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Mary Ruth Boone - Retired music educator not slowing down
(Local News ~ 08/06/20)
“Slow down?” Mary Ruth Boone of Dexter repeats the question. “Probably not,” she replies with a laugh. “If I do that, then I’d have time to sit and worry, and I don’t even want to go there!” Boone retired in 2011 after 30 years in the field of music education—most of those years spent in the Dexter Public Schools...
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Stoddard County confirms three new cases of COVID-19 and five recoveries
(Local News ~ 08/06/20)
Ben Godwin, Director of the Stoddard County Health Department, has confirmed three new cases of COVID-19 and five recoveries on Thursday. Stoddard County now sits at 221 confirmed cases with 25 active, 187 recoveries and nine deaths. Broken down by age group the cases are 0 to 19 – 21 cases, 20 to 29 – 36 cases, 30 to 39 – 29 cases, 40 to 49 – 26 cases, 50 to 59 – 38 cases, 60 to 69 – 1 cases, 70 to 79 – 20 cases and 80-plus – 20 cases. ...
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Butler County sees new single-day high for positive COVID-19 cases
(Local News ~ 08/06/20)
Butler County saw a new COVID-19 single-day record Thursday as 25 new positive cases were recorded. Butler County Health Department officials announced 13 new cases Thursday morning and an additional 12 in the afternoon. The county’s previous single-day record for positive cases came Monday, when 14 were counted...
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Wayne County man convicted in shooting death of landlord
(Local News ~ 08/06/20)
GREENVILLE — A Wayne County jury deliberated nearly six hours Wednesday in convicting a Greenville man of the 2017 shooting death of his landlord. After hearing from about eight witnesses over a day and a half, the jury found Joshua Lawrence Oldham guilty of the Class A felony of first-degree murder and the unclassified felony of armed criminal action...
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