July 2020

Elizabeth Jane (Foley) Turner, 89, of rural Excelsior Springs, went to be with Jesus on July 28, 2020. She was born Sept.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Life has been rolling along at Tiger Bowl over the last three weekends, as owners Jerry and Teresa Farrell have been busy hosting various tournaments. On July 10, Gannon Davis picked up a youth six-game sweeper tournament championship.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The community Presbyterian church, Barbee Memorial, welcomes Pastor Adel Thalos as the transitional pastor. Thalos will guide the congregation for the next 12 to 18 months.

KEARNEY – Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative warns consumer-members in Ray, Clay, Platte and other counties of a new phone scam targeting them.

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas – Walmart will close all community stores and Sam’s Clubs on Thanksgiving Day this year, rather than offer discounts. The company reportedly wants employees to spend the holiday with their families vs.

Jack R. Arnold, 88, of Excelsior Springs, passed away July 26, 2020, at Liberty Hospital after a brief hospice.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Great West Casualty Co. presented Waller Truck Co.

A terrible dark cloud hangs over any bid for the Clay County commissioner offices. That cloud should be washed clean by the culmination of the state audit and thereby the conclusion of any findings and misdeeds or malpractice by current members of the County Commission one way or the other.

WARRENSBURG – Veterans who are wanting to transition to civilian life can find help. They can prepare for a new career at any school through Veterans Upward Bound, or VUB, at the University of Central Missouri.

Pamela Ann Heflin, age 69, of Richmond, Missouri, passed away Thursday, July 23, 2020 in Liberty Hospital. Pam was born and raised in Orrick, Missouri, the daughter of Euel and Blanche (Tucker) Woods.