Stories from Wednesday, January 22, 2014

This week's pet of the week at the Haven of the Ozarks is Mayday. Mayday is a 4-year-old Shar-pei mix. She is very loving does well with children and is house-trained. All haven pets are spayed or neutered, microchipped and vaccinated. Those who adopt a Have animal will also receive a free "Training Your Adopted Dog/Cat" DVD. ...

The Purdy City Council has agreed to share an estimated $2,500 cost with the Purdy School District to replace the speed bumps on the south and west sides of the school campus. Teddy McIntire, public works superintendent, said snow removal equipment had damaged or removed the existing speed bumps. He saw no need to reinstall the bumps on the east side of the campus, affecting traffic for athletic events. The expense will be split between the city and the school, 50/50...

The 85th annual Barry County Soils and Crops Conference is set to get underway at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Butterfield Community Building, located at 10601 N. Ash St. in Butterfield. Registration begins at 6 p.m. with dinner at 6:15 p.m. At 7 p.m., Jill Scheidt, agronomy specialist with the University of Missouri Extension, will discuss fine tuning wheat production management...

Discussions about how to make the community of Purdy more attractive have led to expanded recycling efforts. Beginning Jan. 18, volunteers from the community began staffing the Spanish Club's recycling center on the third Saturday of the month, from 9 to 11 a.m...

This quarter, the Barry County Tax Board for the Developmentally Disabled approved $81,348 in grant requests from providers. Joplin Regional Office received a grant request for $79,616 in total. According to Terri Yelton, provider relations, a portion of the grant, $26,400 for three individuals plus one additional slot for the community waiver funds, is part of an effort to reduce a waiting list for individuals in Barry County...

Cassville High School named its 2014 Tip-Off queen and king Friday in the school's gym.

Students in Southwest graduate Linda Morgan's 11th-grade Advanced Placement Language class were at the historic Bayless House recently doing research to write a research paper on the history of Barry County.

KC Bickford, $25.50, failure to pay fine and costs Candi Blay, Cassville, $75.50, domestic assault Andrew Joesph Blueher, Cassville, $150.50, minor in possession Lonnie Gene Canada, Fulton, $75.50, failure to pay fine and costs Christian Sky Crum, Cassville, $100.50, disorderly conduct...

Chai Yang Lor, 51, of Rocky Comfort, passed away Saturday, Dec. 29, 2013, in Vientiane, Laos. He was born Jan. 10, 1962, in Laos, the son of Blia Tong and Blia (Vue) Lor who preceded him in death. In December of 1980, he was united in marriage to Mai Ker Lor who survives...

Spencer "Mike" Primrose, of Cassville, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2014, in Table Rock Health Care in Kimberling City. Services will be announced by Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville. A complete obituary will be in next week's paper. Visit www.fohnfuneralhome.com for online obituaries, guestbook and private condolences...

Denise Ann Foster, 50, of Springdale, Ark., passed away Friday, Dec., 13, 2013, in her home. She was born March 5, 1963, the daughter of Dudley and Evelyn (Burton) Foster who preceded her in death. Survivors include: two sons; Steaphan Ratliff, of Rogers, Ark., and William Ratliff, of Grady, Ark.; and one sister Francine Lloyd and her husband, Mel, of Mabelvale, Ark...

Violet May Hayworth, 77, of Cassville, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2014, in Cox Medical Center South in Springfield. Services will be announced by Fohn Funeral Home, Cassville. A complete obituary will be in next week's paper. Visit www.fohnfuneralhome.com for online obituaries, guestbook and private condolences...

Mark Kenneth Lilly, 54, of Berryville, Ark., formerly of Golden, passed away Friday, Jan. 17, 2014, in Mercy Hospital in Springfield. He was born May 18, 1959, in El Paso, Texas, the son of Kenneth Lawrence and Lois (Wilson) Lilly. On April 25, 2009, in Carr Lane Baptist Church, he was united in marriage to Rexanna Haynes, who survives...

Mark Twain National Forest in 2014 will join other federal agencies offering recreation fee-free days on public lands, which began Monday, in conjunction with Martin Luther King Jr. Day. The next fee-free day will be June 13-15, when visitors may enjoy free camping at non-reserved campsites and free day use...

The Cassville Rotary club named Wyatt Lopez Soccer MVP.

Mt. Vernon girls top Cassville on hardwood The Mt. Vernon Lady Mountaineers outscored the Cassville Lady Wildcats 14-4 in the first period and held on for a 49-25 win Thursday night in hoops action. Cassville was led in scoring by Raeghan Blisard with 10 points. Layne Drake and Shea Vandergrift led the Lady Mountaineers in scoring with 18 and 11 points respectively...

Purdy coach Eli Ernst knows that he is in the unusual position coaching a varsity girls basketball program with a very young roster. The Lady Eagles (6-6) start one junior, three sophomores and one freshmen, and their bench rotation is equally as young...

With three games in the Spokane Tournament this week, Cassville's boys basketball team (4-7) is looking to take the next step in their season progression. The Wildcats opened play on Tuesday against the hosts, Spokane, and to say that it has been an up and down ride this year for the Wildcats would be an understatement...

The Cassville Area Chamber of Commerce recently welcomed Ozark Security Solutions to the city with a ribbon cutting at the new business, located at 710 West Street in Cassville.

Army Pvt. Joshua J. Sexton has graduated from One Station Unit Training (OSUT) at the U.S. Army Infantry School at Fort Benning in Columbus, Ga. The training consisted of basic military training and advanced individual training (AIT). During basic training, Sexton received instruction in drill and ceremonies, military customs and courtesies, map reading, tactics, basic rifle marksmanship, physical fitness, field training and first aid skills. ...

The new home for the First Baptist Church in Purdy will be dedicated at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 8. Located next to the old church, which has served the congregation since 1962, the new building is located on Fifth Street, just north of Route C, and just south of the current church building...

The Missouri Academy of Family Physicians is searching for candidates for Missouri Family Physician of the Year. The Missouri Academy of Family Physicians (MAFP) supports over 1,100 active members in the work-force -- doing extraordinary things every day...

The following Students were named to the Southwest Middle School second-quarter honor roll. Fifth grade: Principal's honor roll: Hannah Hougland, Tanner Joyner, Travis Sickles and Isaac Starr. All A's: Austin Gideon, Dusty Hendrix, Mackinlee Kellogg, Laney Moore, Celeste Nelson, Danielle Reed and Bonnie Robbins...

Three Cassville natives, a Washburn native, two Purdy natives and 23 Monett natives were recently named to the Drury University Dean's List. Earning a spot on Drury University's Dean's List is a significant accomplishment; it means a student earned a grade point average of 3.6 or greater (on a 4-point scale) while carrying a full-time course load of 12 or more semester hours at Drury...

Tyler Skinner of Cassville, a senior at Harding University in Searcy, Ark., is among more than 1,200 Harding students included on the dean's list for grades achieved during the fall 2013 semester. The dean's list is published each semester by Larry Long, university provost, honoring those who have achieved high scholarship...

Two retire from Cassville School District Connie Christen and Debbie Kelley turned in letters of resignation to the Cassville School Board last week. Christen, a 40-year employee of the district, needs time to assist her family with health needs and will retire at the end of the school year...

City of Exeter employees petitioned the city council recently to come up with insurance and retirement plans for three of the city's employees. Paul Duncan, wastewater plant supervisor for the city of Exeter, has asked the city's council to provide health insurance for the three employees who do not have it, as health insurance is now mandated per the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare. ...

The city of Cassville's online bill pay option for water customers went live on Dec. 10, but not many of the city's residents have taken advantage of the service. Steve Walensky, public works director for the city of Cassville, said only 13 customers used the online bill pay option in December, and only 24 residents have registered on the website...

The Barry County Health Department continued pushing its wastewater ordinance amendment plan this week, but even if the department goes forward, it would not be in 2014. "We're not ready to move on this new ordinance requiring certification of septic systems for now," said John Starchman, chairman of the Barry County Health Department board of trustees. "It will be at least another year."...

Dusty Reid, 20-year employee of Missouri State Parks and superintendent of Roaring River State Park, was recently named director of facilities and operations for the Cassville R-4 School District. Reid said he applied for the position after his family moved from living at the park to living in the city of Cassville, and he felt the position was a good opportunity...

Voters who live in the Cassville R-4 School District will have a decision to make on April 8, as the district has approved a $4 million bond issue to present to voters. Richard Asbill, superintendent of the district, said the bond issue is unlike any other the school has presented to voters, as it will fund a hodgepodge of projects, instead of focusing on just one thing...