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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Board of Education started the new school year with concern about the resurgence of COVID-19, spurred by the Delta variant, which did attack students, but as numbers are falling, the board Monday adjusted the focus on masks.

RICHMOND – Sheriffs are not above the law, they do not get to pick and choose which laws to follow, they take an oath to obey the law and Sheriff Scott Childers found himself clubbed by internet trolls for doing his job.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Church of Liberty Pastor Doug Perry said his church is taking on a new project to aid those who need help making ends meet. Area residents might know the church for work since 2015 to shelter the poor about 1.5 miles north of Walmart.

COLUMBIA – When Lori Popejoy and Amy Vogelsmeier worked as registered nurses early in their careers, they saw firsthand how quickly respiratory infections, such as the common flu, could spread in nursing homes.

LIBERTY – Concern about whether the public understood the need for the Clay County law enforcement tax disappeared in a landslide of support Tuesday. Residents approved the tax 7,919 to 2,307, or 77.44% to 22.56%, based on preliminary results.

ST. LOUIS – There are 516 school districts in Missouri and the Show-Me Institute has ranked each while launching criticism at the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, or DESE.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The city plans a new storage barn for road salt. On Oct.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Fire Department is getting a new ambulance. On Oct.

LIBERTY – When the Clay County Commission portion of the state audit will be complete remains unclear. State Auditor Nicole Galloway’s staff finished audits of five county offices, including sheriff, but the commission portion – where the most controversy has been centered – remains incomplete. Over Presiding Commissioner Jerry Nolte’s objections, former Commissioners Luann Ridgeway and Gene Owen sued to stop the commission audit based on privacy concerns. Galloway’s office overcame most concerns in court, with the last ruling coming Dec. 29 from the Western District Court of Appeals. “Today’s ruling is another win for Clay County citizens who simply want accountability and transparency from their government. Despite ongoing attempts to obstruct this office’s efforts to get answers for taxpayers, work on the audit of Clay County will continue,” Galloway