Stories from Monday, January 24, 2022

The Stoddard County Senate Bill 40 board discussed repairs to the Stoddard County Sheltered Workshop at its January meeting. Board member Wayne Jean suggested paying an additional $100,000 toward the principal balance of the bank loan on the construction of the former Progressive Industries building (now QC Supply). Board member Don Rhodes said he felt the board should focus more on improving the workshop with the money taken in from grants and taxes collected...

A Wappapello family that lost everything in a fire, including assistive equipment for a wheelchair-bound teenager, is asking for the community’s help to rebuild. Hannah Dellinger has posted a plea to GoFundMe to help her uncle and his son, Jayden, recover from a fire Jan. 17 that claimed the life of Jayden’s mother...