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CLAY COUNTY — While Clay County commissioners voted down a purchase contract for land owned by a commissioner campaign contributor in Gladstone, no final decision on the future of the Annex was reached as expected Monday, July 15.
Amanda Lubinski
Managing Editor of News & Content
LIBERTY — Repairs to the sidewalk near Hammerhand Coffee on Liberty's historic downtown square should be complete by the end of July.
Kellie Houx
Southwest Editor
KANSAS CITY — The Kansas City Aviation Department is asking various business, civic and minority organizations and leaders to participate in public discussions to inform local community businesses of various ways that they can actively participate in the concessions program for the new termi…
Representatives from Clay County ceremoniously brake ground Thursday, July 11, at Midwest National Air Center off Rhodus Road near Excelsior Springs, on a new sanitary sewer system. The system will allow the airport to expand for future economic development. More on the story will be publish…
CLAY COUNTY — The Missouri Department of Transportation will intermittently close various lanes of northbound and southbound Interstate 35 beneath Missouri Highway 152 for setting girders and deck panels. The closures will happen nightly between 7:30 p.m. until 5 a.m. the next morning with a…
LIBERTY — Around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday, July 10, Liberty police responded to investigate the reported deaths of two people at Doc’s RV Park, 1600 Southview Drive.
Kellie Houx
Southwest Editor
LIBERTY — Rebuilding Together Kansas City will meet with crew leaders to select houses for the annual work event at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 18, at Second Baptist Church, 300 E. Kansas St., Liberty.
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SMITHVILLE — St Luke's North Hospital recognized outstanding medical staff and employees for 2019 first quarter with board-certified psychiatrist Audrey Brooks of St. Luke's North Hospital- Smithville being awarded physician of the quarter.
LIBERTY — A motorcyclist was killed in a crash late Friday night, July 5.
Kellie Houx
Southwest Editor
KEARNEY — One person was transported by Kearney Fire and Rescue Protection District to an area hospital after a wreck occurred on Missouri Highway 33 ahead of the city's July 3 celebration.
Amanda Lubinski
Managing Editor of News & Content
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LIBERTY —The first guided walking tour of the year for Liberty starts at 10 a.m., Saturday, July 13. The tour meets at the corner of Mississippi and Main streets.
KEARNEY — Mid-Continent Public Library will hold a rededication ceremony for the Kearney branch at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, July 18, at 100 S. Platte-Clay Way.
U.S. Rep. Sam Graves, who represents Missouri's Sixth Congressional District including Clay County in the U.S. House, released the Sixth Congressional District Flood Recovery Resource Guide to help North Missourians affected by floods in 2019.
CLAY COUNTY — Because of bond funding approved by commissioners last year, Paradise Pointe Golf Complex at Smithville Lake is undergoing a irrigation system upgrade that includes adding miles of pipe and wire, more than 500 new sprinklers, hundreds of isolation valves and more than 100 quick…
CLAY COUNTY — Public input is sought by Clay County Parks and Historic Sites as part of the parks master planning process. An public meeting will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, at Paradise Pointe Golf Complex, located at 18212 Golf Course Road in Smithville.
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Like other school districts in the Northland, Kearney is home to a long list of sport camps throughout the summer.
LIBERTY — Everyone who drives the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile gets a fun nickname. Liberty graduate Mikayla Minnick said hers is Mac ‘N Cheese Mikayla and she relishes her job as a hotdogger.
CLAY COUNTY — Public input is sought by Clay County Parks and Historic Sites as part of the parks master planning process. An public meeting will be held from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 16, at Paradise Pointe Golf Complex, located at 18212 Golf Course Road in Smithville.
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SMITHVILLE — Smithville School District will retain Westbrook and Co. for its annual financial audit after school board members approved continuing to engage the company for services for three years through 2022. The company lasted completed work for the district this year. The cost of the a…
Sean Roberts
Northwest Editor
Northwest Missouri State University named Avery Broner, Samantha Dillon, Hannah Gardner, Kari Harris, Hope Jensen, Anna Johnson, Perry Randle, Kayla Risley, Dray Starzl, Bailey Turley, Noah Welborn and Anna Zech, all of Kearney, to its Academic Honor Roll for achieving a GPA of 3.5 or higher.
Missouri Western State University named Malia Cunningham and Spencer Palmeter of Holt, and Brock Broughton and Josie Williamson of Kearney to its 2019 Spring President’s Honor Roll for achieving a 4.0 GPA.
LIBERTY — Andrea Lee of Liberty, director of the Campanella Gallery and an assistant professor of art and chair of the Department of Art and Design at Park University, was presented the Distinguished Humanities Faculty Award.
Missouri Western State University named Jordan Holkesvik, Amy Lett, Kristin Quangvan, Tiffany Rice and Jilian Whitehead to its 2019 Spring President’s Honor Roll for achieving a 4.0 GPA.
Missouri Western State University named Aaron Bass, Hannah Berry and Max Gifford to its 2019 Spring President’s Honor Roll for achieving a 4.0 GPA.
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Let's give the highest praise possible to President Donald Trump: He didn't mortify his country on Independence Day.
The 12th Senatorial District covers a large area of northwest Missouri that encompasses many rural communities. As your senator, I have been a strong champion of increasing access to high-speed broadband internet in our region. By securing broadband internet access, we can prepare our small …
Parades, carnivals, fireworks, food, family and friends are part of traditional Fourth of July festivities. As we commemorate the independence of our country this month, consumers can add stable food prices as another cause for celebration.
This is a big thank you for the extremely well-planned weekend celebration of the 142nd anniversary of the founding of Garrison School in Liberty. The weekend came from the Clay County African American Legacy, Inc. organization.
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