Stories from Monday, January 4, 2021

Olivia Shell Carter, daughter of John and Patti Shell of Dexter, was recently named 2021 National School Counselor of the Year by the American School Counselor Association (ASCA). Carter, who graduated from Dexter High School in 2007, is the school counselor at Jefferson Elementary School in Cape Girardeau. The news was disclosed in a surprise announcement on December 4...

The director of the Stoddard County Health Center, Ben Godwin, confirmed 20 new cases of COVID-19. Ten of the new cases were confirmed over the weekend and the other 10 on Monday afternoon along with 12 recoveries. The county now sits at 2,701 confirmed cases with 96 active, 2,545 recovered and 60 deaths...