Stories from Friday, August 14, 2020

One new case of COVID-19 and two recoveries were reported in Stoddard County on Friday, according to Stoddard County Public Health Center Director Ben Godwin. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, 242 cases have been reported in the county, 212 have recovered and nine have died...

DONIPHAN — A routine trip to the Current River last weekend turned out to be anything but routine for a Poplar Bluff woman and her family after they found a rare bird perched on a limb near the water. “Me and my husband and my granddaughter … that’s what we do. Every weekend we go to the river,” said Debbie Prance-Orosz...

Of the 23 new COVID-19 cases confirmed this week in Ripley County, 16 are residents or staff at The Colonial Home assisted living center in Doniphan. Owner Bob Adams said three residents exhibiting a few symptoms were first noticed on Friday, Aug. 7. ...