Stories from Tuesday, June 30, 2020

Ronald Dean Sullivan, 67, of Monett, Mo., passed away on Saturday, June 27, 2020, at Mercy Hospital, Aurora, Mo., surrounded by his loving family. Ron was born on June 20, 1953, at Vancouver, Wash., son of Glenn Franklin and Rosella Ann (Morgan) Sullivan...

  Misinformation and confusion are circulating in local communities, along with COVID-19 (coronavirus). On Wednesday, Dr. Robin Trotman, medical director of Infection Prevention at CoxHealth, will debunk myths and dispel rumors about coronavirus and COVID-19 during a Facebook Live event...

The Lawrence County Health Department has announced 2 new cases of COVID-19 (coronavirus). The first case is travel-related, and upon arriving home, the individual immediately self-isolated. The second case is a work-related exposure and is also in isolation. Neither posed a risk to the general public...