VIRAL AVOIDANCE VOTING
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LIBERTY – Election officials in Ray and Clay counties have taken steps to minimize the risk of contracting COVID-19 when voters cast in-person votes during the municipal elections Tuesday, June 2.
May 2020
State Fair organizers make 2020 plans
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SEDALIA – At this time, Missouri State Fair organizers are moving forward with preparations, though timelines have been altered and nothing is certain, for the 11-day fair.
COLLEGE CAREER DAWNS FOR DAY
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS senior Ethan Day, this year’s Class 2 state boys runner-up in the 113-pound division, has signed a letter of intent to continue his education and wrestling career at the University of Rio Grande in Rio Grande, Ohio. Day plans to study welding and business management.
District makes case for Proposition T
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The Excelsior Springs School District of Clay and Ray counties has made a good case for voters to approve Proposition T, a tax issue that would not cause voters to pay more in taxes than they pay now.
We endorse the issue.
Under the proposal that voters will address at the polls June 2, the public could extend the existing tax levy to bring in another $23.5 million.
ESFD responds to alarm at high school
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Overheating exhaust fans set off alarms that brought the ESFD to the Excelsior Springs High School Monday evening.
At approximately 8 p.m., fire trucks from Excelsior Springs and Kearney arrived on the scene of the high school and found smoke coming from the school’s Family and Consumer Science room. They discovered exhaust fans over the stoves were left on and were overheating. The heat melted some of the plastic covering around the fans that created the smoke.
ES Police Department activities May 12 - May 18, 2020
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The Excelsior Springs Police Department reported the following incidents handled recently by the department.
City-owned Dunbar land transferred to private owners for redevelopment
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The City Council voted to transfer cityowned land near Dunbar to private residents for residential development.
Jeff City shows preference for out-of-state businesses
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JEFFERSON – Missouri lawmakers failed again to require online sales tax collections, despite declining revenue.
Support Medicaid expansion on ballot
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Over 100,000 children have callously been thrown off Medicaid in the past two years, and 127,000 adult Missourians, creating a public health crisis due to Missouri’s legislative inaction.
Virus reminder of need for flexible time off
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The growing threat from the coronavirus is a stark reminder of how America’s failure to give workers the flexibility to take paid time off puts public health at risk.