Stories from Thursday, January 21, 2021

The director of the Stoddard County Health Center, Ben Godwin, confirmed 12 new cases of COVID-19 and 14 recoveries. The county now sits at 2,904 confirmed cases of COVID-19 with 79 active, 2,764 recoveries and 61 deaths. Broken down by age group the cases are 0 to 19 – 398 cases, 20 to 29 – 386 cases, 30 to 39 – 381 cases, 40 to 49 – 449 cases, 50 to 59 – 384 cases, 60 to 69 – 392 cases, 70 to 79 – 302 cases and 80-plus – 212 cases. ...

Courts in Stoddard and Dunklin counties were able this week to move into phase two of their COVID-19 recovery plan for the first time. Phase two allows more people in the courtroom at one time, said Presiding Circuit Judge Robert Mayer, who issued an administrative order Jan. 19 for the 35th Judicial Circuit...