Stories from Wednesday, February 1, 2023

Thomas Dwain Morlan, 82 passed away January 29, 2023 at Bernie, Mo.  Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Bernie on Thursday, February 2, 2023 from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m..  Funeral services will then be conducted at 1 p.m. in the Mathis Funeral Chapel in Bernie.  Interment will follow in Chalk Bluff Cemetery.  Mathis Funeral Home of Bernie is assisting the family with arrangements...

The races within the townships in Stoddard County are shaping up for the April Municipal election. Duckcreek Township In Duckcreek Township there are three running for two available board spots. Matt Armstrong, Doug Lowery and Curtis Clark are seeking a two year term on the board. Pat Hancock is running unopposed for the treasurer/trustee position. This is a two year term. Lorie Williams is running unopposed for clerk, which will be a one year term...

Stoddard County Presiding Commissioner Greg Mathis said county offices and the Stoddard County Justice Center will reopen Thursday. The justice center and county offices were closed Tuesday and Wednesday due to inclement weather.

A Poplar Bluff Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper was struck shortly before 2 a.m. Wednesday while responding to an accident on Highway 60, north of Poplar Bluff at the Marble Hill Road overpass....