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Body LAWSON – For the first time since 1994, a Missouri governor visited Lawson. Gov.

Body RICHMOND – Most area school districts, a notable exception being Hardin-Central, received perfect scores during the Missouri Highway Patrol’s Annual School Bus Safety inspection.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Excelsior Springs Police Department staff and community celebrated the retirement of Chief Clint Reno and Lt. Paul White.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS– Excelsior Springs celebrated America’s 245th birthday with blasts of gunpowder and flashes of light. After dark Sunday, the annual fireworks display began from the upper reaches of Siloam Mountain Park.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – First came what Economic Development Director Melinda Mehaffy called “demolition by neglect” of The Royal Hotel resulting from previous owners. “On May 21, bricks began falling out of the first floor,” Mehaffy stated.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Clay County and Excelsior Springs’ populations are skewing toward aging, Cathy Boyer-Shesol told city leaders June 21. Boyer-Shesol is project manager for the Mid-America Regional Council’s KC Communities for All Ages initiative.

Body JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, or DHSS, reminds Missourians the battle against COVID-19 continues. In Ray County over the past four weeks, the death toll has risen from 26 to 28 people, the county health department reported.

Body JEFFERSON CITY – At-home tests that check for SARS-CoV-2, a virus that causes COVID-19, are available free to Missouri residents. A Missourian choosing this testing option will order the free testing kit online.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Community residents, public safety personnel, the WaterFest Committee and festival vendors said canceling WaterFest because of downtown flooding, damage and impending thunderstorms made sense.