Stories from Sunday, June 28, 2020

Programs for 4-H in Butler, Carter and Wayne counties are using a grant from the Community Foundation of the Ozarks to offer alternative educational materials and to extend a helping hand to families vulnerable to the effects of COVID-19. The University of Missouri Extension has created and delivered activity kits to schools and other area businesses, according to a press release from the Extension. ...

The American Red Cross of Missouri and Arkansas is seeking to recruit new volunteers throughout the two-state area. Those interested may learn more by registering for a free Experience the Mission virtual class being held now through Aug. 31. “Volunteers make up over 90% of the workforce at the Red Cross,” Kristin Pendleton, volunteer recruitment specialist said. “It is vital to our mission that we have the right people at the right time at the right place to carry out our mission.”...

CAMPBELL — The Missouri State Highway Patrol and its Marine Division were called to assist the Dunklin County Sheriff's Department Sunday evening with a drowning.