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Body LIBERTY – Northland Coalition prevention volunteers, with Tri-County Mental Health Services support, will host their first-ever virtual prevention conference from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The new superintendent of schools does not start work officially for several months, but that has not stopped Dr. Travis Hux, 44, from getting to know district employees.

Body JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Mike Parson said he plans to reclaim COVID-19 vaccine distributed to pharmacies, expects lawmakers to go all in on sports betting and would not mind getting a raise.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – A metro area crime trend has reached Excelsior Springs, Police Chief Clint Reno told city leaders during a late-January work session. The metro is experiencing an increase in thefts of catalytic converters from motor vehicles, Reno said.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Excelsior Springs Community Center is reaching out to help elderly residents sign up on the Clay County Public Health Center website for COVID-19 vaccinations.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – City Finance Department Director Vonda Floyd has a clearer sense of what Orion will provide in managing the city’s golf course, she told city leaders during a late-January work session.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – On Jan. 22, the Excelsior Springs High School Student Council celebrated its court warming coronation.

Body JEFFERSON CITY – Gov. Mike Parson said he supports a statewide prescription drug monitoring program to help combat the opioid epidemic.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Excelsior Springs Hospital is ready to administer COVID-19 vaccinations, but when the vaccine will arrive and what role the hospital will play are unknown, CEO Kristen DeHart told city leaders via Zoom.