Stories from Wednesday, December 30, 2020

Dexter City Administrator Mark Stidham died Wednesday morning at St. Bernards Medical Center in Jonesboro, Arkansas following a battle with COVID-19. “It is a great loss for our city. The leadership he provided for over 20 years has been a great help to our city and improved us in both function and financially,” said Dexter Mayor Jason Banken. ...

The director of the Stoddard County Health Center, Ben Godwin, confirmed 12 new cases of COVID-19, one death and 4 recoveries. The county now sits at 2,661 confirmed cases with 93 active, 2,508 recovered and 60 deaths. Broken down by age group the cases are 0 to 19 – 374 cases, 20 to 29 – 356 cases, 30 to 39 – 345 cases, 40 to 49 – 407 cases, 50 to 59 – 346 cases, 60 to 69 – 364 cases, 70 to 79 – 269 cases and 80-plus – 200 cases. ...