Stories from Wednesday, May 6, 2020

Stoddard County has confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 bringing the total number of cases to 24. Stoddard County Health Center Ben Godwin said the county now has five active cases with 19 recoveries. Godwin said all five patients are quarantined at home. Godwin said the new cases are not the result of the amendment to the stay at home order...

SIKESTON - Route F in Stoddard County will be closed as Missouri Department of Transportation crews replace a culvert under the roadway. This section of roadway is located between County Road 422 and County Road 424. Weather permitting, work will take place Tuesday, May 12 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m...

James “Jim” Carrol Hall of LaForge, MO., passed away at home on May 5, 2020 surrounded by his loving family and very special friend JoAnn Buck. He was 84 years old. Jim was born December 12, 1935 to Matt and Ethel Flowers Hall in Center Ridge, AR. He Married Elizabeth Ann “Sally” Gilmer Hall on June 18, 1955. Sally proceeded him in death on July 31, 2010...

A Bloomfield man awaiting a court date on felony drug charges was arrested Tuesday following a high-speed chase through Dexter, which injured four police officers. Thomas Aaron Christian was taken into custody at the culmination of the pursuit. The 25-year-old is charged with the Class B felony of second-degree assault and the Class E felony of resisting a lawful stop...