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Body WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt lauded a ruling by the U.S Court of Federal Claims ordering the federal government to compensate property owners along the Missouri River who sustained flood damage due to mismanagement by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers,

Body RICHMOND – Just in time for Christmas, Peyton Bowman plans to open Leo and Kay Boutique, 103 W. Main St., across from the Ray County Courthouse.

Body SOURCES: State, Ray and Clay health departments, Johns Hopkins University J.C. VENTIMIGLIA | Staff THE DEATH and case totals listed for this week include not just deaths over the past seven days, but an accumulation of all deaths since the virus started in each venue..

Body RICHMOND – Area COVID-19 cases continued to rise this week versus last: up 29% in Clay County and up 8% in Ray County. Numbers reported for the Richmond School District showed six members and 14 students had tested positive for COVID-19.

Body JEFFERSON CITY – A state audit found problems – an unpaid invoice for tens of thousands of dollars, missing contracts and possibly unnecessary spending – but gave an overall “good” rating to Clay County Collector Lydia McEvoy’s office.

Body RICHMOND – Ray County Sheriffelect Scott Childers plans staff changes to increase public safety. “I feel very good about the people I’ve brought in and also the people I’ve retained,” he said.

Body KNOXVILLE – The composer, Pyotr Tchaikovsky, would have admired a site along Missouri Highway 13 that is worthy of his fictional character, Uncle Drosselmeyer. In Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker,” Drosselmeyer gives a nutcracker to his niece, Clara.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The greatgreat-grandson of Charles Dickens, Gerald Dickens, will continue to interact with and act for patrons of the Mid-Continent and Ray County library systems for free this month.

Body • SKELTON CHAIRED ARMED SERVICES • BACKED RANK-AND-FILE TROOPS • BOLSTERED MILITARY IN MISSOURI RICHMOND – American Legion Commander Mark Foley got an unpleasant surprise from an unexpected source, he said on Veterans Day, setting off discussions among state policy leaders.

Body RICHMOND – The idea some in Washington floated – that COVID-19 would disappear after the presidential election – has proved false nationally and in Clay and Ray counties.