July 2020

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

KEARNEY – Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative warns consumer-members in Ray, Clay, Platte and other counties of a new phone scam targeting them. The scam consists of PCEC members being falsely told the cooperative was bought out by another utility and their payments were not processed correctly due to the merger.

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. Davis received an $80 scholarship for rolling a 1,061 series on the day and a 176.8 average. Runnerup Andrew DeOrnellis finished with a 1,044 series, 174 average, and received a $56 scholarship.

The public has spoken but the judiciary in Clay County has muffled their voices through a slow response. A petition drive succeeded in requiring Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway to audit Clay County.

JEFFERSON CITY – The public will decide whether to deny or expand Medicaid for tens of thousands of Missourians on Tuesday, Aug. 4.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Four candidates seek the 8th House District seat in the Republican primary Aug. 4.

RICHMOND – All of the county-level Aug. 4 primary races in Ray County are uncontested; there is primary competition for some Clay County offices; rivals are plentiful for statewide and General Assembly seats; and voters statewide will decide a proposed Missouri Constitutional amendment to expand Medicaid.

FLORHAM PARK, New Jersey – A New York Jets safety who is haggling with the team over his contract has the support of Excelsior Springs native Gregg Williams. Multiple media outlets have reported that Jamal Adams seeks to leave New York, rather than continue under the terms of his contact, set to expire next year.

LYONS, Nebraska – The U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks public comment on changes designed to make getting loans for major projects easier for rural communities.

Stephen Ballard, 62, of Excelsior Springs Missouri passed away July 16, 2020, at the hospital from a long battle with cancer. Ballard was born Oct.