Stories from Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Registration for Dexter’s Heartland Football League tackle football team has begun. The team is open to youths ages 10-12. The entry fee is $75, and the entry deadline is Aug. 6. For more information, call the Dexter Parks and Recreation office at 624-8244 or visit dexterpark-rec.com to register online...

Voters are heading to the polls today for the August Primary election. Dexter Wards I, II, III, Dexter Rural and Pyle are voting at the Bearcat Event Center. Anyone having difficulty leaving their vehicle to enter the building can pull up to the curb in front of the building and call the number on the signs outside the Event Center and request curbside voting. ...

A 12-year-old Parma resident was seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash at 12:20 p.m. Monday, Aug. 3, on Highway Z, 10 miles east of Bernie. According to the report, a 16-year-old Catron resident was operating a 2009 Ford Focus eastbound when it ran off the road and overturned...

Ben Godwin, Director of the Stoddard County Health Department, has confirmed eight new cases of COVID-19 today along with two recoveries. The county now stands at 217 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 26 active cases. 182 recoveries and nine deaths.

The unofficial Stoddard County results of the August Primary are in and Stoddard County has selected a new coroner in Brent Stidham. Stidham held off Don Seymore by a count of 3,510 votes to 2,708. Stoddard County Sheriff Carl Hefner defeated challenger Tim McCoy 4,852 votes to 1,650. Both Steve Jordan and Carol Jarrell retained the Commissioner District I and II seats respectively...