A 1920 photo of the Staytonville Church
Staytonville Methodist Church and Cemetery, located about six miles south of Milford, is in need of support, according to Milford historian Dave Kenton. Located in what is now just a crossroads where Staytonville Road, Memory Lane and Sun Street meet, the small church and cemetery have a rich history that could be lost to future generations without intervention.
“This cemetery was a project in 2006 for the Jonathan Caldwell Chapter of the DAR and several volunteers,” Kenton said. “A new historic marker will be installed at the site of the Methodist Church in the near future, but we are trying to create a Staytonville Cemetery Committee that would halp with the upkeep of the cemetery. I am donating the historic marker replacement sign made of fiberglass which should last about 50 years. What we need is help finding support for the cemetery mowing project which is about $1,000 each year for 12 weeks. There is a contractor who does a great
By Mike Gervais mgnews@monett-times.com
Georges Inc. managers, front row, from left: Robert Testerman, Claudia Bautista, Daphe Goade and Charles Agas. Back row: Lawson Bresette, Katelyn Huges, Jessica Hall and Kenneth Taft, prepare to distribute donations they purchased to three local families in need. Mike Gervais/mgnews@monett-times.com
Locals step up to help families in need during Christmas
Community members gathered at Walk The Line Thrift Store in Monett Dec. 23 to spread some Christmas cheer and help families and individuals in need.
The Southwest Missouri Coalition of Charities and Resources of Southwest Missouri sponsored the event and Walk The Line hosted distribution of donations of clothes, toiletries, groceries, bedding and other necessities that came in from the community.
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The level of nitrate in the waters under parts of the Waimea Plains has long been of concern.
Agricultural and livestock land uses are the primary sources of nitrate contamination in the waters on and under the Waimea Plains, a new report has found. A summary of existing science from catchment management consultant Andrew Fenemor for the Tasman District Council said monthly groundwater data suggested that historic contamination from a piggery that closed in the 1980s has “likely passed and that the nitrate signature in these wells is caused by local and upstream intensive land uses, particularly market gardening”.