Clay County

With Missouri and Kansas in the initial phases of their vaccine distribution plans, some counties are allowing residents to sign up to be notified when they're eligible.

The restrictions are a result of rising COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations.

The resignations came shortly before a countywide vote Tuesday to adopt a new county constitution, fueled by voters’ frustration with the current county government. The three-member commission is being audited by the state over concerns about transparency and spending.

The order stems from a voter-requested audit of the troubled county commission, which has been sued for violating a government transparency law and underfunding jail contracts.

Clay County voters will decide this November if they want to increase the number of commissioners, decrease their pay, create term limits and make some elected position into appointments.

Clay County Board of Election Commissioners Director Patty Lamb said the recount shouldn’t take more than a day.

November’s general election will likely change the direction of the Clay County Commission. It’s the first commission election since a state audit requested by thousands of citizens started looking into the county.

There’s a crowded field of candidates with varying experience in county government.

We're supposed to get blistering heat and high humidity this weekend. Most libraries and pools are closed but there are a limited number of public places you can go to get out of the heat.

Most of the money will go towards supporting small businesses in Clay County, in the form of grants of up to $50,000 each.

The cases at Pleasant Valley Manor Care Center now account for 11% of all COVID-19 cases in Clay County and more than half the deaths from the disease.

Once a new constitution is drafted, voters will get the final say on changes to remake government in Clay County.