Stories from Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Xtreme Body Spa celebrated its opening at 202 E. Business 60 with a ribbon cutting. Pictured left to right are: Dexter Mayor Jason Banken, Tom Tucker, Lisa Tucker, Patty Sisk, Natalie Robison, Charlotte Vandiver, Executive Director of the Dexter Chamber of Commerce Alisha Trammell and Dustin Mayer...

The City of Dexter and the Dexter Chamber of Commerce were joined by some local runners to hold a ribbon cutting and officially open the second phase of the walking trail project. The second phase goes from One Mile Road down Arvin Road to Two Mile Road. ...

Dexter High School has named the candidates for the 2020 Miss DHS crown. The student body will vote and the Miss DHS court will be crowned October 22. The candidates are front row: Layne Medler, Brittany Baldwin, Hannah Pyles, Shelby Bishop, Tristin Pullum and Mekenzie Yount. In back are: Alanie Lacy, Tara Williams, Bailey Chamberlain, Chloe Thurmon and Makayla Dodson...

The director of the Stoddard County Health Department, Ben Godwin, has confirmed 18 new cases of COVID-19 along with 13 recoveries. Godwin said none of the new cases are related to the nursing home outbreak. This brings the county to 850 confirmed cases of COVID-19. The county is at 192 active cases, 640 recoveries and 18 deaths...