April 2020

Body LAWSON – A 72-year-old Lawson woman is the first person confirmed to have contracted the coronavirus, COVID-19, in Ray County.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Once upon a time, when a person referred to as “The Boss” wore an electric guitar rather than a suit and tie, and a young man did not use his single glove as an oven mitt, the world’s No. 1 musical artists gathered to shine light in the darkness.

Body Politics should play no role in combatting an acute respiratory syndrome, the virus that causes the deadly disease, COVID-19, but the lack of action in Missouri looks like politics, not leadership.

Body NEW YORK CITY – Because of the coronavirus pandemic, baseball fans in Ray County obviously cannot take in a Kansas City Royals game at Kauffman Stadium or a St. Louis Cardinals game at Busch Stadium.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – With the coronavirus taking the field, there is no certainty there will be a Tiger baseball season. Still, plans have been made.

Body RICHMOND – The Missouri State High School Activities Association has limited what local prep sports coaches and athletes, including in Excelsior Springs and Richmond, can do while the spring sports season hangs in limbo.

Body The April 7 municipal elections that will not happen should have been allowed to happen. “Public health” is the reason given for delaying elections.

Body Missourians are flooding into their local grocery stores to stockpile cleaning supplies food and, of course, toilet paper. They pile into these stores because they are worried. They pile in because they want to protect their families, and because they want to feel safe.

Body WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen.