Council says yes to giving aid to Elms
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Elms Hotel & Spa is receiving Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Security Act funding. On Oct.
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City approves UTVs for road usage
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – A new City Council rule lets residents drive utility task vehicles on city streets and highways where speed limits are 45 mph or lower. The council acted after community members had asked city officials to permit UTV use, Excelsior Springs Police Department Chief Clinton Reno stated in an Oct.
Court rules Galloway has right to view records commission wants kept secret
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RICHMOND – Clay County Commissioners Gene Owen and Luann Ridgeway lost another bid to prevent Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway from seeing commission meeting records, based on information released Monday.
“The Missouri Constitution does not limit the auditor’s access to certain kinds of records or evidence in conducting the audit,” Clay County Circuit Judge James Van Amburg ruled after hearing from both sides in the case Oct. 23.
COVID CANDIDATES
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COLUMBIA – The only time Gov. Mike Parson and state Auditor Nicole Galloway have appeared, or will appear, in a political forum focused on the Nov. 3 governor’s race took place Oct. 9 at the Missouri Theatre in Columbia.
On Nov. 3, Clay County voters will choose their sheriff
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LIBERTY – Clay County voters will pick a new sheriff Nov. 3.
In Clay County, lawyers rate judges
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JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri Judicial Performance Review Committee provided Missouri voters with their performance findings for 52 nonpartisan judges who will be up for retention in the Nov. 3 general elections, including in Clay County.
One candidate answers issue-related questions
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Two people seek the Clay County Eastern Commission District seat. But only one is answering questions, including: Why? The commission candidates are Republican Megan Thompson, 35, Liberty; and Democrat Dustin Bell, 22, Kearney.
Deputy assessor for Clay County seeks to move up
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Clay County Deputy Assessor Tracy Baldwin, 48, Kearney, a Republican, plans to step into the seat being vacated by his boss, Cathy Rinehart, a Democrat. Bruce Cantwell did not return the questionnaire.
Public administrator seeks re-election
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Clay County Public Administrator Sarah Mills Rottgers, 41, seeks re-election. A Republican, she is opposed by Democrat Jeremy Eden, who did not return this newspaper’s questionnaire.
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS’ CORNERSTONE ELEMENTARY TAKES SHAPE
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ALONG with the steel girders and walls going up, workers have poured floors for Cornerstone Elementary School at Wornall and Lodwick. Voters in June agree to fund the new school, replacing Westview. The building is set to open in the fall of 2021.
