Stories from Friday, July 20, 2018

CARUTHERSVILLE, Mo. — Police are investigating the late Thursday shooting death of a Caruthersville woman. About 11 p.m. Thursday, officers with the Caruthersville Police Department responded to a report of shots being fired, according to a news release from Police Chief Tony Jones. Shortly after officers’ arrival, Caruthersville Police received a report of a woman lying in the roadway near 7th Street and Walker Avenue...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. — An Arkansas man was killed after his vehicle overturned Thursday in New Madrid County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 3:28 p.m. on Highway 162 east of Portageville, as the eastbound freight liner operated by Richard T. Johnson, 38, of Lepanto, Ark., traveled off the left side of the road and overturned...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — Three persons are charged in the kidnapping, robbery and murder of Larry Weaver. Two blamed the Pittsburg, Kansas, man’s death on Ronnie Carl Robinson. Robinson, in turn, testified it was his wife’s brother, Larenzle Coleman, who was responsible for the death...

I’ve been trying my best when I fill out my food stamp application. I have a five-day interview. I’ve been calling and calling and calling, day and night, day and night, and they keep saying after asking a question, “why don’t you call again tomorrow?” or the next day. I’ve called and called and called. I even went up to the food stamp company to find out what’s going on. I finally got one lady to call me back and she said she remembered by family and she would call back at 2:30. I waited until about 5:30 for her to call. I’d like to know what’s going on.

For years, we in Southeast Missouri have watched jobs, businesses and factories flee across our state’s border to neighboring states that offer freedom to work. Now, we the people have a chance to turn things around by supporting Prop A on Aug. 7. All of Missouri’s neighboring states with the exception of Illinois are freedom-to-work states. ...

SIKESTON — Haven’t got your tickets yet for the Jaycee Bootheel Rodeo? You might want to make that purchase now. According to Ross Merideth, general chairman for this year’s Aug. 8-11 event, tickets are selling fast. “Overall sales are up and we are excited about that,” said Merideth. “We are looking at close to a 10 percent increase over sales compared to this time last year.”...

SIKESTON — Students who attend Sikeston R-6 elementary schools and the alternative school have the option to receive free breakfasts and lunches in the new school year. According to district officials, all students who attend the Kindergarten Center (including prekindergarten), Lee Hunter Elementary, Matthews Elementary, Southeast Elementary and the Sikeston Alternative School can eat breakfast and lunch at no charge throughout the 2018-2019 school year, which begins Aug. 15...

BAY ST. LOUIS, Miss. — Raymond “Lynn” Sauceda, 50, died at 5 a.m. July 18, 2018. Born Dec. 25, 1967, in Sikeston, Mo., son of the late Raymond Sauceda and Susan Cooper, he had been a cook for Trepanis and was a veteran of the U.S. Navy. Survivors include: his stepfather, Joe (Shelly) Casanova of Baton Rouge, La.; his stepmother, Dianne Rodriguez of Sikeston; one son, Sean Sauceda of Sikeston; two daughters, Jasmine Sauceda and Suzanne Sauceda of Sikeston; two brothers, Mark (Patriece) Casanova of Pass Christian and Roger (Shannon) Turner of Sikeston; two sisters, Heather (Randy) Jones of Pass Christian and Denise (Jay) Bennet of Dexter, Mo.; and five grandchildren.. ...

CHAFFEE, Mo. — Charles W. Vickery Jr., 87, died July 19, 2018, at Southeast Health in Cape Girardeau. Born Oct. 16, 1930, in Chaffee, son of the late Charles William Sr. and Hattie Pearl Parmeley Vickery, he was a retired brakeman/conductor for Frisco Railroad-Burlington Northern in Chaffee for over 42 years. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in Chaffee, Chaffee Elks Lodge 1810 and the Chaffee Masonic Lodge 615...

DANDRIDGE, Tenn. — Catherine Margaret Ashley died July 9, 2018, at her home surrounded in love by the most important thing in her life, family. Born July 1, 1949, she was preceded in death by her mother Margaret Weston Wolfe; father John Cathey Wolfe; and her brother Donnie Wolfe...