July 2020

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Rep. Jim Neely is a conservative Republican physician running to replace the party’s top state officeholder, Gov.

NORBORNE – Monday was a rough day for Norborne Hardin-Central varsity coach Kirk Thacker. That evening, Thacker and his Aggies held their first team camp session for 8-man football this summer at Norborne.

Patricia Ann “Pat” (Rogers) Stansberry, 75, of Liberty, died peacefully Sunday, July 19, 2020, at Lee’s Summit Pointe Nursing Home, Lee’s Summit. Pat was born on Dec.

THE UNITED STATES on Tuesday endured another 1,000-plus death day due to the coronavirus. The country has suffered 142,000-plus deaths, up by 5,000 versus the previous week. Clay County cases rose in the past week by 88, from 558 to 646, and deaths climbed by one, to 21. Ray County cases are up by seven, going from 31 to 38. Statewide, cases in Missouri have risen by about 8,000, from roughly 29,200 a week ago to 37,200. J.C. VENTIMIGLIA

RICHMOND – The public said no to early release for the so-called “toxic pharmacist,” Robert Courtney, and the Bureau of Prisons did an about-face. From Clay County, Courtney diluted life-saving cancer and other drugs with his for-profit scam, much like the stereotype of a butcher putting his thumb on a meat scale.

Delores Marie Ellis, 69, of Orrick, died Wednesday, July 8, 2020, at her home, surrounded by her loving family. Delores was born on Dec.

Charles Gerald Dallstream, 67, of Richmond, passed away Saturday, July 11, 2020, at North Kansas City Hospital from cancer. Charles was born on Feb.