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CITY-COUNTY COURT CLASH

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LIBERTY – Given the choice between recognizing Kansas City’s zoning authority within city borders or going to court at taxpayers’ expense, the Clay County Commission turned to the county’s lawyers.

Heat can wreck roads

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JEFFERSON CITY – Although not as dramatic as the name would imply, pavement “blowups” are the summer’s version of potholes. Blowups are created by a combination of moisture, weakening pavement and temperatures consistently reaching 90 degrees or more across the state, the Missouri Department of Transportation stated.
THIS DAMAGE is visible on Route J in southern Ray County. The surface, like surfaces on roads across the Northland, suffers from numerous cracks and potholes, with some of the wear being due to blowups, Missouri Department of Transportation information states. J.C. VENTIMIGLIA | Staff

Hospital receives AHA recognition

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LIBERTY – Liberty Hospital received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. “The award recognizes the hospital’s commitment to ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, researchbased guidelines.

HALL IN JEOPARDY

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EXCLESIOR SPRINGS – What sounds like bad news on the surface is good news for the Hall of Waters, city Economic Development Director Melinda Mehaffy said. The city announced Sept.
OUTSIDE the Hall of Waters, building superintendent T.R. Kennedy replaces a light. Much more maintenance, perhaps $20 million worth, is still needed. J.C. VENTIMIGLIA | Staff