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Body LIBERTY – COVID-19 cases in Clay and Ray counties, and across the state and nation, continue to rise, though there are moderation signs nationally and in the Northland. Nationally, new cases rose by 2.

Body 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.

Body ORRICK – Michael T. Waters, Orrick, now leads the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission chairman.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body 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.

Body RICHMOND – Republican Scott Childers campaigned for sheriff Aug. 29 at Maurice Roberts Park.