Ben Godwin, Director of the Stoddard County Health Center, has confirmed 10 new cases of COVID-19 and 12 recoveries. The county now sits at 2,945 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 77 active, 2,807 recovered and 61 deaths. Broken down by age group the cases are 0 to 19 – 400 cases, 20 to 29 – 388 cases, 30 to 39 – 386 cases, 40 to 49 – 455 cases, 50 to 59 – 388 cases, 60 to 69 – 403 cases, 70 to 79 – 306 cases and 80-plus – 216 cases. ...

PUXICO, MO - The U.S. Department of Agriculture Animal and Plant Inspection and Health Service (APHIS) will be conducting a multiple-day aerial operation to control feral hogs on Mingo National Wildlife Refuge between February 9 and February 13, 2021. ...

SoutheastHealth Hospital Auxiliary member Frieda Young is now 100 years young. She recently celebrated her milestone birthday at Hickory Log in Dexter with her family and friends. “It feels wonderful to have them all home again,” said Young during her party. “I have a good bunch of kids and grandkids.”...

The Dexter School Board moved quickly through a light agenda at its January meeting. The board was able to view testing results from Southwest Elementary. The kindergarten OLSAT, which is the district’s IQ test, has been completed. The mid year Aimsweb screening has been completed as well. The Aimsweb screens the students on math and reading skills...

BLOOMFIELD — Two businesses who mistakenly received payroll reimbursement through the Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act have returned those funds totaling over $11,000 to the county. Presiding Commissioner Danny Talkington said in a previous meeting that any money received would be used to refund businesses who submitted their paperwork by the Nov. 30 deadline and who have not received any CARES Act funds...