Stories from Thursday, January 14, 2021

The Dexter Elks Lodge recently held its annual American Essay Contest. The topic was “How can Patriotism be Demonstrated”. The winners received a certificate and monetary prize. The winners will move on to the district level competition. Pictured above are the winners of Division I, which is fifth and sixth grade. ...

The director of the Stoddard County Health Center, Ben Godwin, confirmed 10 new cases of COVID-19 and 22 recoveries. The county now sits at 2,829 confirmed cases with 97 active, 2,672 recovered and 60 deaths. Broken down by age group the cases are 0 to 19 – 387 cases, 20 to 29 – 370 cases, 30 to 39 – 375 cases, 40 to 49 – 432 cases, 50 to 59 – 376 cases, 60 to 69 – 390 cases, 70 to 79 – 291 cases and 80-plus – 208 cases. ...

A Poplar Bluff man was ordered to stand trial Thursday afternoon for his role in connection with a recent fatal home invasion. Christopher “Jantzen” Gilmore appeared by video before Associate Circuit Judge C. Wade Pierce for a preliminary hearing in his case. He was accompanied by his attorney, Ted Liszewski...