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AUDITOR ALLEGES ‘FRAUD’

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JEFFERSON CITY – “At least” $4,348 collected in cash by former City Clerk Marla Berndt as sewer bill payments is unaccounted for in Homestead Village, a Ray County town of roughly 185 people near Excelsior Springs.

Berndt also allegedly failed to pay her own sewer bill and falsified ledgers to conceal non-payments, based on an investigation completed Wednesday by State Auditor Nicole Galloway’s office.

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BRIDGE NAMING FOR RAY COUNTIANS KILLED AT PEARL; GRANDCHILDREN DISCUSS GRANDMOTHER’S DEEP LOSS; RAY COUNTIAN KILLED ON OKLAHOMA MAY BE FOUND

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STOCKTON – Exactly how they died 80 years ago is unlikely to surface from the waters of Pearl Harbor, but the memory of three Ray County men killed there, 3,855 miles from home, is kept alive by their relative, Karen Grantham, 59.
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MU study shows telehealth doubles tasks for nurses

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COLUMBIA – When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Chelsea Howland saw firsthand how telehealth helped her dad, A Type 2 diabetic, see his diabetes specialist virtually. As a nurse herself, Howland understands the convenience virtual appointments provide for patients, particularly in rural communities, where access to health care can be limited.