USDA CARES Act spending draws questions
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WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Agriculture has issued about $1.4 billion to agricultural producers to provide a boost amid the coronavirus pandemic.
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Absentee ballots now available to cast votes in August primary
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JEFFERSON CITY – Missourians can request absentee ballots in the Aug. 4 primary elections.
Christian music group purchases Wentworth
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LEXINGTON – Jubilee World bought the 43-acre Wentworth Military Academy and College, 1880 Washington Ave., Lexington, for the Christian organization’s new educational wing, starting the 2020- 21 academic year.
Scholarship goes to Orrick student
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COLUMBIA – Abby Nail, a graduating senior at Orrick R-XI High School, won a $2,000 MFA Foundation scholarship.
Commission may hire lawyer to address COVID-19 funding
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RICHMOND – A lawyer may guide the Ray County Commission through a complicated process fraught with unreliable information about how to use federal reimbursement money provided to address COVID-19.
Effort to help youth cope with COVID-19 challenges
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KANSAS CITY – Senior members of the student-led Youth With Vision, or YWV, substance prevention advocacy council offer young people coping skills to handle the stress of being quarantined during the COVID-19 challenge.
‘IT MEANS NOTHING’
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RICHMOND – Eyes widened with disbelief after some statements.
Virus, not COVID-19, means no rabbit show at Missouri State Fair
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SEDALIA – At the direction of the Missouri Department of Agriculture State Veterinarian’s Office, the Missouri State Fair will not host rabbit shows at the State Fair this August due to Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Serotype 2.
MASTERS OF DISASTER
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“As you can see right now, the water’s still pretty high,” Army Corps of Engineers Col. Bill Hannan says as the Clem Miller II patrol boat cuts across the face of the Missouri River.
Clay, Ray log coronavirus cases
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RICHMOND – Ray and Clay counties released new coronavirus totals.
