Stories from Wednesday, July 22, 2020

Dexter R-XI School District Superintendent Amy James informed the board at Tuesday’s meeting that the school’s re-entry plan will be released to staff next week and to the public the following week. James, Assistant Superintendent Gavin Miller and school board members along with the health department and building principals have held six meetings to discuss the re-entry plan for the upcoming school year, according to James...

Ben Godwin, Director of the Stoddard County Health Center, has confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 and two recoveries. None are related to the nursing home outbreak. Stoddard County now stands at 179 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 22 active cases, 148 recoveries and nine deaths...

EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the first of four stories on the candidate forum hosted Tuesday, July 21, by the Missouri Farm Bureau. Due to the number of candidates that spoke, we are breaking the story into parts to represent each candidate fairly. The Missouri Farm Bureau hosted a candidate forum before a full venue at The Gathering on Tuesday evening. The forum gave candidates a chance to address the voters prior to the August primary election...

Butler County set a new daily record for positive cases of COVID-19 on Wednesday with eight new cases. That brings the county's total number of cases to 168 since its first positive test on March 31, and 101 new cases since Missouri entered phase two of its reopening on June 16, which included no statewide health restrictions...

One of the stranger effects of the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic in the United States is a shortage of coins. The Missouri Bankers Association issued a release Tuesday asking Missouri consumers to deposit change and to use change at the store. However, effects of the shortage locally vary from business to business...