Jackson County Executive proposes Rep. Joe Runions Act, $10 million for COVID-19 response

Jackson County Executive proposes Rep. Joe Runions Act, $10 million for COVID-19 response

admin March 23, 2020

March 23, 2020 KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Jackson County Executive Frank White, Jr. released an emergency funding proposal today to combat the toll of COVID-19 on our community. The County Executive named his emergency funding proposal in honor of Missouri State Representative Joe…

Stay at Home Order Effective 12:01 am Tuesday March 24

admin March 22, 2020

March 22, 2020 @ 4:05 p.m. Stay at Home Order Effective 12:01 am Tuesday March 24 Effective 12:01am Tuesday, March 24, Jackson County, Missouri, is requiring people to stay-at-home except for essential needs. The intent of this order is to ensure the…

Stay at Home FAQs from Jackson County, MO

admin March 21, 2020

March 21, 2020 Effective 12:01 am Tuesday, March 24 Jackson County, Missouri, is requiring people to stay-at-home except for essential needs. The intent of this order is to ensure the maximum number of people self-isolate in their places of residence to the…

Lee’s Summit R-7 School District Joins Metro Schools in Extending School Clorsures.

admin March 21, 2020

March 21, 2020 5:58 p.m. By Katy Bergen, Executive Director of Public Relations LSR7 Extends School Closures to April 24th Lee’s Summit, MO — The rapidly-evolving Novel Coronavirus crisis has prompted Lee’s Summit R-7 Schools and other Kansas City-area school districts to…

The Latest Regional News on COVID-19, March 20, 2020

admin March 20, 2020

It is with great sadness that we announce the first death of a previously identified COVID-19 patient in Eastern Jackson County. The individual was a female in her 80s who had not recently traveled. Our deepest condolences go out to the family of…

Whiteman Air Force Base cancels 2020 Wings Over Whiteman

admin March 20, 2020

March 20, 2020 WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, Mo. — Whiteman Air Force Base’s 2020 Wings Over Whiteman Air and Space Show, originally scheduled for June 13 and 14, is now cancelled. Base officials cancelled the large, public event to better confront the…

Missouri cancels statewide testing

admin March 19, 2020

March 19, 2020 Critical Issue Alert Commissioner Margie Vandeven announced this afternoon that Missouri has canceled statewide testing (the MAP test, end-of-course examinations, etc.) for the remainder of this school year due to school closures caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Also, schools…

Parson, Ashcroft Announce April 7 Municipal Elections Postponed Until June 2 in Response to COVID-19

admin March 18, 2020

March 18, 2020 Jefferson City, Mo. — Pursuant to Governor Mike Parson’s Executive Order 20-02 declaring a state of emergency in response to COVID-19 and a request from Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft, Governor Parson today signed Executive Order 20-03 ordering all Missouri municipal elections previously scheduled for April 7,…

Hy-Vee Response to COVID-19 Continues

admin March 17, 2020

March 17, 2020 As our daily lives continue to be transformed by the outbreak of the coronavirus (COVID-19), Hy-Vee is continuing to adapt the ways in which we serve our customers to make sure we are providing you with the products you…

Jackson County joins 45 counties in the Western Appellate District of Missouri to petition the court to move April 7, 2020 General Municipal Election to June 2, 2020

admin March 17, 2020

March 17, 2020 By Corey Dillon Tuesday, March 17, 2020 INDEPENDENCE, MO – The following email was sent this morning to all entities in Jackson County as well as stakeholders: “Jackson County Entities and Stakeholders: It is our mission to ensure the integrity…