RICHMOND – This is the second in our four-part, issue-by-issue review of 2020...

SECOND QUARTER

APRIL

April 3

• A Republican and former county clerk, Rep. Peggy McGaugh, offers no-excuse absentee voting legislation.

• About 60 Excelsior Springs teachers make a video, lip-synched version of “We Are the World” to brighten the lives of district members left bored by isolation necessitated by the coronavirus.

• Missouri deploys the National Guard to assist medical personnel who are fighting the virus.

April 10

• Despite the virus, work continues on community projects across the city, including pavement overlays, feeding students with bus-delivered food, keeping fitness equipment clean at the community center and the senior center delivering food to shut-ins.

• Missouri becomes the 42nd state to issue a stay-home order because of the virus.

April 17

• The Excelsior Springs Chamber of Commerce offers grants to assist community businesses affected by COVID-19.

• Because of the virus, Excelsior Springs Hi…