March 2020

Newspapers combine during quarantine

6 years ago By Brian Rice Publisher
During the coronavirus pandemic, public and private businesses are taking extreme measures to practice social distancing and following CDC recommendations to minimize health risks.  Your local newspaper is doing the same.
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George Brown ‘G.B.’ Sams

6 years ago By News Staff
George Brown “G.B.” Sams, 94, of Excelsior Springs, died Tuesday, March 24, 2020, at Excelsior Springs Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, surrounded by his loving family.

Rodney Ralph Thomas

6 years ago By News Staff
Rodney Ralph Thomas, 71, of Kearney, Missouri, passed away at the Northcare Hospice House on March 9, 2020. He battled brain cancer for a number of years and is finally at peace with our Lord.
RODNEY THOMAS

Martha Jane Essig

6 years ago By News Staff
Martha Jane Essig, 79, of Richmond, died Thursday, March 19, 2020, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.

RIDGEWAY BOWS OUT

6 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia
LIBERTY – Embattled Clay County Eastern Commissioner Luann Ridgeway, 63, announced Friday that she will not seek reelection. The decision could herald a change in the county’s direction.
AFTER ANOTHER contentious meeting in February, Ray County Eastern Commissioner Luann Ridgeway answers questions for one reporter, but not others waiting to answer questions in the same hallway in the Clay County Administration Building on the Liberty Square. ‘

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