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Clay-Platte works to upgrade service

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KEARNEY – On average, 75% of Platte-Clay Electric Cooperative members experience less than one hour of outage time per year. “This high mark for reliable service reflects decades of planning and investment related to PCEC’s electrical system,” company information states.

SBA warns email phishing scams target businesses

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RICHMOND – The Small Business Administration is sending a cyber-warning alert to loan applicants seeking federal aid in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The email phishing campaigns involve malicious actors who impersonate the SBA and the Office of Disaster Assistance to collect personally identifiable information for fraudulent purposes.
WHAT MAKES THE PEOPLE who engage in email phishing and other types of electronic scamming so good at their craft is that they do not care who they hurt and they do the best they can to make the lies that they tell believable, including copying the official logos of private and government offices. J.C. VENTIMIGLIA | Staff illustration

Deadline dawns for Clay Charter

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RICHMOND – Rather than adhere strictly to state rules for county governance, Clay County could operate with greater independence under a “charter,” something voters agreed in June to consider. The proposed charter could be available for public viewing as early as next week.
COMMISSIONER Jerry Nolte says the charter could reach the commission Monday.

Tigers ready to growl as fall sports practices begin

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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – School districts are getting ready to start the fall semester, which means athletics are ramping up for action, too. The Excelsior Springs School District is no different, as the school’s sports programs began practices Monday.
EXCELSIOR SPRINGS junior Dacey Hall intercepts a pass as the Tigers work on their defensive skills the first week of practice. MSHSAA set Monday as the first day for fall sports practices.