Stories from Friday, July 10, 2020

A late Dexter resident who supported many worthy Stoddard County projects has donated more than $8.4 million to Shriners Hospitals for Children - St. Louis. Well-known Southeast Missouri businessman and philanthropist Norman Harty dedicated much time and effort to the Three Rivers Shrine Club and supporting Shriners Hospitals for Children, according to a press release from Shriners officials. Harty died in 2017...

Ben Godwin, Director of the Stoddard County Health Center, confirmed no new cases of COVID-19 and two recoveries in the county. One recovery is outside of the nursing home outbreak and one recovery is in the nursing home. Outside of the nursing home outbreak there are 107 confirmed cases with, 16 active cases, 89 recoveries and two deaths. ...

Ben Godwin, Director of the Stoddard County Health Center, has has released a breakdown of active COVID-19 cases in each community in Stoddard County. The breakdown is Bloomfield with one case, Dexter with 10 cases, Dudley and Painton each have one case. Puxico has three confirmed active cases. This list does not include the nursing home outbreak...