April 2020

Mary Lou Smith

6 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.

Crowd rips Gov. Parson’s COVID-19 order, issues message:

6 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

JEFFERSON CITY – People angry about being furloughed from jobs and having their businesses closed are denouncing Gov. Mike Parson for following the social distancing strategy urged by medical professionals.

RADIO SHOW HOST Dave “Super Dave” Day warms up the Reopen Missouri crowd of about 500 people at the “Signing of the Treaty” sculpture on the Capitol grounds Tuesday in Jefferson City. Several crowd members carry signs that denounce Gov. Mike Parson for issuing a stay-home order.

Clay County stay-home order ends May 3

6 years ago By News Staff

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

MDC adds fish habitat at Truman Lake to improve area for fishing

6 years ago By News Staff

KANSAS CITY – Biologists for the Missouri Department of Conservation, or MDC, completed a fish habitat project at Truman Lake.

Experts say rural areas not off hook for virus

6 years ago By Liz Carey

ARLINGTON, Virginia – While larger urban areas may be seeing the number of coronavirus cases slow, cases in rural areas are just beginning, two experts said during a briefing from the Infectious Diseases Society of America on Tuesday.

Governor says he wants businesses to reopen

6 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.

REOPEN MISSOURI?

6 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

JEFFERSON CITY – Being frustrated and wanting Missouri to reopen is understandable, but not reason enough to do so, Missouri Nurses Association Director Heidi Lucas, Jefferson City, said Wednesday.

MISSOURI Nurses Association Director Heidi Lucas, Jefferson City, cautions against the state sending people back to work too soon.

Mahomes effect makes NFL draft easier to endure

6 years ago By Shawn Roney

Maybe Patrick Mahomes II has caused me to mellow.

THE VIRAL RECESSION OF 2020

6 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

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

$600 checks start to reach jobless people in state

6 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.