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Family shares memories as ‘grammy’ turns 100

6 years ago By Courtney S. Cole

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – When Valley Manor resident Ellen Halvorson turned 100 years old May 19, family members could not visit directly due to COVID-19 precautions, but shared recollections.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS resident Ellen Halvorson turns 100 years old.

ESFD responds to alarm at high school

6 years ago By Brian Rice Publisher

Overheating exhaust fans set off alarms that brought the ESFD to the Excelsior Springs High School Monday evening.

ES Police Department activities May 12 - May 18, 2020

6 years ago By News Staff

The Excelsior Springs Police Department reported the following incidents handled recently by the department.

Seasons opening for bass, squirrel

6 years ago By News Staff

JEFFERSON CITY – Saturday marks the opening day for squirrel hunting/ trapping and black bass fishing seasons in Missouri.

Mo. one of loosest virus states

6 years ago By News Staff

WALNUT CREEK, California – Missouri ranks No. 4 among states with the loosest restrictions on reopening plans as COVID-19 slows nationally, based on information compiled by WalletHub, a personal finance group.

COVID-19 deaths from the world level down to Clay and Ray counties continue to increase, with the nation on target to reach 100,000 deaths by June 1 and the world likely to top 5 million cases in the next week. The number of Clay County deaths remains two. Ray County continues to report 0 deaths, though the number of cases in the county has climbed to 14. *Clay County cases include the Kansas City portion of the county. SOURCE | Johns Hopkins University of Medicine J.C. VENTIMIGLIA | Staff

Meat plants reopening across U.S.

6 years ago By Dana Cronin

MONMOUTH, Illinois – Meatpacking plants are starting to reopen after President Trump signed an executive order intended to prevent shortages.

MEAT PROCESSING resumes at the plant shortly after employee tests positive for COVID-19. PRESTON KERES | U.S. Department of Agriculture

FINDING FOOD FUNDING

6 years ago By Jack ‘Miles’ Ventimiglia

RICHMOND – Harvesters Community Food Network continues to supply the weekly food line serving mostly residents of Ray and Clay counties, but not easily.