Stories from Wednesday, February 15, 2023

Stoddard County Presiding Commissioner Greg Mathis opened the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance and a prayer for the county Tuesday, February 14, 2023.  Monday, the Stoddard County offices were closed for Lincoln's birthday. Bill Robison with Smith & Company along with Greg Bell, Project Manager and a water and waste water expert gave an update on the city of Bernie water basin update.  The city of Bernie had requested $480,000 of ARPA funding from the commission...

Two employees were injured following an explosion early Wednesday at a Sikeston business. At 7:12 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, Sikeston Department of Public Safety responded to Potashnick Transportation Inc., or PTI, located at 411 Lynual, in reference to a reported fire inside the structure with people inside, according to Capt. Derick Wheetley with Sikeston Department of Public Safety.