Stories from Friday, January 15, 2021

The director of the Stoddard County Health Center, Ben Godwin, confirmed 14 new cases of COVID-19 and 36 recoveries. The county now sits at 2,843 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 75 active, 2,708 recoveries and 60 deaths.

A mass COVID-19 vaccine event will be held Jan. 22 in Poplar Bluff, the first such event for Southeast Missouri The event was announced Friday by the Butler County Health Department. It will allow nearly 2,000 Missouri residents who are over the age of 65, or who are aged 18-65 and considered high risk, to receive vaccines, said Emily Goodin, director of BCHD...