Stories from Tuesday, July 21, 2020

Sikeston, MO (July 21, 2020) — Southeast Missouri Food Bank has scheduled more Covid-19 Response Mobile food distributions to respond to the increased need for food assistance following business closures and temporary layoffs due to the outbreak of Covid-19...

BLOOMFIELD — Richland R1 School District Superintendent Frank Killian has been named the new Stoddard County EMA director effective Sept. 1. Killian, who serves as an alderman for the city of Dexter, replaces Kent Polsgrove who had been the emergency management agency director since Dec. 1, 2010. Polsgrove will work closely with Killian to allow for an easier transition...

The Bernie School Board purchased two buses and added a cross country program during its July meeting. Superintendent Dustin Hicks informed the board that the school had received a $54,000 VW grant. Hicks said the grant would go toward the purchase of a new bus or buses. The board decided to purchase two International Buses at a cost of $104,979 apiece. Hicks went through a list of more than 100 items the bus would feature. The items ranged from the breaking system to the warranties...

Incumbent Carl Hefner Age: 67 Family (spouse, children): I am married to my wife Rena. We have three sons together and six grandchildren. Education: Graduated high school then went on and graduated from the Law Enforcement Academy at Southeast Missouri State University...

With incumbent Kenny Pope not seeking re-election, the residents of Stoddard County are preparing to elect a new coroner. Two have filed to run on the Republican ticket for the August primary. No one filed on the Democratic side for the August primary. Here is a look at the two candidates for the position of Stoddard County Coroner...

Stoddard County Warranty Deeds County Recorder Kay Asbell July 6-10, 2020 • Jason R. Foster and Rebecka D. Foster to Christopher Allen Huggins and Andriel Huggins. Section 14 Township 23 Range 10. • James R. Dougherty and Deanna J. Dougherty to Robert Merritt. SEC 12 TWP 26 R 7...

• Richard A. Futrell, 44, of Advance was arrested at 1:57 a.m. Sunday, July 19, on suspicion of possession of a controlled substance (methamphetamine), driving while revoked, possession of marijuana, possession of drug paraphernalia and failure to display valid plates. He was booked at the Scott County Jail...

• Joseph M W Frye, 29, of Dexter was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on failure to appear – felony. • Sonya Lynn Caldwell, 40 of Wappapello, Mo was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on 7 counts of passing bad check. • Shane Lee Hodges, 32 of Dexter, was booked at the Stoddard County Jail on tampering with physical evidence, resisting or interfering with arrest/detention/stop, and possession of controlled substance except 35 grams or less of marijuana/synthetic cannabinoid...

• Jennifer Trull, 33, of Neosho, was arrested at 7:35 p.m. July 5 on suspicion of false declarations and a warrant. She was booked at the Dexter City Jail. • Daniel Frye, 36, of Bloomfield, was arrested at 7:35 p.m. July 5 on suspicion of false declarations. He was booked at the Dexter City Jail...

Shelba Jean Lane Mofield, daughter of the late J. B. Lane and Ruble Snider Lane, was born on August 12, 1940, in Essex and departed this life on July 19, 2020 at Mulberry Manor in Dexter, at the age of 79 years. Visitation was at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Wednesday, July 22, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Funeral services were conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel at 1 p.m. with Rev. Jeff Roth officiating. Interment will follow in Dexter Cemetery...

Muriel Dirden, daughter of the late Grover Mosley and Juanita L. Webster Mosley was born on June 13, 1942 in Blytheville, Arkansas, and departed this life on July 18, 2020 at the Landmark Hospital in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, at the age of 78. Visitation will be conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Saturday, July 25, 2020 from 9:00 a.m. ...

Lawrence “Fred” Hicks, son of the late Joseph Edward Hicks and Edith Cowin Hicks, was born on June 15, 1953 in Granite City, Illinois, and departed this life on July 19, 2020 at Princeton Health and Rehab Center in Princeton, Kentucky, at the age of 67 years...

Crystal Boyster, daughter of Steve and Ella Sperino of Puxico, Missouri and Jackie Rushing Ford of Sparta, Illinois was born on September 30, 1980 in Belleville, Illinois and departed this life on July 16, 2020 at her residence in Puxico, at the age of 39...

Carolyn Jo Johnson, daughter of Eunice Sparks of Malden, and the late Joe Elwood Sparks, was born on June 12, 1952 in Jackson, and departed this life on July 12, 2020 at the Winchester Nursing Center in Bernie, at the age of 68. Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting the family with all arrangements...

Ben Godwin, Director of the Stoddard County Health Center, confirmed six new cases of COVID-19 and five recoveries in the county on Wednesday. All new cases and recoveries are outside of the nursing home outbreak. The county now has 177 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 22 active, 146 recoveries and nine deaths...