July 2025
Art Market offers local flair
Local scenes by Tina Rathburn were on display for the community at the Art Market on Broadway June.
Bigger, faster, stronger
High expectations and top-level goals are the norm for Monett football this season.
All-Big 8, All-District postseason honors greet Cubs
While the baseball season has ended in Missouri, the postseason honors have rolled in for the Cubs.
Melissa Hamilton: The rise of native plant and companion gardening
In 2025, gardens are undergoing a quiet revolution. Across backyards, parks and public spaces, more people are replacing exotic ornamentals with native plants — and pairing them strategically using companion planting techniques.
Laura Schulteis-Jungbluth: Hello muddah, hello fadduh
“We’re gonna do it!” I woke up with the Lavern and Shirley theme song running through my head. Anyone who grew up in the era of 1970s sitcom TV knows how catchy that theme song is. Going down the proverbial rabbit hole, I Googled the lyrics, especially curious as to a line found in the first verse: “shlemiel, schlemazel, hasenpfeffer incorporated.”
Barry County Health Corner
Did you know that immunization programs are considered one of the most important public health achievements in the world?
City equipment explored on Public Works Day
Children of Monett explore the equipment used by the city of Monett's Public Works Department during the third annual Public Works Day in Monett on May 23.
Newsweek names CoxHealth one of ‘America’s Greatest Workplaces’
CoxHealth has been named one of “America’s Greatest Workplaces” and one of “America’s Greatest Workplaces in Health Care” for 2025 by Newsweek and Plant-A Insights Group.
Zahn siblings attain Eagle Scout status
Zurich and Zella Zahn, brother and sister, were honored at a special joint Eagle Scout Court of Honor in their hometown of Monett on June 28.
OFO present The Texas Tenors for pops concert
The Ozark Festival Orchestra will conclude its 45th season with its annual Marty Beckwith Memorial Pops Concert, slated for 3 p.m. on Sunday at the Monett High School Performing Arts Center.
