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Stoddard County confirms five more cases of COVID-19; releases breakdown by communityBen Godwin, Director of the Stoddard County Health Department, has confirmed five new cases of COVID-19 and five recoveries on Friday. Stoddard County now sits at 226 confirmed cases with 30 active, 187 recoveries and nine deaths. All current cases are outside of the nursing home...
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Butler County sees new single-day high for positive COVID-19 casesButler County saw a new COVID-19 single-day record Thursday as 25 new positive cases were recorded. Butler County Health Department officials announced 13 new cases Thursday morning and an additional 12 in the afternoon. The county’s previous single-day record for positive cases came Monday, when 14 were counted... -
Stoddard County confirms three new cases of COVID-19 and five recoveriesBen Godwin, Director of the Stoddard County Health Department, has confirmed three new cases of COVID-19 and five recoveries on Thursday. Stoddard County now sits at 221 confirmed cases with 25 active, 187 recoveries and nine deaths. Broken down by age group the cases are 0 to 19 – 21 cases, 20 to 29 – 36 cases, 30 to 39 – 29 cases, 40 to 49 – 26 cases, 50 to 59 – 38 cases, 60 to 69 – 1 cases, 70 to 79 – 20 cases and 80-plus – 20 cases. ...
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Wayne County man convicted in shooting death of landlord (8/6/20)GREENVILLE — A Wayne County jury deliberated nearly six hours Wednesday in convicting a Greenville man of the 2017 shooting death of his landlord. After hearing from about eight witnesses over a day and a half, the jury found Joshua Lawrence Oldham guilty of the Class A felony of first-degree murder and the unclassified felony of armed criminal action... -
Mary Ruth Boone - Retired music educator not slowing down (8/6/20)“Slow down?” Mary Ruth Boone of Dexter repeats the question. “Probably not,” she replies with a laugh. “If I do that, then I’d have time to sit and worry, and I don’t even want to go there!” Boone retired in 2011 after 30 years in the field of music education—most of those years spent in the Dexter Public Schools... -
Stoddard County County confirms one new case of COVID-19 (8/5/20)Ben Godwin, Director of the Stoddard County Health Department, has confirmed one new case of COVID-19 Wednesday afternoon. The county now stands at 218 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 27 active cases. 182 recoveries and nine deaths.
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Puxico Board reviews sewer project; receives update on delinquent taxes (8/5/20)The Puxico Board of Aldermen heard a report on the sewer improvement project and an update on the delinquent taxes in the city at its July meeting. Maintenance Supervisor David Hawthorne delivered the maintenance department’s report on the sewer improvement project. ...
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Stoddard County Court Records for the week of August 5 (8/5/20)Stoddard County Warranty Deeds County Recorder Kay Asbell July 20-24, 2020 • William W. Lane and Diane M. Lane to Sidney Taylor Leroux. Willis Second Addition Essex Block 4 Lots 5-6. • Alvin Smyth and Alvin Smyth Jr. to Hubert Neeley and Teresa Neeley. Original Town Dexter Block 1 Lot 6...
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Martha Jean Stafford (8/5/20)Martha Jean Stafford, 94, born in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, passed away on August 1, 2020. Graveside...
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Dorothy Lee Compton (8/5/20)Dorothy Lee Compton of Dexter, daughter of late Hubert William Hudgens and Ruby Emma Sadler...
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