Stories from Wednesday, July 1, 2020

The Wappapello Lake Area Association will sponsor the annual fireworks show on July 3 at the Redman Creek Recreational Area. Visitors are encouraged to make it a picnic in the park and bring their own snacks, etc. No concessions will be available during the fireworks show. Social distancing is encouraged during the event. The show will start at dusk...

Ben Godwin, Director of the Stoddard County Health Center, has confirmed a new case of COVID-19 along with one recovery Wednesday afternoon. Godwin said in a Facebook release the new patient is returning home from out of state and has had zero contacts outside of the home. The patient and all family members in the home who have been in contact with the patient have been quarantined. The recovery is not related to the nursing home outbreak...

Mass testing for COVID-19 will be available in Poplar Bluff from July 7-9. The free, drive-through tests will be performed at the Libla Family Sports Complex and are open to all Missouri residents. People do not need to be showing symptoms to be eligible, and there is no need to present insurance information or have a doctor's order...

An apparent domestic dispute early Tuesday morning between a Fisk couple left one with multiple stabs wounds and his girlfriend in jail. Butler County deputies were called to a home in the 500 block of Fourth Street at about 2:45 a.m. regarding a report of a man “being covered in blood, acting erratic and screaming” for an ambulance to be called, Deputy Austin Dunlap wrote in his report...