Jared Lankford: An old family tree and a good name

For the last 75 years, on the Sunday prior to Labor Day, an event has taken place in Seneca that has routinely drawn in excess of 10 percent of the Little Town on the Border’s listed population.
Schools dealt funding blow
The Monett school district will commit more local money to title program salary benefits this year following a cut in federal funding.
City makes decisions on sewer issues
The Monett City Council recently revisited multiple issues on the table, making final decisions on items like its water meter system, sewer rates and treatment facility work, among other actions.
Presidential ‘Whistle Stops’ revisited

In September of 1948, while most of Missouri watched the St. Louis Cardinals defeat the Philadelphia Phillies, the residents of Monett prepared to welcome a special guest.
Monett youth enjoy Back to School Bash

Sisters Emma Essary, 8, and Ava Essary, 6, gather their school supplies at the Back to School Bash in Monett.
Cox Monett Hospital earns national honors
Cox Monett Hospital recently received multiple accolades from the American Heart Association's Get With The Guideline program for outstanding treatment of heart attacks and strokes.
FFA Helps Pack 177,000 Meals at State Fair
2025 Drive to Feed Kids Raises Over 720,000 Meals Members of the Monett FFA joined more than 650 FFA members and agricultural leaders on Aug. 12 for the Missouri State FFA Day of Service, a component of the Missouri Farmers…
Work on new Fuller Center house every Saturday

At the Gilmore house at 8th and Scott Streets in Monett, 51 volunteers from churches, businesses and the Monett Area fuller Center for Housing Board of Directors, plus the Kevin and Amanda Gilmore family and their friends, have been working every Saturday morning on building a new home. Work began with the groundbreaking ceremony on July 9. Volunteers are welcome to show up at 7 a.m. each Saturday to lend a hand. Lunch is usually served at 11:30 a.m., when work for the day is completed.
Marriage problems addressed at Stake workshop
In mid-July, the Monett Missouri Stake, which covers eight counties in southwestern Missouri, sponsored a Marriage Workshop at the Monett Stake Center, which was attended by over 60 persons from across the Stake.
Monett church celebration draws 130
More than 130 people attended the celebration of Monett’s 50-year mark of becoming a congregation in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.



