Stories from Wednesday, October 7, 2020

A fire alarm at Dexter High School caused a brief evacuation of the building. After a short investigation by the Dexter Fire Department the all clear was given and students returned to class. Dexter Fire Chief Don Seymore said it was a false alarm in the kitchen area...

Ben Godwin, Director of the Stoddard County Health Center confirmed 23 new cases of COVID-19 taking Stoddard County past 700 confirmed cases. Godwin also confirmed seven recoveries. The county now sits at 704 confirmed cases with 150 active, 536 recoveries and 18 deaths. The county has seen more than 100 new cases in the last 7 days...

A Sikeston man was arrested locally Tuesday afternoon when he arrived for what he thought was to be a meeting with a teenaged girl. Poplar Bluff Police Department Detective Danny Hicks learned Tuesday of an ongoing online conversation between the Facebook profile of a 13-year-old female and the Facebook profile of a 49-year-old male, Lt. Josh Stewart said in a press release...