April 2020

Mary Lou Smith

3 years ago By News Staff

Mary Lou Smith, 88, formerly of Excelsior Springs, MO. passed away April 13 at North Care Hospice House with her daughter by her side and surrounded by the love and prayers of family and friends around the country.

Mary Lou was a woman of strong faith and great love. Her family finds peace knowing that she has gone to be with the Lord and her loved ones who have passed on before.

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Train vs. car wreck leaves woman dead

3 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

CAMDEN – A train-versus-car wreck left a woman dead and a man seriously injured.

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ERRORS UNMASKED

3 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

LIBERTY – Emergency management leaders from Clay and Ray counties said they received and distributed faulty safety masks to first responders.

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Administrator advises businesses: ‘Hang in there’

3 years ago By News Staff

Our will, along with the millions of small businesses we serve, is being tested by the devastating impact of the coronavirus, COVID-19. I want to assure you, we are working every day to make sure help is on the way.

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Missouri Budget Project suggests fiscal relief inadequate

3 years ago By News Staff

JEFFERSON CITY – Federal policymakers have provided a substantial amount of fiscal relief to state and local governments to combat the COVID-19 pandemic, but Missouri and other states need much more to avoid spending cuts that would harm families, destabilize communities and deepen the recession, based on a new report from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities.

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Dance studio goes live on Zoom

3 years ago By News Staff

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Like many other small businesses in the area, Shapes Dance and Acro Studio’s doors closed to observe social distancing due to the COVID-19 outbreak.

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THE VIRAL RECESSION OF 2020

3 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

‘ WARRENSBURG – Depressionlevel job losses, plunging stock markets, business closings …

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Clay County stay-home order ends May 3

3 years ago By News Staff

LIBERTY – Clay County’s stay-home order ends at noon Sunday, May 3.

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Governor says he wants businesses to reopen

3 years ago By News Staff

JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Mike Parson said he would like to reopen businesses in Missouri starting May 4, one day after his stay-home order is scheduled to end.

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$600 checks start to reach jobless people in state

3 years ago By News Staff

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Labor and Industrial Relations’ Division of Employment Security began issuing the $600 Federal Pandemic Unemployment Compensation payments last week, with $66 million in benefits paid out to over 115,000 claimants.

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