Monett News

Working into the evening last week, a welder at Ninth and Scott streets connected a section of new pipe to the natural gas main being moved from the alley into Ninth Street.

Fiber optics, a resource added to the infrastructure of the Monett Electric Department over the past five years, is quietly and steadily making money for the city.

As she waited for a shuttle in front of Plaster Student Union at Missouri State University, student Robyn Williams almost turned down the offer of a free book.

Volunteers meet every Tuesday afternoon to fill backpacks full of food for 48 children who qualify for the Food for Thought backpack program.

Monett Jaycees are now accepting donations for Thanksgiving baskets to help less fortunate families in the area have a holiday celebration.

The National Weather Service along with partners from across Kansas and Missouri have designated Thursday, Nov.

Members of the Cox Monett Auxiliary are pictured above receiving the Missouri Hospital Association's 2009 Auxiliary of the Year Award during a ceremony held at Lake of the Ozark's Tan-Tar-A resort last Thursday.

* Mrs. A.M. Powers of Fort Smith, Arkansas, visited in the home of Mrs. C.A. Blakemore of Monett on Thursday.

A man reported to have been in a suicidal frame of mind led law officers on a vehicle pursuit from Monett to Cassville.

A contract for work on closing the Central Avenue railroad crossing and naming a new member of the 911 Advisory Board were among the business matters addressed at the regular monthly meeting of the Monett City Council on Oct.

Denali Dreams proprietor Shaun Bennett, at right, welcomed customers to the gallery and coffee shop in downtown Monett on Tuesday.

On Oct. 26, the City of Monett filed its anticipated lawsuit against Lawrence County, Barry County and the Barry County Emergency Services Board over payments to Monett's two tax increment financing districts.

There will be cuties and spooks at the annual Halloween costume contest at Monett City Hall tomorrow.

Cox Monett Hospital has announced children ages 14 and under are not permitted to visit patients at the hospital until further notice.

Hydro Aluminum has announced plans to consolidate its Cassville facility into the company's operations in Monett, which will move a number of jobs to Monett.

Lawrence County commissioners, at the request of The Monett Times, have answered questions about the closing of the Lawrence County Jail in July.

Crime in Monett has remained fairly consistent during 2009 compared to last year.

Nearly three months after the Lawrence County Jail was closed due to maintenance problems and a lack of security, the Lawrence County Commission has issued its first statements on the jail situation and the ongoing financial demands created by the jail closure.

For the second consecutive year, Monett's application for the Downtown Revitalization and Economic Assistance for Missouri Initiative has been turned down.

Give a kid any age paint to play in and creativity will follow. The baby above was one of the many participants at the opening of "The White Show: Art in Process" last Friday at Jeannine Blankinship Gallery and Photography in Monett.