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EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – A COVID-19 outbreak is being addressed in Excelsior Springs, a different outbreak shut down sports camps in Lawson and the number of Ray County cases jumped by more than 50% in a week.

JEFFERSON CITY – Vaccinations given to Missouri children since the COVID-19 pandemic began are down. The number of vaccinations given to children 18 years or younger in April fell 50% compared to April 2019.

LIBERTY – Election leaders in Clay and Ray counties said they plan to safeguard the public against COVID-19 during the primary elections Tuesday, but they will not require voters to wear masks. CLAY COUNTY Although there is a public health mandate to wear masks in public in Clay County, election officials in neither county will require masks for those exercising the right to vote.

LYONS, Nebraska – The U.S. Department of Agriculture seeks public comment on changes designed to make getting loans for major projects easier for rural communities.

RICHMOND – The public said no to early release for the so-called “toxic pharmacist,” Robert Courtney, and the Bureau of Prisons did an about-face. From Clay County, Courtney diluted life-saving cancer and other drugs with his for-profit scam, much like the stereotype of a butcher putting his thumb on a meat scale.

RICHMOND – Sen. Denny Hoskins’ service animals bill became law last week.

The public has spoken but the judiciary in Clay County has muffled their voices through a slow response. A petition drive succeeded in requiring Missouri Auditor Nicole Galloway to audit Clay County.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Good Samaritan Center, Tri-County Mental Health, Senior Health Solutions, Signature and other organizations plan to host the Drive-Through Mental Health Fair in the Good Samaritan Center parking lot.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – A district employee contracted the coronavirus, Deputy Superintendent Jaret Tomlinson told school board members last week. “We’ve already had one positive case in our district, an employee, and that employee is recovering, getting better, I’m happy to report,” Tomlinson said.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – A team of school district officials developed a fall reopening plan, Assistant Superintendent Jaret Tomlinson said when presenting that plan to the school board last week. “We really wanted to figure out how things work, how things don’t work,” he said A test run working with Rockin Tiger Club students revealed a major drawback to strict social distancing, Tomlinson said.