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COLUMBIA – Health leaders report COVID-19 cases rose significantly in Clay and Ray counties during the last two weeks of May.

SEDALIA – At this time, Missouri State Fair organizers are moving forward with preparations, though timelines have been altered and nothing is certain, for the 11-day fair.

LIBERTY – Election officials in Ray and Clay counties have taken steps to minimize the risk of contracting COVID-19 when voters cast in-person votes during the municipal elections Tuesday, June 2.

One of the most precious aspects of voting is just how hard people before us have fought to protect it.

It’s Election Day. Do you know where your vote is? If you’re keeping it in your back pocket, you may be doing yourself and those around you a civic disservice.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The delayed vote on Proposition T – a $23.5 million plan to build one school and improve others in the Excelsior Springs School District – takes place Tuesday.

RICHMOND – The 8th Judicial Circuit announced restrictions on who may enter courtrooms in Ray and Clay counties.

KANSAS CITY – The Missouri Democratic Party will hold the 2020 Democratic State Convention virtually, a first for the oldest Democratic Party west of the Mississippi.

CLAYCOMO – The Ford Motor Co. Fund and the Clay County Economic Development Council combined to raise more than $50,000 to help fight hunger among Northland schoolchildren, including in Excelsior Springs.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – With graduation more than two months away, the Excelsior Springs High School staff celebrated senior awards online with a virtual assembly.