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CLAY COUNTY — The first meeting between the state auditor's office and Clay County Commission regarding the citizen-petitioned audit of the county will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 18, Heritage Hall, located at 117 W. Kansas St. in downtown Liberty.
LIBERTY — The filing period for the April 2, 2019 municipal election will begin at 8 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 11, and close at 5 p.m., Jan. 15, 2019.
KEARNEY — Thanks to a call from an alert resident and quick response from Kearney police, a suspected car prowler was caught by officers while allegedly in a victim’s vehicle during a stealing spree in the early morning hours of Saturday, Dec. 1.
LIBERTY — Clay County African American Legacy Inc. will celebrate the launch of its tourism brochure at 10 a.m., Dec. 8, at the Garrison School Cultural Center, 502 N. Water St.
Gov. Mike Parson declared Monday to Friday, Dec. 3 to 9, as Computer Science Education Week. Parson is stopping at various schools to tour their STEM programs during the week.
CLAY COUNTY — A Liberty man died Friday, Nov. 30, after his truck skidded off Missouri Highway 92 near Smithville.
Missouri Department of Agriculture is accepting nominations for the Missouri Agriculture Awards. As part of the Missouri Governor’s Conference on Agriculture in January, the Missouri Agriculture Awards will honor six individuals that strive to innovate their farm or ranch, give back to their…
Incoming Missouri Senate President Pro Tem Dave Schatz, R-Sullivan, will appoint Sen. Dan Hegeman, R-Cosby, as chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee when the Missouri General Assembly convenes Jan. 9.
Chris Stout is in exceptional company these days as one of the top 10 CNN Hero of the Year nominees.
CLAY COUNTY — A release from the Clay County Sheriff’s Office warns residents of a scam circulating through the county over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend.
HOLT — Holt Community Fire Protection District was celebrated this month by St. Luke’s Hospital for helping spot an acute stroke that led first responders to transport a Holt man not to the hospital of his choice, but to the St. Luke’s facility in Kansas City for specialized stroke treatment.
CLAY COUNTY — The Clay County Economic Development Council will honor the area’s top developments and construction projects at the annual Keystone Recognition Awards Breakfast Tuesday, Dec. 11. The event is from 7: 30 to 9:00 a.m. at Harrah's Hotel and Casino, 1 Riverboat Drive, North Kansas City.
KANSAS CITY — There is no shortage of Northland semifinalists for the Greater Kansas City Area’s top football prizes.
LIBERTY — The maiden voyage of the Blue Jays’ season came down to free throws from two of their most clutch players.
KEARNEY — When Liberty North traveled to Kearney for both teams’ first wrestling dual of the seasons, they saved the best match of the evening for last.
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LIBERTY — For more than 120 years, Pytor Tchaikovsky’s music for “The Nutcracker” has stirred dancers and audiences alike. On Saturday, Dec. 8, the Liberty Symphony Orchestra and Luzicka Ballet will be collaborating on a live performance of the second act of the iconic holiday ballet.
LIBERTY — Clay County African American Legacy Inc. will celebrate the launch of its tourism brochure at 10 a.m., Dec. 8, at the Garrison School Cultural Center, 502 N. Water St.
LIBERTY — Director Nino Casisi expects an audience to be charmed and perhaps a bit amazed at the two-actor show, “A Tuna Christmas” on the Corbin Theatre stage.
KEARNEY — The holiday spirit will return to downtown Kearney Saturday, Dec. 1, with Magical Night: A Downtown Kearney Christmas, hosted by Kearney Enrichment Council.
SMITHVILLE — An episode of “Military Makeover with Montell” filmed at the Moyers family residence in Smithville during late September and early October, airs at 6:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 30, on cable network Lifetime.
Sean Roberts
Education Editor
United States Department of Agriculture is investing $1.2 billion to help rebuild and improve rural water infrastructure for 936,000 rural Americans living in 46 states including Missouri.
Lt. Col. Eric T. Olson, acting superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, encourages extra caution around Missouri’s many lakes and rivers during the colder months of the year.
Preliminary data from the Missouri Department of Conservation shows hunters harvested a near-record 199,427 deer during the November portion of fall firearms deer season, which ran Nov. 10 to 20.
Each December, cities across the Northland come to holiday life with Christmas events that provide families with fun.
Each year, local men and women in blue spend a weekend day chasing down must-have toys and smiles instead of bad guys in the spirit of making area children’s spirits bright through Shop with a Cop programs. The programs are charities that collect monetary donations through the year to help p…
SMITHVILLE — The aptly named Holy Cow equipment plan from ABCreative for downtown Smithville’s Heritage Park boasts upgrades of everything and promises to provide something for everyone.
Schools
SMITHVILLE — Smithville High School will host a Green Tie Affair from 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 14, consisting of several different parts.
Sean Roberts
Education Editor
Dismissed in December of 2017, Missouri Commissioner of Education Margie Vandeven was rehired the week of Thanksgiving to fill the role she held for three years until former Gov. Eric Greitens allegedly pressured the state education board to let her go.
Sean Roberts
Education Editor
SMITHVILLE — Smithville School District Assistant Superintendent Wayne Krueger said there is no need to panic despite the district facing a six-figure revenues deficit in the budget, requiring spending of reserves.
Sean Roberts
Education Editor
LIBERTY — An opportunity new to Liberty Public Schools will allow students to travel to Metropolitan Community College for college classes that would provide duel credit to both juniors and seniors of the Liberty school district.
Sean Roberts
Education Editor
Gov. Mike Parson declared Monday to Friday, Dec. 3 to 9, as Computer Science Education Week. Parson is stopping at various schools to tour their STEM programs during the week.
KEARNEY — Kearney School District’s Angie Currey, assistant superintendent of special programs, was named the 2018 Gersh Award recipient. The national award is presented to a special education administrator annually by the Council of Administrators for Special Education.
Obituaries
Henry E. Assel, Sr, 67, of Smithville, MO passed away December…
Sean William Fischer, 21, of Liberty, passed away as the resul…
Opinion
The number of applications received by some local law enforcement agencies has dropped by about 50 percent over the past five years. In some places, the decrease is greater.
Sean Roberts
Education Editor
On Dec. 6, the first provisions of medical marijuana in Missouri will be implemented, seemingly a departure from Missouri’s conservative political climate until you consider what else was decided on in the Nov. 6 general election.
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This video posted on social media shows police tugging a 1-year-old out of his mother's arms during arrest.
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