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Southeast Missouri has highest rates of hunger in state, made worse by COVID-19
(Local News ~ 06/26/20)
Butler, Ripley, Dunklin and Wayne counties are among 10 counties in the state of Missouri with the highest rates of hunger among residents, according to a recently released study. The recently released Map the Meal Gap, an annual study on the prevalence of hunger, showed Southeast Missouri has some of the highest rates of food insecurity in the state. The effect of these high rates of hunger was only made worse by the coronavirus pandemic and resulting joblessness...
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Stoddard County revises COVID-19 order
(Local News ~ 06/26/20)
Stoddard County officials revised its order Monday in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The joint order from the county commissioners, the director of the Public Health Center and the Health Officer asks county residents to practice social distancing and comply with all guidelines set by the Center for Disease Control and Prevention to help slow the spread of the virus...
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Stoddard County confirms 2 new cases of COVID-19, 16 recoveries
(Local News ~ 06/26/20)
Ben Godwin, Director of the Stoodard County Health Center, has confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 and 16 recoveries. The new cases are not related to the nursing home outbreak. “We are finding a lot of our cases are a direct result of residents attending social functions where social distancing has not been practiced, both in and out of the county,” said Godwin. ...
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