An issue-by-issue look at 2020 (part 4)

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An issue-by-issue look at 2020 (part 4)

Fri, 01/22/2021 - 03:42
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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – This is the fourth in a four-part, issueby-issue review of 2020... FOURTH QUARTER OCTOBER Oct. 2 • Clay County reports 54 COVID-19 deaths and more than 4,000 cases, and Ray County reports two deaths and 183 cases. Oct. 9 • Clay and Ray counties again focus on safe, secure elections as officials look toward November voting. Oct. 16 • Dari B owner Tommy Carroll, 70, announces his plans to retire and sell the business, a landmark in Excelsior Springs and the surrounding area. • What looks like a rollover wreck in Excelsior Springs turns out to be a staged event by people making a music video. Oct. 23 • The Excelsior Springs School District names the elementary school that is under construction Cornerstone Elementary. The school will replace Westview Elementary, which will be repurposed partly and demolished partly. • The Excelsior Springs City Council approves CARES Act funding for community groups. • The council – which earlier in the year docked…

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