December 2021

Bruce Michael Huffman

4 years ago By News Staff

Bruce Michael Huffman was born October 19, 1972. He went to meet the Lord on December 1, 2021.

Bruce grew up in Excelsior Springs, Mo. area and lived there most of his life. He graduated from Excelsior Springs High School. Bruce mainly worked in residential homes for the mentally and physically challenged young adults. A job he much enjoyed, and the young adults really liked him.

He attended St Ann Catholic Church when he was growing up.

He was preceded in death by the love of his life Billie Adams Huffman.

Walter W. Coe

4 years ago By News Staff

Local artist, Walter W. Coe, passed away on December 2 at 1:55 a.m. following a long illness. 

Booster shots now available to people 18 or older

4 years ago By News Staff

JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services authorized those who are 18 or older and fully vaccinated against COVID-19 to get a booster shot. “The data we released ...

VACCINE booster shots available to Missouri adults.

Dems, Republicans pass infrastructure legislation

4 years ago By News Staff

As we celebrated our National Day of Thanksgiving last week, one thing I was especially grateful for was passage of a generational bipartisan infrastructure bill for the American people. Last month, I watched from the White House lawn as President Biden officially signed the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act into law.

Democrats’ policies fuel nation’s inflation

4 years ago By News Staff

Americans across the country gathered with their families and loved ones to celebrate Thanksgiving. (They found) an uninvited guest at this year’s Thanksgiving – inflation.

New COVID variant renews health threat

4 years ago By News Staff

Stock markets fell last week on news of a new COVID-19 variant, Omicron. South African authorties and scientists revealed a new, fast-moving variant had been found.

12-year-old boy brings down 16-point, prize-winning buck

4 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

RICHMOND – Noah Edwards, 12, Richmond, brought down a 16-point buck in Saline County to win the Youth Deer Hunt, sponsored by Banner Coulson Chevrolet, Higginsville. Getting the deer took preparation and a bit of luck “At first, we were in a blind,” Noah said.

SURPRISE and joy light the face of Noah Edwards, 12, Richmond, after he brings down a 16-point buck.

MU study shows telehealth doubles tasks for nurses

4 years ago By News Staff

COLUMBIA – When the COVID-19 pandemic hit, Chelsea Howland saw firsthand how telehealth helped her dad, A Type 2 diabetic, see his diabetes specialist virtually. As a nurse herself, Howland understands the convenience virtual appointments provide for patients, particularly in rural communities, where access to health care can be limited.

TELEHEALTH can improve the quality of care for people who cannot reach a doctor easily, like Bob Acord, but research shows the workload doubles for nurses.

Community Drug Education Summit aims to combat overdoses in county

4 years ago By News Staff

LIBERTY – Amid an uptick in fatal and near-fatal overdoses linked to the recreational use of pills laced with fentanyl, the Clay County Sheriff’s Office is hosting a Community Drug Education Summit.

ILLEGAL DRUGS, particularly fentanyl, are killing people in the area. Clay County Sheriff Will Akin plans a public forum Dec. 6 to address the issue. J.C. VENTIMIGLIA | Staff

BRIDGE NAMING FOR RAY COUNTIANS KILLED AT PEARL; GRANDCHILDREN DISCUSS GRANDMOTHER’S DEEP LOSS; RAY COUNTIAN KILLED ON OKLAHOMA MAY BE FOUND

4 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

STOCKTON – Exactly how they died 80 years ago is unlikely to surface from the waters of Pearl Harbor, but the memory of three Ray County men killed there, 3,855 miles from home, is kept alive by their relative, Karen Grantham, 59.

THIS DEPICTION of the Pearl Harbor attack, created from photographs and colorized, shows the USS Tennessee, left, using hoses to push away oil after the USS Arizona is struck by Japanese war planes and left spewing flames and smoke against the blue Hawaiian sky. Fire raged more than two days. J.C. VENTIMIGLIA | Staff