Stories from Thursday, May 19, 2016

Ruth "Marybelle" Shank, 93, of Mt. Vernon, died at 6:15 p.m. Monday, May 16, at Lawrence County Manor in Mt. Vernon. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 21, at Fossett-Mosher Funeral Home in Mt. Vernon. Burial will follow at the Mt. Vernon City Cemetery...

Two people were injured in a two-vehicle collision at Highway 60 and Eisenhower at about 5:35 p.m. on Thursday in Monett. According to the Monett Police report, Eleanor Hanson, 79, of Aurora, was driving a 2000 Ford F-150 pickup west on Highway 60 when she ran a red light at Eisenhower. A 2003 Honda Pilot SUV, driven south by Tracy Archer, 55, of rural Monett, was turning into the eastbound lane of Highway 60 at that time and was struck in the intersection by Hanson's pickup...