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BLOOMFIELD — A former deputy clerk filed suit Tuesday morning against Stoddard County and her former boss for wrongfully terminating her for questioning irregularities in the April 2 municipal election. Cape Girardeau attorney, Laura Clubb, filed the suit at 10:19 a.m. in Stoddard County Circuit Court on behalf of her whistle-blower client, Ginger McCoy...

The slow death of Stoddard County Progressive Industries continued Thursday night, as the Senate Bill 40 board voted to go to court to force an eviction of the group from current location. SB40, the funding arm for programs that support Stoddard County disabled residents, also voted down a request from Progressive Industries for additional equipment and took no action on a new contract with the group...

T.S. Hill Middle School in Dexter held its honors program and several students earned awards. Sixth Grade Seventh Grade Eighth Grade Family and Consumer Science Food and Nutrition Peyton Boles Grant Ayers Kaden Bias Peyton Boles Kinleigh Chappell Shelby Dawson...

During their tenure the Richland yearbook staff has earned over 150 national and state awards. The yearbook they helped produce their freshman through junior years has been named one the top yearbooks in the country by Jostens. They will find out later this year if their senior yearbook will make it four for four...

The Kennett Police Department has issued an Endangered SILVER Advisory for a missing adult incident that occurred on South Everett Street in Kennett, Mo. at 2:30 p.m. on May 14. Kerry Wayne Thomas is described as a white male, age 66, height 5-5, 180 pounds, gray hair, blue eyes. ...

The Dexter Board of Aldermen is expected to approve an “inflated” $12.2 million operating budget at its upcoming June 3 meeting. City Administrator Mark Stidham said the budget is inflated by about $2 million because he budgeted $1.3 million in possible federal grant money for airport improvements and about $700,000 in possible grant funding for the city’s walking trail...

The Bearcat Event Center was filled to capacity Friday evening as the 131 members of the Dexter High School Class of 2019 received their diplomas. Emotions seesawed between laughter and tears. The graduates entered the event center walking between rows of school teachers, administration and school board. The teachers and graduates had a last opportunity to say goodbye as high fives, hand shakes, hugs and tears were shared...

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Stoddard County commissioners were presented with preliminary jail plans Monday morning by approved architect, Shawn Harding of HMN Architects in Kansas. “What I brought you today is a culmination of what Dale (Rogers) started and what we took over from Dale and tightened up,” Harding said. “I think we got a plan that works. I think we have kept in mind the dollar amount we talked about originally. We made a couple changes and have identified some areas we could simplify construction.”...

The Stoddard County Emergency Management Agency will be able to partner with a military exercise this summer to fulfill a state requirement. According to Stoddard County EMA Director Kent Polsgrove, a full scale exercise will be held in Sikeston June 10 to set up the mobile hospital’s main pod and two legs acquired from Missouri Delta Hospital...