Stories from Friday, September 18, 2020

For months the Stoddard County schools planned out what they would do in the event the COVID-19 pandemic forced another closure. Now one county school is putting those plans into action. On Wednesday, Bell City superintendent Matt Asher made the decision to close the schools after multiple students and staff tested positive for COVID-19. As of Wednesday, Bell City had six confirmed cases involving students and three staff members that have tested positive...

Ben Godwin, Director of the Stoddard County Health Center, has confirmed 12 new cases of COVID-19 and five recoveries. The county now sits at 476 confirmed cases with 113 active, 349 recovered and 14 deaths. In cases related to the nursing home and assisted living center outbreaks there are 92 confirmed cases with 40 active, 44 recovered and 12 deaths...