Stories from Tuesday, August 18, 2020

Editor’s Note: This is part two of a two-part story regarding the re-entry plans for Stoddard County schools. The schools are presented in alphabetical order. The Stoddard County schools have released their re-entry plans for the 2020-21 school year amid the COVID-19 pandemic on social media as well as their respective websites. As the COVID-19 situation changes frequently, the re-entry plans may as well...

The Stoddard County SB40 Board has agreed to lease the former Progressive Industries building to QC Supply at a special meeting Thursday evening. QC Supply is headquartered in Schuyler, Nebraska and has 29 retail stores across the Midwest and South, including Poplar Bluff. The company has three regional distribution centers located in Nebraska, Iowa and North Carolina...

BLOOMFIELD — The Stoddard County Commission used some of the county’s CARES Act funds to purchase hand sanitizer and neck gaiters for county schools, the commissioners announced at Monday’s weekly meeting. The state awarded $3.4 million from the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act’s Coronavirus Relief Fund to the county to be used to reimburse small businesses, county government entities and schools for money spent on COVID-19 necessities...

• Michaela Hopkins, 20, of Dexter was arrested Aug. 10 on a Dexter municipal failure to appear warrant and on suspicion of no insurance and no driver’s license. Hopkins was booked at the Dexter City Jail. • Brandi Enderton, 26, of Bernie was arrested at 3:27 p.m. Aug. 10 on a Dexter municipal failure to appear warrant. She was booked at the Dexter City Jail...

• Kendall L. Pullum, 30, of Bloomfield, Mo., was arrested on suspicion of failure to register a motor vehicle. He was booked into the Stoddard County Jail. • Kendrick Dewayne Gribble, 30 of Dexter was booked in the Stoddard County Jail on a warrant for of possession of a controlled substance...

Larry Joseph Elliott, 72, of Essex, departed this life on August 12 at his home.  He was born in St. Louis to Gerald and Pauline Elliott. Larry was the secretary/treasurer of the Semo Coon Hunters Association, Past-President of the Fraternal Order of Eagles, and an avid lover of the outdoors, loved woodworking and coon hunting.  He also served as the Stoddard/Dunklin County Surveyor for many years...

Viola Brown, daughter of the late Hadley Brockmire and LaVern Robert Brockmire was born on August 7, 1932 in Cape Girardeau and departed this life on August 14, 2020 at the Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at the age of 88. Viola was a strong, independent woman, who loved taking care of her family. ...

Rhonda England Martinek, 68, of Poplar Bluff, passed away August 10, 2020 in Poplar Bluff. Rhonda was born February 4, 1952 to Cleo and Juanita England. Funeral services were conducted at Emmanuel Baptist Church in Dexter on Thursday, August 13, 2020...

Josephine Roberts, was born on March 15, 1947 and departed this life on August 15, 2020 at Bloomfield Living Center in Bloomfield, at the age of 73 years. Funeral services will be conducted at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Friday, August 21, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. with Rev. Jeff Roth officiating. Interment will follow in Dexter Cemetery...

Lois Ellen Lee, 86, of Iowa City, died on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at her home in Iowa City surrounded by her family.  Arrangements are with Lensing Funeral & Cremation Service. www.lensingfuneral.com

Stoddard County Warranty Deeds County Recorder Kay Asbell Aug. 3-7, 2020 • Christina M. Fichtel to Ronald Reazin and Sandra Reazin. Eastgate Subdivision Block 1 Lot 1. • Kerry Louis Gilbow and Carol Ann Gilbow to Ray Tackett. Prospect Park Addition Dexter Block 7 Lot 3...

Ben Godwin, Director of the Stoddard County Health Center, has confirmed four new cases of COVID-19 and five recoveries. The county now sits at 249 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with16 active, 224 recoveries and 9 deaths. Broken down by age group the cases are 0 to 19 – 26 cases, 20 to 29 – 44 cases, 30 to 39 – 30 cases, 40 to 49 – 34 cases, 50 to 59 – 40 cases, 60 to 69 – 31 cases, 70 to 79 – 22 cases and 80-plus – 22 cases. ...

“The last thing I remember,” recalls Marilyn Jackson of Dexter, “is getting seated in a wheelchair and then being wheeled down the hall. When I woke up, it was 10 days later!” Jackson still finds her COVID experience somewhat surreal, and marvels at how it caught her completely off-guard. Still more astonishing to her, is that she survived...