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A public health warning was issued last week by the Gov. Mike Parson. It establishes three categories for counties, based on their positivity rate and number of cases per 100,000 residents. Counties must meet both criteria before falling into the category...

BLOOMFIELD — The Stoddard County Commission awarded $675,184.96 in Coronovirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act money last week. The state of Missouri awarded the county $3,405,212 in CARES funds, and $2,316,121.43 has been spent so far...

Ben Godwin, the director of the Stoddard County Health Center , confirmed three COVID-19 related deaths in the county Tuesday afternoon. Godwin said two cases were related to the nursing home outbreak and one outside the outbreak. Godwin also confirmed 29 new cases of COVID-19 and 68 recoveries...

The Dexter School Board took three policy updates under consideration at its November meeting. Under the first new policy, the Dexter School District will work to assess the educational needs of students whose native or home language is not English. Once identified, the district will provide appropriate programs to address the needs of that student...

Ben Godwin, the director of the Stoddard County Health Center, confirmed two COVID-19 related deaths in the county over the weekend. Godwin said neither case was related to the nursing home outbreak. Stoddard County now sits at 34 COVID-19 related deaths...

Twenty years after her conversation with the foster child who asked if he could have a cookie for Santa—’just in case Santa knows where I am’—Janet Moore of Dexter continues to coordinate the effort to bring Christmas to Stoddard County foster children and the families who love them...

“My brother and I always thought we would open an auto repair shop together,” smiles Troy Martinez of Dexter. “As kids, we were always tinkering with our bikes; then, as we got older, we moved on to cars. So, this business really is my dream come true. The fact that I am in a place so steeped in Dexter tradition, makes it totally awesome, and maybe will even bring me a little extra good luck.”...

The 12th Annual Dexter Christmas Reading is going virtual amid concerns over the rising number of COVID-19 cases. The event will be broadcast from inside the chapel at Mathis Funeral Home on Saturday, Nov. 28. Event founder/organizer Greg Mathis said he made the decision because it just wasn’t worth the risk...

BLOOMFIELD — The Stoddard County Commission approved $223,526.71 in Coronovirus Aid Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act payments to businesses and government entities last week. Here’s a breakdown of the payments: • BA Promotions and Marketing, LLC, $16,155.60;...

Ben Godwin, the director of the Stoddard County Health Center , confirmed 31 new cases of COVID-19 and 21 recoveries. The county now sits at 2,068 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 339 active, 1692 recoveries and 37 deaths. Broken down by age group the cases are 0 to 19 – 298, 20 to 29 – 274 cases, 30 to 39 – 269 cases, 40 to 49 – 314 cases, 50 to 59 – 275 cases, 60 to 69 – 254 cases, 70 to 79 – 211 cases and 80-plus – 170 cases. ...