KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The best spellers in Jackson and Clay counties were at the library Saturday, to see who’s going to represent them in Washington DC.
FOX 4 photojournalist Derek Carter gives us a look. Watch his special report in the video player above.
Sophia Hoffman is the winner of the Jackson-Clay County spelling bee. She will go to Washington DC. Her winning word was “nomancy,” which means to divine by people’s names.