CLAY COUNTY — As of 4:15 p.m. Thursday, April 9, the number of positive cases of coronavirus in Clay County stands at 96. Of those infected, 58 live in Kansas City while the remaining 38 live elsewhere in the county. The total number of infections is five higher than Wednesday, April 8.

Most major airlines have trimmed their flight schedules as the number of passengers have dropped significantly amid concerns surrounding the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus.

CLAY COUNTY As of 4:15 p.m. Monday, March 30, the number of confirmed positive cases of COVID-19 in Clay County residents is 33. Of those cases, 20 are Kansas City residents, which are reported by the Kansas City Health Department, and 13 are residents of elsewhere in the county and reported by Clay County Public Health Center. The total number of cases has climbed by four since Friday, March 27. There have been zero deaths to date of those infected.

CLAY COUNTY — The county Public Health Center reports three cases of novel coronavirus within its testing jurisdiction were confirmed Monday, March 23, through lab tests. The cases consist of one male and one female in their 50s and one woman in her 80s. The cases are unrelated.

School districts across the Northland agreed with the Kansas City region to keep schools closed through April 24 after a group call with Kansas City Mayor Quinton Lucas, according to a Kansas City release Saturday, March 21. Extended closures include the Kearney, Liberty, North Kansas City and Smithville districts.

Beginning Tuesday, March 24, residents of Jackson County, Mo.; Johnson County, Kan.; Kansas City, Mo.; and the Unified Government of Wyandotte County/Kansas City, Kan; will be directed to stay at home except for essential needs, according to an announcement from the CORE 4 partners Saturday, March 21.

In response to COVID-19 concerns, Gladstone is taking steps to mitigate the risk of exposure and to ensure the health of the community while maintaining city services, states a city release from Monday, March 16.

According to Clay County Public Health Director Gary Zaborac, one of the most recently reported positive cases of novel coronavirus in Kansas City came from a test conducted at Liberty Hospital.

Curry Real Estate Services’ Mike Sweeney, senior vice president of commercial real estate, was inducted into the Midwest Real Estate News 2019 Commercial Real Estate Hall of Fame.

With growing reports of dorm-dwelling college students being displaced by closing campuses around the country, companies like U-Haul and Two Men and a Truck are offering free storage for 30 days in an effort to help.

The Gladstone Firefighters of IAFF Local 3228 announce their endorsement of incumbent Carol Suter for the office of City Council. Suter has demonstrated that strong public safety is a priority to her.

As COVID-19 has impacted people and businesses across the globe, the Gladstone Dispatch is no different.

After a promising start to 2020 with a five-year low in January traffic fatalities, February did not follow suit and ended with 63 people killed, according to preliminary reports in Missouri traffic crashes. As the state eyes a long-term vision for zero traffic fatalities, there have been 10 days thus far in 2020 with no fatal traffic crashes.

Out of caution, Missouri state park and historic site programs and events sponsored by Missouri State Parks are postponed or canceled now through April 30. In addition, planned guided group or school tours including tours of the Capitol are temporarily suspended through April 30 in order to avoid large congregations of people in confined areas.

NORTH KANSAS CITY — On Thursday morning, March 12, the organizers and committee for Snake Saturday have canceled the festivities for the coming weekend including the charity cook-off Friday, March 13 and  the parade  Saturday, March 14.