Butterfield News

Mrs. P.N. Cook is the president of the new club. * The Femper-Amecia Monett High School boys fraternity entertained a masquerade party on Tuesday.

A Monett man is facing drug charges after agents with the Southwest Missouri Drug Task Force busted an active "shake and bake" methamphetamine lab at a Butterfield residence.

Alma and Fausto Villagrana, shown above, have returned to Monett after a three-year reassignment for the United Methodist Church.

The annual fundraising drive for the Barry-Lawrence Area United Fund is now underway.

A Barry County businessman and outstanding community leader was presented with the 2009 Missourian Award on Saturday during a black tie ceremony at the Capitol Plaza Hotel in Jefferson City.

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George's Processing, Inc., paid a $450,000 fine on Sept. 14 in connection with a raid that was conducted at the company's poultry processing facility in Butterfield that resulted in the arrest of 136 illegal aliens.

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Barry County was rocked by a huge storm that swept through the area Friday morning.