Frances Marie Curry
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Frances (Tanny) Marie Curry passed peacefully on the 14th of May at her daughter and son-in-law’s house in Eldridge, Iowa. She was 86 years old. She had lived with them for the past six years.
May 2020
FINDING FOOD FUNDING
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RICHMOND – Harvesters Community Food Network continues to supply the weekly food line serving mostly residents of Ray and Clay counties, but not easily.
Meat plants reopening across U.S.
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MONMOUTH, Illinois – Meatpacking plants are starting to reopen after President Trump signed an executive order intended to prevent shortages.
Mo. one of loosest virus states
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WALNUT CREEK, California – Missouri ranks No. 4 among states with the loosest restrictions on reopening plans as COVID-19 slows nationally, based on information compiled by WalletHub, a personal finance group.
Seasons opening for bass, squirrel
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JEFFERSON CITY – Saturday marks the opening day for squirrel hunting/ trapping and black bass fishing seasons in Missouri.
Importance of Mo. Medicaid expansion grows
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As a primary care doctor, I cringe when I am paged on-call at 2 a.m. by a patient with chest pain who won’t go to the emergency department because of lack of insurance.
Veteran asks: What does Memorial Day mean?
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Honoring the fallen in battle is not a recent practice. In fact, remembrance of soldiers and loved ones dates back thousands of years. Greeks and Romans gathered at gravesites with flowers and held festivals and feasts in their honor.
A RECKLESS PLEDGE
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Missouri lawmakers’ failure once again, as in years past, to require out-of-state online stores to pay sales tax is a detriment to Missouri businesses and residents.
Charges filed in Convenience Store shooting
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The suspect who was apprehended by ESPD at the scene of a shooting outside an Excelsior Springs convenience store has now been charged.
Clay County Court on Thursday issued a warrant charging Dylan G. Townsend, 25, from Excelsior Springs with First Degree Assault, Armed Criminal Action and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm. Townsend's bond is set at $500,000.
Shooting at ES Gas Station leaves one hospitalized
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Updated 5/20/20 6:45 p.m.
A shooting at an Excelsior Springs gas station has left one person hospitalized in serious condition and one person in custody. The shooting took place Wednesday afternoon at the Quick Stop II Convenience Store at 1900 W. Jesse James Road.
According to Police Chief Clint Reno and Lt. Larry Tarrant, a 911 call came in at 3:50 p.m. reporting the shooting. Police close to the convenience store arrived quickly and found the assailant still on the scene. The male suspect was taken into custody without incident.
