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Commissioners announce the hire of new EMA Director; commissioners split on process
(Local News ~ 03/16/21)
BLOOMFIELD — The Stoddard County Commission announced the hiring of Andrew Bohnert, as the county’s new emergency management agency director and floodplain manager. Bohnert was offered the job at a salary of $55,000 per year plus the county’s benefit plan during a March 5 closed session and began work last week...
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COVID-19 cases trending downward in county but caution still advised
(Local News ~ 03/16/21)
By JOSH AYERS Editor Stoddard County continues its downward trend on confirmed cases of COVID-19 but Stoddard County Health Center Director Ben Godwin still advises caution. The county as of Monday afternoon had four confirmed active cases of COVID-19, though Godwin says even though the county is on a downward trend that number is likely higher...
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American Pickers returning to Missouri
(Local News ~ 03/16/21)
SIKESTON — The American Pickers are returning to Missouri in May. Episodes of The History Channel’s hit television series are planned to be filmed throughout Southeast Missouri, according to Maggie Kissinger, associate producer for Cineflix. “We understand that with the proliferation of COVID-19, we are all facing very uncertain times,” Kissinger said in a news release. ...
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Ronald Wade Mays
(Obituary ~ 03/16/21)
Ronald Wade Mays passed away March 8, 2021 at the age of 67. Visitation were conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie, Thursday, March 11, 2021 from 10:00 AM until 12:00 PM. Funeral services will then be conducted at 12:00 Noon in the Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie. Interment will follow in Bernie Cemetery. Mathis Funeral Home is in charge of all arrangements...
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Joe Parris
(Obituary ~ 03/16/21)
Joe Parris 62 of Malden, passed away on March 11, 2021 at Defiance, Mo. Visitation will be conducted on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 from 10:00 a.m. till 12:00 p.m. Funeral services will then be in Mathis Funeral Chapel on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at 12:00 p.m. Interment will follow in Bernie Cemetery...
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Lucas Aaron Cope
(Obituary ~ 03/16/21)
Lucas Aaron Cope, son of James Cope and Denise Woods Cope of Poplar Bluff, Missouri, was born on March 3, 1992 in Poplar Bluff, Missouri, and departed this life on March 11, 2021 in Wappapello, Missouri, at the age of 29 years. A memorial service will be planned at a later date...
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Marsha Dianna Jones
(Obituary ~ 03/16/21)
Marsha Dianna Jones, daughter of the late Paul Treece and Lilly Spencer Treece, was born on December 17, 1956 in St. Louis, Missouri, and departed this life on March 9, 2021 at her residence in Bloomfield, Missouri, at the age of 64 years. No services are currently planned...
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Karen Yvonne Jines
(Obituary ~ 03/16/21)
Karen Yvonne Jines, daughter of Freida Martin Lee of Dexter, Missouri and the late Herbert Lee, was born on January 24, 1949 in Dearborn, Michigan, and departed this life on February 21, 2021 at her residence in Dexter, at the age of 72 years. Mrs. Jines was the former County Director for DAEOC for several years and she later retired from Wal-Mart Pharmacy...
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James Gilbert Woolard
(Obituary ~ 03/16/21)
James Gilbert Woolard, son of the late Frank Woolard and Lois Morgan Woolard, was born on August 19, 1942 in Redd, Missouri and departed this life on March 11, 2021 at his residence in Puxico, Missouri, at the age of 78 years. Mr. Woolard was a veteran of the United States Army, serving from 1964 to 1966, and he was a farmer all his life...
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Stoddard County Court Records for the week of March 17
(Court News ~ 03/16/21)
Stoddard County Warranty Deeds County Recorder Kay Asbell 03/01/21 to 03/05/21 • Herbert E. Davis and Kathryn M. Davis to Herbert E. Davis and Kathryn M. Davis. Cantrell and Taylor Subdivisioin Lot 8. • John Thomas Brehmer and Monie L. Brehmer to Francis Wayne Delisle IV and Meagan Delise. SEC 5 TWP 24 R 10...
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Jayci Holcomb—Southeast Missouri teen finds success in world of beauty pageants
(Local News ~ 03/16/21)
“When I was younger,” laughs 16-year-old Jayci Holcomb of Dexter, “I was obsessed with the television show “Kim of Queens.” In this reality show, a former Miss Georgia is a beauty pageant coach and helps young girls prepare for pageant competition. “During the quarantine last spring, I started watching it again, and something in me just sort of clicked. ...
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