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U.S. Senate holds up plan for infrastructure work

4 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

HIGGINSVILLE – Senate support remains iffy for an eight-year, $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure plan, but the plan is advancing, U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II said during a visit to Higginsville.

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Ray County Commission unsure whether settlement in national opioids lawsuit will mean county income

4 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

RICHMOND – Whether agreeing two years ago this month to allow a law firm to join in the national opioid lawsuit will pay off for Ray County remains unclear following a settlement reached last week between several states and pharmaceutical companies.

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‘IT’S A DEATH TRAP’

4 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

RICHMOND – Registered architect Shawn Harding offered professional, alarming observations on the state of the Ray County Jail – none of them complimentary. Harding described fundamental, lifethreatening flaws.

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MISSOURI VOTERS WIN

4 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Supreme Court overruled Gov. Mike Parson and the majority of Republicans in the General Assembly who agreed to thwart the will of Missouri voters by refusing to fund Medicare expansion.

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SHOOTIN’ SPORTS

4 years ago By News Staff

IN THE WHITE: During the archery competition, Dantin McBee, 11, keeps each flight tight in the white. AFTER she releases her flight and records her score, Malia Fairchild, 13, retrieves her arrows.

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THE NAME’S DUCKERTON

4 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

RICHMOND – “The name’s Duckerton, Mighty Sparky Duckerton,” the duck tells me as I sit down for an exclusive interview beside a sleeping teddy bear on the comfy couch in Kerra Bowers’ summer school class at Sunrise Elementary School.

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‘DADDY’S DIVAS’

4 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

KANSAS CITY – When Ray County’s mine-resistant, ambush-protected vehicle lumbers into a suburban cul-de-sac in Clay County, there is good reason to expect bad news. Indeed, a big load smashed down on the heads of a Kansas City motorcycle gang, the Flying Bandits.

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COVID-19 hurts child care providers, but federal funds help keep doors open

4 years ago By News Staff

JEFFERSON CITY – Kids Win Missouri, a children’s policy and advocacy coalition, released a report detailing challenges childcare providers face from the COVID-19 pandemic. “Childcare providers have been hit by the pandemic in a very unique way,” Kids Win Missouri Executive Director Brian Schmidt said.

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Center improvements incomplete as county holds fair

4 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

RICHMOND – Having closed more than a year ago to public use because of COVID-19, the Ray County Senior Center has remained closed beyond the expected July 1 reopening date. Significant but incomplete facility improvement efforts led to the delay, based on information from the Ray County Commission.

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Arizona extradicts Missouri homicide suspect unopposed

4 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

RICHMOND – Cursory evidence suggested Richard Anthony Arrington, 31, Kansas City, would face at least a homicide charge after his arrest in Ray County following a multi-jurisdictional chase, but that did not happen.

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