Stories from Tuesday, May 8, 2012

Mack Creed Jones, son of the late Elmer Louis Jones and Emma Louise McAllister Jones, of Malden, was born Aug. 17, 1953, in Gideon, Mo., and died May 5, 2012, in the Piggott Community Hospital in Piggott, Ark., at the age of 57. He had been a car salesman for approximately 35 years, with 11 years at Glen Sain of Kennett. ...

Rita L. Williams, daughter of Marjorie Griffin of Killeen, Texas and the late Leslie H. Campbell, was born on Aug. 2, 1950 in Arling-ton, Ky. and died on May 5, 2012, at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 61. Mrs. Williams was a member of the Bernie Christian Church and a resident of Bloomfield...

KANSAS CITY, Mo. - It is not known how a two-year-old from Essex exited a Kansas City, Mo. motel room in the early morning hours of Sunday. The child was killed around 2:30 a.m. along a stretch Blue Parkway, which is a four-lane divided highway in the city...

BLOOMFIELD, Mo. - County Juvenile Detention Center Superintendent Dennis Fowler reported that several surrounding counties are placing detainees in the center and the center is in a position to serve a larger area if the need arises. Fowler made his report at the regular commission meeting Monday morning...

CATRON, Mo. - One is dead and another in custody following a shooting near Catron in Stoddard County early Saturday morning. Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner reports the shooting happened shortly after 5 a.m. Saturday, May 5. The victim, 20-year-old Patrick Goforth, reportedly died from a single gunshot wound to the head...

Although the 2012 Relay for Life was short of reaching its projected goal, Chairpersons Jennifer Hartlein and Belinda Worley are far from disappointed with the results. "In these economic times," said Worley Monday, "we are so grateful for every dollar received. We had a fantastic turnout. The weather cooperated, and we had a flawless event."...

It was announced Monday night that Stoddard St. will likely be closed, at least in part, later this week. City Administrator Mark Stidham said the company doing the downtown sewer project will, by Wednesday or Thursday, be ready to cross Stoddard and begin working the other direction. As a result, a portion of the road will have to be closed...