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CAMDEN – A train-versus-car wreck left a woman dead and a man seriously injured.

JEFFERSON CITY – Seeing lawmakers in masks, especially when tax dollars and budgeting are mentioned, might draw raised eyebrows and snide comments at other times, but not in the age of the coronavirus, COVID-19.

RICHMOND – Anyone with a high school diploma, or a diploma from the school of hard knocks, could read the writing on the wall.

GROCERY STORES remain open as most of America is shut down. But going to the grocery store should not be used as a pleasure trip. Social distancing still applies – perhaps more so, because everyone needs to eat and that brings crowds to stores. Since the coronavirus is most commonly transferred through other people, the CDC advises the public to plan trips at a time when stores are least crowded.

WARRENSBURG – Whether in Excelsior Springs, Missouri; or Excelsior, Minnesota ...

WARRENSBURG – Students are helping frontline health care providers battle the coronavirus, COVID-19, state Sen. Denny Hoskins said.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – Americans of all ages are experiencing increased social isolation and loneliness in combatting the COVID-19 pandemic.

RICHMOND – Long before the world became aware of the novel coronavirus that has most people in the United States staying home, the pork industry watched with concern as a different virus decimated the pig population in China.

RICHMOND – The sun is barely up when John Johnson, Lexington, climbs out of bed and makes the drive across the Missouri River to Ray County.

EXCELSIOR SPRINGS – The Excelsior Springs Chamber of Commerce offers aid to businesses “affected and greatly diminished by the COVID-19 pandemic though a grant program,” chamber President Elaina Lamley said.