Stories from Monday, November 1, 2021

CHARLESTON, Mo. — Two Illinois men face multiple drug, theft and weapons charges after one of them also stole a law enforcement vehicle and led officers on a pursuit to Illinois. Charleston Department of Public Safety Director Robert Hearnes said around 2:30 p.m. Oct. 28, Charleston DPS received information there may be a stolen vehicle on the parking lot of the Flying J Truck Stop. The information received also indicated that the occupants were armed...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — The public’s help is sought in locating a felon who fled from custody Friday afternoon. At 4:45 p.m. Friday, George Jones escaped custody from the New Madrid County Sheriff’s Department while turning himself in after being on furlough, the Department reported in a news release. ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. — A Charleston man and two juveniles face charges following a shooting that injured two people Friday in Charleston. Darrick Irvin, 22, of Charleston is charged with first degree assault, armed criminal action, unlawful use of a weapon, resisting arrest and possession of stolen property. He is currently in custody at the Mississippi County Jail...

MOREHOUSE, Mo. — Jerry Lee Hailey Jr., 53, formerly of Charleston, Missouri, died Oct. 30, 2021, at his home in Morehouse. Arrangements are incomplete at McMikle Funeral Home in Charleston.


SIKESTON — Sara Jane “Sally” Ahlvin, nee Hawkins, age 93, of Sikeston, passed away Wednesday morning, Oct. 27, 2021, in O’Fallon, Illinois, at the home of her son, Paul, under the compassionate care of her children and VITAS Healthcare. Sally was a resident of Sikeston since 1971, where her husband, the late Dr. ...