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Citizens Experience Cell Phone Outages in Major US Cities
June 15th 2020 by Dee Loflin
Citizens Experience Cell Phone Outages in Major US Cities

People began reporting cell phone issues on Monday, June 15, 2020 across the United States. The outages impacted T-Mobile, Sprint, AT&T and Verizon customers.

The Downdetector website (click here) showed an increase in outages beginning around noon CST.  Major cities impacted were New York, Miami, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta and Los Angeles.

Is there a connection between cell phone outages and protesting in the large cities?  We may never know for sure, but the  T-Mobile Chief Technology Officer Neville Ray said in a tweet. “Thanks for your patience.”

I guess we are fortunate in Stoddard County not to have experienced any major outage today.


Last Updated on June 15th 2020 by Dee Loflin




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Route WW in Stoddard County Reduced for Pavement Repairs
June 08th 2020 by Dee Loflin
Route WW in Stoddard County Reduced for Pavement Repairs

Contractor crews will soon begin work to improve Route WW in Stoddard County. The project includes pavement repairs from Route 60 to Route J.

Weather permitting, work will be underway Wednesday, June 24 through Wednesday, July 15, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Improvements will be completed in various locations on Route WW, and motorists should anticipate a lane reduction with a 10-foot width restriction within each work zone.

The work zones will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area.


Last Updated on June 08th 2020 by Dee Loflin




Route F in Stoddard County Reduced for Pavement Repairs
June 05th 2020 by Dee Loflin
Route F in Stoddard County Reduced for Pavement Repairs

Contractor crews will soon begin work to improve Route F in Stoddard County. The project includes pavement repairs from Route 60 to Route J.

Weather permitting, work will be underway Monday, June 22 through Monday, July 13, from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily. Improvements will be completed in various locations on Route F, and motorists should anticipate a lane reduction with a 10-foot width restriction within each work zone.

The work zones will be marked with signs. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling near the area.


Last Updated on June 05th 2020 by Dee Loflin




Stoddard County Health Dept to Offer COVID-19 Tests
June 05th 2020 by Dee Loflin
Stoddard County Health Dept to Offer COVID-19 Tests

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the Stoddard County Health Department perform drive-through testing for COVID-19 on Wednesday, June 10th, 7 AM - 3 PM.

Testing will be done in the Lighthouse Church parking lot in Dexter and REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

This is a community testing event and to pre-register you can call 877-435-8411 or online by clicking HERE.

These are some of the questions you will have to answer online and over the phone.

1. I am a Missouri resident.

2. I understand the signup process includes multiple pages. I do not have an appointment until I complete all pages and can see the appointment confirmation screen.

3. If I exit this site without completing the signup and then come back, I will need to start my registration over. I cannot save an incomplete form to be completed later.

4. I will self-isolate while awaiting my test results if I am experiencing the any of the following at the time my test is performed:

• Cough, shortness of breath, difficulty breathing

Or at least two of the following:

• Fever, chills, repeated shaking with chills, muscle pain, headache, sore throat, new loss of taste or smell

5. I understand this test will require a swab being put into my nose.



Last Updated on June 05th 2020 by Dee Loflin




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Scott County Health Dept to Offer COVID-19 Tests
June 05th 2020 by Dee Loflin
Scott County Health Dept to Offer COVID-19 Tests

The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services and the Missouri National Guard, in conjunction with the Scott County Health Department and SEMO-Sikeston, will perform drive-through testing for COVID-19 on Monday, June 8th, 7 AM - 3 PM.

Testing will be done in the SEMO-Sikeston parking lot and REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED.

At this time, they do not have the link set up to register.

As soon as it is available, an event will be posted on the Scott County Health Dept Facebook page with a link to register for this testing.

This testing is available to anyone, regardless of which county you live in. You do not have to be showing symptoms in order to be tested. You are not required to self-isolate due to being tested, unless you receive a positive test.


Last Updated on June 05th 2020 by Dee Loflin




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