Stories from Sunday, March 22, 2020

SIKESTON —Sarah Plautz, 49, died March 21, 2020, at Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. Born June 30, 1970, in Sikeston, she was the daughter of the late Autry and Ira Wilder Reynolds. In 1989 in Diehlstadt, she married Henry Powell, who preceded her in death...

O'FALLON, Mo. (AP) — The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Missouri rose to 90 Sunday, including at least five cases tied to one suburban St. Louis preschool. The number of confirmed cases of COVID-19, the disease caused by the virus, is up from 75 on Saturday, according to the state health department. Three people have died in Missouri, one each in Boone, Jackson and St. Louis counties...

PORTAGEVILLE, Mo. —Mary Lynn Dial, 88, died March 21, 2020, at Pemiscot County Memorial Health System in Hayti. Born Feb. 2, 1932, in Portageville, she was the daughter of the late Dorothy Largent Marr and Jesse V. Marr. Survivors include: one son, Tommy Dial of Portageville; one daughter, Elizabeth Dodson of Portageville; one brother, Richard Marr of Kansas City; one sister, Margaret Ann Andrews of Belton; and four grandchildren and three great-grandchildren...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. —Building on Missouri’s efforts to address COVID-19, Governor Mike Parson has directed Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services Director Dr. Randall Williams to order statewide social distancing. The Order will take effect beginning 12:01 a.m. ...