Stories from Wednesday, April 8, 2020

MISSOURI STATE HIGHWAY PATROL A 56-year-old Doniphan man was injured in a one-vehicle crash at 12:15 a.m. Wednesday, April 8, on U.S. 160, four miles west of Doniphan. According to the report, Fred B. Trombly was operating a 2006 Saturn Vibe westbound when it ran off the road and struck a rock...

City firefighters responded at 5:26 a.m. Wednesday, April 8, to a report of a gas smell in Pattsy Sullivan’s apartment at the Wilson Apartments, 444 N. Main St. According to the report, firefighters checked Sullivan’s apartment with a gas meter and nothing was found. All the appliances were found to be electric...

Butler County now has eight individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19. The two recent individuals are self isolating, said Emily Goodin of the Butler County Health Department. The health department is not releasing any additional information about the patients...

BREAKING NEWS Butler County now has 10 individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19. This is now the highest reported number among our area counties. The figure has increased by four today, with the recent announcements. The health department is not releasing any additional information about the patients...

The University of Missouri Extension may have shut down its offices but the organization continues to serve the public. “Right now, our offices are closed,” Butler County Engagement and 4-H Specialist Stephanie Milner said. “We’re all working from home until May 15. … We’re doing a lot of classes through Zoom and Facebook and trying to connect by phone or email.”...

Poplar Bluff R-1 School District, Chartwells and the Boys and Girls Club of Butler County have stepped up to make sure children under the age of 18 are fed during this extended school break. “In the kindergarten center, we serve 2,400 meals a day, 800 breakfast, 800 lunch and 800 dinner,” said Dixie Harden, Poplar Bluff schools food service director. “At the other facilities, total districtwide, we serve about 6,100 meals per day...

COLUMBIA, MO. — For now, the University of Missouri Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory remains open. “We understand the essential role the lab plays in supporting Missouri’s agricultural industry,” said Robert Kallenbach, MU Extension senior program director for agriculture and environment. “If we can continue to operate safely, the MU Soil Testing Laboratory in Columbia will continue to accept samples.”...

WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service today urged taxpayers to be on the lookout for a surge of calls and email phishing attempts about the Coronavirus, or COVID-19. These contacts can lead to tax-related fraud and identity theft. “We urge people to take extra care during this period. ...

POCAHONTAS, AR — For the remainder of the Spring 2020 semester, Black River Technical College course delivery will remain online. In addition, Summer 1 classes will be held only through online delivery. BRTC campuses will remain closed to the public...

PHOENIX, Ariz. — In an effort to assist with COVID-19 relief efforts across their 21-state footprint, NewWave Communications and the other Cable One family of brands have donated $150,000 to the Meals on Wheels America COVID-19 Response Fund and $150,000 to local food banks in the markets they serve...

The area will see a risk of hazardous weather and severe thunderstorms between about 7-10 p.m. tonight. Robbie Myers, Butler County Emergency Management director, said there is a less than 5% chance of tornadoes, but a slightly higher chance of large hail from the storm...

CENTERVILLE — Reynolds County officials were not looking to “trash anybody’s civil liberties” with the recently enacted stay-at-home order and limited entry for non-residents. The order and limitations were put in place in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic and are in effect until May 11...

DULUTH, Minn. — maurices, a women’s apparel brand with 900+ stores across the U.S. and Canada, announced today that it is donating $250,000 to multiple rural community hospitals to support health care workers on the frontlines of the COVID-19 pandemic...

Editor's note: This is a daily briefing updating the latest information on the COVID-19 pandemic at 4 p.m. each day.

For those with COVID-19 questions, Rep. Jeff Shawan will host a virtual town hall tomorrow night with local physicians Dr. Chris Montgomery and Dr. Michael Caldwell.

BREAKING NEWS Butler County now has 15 individuals who have tested positive for COVID-19. The figure has increased by five today, with the recent announcements. The health department is not releasing any additional information about the patients. Butler County’s first resident to test positive was announced March 31.