Stories from Friday, July 15, 2022

WAPPAPELLO — An 82-year-old man was killed Thursday afternoon in a one-vehicle accident, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. William S. Cade, 82, of Wappapello was operating a 1997 GMC Sonoma truck southbound on Highway T in Wappapello at 12:40 p.m. Thursday when it ran off the left side of the road, struck a culvert and overturned...

Highway T will be reduced to one-lane for nearly two months as the Missouri Department of Transportation begins a $3.38 million improvement project. Officials say the average traffic for the road this year has been about 4,200 vehicles per day. The work is slated to begin July 28, with completion expected Sept. 23, according to MoDOT...

HILLSBORO, Mo. — A Jefferson County jury has found a man accused of shooting a Carter County deputy and other members of law enforcement guilty on eight charges, officials said Friday. The trial of James D. Cummings saw multiple changes of venue since the Van Buren man was first arrested in 2019...

Evelyn Sheets, 78, of Poplar Bluff, formerly of Williamsville, died Wednesday, July 13. Visitation is at noon, Sunday, July 17 at Ruegg Funeral Home, Williamsville Chapel. Funeral service is at 1 p.m., also in the Williamsville Chapel. Burial is in Chapel Hill Cemetery, Williamsville...

John E. Sanders Jr., 77, of Imperial passed away peacefully at home July 14, 2022 with his family by his side. John was born on Sept. 20, 1944, in Compton, California to the late John and Elizabeth (Elder) Sanders, Sr. He grew up in Poplar Bluff, Missouri and graduated from Poplar Bluff High School in 1962. ...

Chief Danny Whiteley said a pedestrian was struck by a dump truck shortly before noon Friday on the campus of Three Rivers College. The pedestrian was transported by ambulance to an area hospital with what Whiteley said were, “serious but not critical injuries.”...

“It was a lot of fun! I liked learning the dance and playing the Gingerbread Girl,” said theatre camp student Sydney Delay. Students from several area schools participated in this year’s Three Rivers College Children’s Theatre Drama Camp. The drama camp gives students a week of theatre instruction and the opportunity to learn and mingle with students from schools other than their own...

Twin Rivers School District will utilize an online program to provide dual credit courses to students in the coming year. The program has been used previously by the district for Spanish classes, according to discussion Thursday by the Board of Education. The school’s cost for the program will be $200 per student. The courses will be monitored by an in-room substitute...

Sherman Cade, 82, of Wappapello, Missouri, died Thursday, July 14, 2022 in a motor vehicle accident. Mr. Cade was born Sept. 13, 1939, in Butler County, Missouri. He was the son of the late Pearl (Cornell) and Frank Cade. Sherman was a retired truck driver. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, and restoring classic cars...

Roger Ardee Simpson, 77, of Poplar Bluff, Missouri passed away Friday, July 15, 2022, at Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center. Roger was born Oct. 19, 1944, to Lonnie and Gertrude (Anderson) Simpson in Flint, Michigan. Roger was a talented carpenter and craftsman. He owned a Harley Davidson motorcycle that he enjoyed riding. He liked to watch sports, especially anything involving baseball, football, or racing...

Linda Wren Broderick (Brookreson), 85, died on Monday, July 11, 2022. There were visitations at Charlet Funeral Home, Inc. in Zachary, Louisiana Thursday, July 14, 2022 and Friday, July 15, 2022 at the Jackson Methodist Church in Jackson, Louisiana until funeral services at 11 a.m., conducted by Rev. Chris Curry. Burial was at Masonic Cemetery in Clinton, Louisiana...