Stories from Thursday, September 14, 2017

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. — A Deering man faces charges following a shooting that injured another man Sunday in Pemiscot County. 
Joseph O. Mooney, 17, is charged with first degree assault, armed criminal action and unlawful use of a firearm.
According to Pemiscot County Sheriff Tommy Greenwell, the shooting occurred at 39 Second St. ...

There is only one month away from the 70th National Soybean Festival here in Portageville, MO! Kicking off things will be the Fifth Annual Soybean Shuffle 5K Run/Walk sponsored by SRG Global, Portageville. All proceeds will be distributed back into our community with the Toys for Tots And Food Drive. For information, you can email CaBrinna Crafton at ccrafton@srgglobal.com if you would like a registration form, or pick one up at the front office of SRG Global at 101 Meatte Ave Portageville...

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Transportation today launched a statewide survey to solicit public input about the vision for the state’s transportation priorities. The Long Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) is a federally required process that sets the state’s 25-year vision for transportation...

JONESBORO – Enrollment for Arkansas State University reached another milestone for head count at 14,125 thanks to a record number of graduate students, concurrent high school students and the opening of Campus Queretaro in Mexico. While the 14,125 exceeds last year’s 14,085, the number of students in two important components – international first-time undergraduates and first-time domestic undergraduates – was down, resulting in a lower full-time equivalency (FTE) enrollment for A-State...

This week I want to consider another question in our series, “Jesus is Enough.” Is Jesus enough when friends forsake you? Job had three friends to come and visit him. They were not much of a comfort at all. The first thing they did was to sit and look at him for seven days. They looked like vultures perched on the bed post just looking at him. Job needed comfort but when they finally do speak to Job they don't comfort, they criticize him...

The Piggott Mohawks sent a clear message to future opponents Friday night at the Vic Reaves Athletic Field in Portageville, throttling the Bulldogs 66-8. The Tribe scored early and often in the romp, dominating both sides of the football. Junior Gunner Shaw turned in an outstanding contest for the Mohawks, rushing for 153 yards on seven carries and scoring three touchdowns in the process. ...

WARDELL, Mo. - The undefeated North Pemiscot Mustangs varsity volleyball team finally received the test it was looking for from the Senath-Hornersville Lions last Thursday night. Senath-Hornersville dropped the first set 20-25 but managed to take the second set 25-19 and become only the second team this season to force a third set against North Pemiscot...

Over the past month, farmers across southeast and south central Missouri have let me into their day to day lives, opening up their homes – and their barns – sharing the issues they struggle with and talking about what I can do to help.    During last year’s focus on farms, the biggest concern I heard about was government overreach and regulations. ...

On August 12, 2017 God took his fallen soldier, 68-year-old Ray Douglas Brown, ISG retired, to his heavenly home. Ray was born January 10, 1949 in Portageville to Mary Lee Jones and Roland Brown, Sr. Preceding him in death were his grandmother, Mary Bennett; his father, Roland Brown, Sr.; his mother, Mary Lee Jones; and a brother, Roland Brown, Jr...

Missie Olene Cochran was born February 7, 1936 in Tennessee to George Odle and Ester Shanns. She passed away Friday, September 8, 2017 in Baptist Health Medical Center of Little Rock, Ark., at the age of 81 years. Our loving and wonderful mother, Olene Cochran passed from this world into Glory with Jesus. ...

Vera Scherer, 94, of Portageville, was born October 28,1922, in Portageville, to Barney Scherer and Mary Eftink Scherer, and departed this life September 6, 2017 at St. Andrew's at Francis Place in Eureka, Mo. Vera was known for her carmel pies, rose garden, card playing and her quilting. She and her sister, Georgia, were businesswomen and owned L & S Hardware and Lester Furniture Company in Portageville for many years. She was a member of St. Eustachius Catholic Church...

Visitation for Edna Deere will be held from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m. Friday, September 15, 2017 at the First United Methodist Church in Portageville. Funeral services will immediately follow. A detailed obituary will be published next week.

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Workers pour and smooth cement to create a new road Wednesday south of Casey's General Store in Charleston.

SIKESTON -- For thousands of years, Mississippian Native Americans lived in this place we call home. In the middle of a hostile swamp environment, the Indians built mud mounds, made arrowheads for tools and planted small gardens. Among the snakes which lived in the swamp, there was an abundance of deer, raccoon and beaver which provided meat and clothes to those who made a home where we now make a home. This is part of each of us because it is a small part of our history...

SIKESTON -- The Missouri State Highway Patrol reminds drivers to expect heavier farm machinery traffic--especially on rural highways--as farmers harvest their crops. Farmers and motorists are encouraged to share the road in a safe, courteous manner. Please obey all traffic laws and remain vigilant...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Calvin Morgan passed away Sept. 12, 2017, at his home in New Madrid at the age of 83 years. He was born June 11, 1934, to the late Bob and Fronie Lee Morgan in Matthews. On Jan. 17, 1952, in New Madrid, he married Emma Lou McDaniel, who survives of the home...

PARMA, Mo. -- Audrey Marcella Pulling, 96, died Sept. 14, 2017, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Born July 11, 1921, near Essex, daughter of the late Otto and Edna Ruth Zile Coffey, she had lived in Essex until 1959 when she moved to Parma. She had been a member of the First Baptist Church in Parma where she had taught training union, was Sunday school director, adult director for and a member of the W.M.U at the church. ...

SIKESTON -- Henrietta Foster, 91, died Sept. 13, 1917, at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau. Born Sept. 13, 1926, in Blodgett, to the late Annie Whitt Stanley, she was a member of Vanduser Church of God, had worked at the Hat Factory in Oran and the White Elephant in Sikeston before retiring...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- Janet Linda Schnaath, 80, died Sept. 14, 2017, at New Madrid Living Center in New Madrid. Born Aug. 9, 1937, in St. Louis, to the late William Weinreich and Ida Sieveking Weinreich, she was of the ELCA Lutheran belief. Her husband, Earl Schnaath, preceded her in death on Dec. 21, 2005...

PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- Anne Elizabeth Austine Wright, 83, formerly of Charleston, died Sept. 14, 2017, at The Estates of Perryville Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born Jan. 25, 1934, at Hayti, to the late William C. and Essie Dotson Austin, she had lived in Charleston most of her life, later moving to Cape Girardeau and then Perryville. She had attended the Church of Christ and had been employed with the Brown Shoe Co. and Gates Rubber Co. in Charleston until her retirement...