Stories from Wednesday, June 7, 2017

Congratulations SEMO War Eagles!!! They went undefeated for the Thunder Bayou tournament held this weekend in Blytheville. On Sunday, they beat Kennett 7-4 in the semi finals and beat Tomahawks 5-0 for the championship. -submitted photo

EMINENCE, MO – Representatives of the United States Mint (Mint) and the National Park Service today celebrated the release of the America the Beautiful Quarters® Program Coin honoring Ozark National Scenic Riverways in Missouri. The quarter’s reverse design depicts Alley Mill, a steel roller mill built in 1894. This merchant mill...

LILBOURN, Mo - The Missouri State Highway Patrol, Charleston Outreach Center and Lincoln University Cooperative Center joined hands at the elementary school in Lilbourn last Saturday for community outreach. Sgt. Clark Parrott of the Missouri State Highway Patrol said that several members of the patrol there for a slow pitch softball tournament and to reach out to the public. The theme of this inaugural event was "Stepping up to Strike Out Violence."...

NEW MADRID, Mo. — A 19-year-old man was found guilty on five criminal charges in connection with a fatal Sikeston, Missouri, shooting after a jury deliberated for 59 minutes. Tiarrius Gant was found guilty of voluntary manslaughter, two counts of armed criminal action and two counts of unlawful use of a weapon Thursday afternoon for the Dec. 29, 2015, shooting death of Devin Alexander...

Musicians & dance groups are invited to participate in the upcoming BOOTHEEL'S GOT TALENT SHOW, Saturday, June 17th, 5:00 p.m. in Sikeston. The event will be held at the new CBC Community Center located at 119 Trotter Street. Public is invited. The fee for the event is $5.00...

BENTON, Mo. -- A Kewanee man faces felony charges of child molestation in Scott County. Anthony L. "Tony" Kiser, 41, of Kewanee is charged with first-degree child molestation and felony sexual misconduct or attempt involving a child under 15, according to online court records. He is scheduled to be arraigned at 9 a.m. June 21 in the Scott County Associate Division Court...

SIKESTON - Armed with maps showing interstate traffic flow and the history of the community as developing from railroad commerce, Mike Marshall, Sikeston's executive director of Economic Development and Tourism, set out a road map for a growing community in Sikeston...

CHARLESTON, Mo. -- Chief Deputy Branden Caid is now the acting Mississippi County sheriff. While criminal proceedings are underway against Mississippi County Sheriff Cory Hutcheson, Caid will serve as acting sheriff, according to Mississippi County Coroner Terry Parker...

NEW MADRID, Mo. -- A man is facing charges after allegedly shooting out a window of a vehicle. Marcus A. Grandberry, 33, of New Madrid is charged with discharge/shoot firearm at or from a motor vehicle and armed criminal action. Charges were filed May 25 by New Madrid County Prosecuting Attorney Andrew Lawson...

SIKESTON -- A Howardville, Mo., man is accused of stalking a former girlfriend. Refugio Saenz, 45, is charged with the felony of first degree stalking, according to online court records. In the probable cause statement, Sikeston Department of Public Safety Officer Andrew P. Irvin said he was called to a residence on Delta Pine just after 5 p.m. May 24...

With little better to do, I managed to force myself to watch Hillary's Excuse Tour '17 this past week. My gosh, you need a scorecard to track the phony excuses this woman is trying to peddle to the American public. Completely and totally void of accepting any personal responsibility, the former First Lady is trying desperately to become the poster child of victimhood. But as is often the case with one-trick-ponies, her growing collection of excuses is wearing thin...

SIKESTON - Berneice Schuerenberg, 93, died June 3, 2017, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Born April 5, 1924, in Sikeston, the daughter of the late Roy and Mary Zofe Chaney, she was a member of the First Presbyterian Church in Dexter, and had retired after many years as a bookkeeper with the John Deere Dealership in Sikeston...

DEXTER, Mo. -- William Wesley Thompson, 89, died June 7, 2017, at Crowley Ridge Care Center in Dexter. Born Sept. 12, 1927, in Hughes, ARk., son of the late John D. and Nora Thompson, he ad lived in Lawrenceburg, Tenn., before moving to Southeast Missouri. He had lived in the Dexter and Malden areas for more than 60 years and was a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving during World War ll...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- The world lost a little bit of light and love on June 2, 2017, with the passing of Mary Lee Puckett. She was born on May 11, 1928, in St. Louis, Mo., to Claude John and Marie E. Jameson and spent her youth in Sikeston, Mo. Mary Lee had incredible accomplishments in her professional life. ...

CHARLESTON, Mo. - Oddie Alexander Long Sr., 98, died June 1, 2017, at his home. Born April 23, 1919, in Wolf Island, to the late Artie and Ollie Cassell Long, he served in the United States Army during World War II. He was a member of St. Paul Missionary Baptist Church where he was the secretary for many years...