K.C. TO CLAY COUNTY: CEASE AND DESIST
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LIBERTY – Kansas City Planning and Zoning officials stopped work on the Clay County Commission’s $20 million annex.
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‘Citizen of Service’ recognition for teens
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RICHMOND – Genevieve Keighley, Kassie McGinnis and Ashely Stewart are each $250 richer. The three teens are this year’s recipients of the Ray County Fair Harold Strobel “Citizen of Service” Award.
Northlander leads Missouri Highway Commission
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ORRICK – Michael T. Waters, Orrick, now leads the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission chairman.
Pupils wear masks even on playground as safety precaution
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RICHMOND – Recess remains recess for children at Sunrise Elementary School on the city’s east side – playing kickball, laughing and talking. But there is a difference this year.
State gives OK to bridge work on Highway J
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HARDIN – Bridge work on Route J over Crooked River is underway, forcing the road to close for the next three months. The plan is to replace the bridge deck and improve the approaches, Missouri Department of Transportation spokesman Markl T.
Adults may change healthful school lunch rules
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GILBERT, Iowa – After the day’s meals are done, Deb Purcell, Gilbert Community Schools director of food service, shuffles through a stack of papers. Gilbert, a town north of Ames in central Iowa, serves about 1,400 to 1,600 meals a day.
Woman takes steps forward against suicide
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HARDIN – Having been touched personally by suicide, Samara Gant said she hopes to keep suicide from touching others. Gant is the driving force behind Out of Darkness, an American Foundation for the Prevention of Suicide fundraiser.
No compromise on stimulus plans; USPS needs funding, Cleaver says
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WASHINGTON – Stimulus funds and the U.S. Postal Service affect millions of Americans – from Ray and Clay counties to all points across the nation – and Congress is divided along party lines about handling each issue.
Sheriff candidate talks about law enforcement matters
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RICHMOND – Republican Scott Childers campaigned for sheriff Aug. 29 at Maurice Roberts Park.
Spartans must self-isolate
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RICHMOND – The Spartans beat the Mules, 44-6, last week, but now the question is whether Richmond can beat the Lathrop team’s brush with COVID-19.
A football coach has the virus and “some players are showing symptoms,” Lathrop District Superintendent Chris Fine stated. As a result, everyone on both teams are required to self-quarantine, meaning they cannot attend school and cannot play football again until they are cleared.
