Stories from Monday, January 25, 2021

Ben Godwin, Director of the Stoddard County Health Center, has confirmed 19 new cases of COVID-19 and 23 recoveries. Godwin confirmed five of the new cases over the weekend and 14 on Monday afternoon. The county now sits at 2,935 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 79 active, 2,795 recovered and 61 deaths...

The Stoddard County Health Center has began a COVID-19 vaccination sign-up sheet on its website at http://www.stoddardcountyhealth.com/. “The sign-up is available to everyone in the county, however, once we receive vaccine, it will be dispersed according to tiered phases set in place by the Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services,” said Director Ben Godwin. ...

The body of a missing Mississippi County woman was found Saturday. According to a release from the Mississippi County Sheriff’s Department, officers received a report of a female’s body found near Highway BB south and west of East Prairie about 2:30 p.m. Saturday...