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JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri’s preferential tax break for online, out-of-state business versus in-state, mom-and-pop stores faces another challenge this year in the General Assembly.

JEFFERSON CITY – House Speaker Rob Vescovo issued committee assignments, including to Rep. Peggy McGaugh; the House censured a member; and the House did not meet this week because of COVID-19.

RICHMOND – Various repairs costing $146,687 overall, and divided among three companies, have received City Council approval. The plan to improve the two Maurice Roberts Park tennis courts at 819 E.

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KANSAS CITY – With COVID-19 numbers improving, Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas and Clay County last week agreed to let bars bars and restaurants stay open until midnight, but masks and social distancing remain requirements.

WASHINGTON – Just three days before the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II of Missouri, whose district includes Ray County, delivered the prayer to open the 117th U.S. Congress.

WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen. Roy Blunt, R-Missouri, is among those who plan hearings and joint oversight of security failures after a mob stormed the Capitol and interrupted the formal count of the Electoral College votes.

RICHMOND – A COVID-19 vaccine reached the arms of Oak Ridge Assisted Living Center residents last week and will reach Shirkey Nursing and Rehabilitation Center residents Monday, CEO Chris Brown said.

RICHMOND – Bitter feelings, allegations of pranks and possible criminal acts perpetrated by some of the outgoing personnel at the Ray County Sheriff’s Office surfaced during last week’s Ray County Commission meeting.

RICHMOND – Hardin Fire Chief Malcolm Cunningham endorsed Hardin Assistant Fire Chief Ryan Dickey as EMS director to the Ray County Commission. “He’s got experience with fire, he’s got experience with law enforcement,” Cunningham said.