An issue-by-issue look at 2020 (part 3)
RICHMOND – This is the third in a four-part, issue-by-issue review of 2020...
THIRD QUARTER
JULY
July 3
• Later than expected due to COVID-19, Richmond High School holds graduation.
• U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt says the public wants and needs more COVID-19 testing.
July 10
• With funding support from the Richmond Rotary Club, the Chamber of Commerce is able to hold the annual American Celebration fireworks show at Southview Park.
• Because of the coronavirus, the annual Ray County Fair Ham Breakfast does not have ham on the menu, but the plan still calls for the auction.
July 17
• Excelsior Springs and Ray County school district leaders meet to discuss the Ray County Commission’s distribution plan for COVID-19 funding provided under the federal CARES Act.
• Lack of hotspots is revealed as a sore spot for some Ray County schools looking to employ virtual education to address the pandemic.
• Masks and other forms of personal protective equipment are difficult for many schools to…