September 2020

JEFFERSON CITY – Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway answered campaign-related questions after a video press conference, just as her opponent, Gov. Mike Parson, has done with questions from this paper.

LIBERTY – Voters who decide Clay County’s future at the polls Nov. 3 may be influenced by the political campaigns conducted by opponents and supporters.

WASHINGTON – If a low-income family’s child cannot go to school to learn, then denying that child access to the free or reduced-price school food programs is unacceptable, U.S. Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II said last week.

WASHINGTON – Stimulus funds and the U.S. Postal Service affect millions of Americans – from Ray and Clay counties to all points across the nation – and Congress is divided along party lines about handling each issue.

Margaret Pearl Pfeiffer, 80, of Kearney, passed away peacefully with family by her side on August 20, 2020. Visitation will be held at the Kearney First Christian Church on Saturday morning Aug. 29 th from 10:00-12:00, with the funeral immediately following. In lieu of flowers, a memorial may be left for the Kearney First Christian Church Youth fund.

Carrie C. Kane, 25, of Excelsior Springs, passed away Wednesday, Aug.

GILBERT, Iowa – After the day’s meals are done, Deb Purcell, Gilbert Community Schools director of food service, shuffles through a stack of papers. Gilbert, a town north of Ames in central Iowa, serves about 1,400 to 1,600 meals a day.

LIBERTY – Voters will determine Clay County’s future at the polls Nov. 3.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Tigers had what girls tennis coach Richie Marsh called “a tough start to the season” Tuesday against visiting Harrisonville. “Harrisonville returned four of their six top players from last season and we looked like we were timid in our first match of the year,” Marsh said.

RICHMOND – Excelsior Springs girls golf coach David Stalder liked the way his Tigers competed last weeked in the Odessa Par 3 Shootout at Shirkey Golf Course in Richmond to open the season. The Tigers shot a 324 as a team, 15 strokes behind the winner, Boonville.