel. D, incarceration DOC SES, five years supervised probation, probation revoked. • Tabby A Peters: DWI-

persistent, fel. E, five years probation, 480 hours community service. • Marcos Aurelio Rivas: possession of controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid, fel. D; unlawful use of weaponsubsection 11- possess weapon and a felony controlled substance, fel. E, 200 hours community service, five years supervised probation. • Roxane Williams: possession of controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid, fel. D, 200 hours community service, five years supervised probation. • Randall Clayton Spencer: driving while revoked/suspended license second or third offense, misd. A, CVC $10, one year jail, unsupervised probation two years. DISSOLUTIONS • Cody A Lee from Tracy J Lee. • Joann Lind from David Lind. • Kinsey M Palmquest from James M Palmquist MARRIAGES • Preston Dean Naylor, 22, of Crane, to Hayden Leighann Fisher, 23, of Taneyville. • Kyle Joseph Cooley, 21, of Aurora, to Devin Dawn Wilkerson, 25 of Aurora. • John Drennan Seiferd, 69, of Dadeville, to Kimberly Dee Powell, 53, of Dadeville. • Chase Andrew Brashers, 21, of Mt. Vernon, to Morgan Gabrielle Hull, 22, of Mt. Vernon. • Evan Clay Lauderdale, 22, of Wentworth, to Kristina Dawn Boggs, 23, of Wentworth. • James Hunter Wallace, 24 of Praire Village, to Ginna Rose Verhoff, 23 of Praire Village. • Woods, Trevyn Lee, 21, of South Greenfield, to Hailey Rose Sandvos, 19, of South Greenfield. • Scott Joseph Jackson, 49, of Aurora, to Chalee Ann Marlin, 46, of Aurora. • Jackson Thomas Lakatos, 21, of Smithville, to Raelin Nichole Swillum, 19, of Mt. Vernon. • Braxton Lee Fulp,

22, of Marionville, to Erin Nicole Baker, 23, of Marionville. • Samuel Austin Lee Feezell, 23, of Mt. Vernon, to Deborah Rose Louviere, 35, of Mt. Vernon. • Brian Paul Clapper, 48, of Pierce City, to Janetta Leeann Henry, 42, of Pierce City. • John Carl Graessle III, 31, of Aurora, to Laura Elizabeth Hutson, 29, of Aurora. • Brian Matthew Stiles, 42, of Marionville, to Alicia Dawn Patrick, 38, of Marionville. • Gregory William Lamp, 25, of Aurora, to Savannah Lea Burke, 25, of Aurora. • Shayne David Carnahan, 26, of Mt. Vernon, to Juliana Michelle Wilson, 22, of Mt. Vernon. • Jonathan Ray Tarkington, 24, of Verona to Tori Nicole Pinkly, 23, of Verona. • Evodio Rubio Terrazas, 32, of Aurora, to Marlen Duran Valenciano, 27, of Aurora. • Caleb Edward Williams, 26, of Aurora, to Sarah Lynn Garbee, 28, of Aurora. • Kory Lyn Cossey, 44, of Mt. Vernon, to Rebecca Deann, 48, of Mt. Vernon.

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YOUNG ALUMNI AWARD

Who: Elizabeth Stover Lucore What: Recipient of McPherson College’s Young Alumni Award Why: Recognized for her service to others as chief of staff at Cox Monett Hospital and volunteer medical director of the Barry County Department of Health, as well as her various volunteer projects and leadership roles in the community

Students of the Week named

Lucore honored by McPherson College Cox Monett chief recipient of Young Alumni Award

Elizabeth Stover Lucore, DO, MPH, of Monett, was recently recognized by McPherson College. During the college’s Honors Convocation at Homecoming, Lucore was the recipient of the Young Alumni Award, which is given to alumni who are meeting significant challenges in pursuit of professional goals as well as involved in service to others and church, and who participate in alumni activities. Lucore graduated from McPherson in 2002 with a bachelor of science degree in chemistry and biology. She received her masters of public health and doctor of osteopathy degrees from Des Moines University in 2008. Lucore is currently chief of staff at Cox Monett Hospital and volunteers as the medical director of the Barry County Department of Health. Along with her family practice clinic and call

schedule delivering babies, she is also involved in several volunteer projects and leader- LUCORE ship roles in her community. She is currently working to help develop a biking and walking trail system accessible to hospital visitors, employees, and the community. She is the founder of the Alternative Gift Fair in Monett, which over the last seven years has raised more than $10,000 for local nonprofits organizations. She also helped bring a volunteer chaplaincy program to the hospital. She is active in her church and serves as board chair for Camp Colorado. While a student at McPherson College, she ran cross country, participated in choir and band, and became a member of Alpha Psi Omega National Theatre Honor Society. Now, together with her husband and children, she enjoys playing, exploring, eating, and laughing.

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Officials at Monett Elementary School have named Students of the Week for the week of Oct. 18. Students, from left, are: Mya Giberti, Isaiah Frieze, Emilee Golubski, Cedric Samuel, Adalynn Carter and Luis Rueda. Not pictured are Ashton Thomas and Kenadi Gamroth. Contributed photo

BACK IN THE GOOD OLD DAYS EIGHTY YEARS AGO

Nov. 28- Dec. 4, 1941 • Seaman George Brooks, 20, of Monett, died on Nov. 27 at the Pearl Harbor naval hospital after a 10-day battle with bronchial pneumonia. Brooks enlisted last December and had been on duty in the USS Salt Lake City when he became ill. • Four members of the Monett High School football team were well enough remembered by their opponents in the Big 8 Conference to be selected on the All-Big 8 football squad for 1941. Players named were Leon Fredrick, end; Gene Browning, tackle; Cecil Dinan, guard, and Benny Taylor, back.

SEVENTY YEARS AGO

Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 1951 • A crowd, though to be 90 percent rural visitors, filled every available too

Harold Storck, 19, of rural Purdy, was a national winner at the 40th National 4-H Club Congress in Chicago, held the last week in November in 1961. Storck, left, won the dairy program $400 scholarship. Other Missouri winners were Charnette Norton of Plattsburg in bread demonstration and Lawrence Meyer of Maryville. File photo/The Monett Times

of the Monett City Hall Auditorium on Nov. 29 for Farmers’ Night. Slim “Pickens” Wilson and his Prairie Playboys from KWTO Radio performed prior to the program and talk by popular weatherman C.C. Williford. • Detected at 6:30 a.m., a fire that broke out in the coal bin in the southeast corner of St. Lawrence Catholic Church in Monett caused $80,000 in damage. Fire departments from Pierce City, Verona and Aurora assisted in fighting the fire, which spread through the 42-year-old building.

FORTY YEARS AGO

Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 1961 • Monett High School senior Eddie Sweeney was the 28th annual local American Legion Oratorical Contest winner on Dec. 1. Sweeney was the first place winner in the contest in 1959 and 1960, going on to win the county and district events. • After winning the semi-final game over Crane with a jump shot in the final seconds of play, the Monett Cubs basketball team overcame a seven-point deficit in the third quarter to beat Marionville 61-50 and win the Marionville Invitational basketball tournament. Coach Jim Julian is in his fourth year.

FIFTY YEARS AGO

Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 1971 • On Nov. 29, the entire Monett community joined in hailing the MHS Cubs as the State Class AA football champions in an enthusiastic

victory celebration, which opened with a public assembly in their honor at the E.E. Camp gymnasium, climaxing with a parade down Broadway led by the “champs” riding on Monett fire trucks. • The Monett Times hosted its sixth annual Shower of Cards for the Christmas season for 43 area servicemen stationed around the world who will not be able to spend the holidays with their loved ones. All area residents were invited to join in the Shower of Cards. Addresses were published in The Times.

FORTY YEARS AGO

Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 1981 • During Mass on Nov. 29 at St. Lawrence Catholic Church, 12 new stained glass windows were blessed by Bishop Bernard Law. The windows were designed and rendered by Thaddeus Glubka with Conway University Studio in Winona, Minnesota. The church’s original windows from the 1909 church were destroyed in the 1950 fire. • The 96.8 acre tract of land, which includes the former Friend Airpark and which is the site of the proposed Monett Municipal Airport, has been deeded to the City of Monett by the US Government. The moves clears the way for the development of a modern airport facility. The land, seized by government agents in a drug bust in 1980, was given to the city at no cost.

THIRTY YEARS AGO

Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 1991 • The Missouri Highway Commission has given tentative approval to a plan that would reroute Highway 37 around Pierce City and most of Monett, merging with Highway 97 through a new route, to connect to Highway 60. A public hearing held on Nov. 21 at the Monett Airport confirmed the plan. • On Dec. 2, the Monett Chamber of Commerce’s new brightly colored bar aluminum Christmas trees arrived. The 40 sevenfoot high trees would be hung on utility poles by city crews in advance of the community Christmas tree lighting at South Park.

TWENTY YEARS AGO

Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2001 • After 11 months of operation, the new Smart Start day care center, built as a cooperative effort between the Clark Community Mental Health Center and the Monett Kiwanis Club, has gone from serving 10 children to having 122 either enrolled or on a waiting list, justifying the effort. • Floyd and Virgil Lillegard retired from making deliveries for Loaves and Fishes after 16 years, never missing a day of volunteering. On their last day, the two shared funny stories of challenging deliveries and amusing characters they had helped along the way.

TEN YEARS AGO

Nov. 28-Dec. 4, 2011 • “We’re leading the charge in southwest Missouri and almost in all of Missouri,” said Monett school board president J.D. Roberts to business community leaders in speaking about the One to the World initiative bringing laptops to all MHS students. Business leaders were asked to help support the effort. • Preschool through sixth grade students at St. Lawrence Catholic School collected 523 items plus money gifts in their Thanksgiving food drive, organized by the student action committee, led by teacher Vince Gasser.

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MONETT SPECIAL ROAD DISTRICT NOTICE OF CANDIDATE FILING DATES The Monett Special Road District will have 1 (One) Commissioner position available for election in the April 5, 2022 General Municipal Election. The term for Road Commissioner is 3 (Three) years. The opening date for candidate filing is December 7, 2021 and the closing filing date is December 28, 2021. Candidates may file

Successor Trustee NOTICE ELECTION 612 Spirit OF Drive AND FILING St. Louis, MODEADLINE 63005 PIERCE CITY FIRE (636) 537-0110 PROTECTION File No: DISTRICT 187454.092518.389951 The Pierce City Fire FC Protection District hereby NOTICE notifies the that Pursuant public to the Fair two director positions Debt Collection Practices will filled at§1692c(b), the GenAct, be 15 U.S.C. eral Municipal Election on no information concerning April 5, 2022. of this debt the collection may be given without the Positions prior consent to of be the filled conare for: Two (2) directors sumer given directly to the to be collector elected for threedebt or athe exyear term. press permission of a court of competent jurisThe The opening for diction. debt date collector filing is December 7, 2021. is attempting to collect a The date is debt closing and anyfiling information December 28, 2021. obtained will be used for purpose. may file thatCandidates for this office at the Nestleroad TaxON: andAugust AccountPUBLISH 29, ing Services located at 2018 09/05/2018, 303 E. Cleveland Avenue, 09/12/2018, 09/19/2018 Monett, Mo., between the ____________________ hours of 9:00 a.m. and PURDY SPECIAL ROAD 4:00 p.m. The office may DISTRICT ACCEPTING be closed for BIDS inclement SEALED weather. The Purdy Special Candidates will be Road District is accepting listed on the ballot the sealed bids for 6 in Road order in which they file. Grader Tires. OR Candidates are will Specifications draw a number on the available from the Purdy first day Road of filingDistrict to deterSpecial by mine their place on the calling 417-342-3165. ballot andPurdy those who file The Special thereafter will be placed Road District will accept on the ballot in the order in which they file. Run Nov. 24, 2021 ______________________ PURDY SPECIAL ROAD DISTRICT NOTICE OF CANDIDATE FILING DATES The Purdy Special Road District will have 1 Commissioner term available for election in the April 5, 2022 General Municipal Election. One Road Commissioner for a term of 3 (three) years. The opening date for candidate filing is December 7, 2021, and the closing filing date is December 28, 2021. Candidates may file for office at the office of Joyce Ennis, Barry County Clerk, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The office may be closed should inclement weather occur. Candidates will draw a number on the first day of filing to determine their place on the ballot and those who file thereafter will be placed on the ballot in the order in which they file. Run Nov. 24, 2021 ______________________ NOTICE OF ELECTION FILING DEADLINE PURDY R-II SCHOOL DISTRICT PURDY, MISSOURI The Purdy R-II School District will accept Declarations of Candidacy from persons interested in running for a position on the School Board in the April 5, 2022 election.

ject all bids. VERONA BENEFIT Sealed bids must be SPECIAL submitted to the Monett City ROAD Clerk DISTRICT by 4:00 p.m., NOTICE CANDIDATE Tuesday,OF September 18, 2018.FILING DATES The Verona Benefit Bids will be opened at Special Road District will 4:00 p.m., Tuesday, Sephave 118, Commissioner tember 2018, at MontermCity available for election ett Hall Conference in the April 5, 2022Street, GenRoom, 217 5th eral Municipal Election. MO 65708. Monett, /S/ Wade Ennes One Road Commissioner Building Inspector 3-year term Run Sept. 5 and 8, 2018

The opening date for candidate filing is December 7, 2021, and the closing filing date is December 28, 2021. Candidates may file for office at the office of Tammy Riebe, Lawrence County Clerk, Mt. Vernon, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The office may be closed should inclement weather occur. Candidates will draw a number on the first day of filing to determine their place on the ballot and those who file thereafter will be placed on the ballot in the order in which

Legal Notices they file. Run Nov. 24, & Dec. 1, 8 ______________________ NOTICE OF CANDIDATE FILING DATES VERONA SCHOOL DISTRICT The Verona R-VII School District will have two (2) School Board Positions available for election in the April 5, 2022 General Municipal Election. School Board Officer Term: 3 Years The opening date for candidate filing is December 7, 2021, and the closing filing date is December 28, 2021. Candidates may file for office with: Anne Menego, Bookkeeper Verona R-VII School District Central Office 101 E. Ella Verona, MO 65769 Filing Dates and Hours: December 7-16, 2021 7:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. December 28, 2021 7:00 a.m. to 4:15 p.m. The office may be closed due to inclement weather. Candidates will be listed on the ballot in the order in which they file. Run Nov. 24 & Dec. 1 ______________________ CAPPS CREEK SPECIAL ROAD DISTRICT NOTICE OF CANDIDATE FILING DATES The Capps Creek Special Road District will have 1 (One) Commissioner position available for election in the April 5, 2022 General Municipal Election. The term for Road Commissioner is 3 (Three) years. The opening date for candidate filing is December 7, 2021 and the closing filing date is December 28, 2021. Candidates may file for this office at the office of Joyce Ennis, Barry County Clerk, 700 Main St., Cassville, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. The office may be closed should inclement weather occur. Candidates will be listed on the ballot in the order in which they file. Run Nov. 24 , 2021 ___________________

PUBLIC NOTICE City of Purdy Candidate Filing for April 5, 2022, Election Pursuant to Section 115.127 of the Revised Missouri Statutes, notice is hereby given that the following offices are to be filled at the Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, April 5, 2022: ALDERPERSON - WEST WARD (TWO YEAR TERM) ALDERPERSON - EAST WARD (TWO YEAR TERM) ALDERPERSON – EAST WARD (ONE YEAR TERM) Opening Date for Filing:Tuesday, December 7, 2021 Closing Date for Filing:Tuesday, December 28, 2021 Declaration of Candidacy may be filed with the City Clerk, 101 Front Street, Purdy, Missouri between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Hours will be extended to 5:00 p.m. on the last day of filing. Please note that City Hall will be closed Dec. 20 through Dec. 26, 2022 No person shall be certified as a candidate for a municipal office, nor shall such person’s name appear on the ballot as a candidate for such office, who shall be in arrears for any unpaid city taxes or municipal user fees on the last day to file a declaration of candidacy for the office (Section 115.346 RSMo). BY ORDER OF THE MAYOR AND BOARD OF ALDERMEN Debbie Redshaw City Clerk Purdy, Missouri

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worked in the Monett district for five years, I had an understanding that it was a great school district, with great teachers and administration that always puts the students first,” he said. “I knew switching over to the girls side would be an adjustment, but it has been a good experience so far.” While the brothers did have a rivalry on their home court in their younger days, coaching different genders means they still don’t share a sideline. “I’m not disappointed that we don’t get to coach against each other,” Josh said. “This way, I can always root for him instead of coming up with a game plan to beat his team.” Josh said the pair have their similarities and differences, but one thing is for sure, they love sports. “I think we both like to run man to man defense when our team personnel allows it, but we also don’t always run the same types of offense and things like

that,” he said. “Me and Zack talk quite a bit about situational basketball, and just basketball in general. There usually isn’t a family gathering without our specific teams or sports coming up in conversation. “In our house, volleyball and basketball season are very busy. We spend a lot of time in the gym watching each others’ games and practices. Because basketball season is longer than most sports, its tough to find a lot of free time as a family during the winter.” Josh said although they don’t play against one another and are too busy to get together very often, they do find ways to cheer one another on. “I think that its great that we all get to teach and coach locally, so that we can support each other,” he said. “I know that my wife enjoys our two schools being so close and that she can come to most of our games.” Along with the brothers, sisters-in-law Briana

Briana Kleine, left, coaches volleyball at Cassville, and her husband, Zack Kleine, coaches boys basketball. The pair are pictured with daughter, Cambelle Kleine. Vanessa Alexander/Special to The Monett Times and Haley coach the same sport, but their teams have never met on the court either.

“We don’t play similar schedules because we are different sizes class-wise,” Briana said. “When I first

got to Cassville, we were a Class 3 school playing a Class 1 and 2 schedule. I couldn’t change our schedule because it was already set when I came in in April, so we picked up a lot of wins my first year by playing those size schools. However, we were really unprepared for district play because the schools in our district were playing a much more competitive schedule. Since then, I have bumped our schedule up to play class 3, 4, and 5 schools. I build my schedule to help prepare us for high-level matches, so we really don’t play many smaller schools.” Haley said when it comes to playing against one another, she’d love to compete against her fellow Kleine. “I am a little disappointed that we have never played each other,” she said. “I think we are both very competitive, and it would be a fun time to have our teams go against each other, even if it was just for bragging rights.” The only similarity running with all the Kleines is between Zack and Briana, who do coach at the same school. “I love that Zack and I are at the same school because it means we are able to support the same kids,” Briana said. “We were both still really supportive of each other at differing schools, but it is much more convenient now being at the same school, not to mention just how well it now works with our daughter being as young as she is.” Although they do different sports, Briana said some of the coaching tenets cross over. “Zack and I talk a lot just about pinnacles of our program,” she said. “These are things that we believe are very important for kids to learn beyond the sport. Having a successful season is great, but at the end of the day, we are trying to teach kids to be good humans. We are trying to teach them how to communicate with others effectively and respectfully. We try to teach them to be punctual because that will be a job requirement one day. We try to teach them cause and effect and how to take responsibility. He and I share very similar opinions on those points, but of course we don’t coach the same sport, so we don’t really talk Xs and Os.” Haley said the fall and winter seasons with so many coaches in the family can also get hectic. “Coaching in two seasons back to back makes it pretty much impossible to have any order in our household,” she said. “Things are always chaotic and we are gone a lot, but I love it and wouldn’t have it any other way.”

Briana said running the house of head coaches can be challenging, but rewarding, especially with the couple’s new daughter. “During our respective seasons, we really don’t see each other much — and that was even before we had a baby,” she said. “This past year was even more challenging. On game days, he would make every effort to stop by with our daughter so I got to see both of them. That was huge this season as I navigated how to also be a mom during season. He was the best father during season because he prioritized making time for me to see her. “Now, we are about to start our second basketball season with a baby at home, and it is already going smoother than last year. I think people really forget that coaches are also spouses and parents. The amount of time we sacrifice with our own families to spend with other people’s kids is often taken for granted, but it really is so worth it. It’s hard, but we really do have the best jobs.” Haley said although she and her husband are at different schools, there are plenty of positives to the setup. “I love that Josh and I get to coach so close together,” she said. “Our schools do not play each other due to the difference in size so it is easy to be able to support one another’s team. We are lucky to have a short drive to catch games. It is great coaching locally but in different places, because we get to have an impact on a lot of kids in this area so close to where we grew up.” While the brothers and sisters-in-law may talk Xs and Os in some fashion when they all manage to get together, there’s one bigger question their competitive natures may not allow them to answer — who is the toughest? “Oh man, I think we all have different coaching styles, so it is hard to say,” Haley said. “It probably depends who you ask, as well. I think all our players would probably say they have the toughest coach, but I would say myself or Briana probably have the more tough love coaching style over the guys.” Briana said it’s a tough question to answer. “I think it’s important to remember that it is different when coaching girls versus boys,” she said. “In our household, I would say that Zack and I are tough in different ways. I would say that each of us have our own strengths and weaknesses.” Josh said the answer is fluid. “It probably depends who you are asking, and what day of the week it is,” he said.

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COMMUNITY THANKSGIVING SERVICE

What: Area church communities gather to pray for Monett, area families When: Sunday, Nov. 21 Host church: Church of Nazarene

Community Thanksgiving Service held Sunday

Church communities gather to pray for Monett, area families

For many years the churches in Monett have set aside a special time to share in Thanksgiving and to pray for Monett and its families. On Sunday, local Christians filled the Church of Nazarene to share prayer and song. Todd Korasick, lead pastor at Monett Community Church, provided the biblical reflection. Jonathan Waters, youth pastor at Monett Community Church, spoke from Colossians and wove together the themes of forgiveness, love and gratitude. Pastor Brian Smith, First United Methodist Church, offered prayer.

Drew Foresman, director of Life 360 in Monett and president of the ministerial association, reflected on why we are called together in one place to pray and remember our community needs. Various churches brought their musicians. Members of St. Stephen’s Episcopal chanted Psalm 95. Leonard Bauer, a well known retired teacher, sang three Thanksgiving hymns. The congregation then joined in to sing “America.” This year the community came to the Church of the Nazarene. Each year the session rotates. During the Lenten season, which begins Wednesday, March 2, 2022 and ends Saturday, April 16, 2022, churches will rotate places of worship for Lenten Wednesday prayer and lunch. Announcements will be made of the schedule of worship.

MONETT MUNICIPAL COURT NEWS • Kashina Lynn Bergesch, operated vehicle without maintaining financial responsibility, $188.50; failed to register vehicle, $50.50. • Deven James Block, non-injury domestic assault, $150.50; disorderly conduct, $100.50. • Henos B Botta, speeding, $100.50; operated vehicle on highway without valid/no license, $198.50. • Jessica Elaine Carlisle, operated vehicle on highway without valid/no license, 12 hours jail, given credit for time served; operated vehicle without maintaining financial responsibility, 12 hours jail, given credit for time served. • Michael C Clayton, possession of marijuana, $150.50; misc alcohol, $100.50. • Kristen Nicole Coburn, domestic assault, 34 hours jail; disorderly conduct, 34 hours jail. • Matthew Corum Cox, nuisance violation, $116.50. • Geovanny Wilser Coy Caal, nuisance violation, $266.50; two counts of misc peace disturbance, $216.50 per count; equipment violation, $266.50. • Joel Samuel Craig, speeding (26-30 mph over), $155.50. • Jason Cubirth, failure to stop at stop sign/ stop line/before crosswalk/point nearest intersection, $60.50; failure to register vehicle, $50.50. • Pamela Michelle Eiskina, operated vehicle without maintaining financial responsibility, $150.50. • John H Gamroth Jr, two counts of disorderly conduct, 24 hours jail, given credit for time served; stealing, 24 hours jail, given credit for time served; domestic assault, 24 hours jail, given credit for time served. • Steven Estel Henson, driving while revoked or suspended, 48 hours jail. • Roberto Ignacio Martinez, two counts of equipment violation, $191.50 per count; nuisance violation, $266.50;

excessive bac, $266.50. • Mandi Michelle Jacobs, equipment violation, $116.50. • Bryan E Jimenez Garcia, failure to register vehicle, $50.50. • German Roberto Martinez, two counts of equipment violation, $166.50 per count. • Jose Juan Martinez, nuisance violation, $366.50. • Justus E Martinez, animal at large, SIS, six months probation. • Derek Ryan Mettlach, possession of drug paraphernalia, $150.50; disorderly conduct, 48 hours jail, given credit for time served; misc obstructing police, 48 hours jail, given credit for time served. • Christopher Jermaine Montgomery, three counts of nuisance violation, $166.50 per count. • Elizabeth Anne Morrow, DWI - alcohol, $400.50; exceeded posted speed limit (1619 mph over), $100.50; operated vehicle without maintaining financial responsibility, $198.50; misc alcohol, $100.50. • Marck Anthony Ramirez Lozano, nuisance violation, $266.50; equipment violation, $191.50. • Megan Elizabeth Reese, nuisance violation, $166.50. • Joseph Fredric Thomas, four counts of trespassing, 24 hours jail; two counts of stalking, 24 hours jail; misc obstructing police, 24 hours jail. • Steven K Thomas, nuisance violation, $266.50. • Bradley Ryan Tucker, failure to register vehicle, $50.50. • Anthony Jordan Vermillion, equipment violation, $166.50. • Shelby Wayne Wellbaum, failure to register vehicle, $50.50; display/possess plates of another, $45.50; trespass, $200.50. • Sammy Jay Woods, nuisance violation, $366.50; misc peace disturbance, $216.50.

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