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Body WHITESBURG, Kentucky – Rural residents are more hesitant than their metropolitan counterparts to get a COVID-19 vaccination, though rural areas have higher infection and death rates from the virus, a new report states.

Body KANSAS CITY – The state’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate jumped 1.3% from November to December, going to 5.8%, the Missouri Economic Research and Information Center reported. The estimated number of unemployed Missourians hit 180,137 in December.

Body JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri National Guard will assist the Department of Health and Senior Services and others at COVID-19 vaccination sites statewide. Vaccine demand exceeds the state’s supply.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Community center members have a new membership option. On Jan.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The city will help pay for the Metropolitan Area Regional Radio System, or MARRS, used by the city’s public safety personnel. On Jan.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Mid-Continent Public Library has resumed limited in-branch services. “We know our customers are eager for the library to resume all services and for things to return to ‘normal,’ and we too are ready to move past these challenging times.

Body 422,000 IN NATION DIE 247 IN CLAY COUNTY DIE 19 IN RAY COUNTY DIE RICHMOND – The COVID-19 death toll continues to rise in Clay and Ray counties and across the nation. More U.S.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Students at Excelsior Springs High will have some new course choices when the next school year begins. On Jan.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – City employees will receive paid COVID-related sick leave for roughly five more months. As City Manager Molly McGovern stated in a Jan.

Body EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Superintendent Dan Hoehn expects to know if Crossroads Elementary School will open as planned for the 2021-22 school year by the time the Board of Education reconvenes Feb. 8.