Parson’s no-mask position baffling
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Gov. Mike Parson gave a baffling explanation for refusing to require everyone to wear face masks in public places.
August 2020
Sheriff’s Office assists in arrest after homicide
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HARDIN – The Ray County Sheriff’s Office assisted area law enforcers in the arrest of a murder suspect in Hardin.
Sheriff Garry Bush said Aug. 21 that area law enforcers alerted his office that the suspect, Thorne McKendrick, 19, Kansas City, could be in southeastern Ray County. Bush’s staff began to search for McKendrick.
Persell, staff evaluate Spartans with Red and White Game
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RICHMOND – The Spartans had to wait a few days to stage their Red and White Game. Originally, the annual 11-man football scrimmage was set for Aug.
Clay-Platte works to upgrade service
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KEARNEY – On average, 75% of Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative members experience less than one hour of outage time per year. “This high mark for reliable service reflects decades of planning and investment related to PCEC’s electrical system,” company information states.
Report says H-C highest in per-pupil spending
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HARDIN – A fiscal review group, WalletHub, ranked Missouri’s 516 school districts and declared Hardin-Central’s per-pupil spending “least-equitable.” “The ranking is based on average household income and per pupil expenditures,” WalletHub analyst Jill Gonzales told this newspaper. “Hardin-Central School District ranks least equitable because it has the highest spending in the state, over $32,000 per pupil, almost double the state average.
Cemetery upkeep not keeping up?
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• One sexton for 26-acre cemetery n Grass dead around grave markers ‘ • Grass dead around grave markers • Mowed grass left upon markers RICHMOND – A look at the condition of graves within the 26-acre Richmond Memory Gardens cemetery raised concern from a few relatives of people buried there. Wet weather conditions, drainage issues and limited personnel make keeping the cemetery in top shape a constant job.
Thousands of Missouri farmers seek virus relief
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Todd Hays’ family has been farming in the Monroe City area for seven generations. But the COVID-19 pandemic is causing problems in the farming industry that he said his family has never faced.
Struggling rural grocers get boost from pandemic
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WINCHESTER, Illinois – John Paul Coonrod usually recognizes most of his customers. Lately, though, he says there have been a lot of unfamiliar faces at Great Scott Community Market.
