Stories from Wednesday, March 18, 2020

Due to the cancellation of school the school board candidate forum scheduled for Thursday evening has also been canceled. Additionally Stoddard County SB40 Board Chairman Josh Hestor has cancelled the Stoddard County SB40 meeting scheduled for Thursday evening...

JEFFERSON CITY — Gov. Mike Parson’s issued an executive order Wednesday postponing all April 7 municipal elections to June 2. Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft made the request after the governor issued an earlier executive order declaring a state of emergency in response to COVID-19...

SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Harps Food Stores, Inc., has entered into a purchase agreement to acquire 20 stores across northeastern Arkansas and southeastern Missouri from Town and Country Grocers of Fredericktown, Mo. The transaction remains subject to ordinary due diligence including approval from the Town and Country shareholders. ...

In an effort to mitigate the spread of Coronavirus (COVID-19) Dexter Police Chief Trevor Pulley has released the following modified protocols regarding to calls for service by the Dexter Police Department. The Dexter Police Department is committed to ensuring the safety of our citizens and businesses the release stated. They are not short staffed and are still actively patrolling the community 24 hours a day with the same personnel as before...

Just as Three Rivers College nears the end of a ransomware investigation, students and faculty will make the shift to remote coursework in response to COVID-19.

Despite all the things going on locally with the COVID-19 pandemic, the Heartland Gobblers chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation had a successful banquet Saturday night. “We got lucky to have it, but it went over well,” said chapter president Chuck Stewart...