Frieda Young has celebrated another milestone in her life. She is now 101 years young. “When you get as old as I am, that word (celebrate) you don’t even know what it means,” laughed Young when asked if she celebrated her birthday. Young lives a quiet life in her Dexter home with her Pomeranian, Tadd. Her daughter, Mariedda Atherton, lives nearby and sees to her mom’s needs...

The John J. Pershing VA Medical center is holding weekly vaccination clinics, both for walk in and scheduled patients, at its locations in Poplar Bluff and across southern Missouri and northeastern Arkansas. Flu, COVID and booster vaccines will be available at the clinics, according to staff...

Stoddard County Presiding Commissioner Danny Talkington explained the reasons why the county’s projected expenses will be more than its projected revenue and how those expenses will be paid. In the proposed budget released during the Jan. 3 commission meeting, the county estimated $23,410,906 in total expenses for 2022 and $18,516,080 in total revenue...