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Inmate’s death under review

6 years ago By News Staff

LIBERTY – The Clay County Sheriff’s Office identified the inmate pronounced dead at an area hospital – after suffering a medical emergency in the Clay County Detention Center on Friday – as Charles Aaron Holtsclaw, 36, Kansas City.

States work to relax social distancing

6 years ago By News Staff

BALTIMORE - The Coronavirus Resource Center at Johns Hopkins University updated pandemic information regarding social distancing Wednesday.

Plasma donated from former virus patients sought

6 years ago By News Staff

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services encourages people who are fully recovered from COVID-19 to make an unpaid, voluntary donation of plasma.

THOSE who have recovered from the novel coronavirus, COVID-19, may be able to help others by giving plasma that could lead to producing a life-saving vaccine.

Lawmaker thanks health care professionals for their front-line work to fight COVID-19

6 years ago By News Staff

JEFFERSON CITY – Sen. Denny Hoskins offered “a shout out” to public health agencies.

Old drugs can, should be removed safely from homes, group says

6 years ago By News Staff

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – While the semiannual National Drug Take- Back Day has been cancelled due to the pandemic, prevention advocates of the Excelsior Springs Substance Abuse Free Environments Coalition, or SAFE, remind the community of safe, at-home ways to dispose of unused prescription and over-the-counter medications.

Clay, Ray bus services given funds

6 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

JEFFERSON CITY – Oats Inc., an 87-county transportation service that includes Clay County, and Ray County Transportation Inc., also called Direct Transit, are among rural transportation agencies set to receive a federal grant funding as part of national COVID-19 relief efforts.

HALF-A-DOZEN people in the Direct Transit bus driven by Sid Lewis are in line for food at the Salvation Army Family Store in Richmond. J.C. VENTIMIGLIA | Staff

Excelsior set for graduation

6 years ago By Brian Rice

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The class of 2020 now has a graduation date.

Who were those masked folks? Lawmakers

6 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

JEFFERSON CITY – Seeing lawmakers in masks, especially when tax dollars and budgeting are mentioned, might draw raised eyebrows and snide comments at other times, but not in the age of the coronavirus, COVID-19.

LAWMAKERS IN MASKS may not surprise some taxpayers, but in this situation, Rep. Peggy McGaugh wears a mask due to COVID-19 concerns.

ES Police Department activities Mar. 10 - Mar. 16, 2020

6 years ago By News Staff

The Excelsior Springs Police Department reported the following incidents handled by the department March 10 - March 16, 2020

Waterfest moves to Aug. 28-29, 2020

6 years ago By News Staff

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS - The Chamber of Commerce announced it is moving Waterfest to later in the year to distance it from the current COVID-19 quarantine.

Originally slated for late in June, this year's Waterfest will now be held Aug. 28-29, 2020, according to Chamber Director Elaina Lamley.

"Due to the current situation regarding COVID-19 and not knowing the immediate future of guidelines for social distancing, to be safe we decided to move Waterfest for the 2020 season," Lamley said.

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