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LIBERTY – Taxpayers sidestepped financial quicksand when the Clay County Commission dropped the former commission’s plan to spend $20 million to build an annex the public did not want. “That annex was not going to happen.

LIBERTY – The Clay County Commission agreed to rename a county building the Ed Quick County Building in honor of former Clay County Presiding Commissioner Ed Quick. Also a former Missouri Senate President pro tem, Kansas City councilman, firefighter and U.S.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The city and Lincoln, Nebraska-based Olsson Inc. are exploring ways to address stormwater issues that might result from the expansion of the Excelsior Springs Community Center.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The BBQ & Fly-In On the River barbecue contest drew 42 teams that cooked chicken, pork and turkey Aug. 20-22.

LIBERTY – To accommodate the growing need for Northland physicians, primary care physician Kyle Mueller will begin seeing patients in September at The Excelsior Springs Clinic. Additionally, general surgeon Jordan Myhre will join The Surgeons Clinic at Liberty Hospital and hospitalist Adil Imam will join Liberty Hospitalists.

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Medicaid expansion is significantly helping children, based on information from Kids Win Missouri. Expansion has been shown to increase coverage for children, improve their health and foster families’ economic stability – helping children thrive now and in the future.

JEFFERSON CITY – To better serve those needing to report concerns of abuse, neglect and exploitation of elderly and disabled Missourians, the Department of Health and Senior Services’ Adult Abuse and Neglect Hotline has revised its operating hours to 7 a.m.-8 p.m.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The first few days of classes in the Excelsior Springs School District were “like a normal school year,” Superintendent Travis Hux stated. Hux praised students, teachers and parents for complying with the district’s COVID protocol to start the school year and the district has received praise in turn, he stated in an Aug.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Dantin McBee, 12, a sixth McBee’s interest in archery began at age 9, as part of his 4-H studies. His parents, Justin and Danelle McBee, support their son’s interest and spend weekends traveling to competitions in Missouri and beyond.

RICHMOND – Missouri lawmakers talk about the importance of preschool education, but the numbers show the talk does not match the walk. An analysis by WalletHub, a personal finance group, found Missouri is the third worst in the nation at supporting early childhood education.