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The show will go on, but in a different format. The 18 FORE Life Banquet and the Ben Kruse 18 FORE Life Golf Tournament will take place on June 5 and 6. Organization co-founder Scott Kruse said the banquet will take place in a virtual format this year amid the COVID-19 pandemic...

Ben Godwin, Director of the Stoddard County Health Center, has confirmed a resident at Crowley Ridge Care Center has recovered from COVID-19. Godwin said the patient received a second negative COVID result and is now recovered. Stoddard County remains at 76 cases of COVID-19 with 42 active cases, 29 recoveries and five deaths. ...

The Director of the Stoddard County Health Center, Ben Godwin, has confirmed two more cases of COVID-19 in the county. This brings the total number of cases to 76 in the county with 43 active, 28 recoveries and five deaths. Godwin said the two new cases are not related to the nursing home outbreak...

A $100,000 cash only bond has been issued for the suspect in a series of incidents Sunday that include gunshots, and a high speed chase in a vehicle stolen from a mortuary. Jaquise Arictea Hamblin, 20, of St. Louis was captured at 8:40 a.m. Monday by officers, who had received a tip from a concerned citizen. He was riding a bicycle in the mini park area on Harper Street at the time, according to information released Tuesday by Chief Danny Whiteley...

Seven people died in traffic crashes and boating accidents over the 2020 Memorial Day weekend, including one in the Troop E area. The counting period included over 300 traffic crashes, and ran from 6 p.m., Friday, May 22, through 11:59 p.m., Monday, May 25. Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers investigated the following over the 2020 Memorial Day holiday weekend, according to a press release:...

Ben Godwin, Director of the Stoddard County Health Center, has confirmed the 5th COVID-19 related death in Stoddard County. Godwin said the patient was a case related to the nursing home outbreak and had been hospitalized.

Gabriel Bolt, a student at Richland Schools, was the Dexter Elks Lodge Americanism Essay 5th and 6th grade division I contest winner and the Elks district contest winner. Bolt’s essay was sent on to the state competition. The theme for this years contest was “Freedom of Speech and What it Means to me”. Bolt’s essay can be read below:...

Stoddard County Warranty Deeds County Recorder Kay Asbell May 11-15, 2020 • Terry Rowland and Martha Rowland to Hyatt Logan Hairston and Heather Tidwell. Section 18 Township 25 Range 10. • Gill Family Properties vs. Shut the Front Door. SEC 23 TWP 25 R 10...

The Stoddard County SB40 board returned from a COVID-19-caused hiatus to work through a short agenda Thursday evening. Both the Stoddard county Sheltered Workshop and Stoddard County ARC delivered reports to the board. Stoddard County Sheltered Workshop...

The Dexter School Board agreed to a contract with a new food service management company for its breakfast and lunch programs and renewed its SRO contract with the city. New food service contract The district received seven bids from six companies for the food service management contract. ...

Five new cases of the COVID-19 virus were reported in Stoddard County over the holiday weekend, all resulting from a gathering at a Malden church a little over a week ago, according to Stoddard County Presiding Commissioner Danny Talkington. Talkington reported during Tuesday’s weekly conference call that three positive cases were reported Saturday, one Sunday and one Monday in the county. Three cases are in Dexter and two in Bernie...

BLOOMFIELD — The courts of the 35th Judicial Circuit, including Stoddard County, will begin reopening and conducting more in-person proceedings after Memorial Day. No administrative order has been issued by Presiding Circuit Judge Robert Mayer directing the courts to reopen; however, he recently sent a memorandum to attorneys practicing in the circuit regarding court operations and a notice to the Supreme Court...

Stoddard County Health Center Director Ben Godwin has confirmed five new cases of COVID-19 in Stoddard County. This brings the county to 74 total cases with 42 active, 28 recovered and four deaths. Godwin said the five new cases are not related to the nursing home situation...

Ben Godwin, Director of the Stoddard County Health Center, has confirmed the fourth COVID-19 related death in Stoddard County. Godwin said the patient was one of the original cases at the Crowley Ridge Care Center.

Stoddard County Clerk Cecil Weeks has moved two polling locations for the June 2 election. The first change affects voters in rural Dexter and Pyle. The polling location is usually at the Sacred Heart Parish Center in Dexter. However, the Diocese of Springfield-Cape Girardeau has closed the facility to all events except humanitarian efforts, such as blood drives...

BLOOMFIELD — The courts of the 35th Judicial Circuit, including Stoddard County, will begin reopening and conducting more in-person proceedings after Memorial Day. No administrative order has been issued by Presiding Circuit Judge Robert Mayer directing the courts to reopen; however, he recently sent a memorandum to attorneys practicing in the circuit regarding court operations and a notice to the Supreme Court...

In a special Dexter City Board meeting held at the Parks and Recreation gym, the board voted to implement a surcharge on the monthly sanitation bills. This is being done due to the inability to recycle due to the closure of the Sheltered Workshop caused by COVID-19. ...

The Puxico City Board of Aldermen have reopened the City building and parks as of May 22, 2020. In making this decision, the board asked that everyone who uses the parks, the library, city hall and the museum take all the safety precautions, including social distancing, that are recommended by health officials during this COVID-19 pandemic...

The Stoddard County Health Center has confirmed one new case of COVID-19 Friday morning. This brings Stoddard County to 69 confirmed COVID-19 cases. Ben Godwin, director of the Stoddard County Health Center, said another resident at Crowley Ridge Care Center tested positive after another round of testing. The county is now at 69 cases with 38 active, 28 recovered and three deaths...

The Stoddard County Health Center has confirmed the third death related to COVID-19 outbreak in Crowley Ridge Care Center. Health center director, Ben Godwin, said the patient passed away about 3 a.m. Thursday in the nursing home. An additional resident in the nursing has tested positive for COVID-19 bringing the county's total to 67 cases with 37 active cases. There are now 26 residents in the nursing home and eight staff members that have tested positive...

The Stoddard County Health Center confirmed two additional cases of COVID-19 Thursday afternoon. This brings Stoddard County to 68 confirmed COVID-19 cases. The two new cases included one related to the nursing home outbreak and one outside the facility...

Missouri Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft delivered social distancing and sanitation supplies to Stoddard County Clerk Cecil Weeks Wednesday afternoon. Among the supplies were masks, face shields, hand sanitizer and markers to place on the floor for social distancing...

ST. LOUIS, Missouri – The Missouri Journalism Education Association is pleased to announce that Richland R-1 School sophomore Dacie Ritch has been named to the 2020 Missouri Journalism Education Association All-State Journalism Team. The purpose of the All-State Journalism Team is to recognize those students who have proven...

The Stoddard County Health Center has confirmed the 66th case of COVID-19 in the county. The newest case is not related to the outbreak at the nursing home. There are now 36 active cases in the county with 28 recoveries and two deaths. Broken down by age group the cases are 0 to 19 – three cases, 20 to 29 – seven cases, 30 to 39 – seven cases, 40 to 49 – 11 cases, 50 to 59 – four cases, 60 to 69 – 10 cases, 70 to 79 – seven cases and 80-plus – 17 cases...