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Body IN THE WHITE: During the archery competition, Dantin McBee, 11, keeps each flight tight in the white. AFTER she releases her flight and records her score, Malia Fairchild, 13, retrieves her arrows.

Body RICHMOND – “The name’s Duckerton, Mighty Sparky Duckerton,” the duck tells me as I sit down for an exclusive interview beside a sleeping teddy bear on the comfy couch in Kerra Bowers’ summer school class at Sunrise Elementary School.

Body KANSAS CITY – When Ray County’s mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle lumbers into a suburban cul-de-sac in Clay County, there is good reason to expect bad news. Indeed, a big load smashed down on the heads of a Kansas City motorcycle gang, the Flying Bandits.

Body JEFFERSON CITY – Kids Win Missouri, a children’s policy and advocacy coalition, released a report detailing challenges childcare providers face from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Body RICHMOND – Having closed more than a year ago to public use because of COVID-19, the Ray County Senior Center has remained closed beyond the expected July 1 reopening date.

Body RICHMOND – Cursory evidence suggested Richard Anthony Arrington, 31, Kansas City, would face at least a homicide charge after his arrest in Ray County following a multi-jurisdictional chase, but that did not happen.

Body RICHMOND – Ray County appeared to have overcome COVID-19, with the death toll frozen at 26 from April 11 to June 10, but that is over. The Ray County Health Department reported July 1 the death toll had hit 28, then 29 on July 8 and, as of July 15, 31.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The appearance of an American bald eagle and a turkey in the same Ray County field near the intersection of Route C and Missouri Highway 10 might remind some people of a popular American myth.

Body WASHINGTON – During a Republican leadership press conference, U.S. Sen.

Body Most citizens, surrounded by trappings of their modern nation adored their new messiah in a way they had never felt about Jesus. By the thousands and tens of thousands, they attended mass political rallies to hear him speak, cheering him as he left his plane, train or motorcade.