JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri National Guard has been mobilized where needed to assist communities in this state that are dealing with the coronavirus pandemic.
“I want to be perfectly clear: This is not about putting Missouri under martial law. This is a planning stage operation to provide more assistance to Missourians and increase our capacity to deploy resources quickly. The Guard will play a major role in supporting state and local communities, ” Missouri National Guard Brig. Gen. Levon Cumpton said
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LIBERTY – Embattled Clay County Eastern Commissioner Luann Ridgeway, 63, announced Friday that she will not seek reelection.
The decision could herald a change in the county’s direction.
