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Deputies: Area man killed in accidental shooting (8/7/20)

BROSELEY — No charges are expected to be filed in connection with what Butler County authorities say was an accidental shooting death. Authorities learned of the shooting at about 5:45 p.m. Tuesday when Butler County deputies responded to a residence in the 2400 block of Highway CC at Broseley...
Incumbents lose seats in Republican primary for Butler County offices (8/5/20)

Butler County has a new public administrator and a new coroner. Newly elected public administrator Jeffrey Darnell, 56, started getting phone calls and text messages telling him he won, while he and his family were out picking up his campaign signs Tuesday night...
PBRMC currently treating 7 patients for coronavirus (8/5/20)

Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center is currently treating seven patients for COVID-19. Johnnna Craft, PBRMC director of risk management and facilities compliance officer, added Wednesday that the hospital was treating zero patients for coronavirus a week ago...
Bean, Atchison win races for state senate and state representative (8/5/20)

Election night was hampered in Butler County by “system” problems that delayed the release of results. Normally available by 9 p.m. on election night, the results were still pending as of 11 p.m. It is rare for Butler County to see lengthy delays in the tabulation of election results...
Stoddard County election results are in (8/4/20)

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Winners announced for Butler County commissioner, coroner and public administrator (8/4/20)

The following are uncertified Butler County results from the Aug. 4 primary. Only contested races are included. All candidates ran on the Republican ticket. Eastern District Commissioner John Edwin Ross DeGaris Don “Butch” Anderson Public Administrator...
Missouri votes on Medicaid expansion; Parson, Galloway win primary (8/4/20)

COLUMBIA, Mo. (AP) — Missouri voters decided Tuesday whether the state expands Medicaid health care coverage to thousands more low-income adults after years of resistance from Republican lawmakers. Polls have closed throughout the state on the vote on health care, which was paired with with Missouri's primary elections, came as confirmed coronavirus cases have been rising in the state...
Software issues delay Butler County primary results (8/4/20)

Butler County primary results were delayed Tuesday night as software issues hindered the generation of the needed reports. At about 10:35 p.m., Butler County Clerk Tonyi Deffendall said, the results were “expected shortly.” Deffendall said there was a software update recently “right in the middle of the COVID.”...
Results of Tuesday's primary election in Ripley County have been posted (8/4/20)

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Bean, Atchison garner early leads in other counties as problems hamper release of Butler County election results (8/4/20)

As of 11 p.m., Jason Bean had 55.9% of the vote in the Senate race, while Darrell Atchison had 51% in the House election.