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SMITHVILLE — Roughly five years after St. Luke’s North Hospital-Smithville announced the closing of its emergency room, another closure came at the end of this July. The walk-in clinic closed July 28.

LIBERTY — Ila Fay Jones, who goes by Fay, didn’t just have a birthday on July 21, but a birthday weekend. Perhaps she should have had a whole month dedicated to her milestone event of turning 100 years of age.

There is scientific evidence suggesting eating something spicy on a hot summer day will make you feel cooler, said University of Missouri horticulturist David Trinklein, in an press release. “Consuming spicy foods leads to a phenomenon known as ‘gustatory facial perspiration,’ which ostensibly cools the body more quickly than a cold glass of lemonade or an ice cream cone,” Trinklein said.

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Jonas Rocha looks the part at the bull ride while sitting on his mom Maria Rochas' lap as the two traveled to Kearney for the night from Olathe, Kansas. Professional bull rider Carlos Miniver does his best to hold on while riding a bucking bull in the Kearney Bull Ride championship night Saturday in Jesse James Park.