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R-XVI special session scheduled Monday

Richmond R-XVI School Board has scheduled a special session, Monday, Jan. 30, at 7 p.m. at the district office, 1017 E. Main St. The agenda item, under new…

Cute and stubborn as a mule, burros also fleet of foot

By David Knopf, News Editor It’s no secret that mules – technically, a cross between a horse and a donkey – have a reputation for stubbornness. The two…

State of the Union address skirts front-burner ag issues

By Jeremy Bernfeld Harvest Public Media Got milk? President Obama does. American dairy farmers got a shoutout from President Obama in his State of the Union address Tuesday…

Vandiver family lauded in governor’s state address

Kay and Bob Vandiver (standing, back row) were recognized by Gov. Jay Nixon in his State of the State Address Jan. 17 as one of the premiere farming…

Sports

Lady Spartans ousted at Hamilton

By Russ Green Sports Editor The Lady Richmond Spartans were eliminated from the 18th Annual…

Top-seeded Spartans thump Lathrop

By Russ Green Sports Editor The Richmond Spartans took out their frustrating loss a few…

Strong second half lifts Lady Bearcats in league opener

By Russ Green Sports Editor The Orrick Lady Bearcats made up for a slow start…

Young wrestlers earn medals at Brookfield

By Russ Green Sports Editor The Spartan wrestling team collected four medals in A Pool,…

 

 

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Today’s version of ‘met and et’ club keeps ‘metting, etting’

By Jo Ellen Dale It isn’t the cold I mind so much but the wind.  I need an anchor. Billie Hamann and I went to Independence to meet…

Not just an Odd Fellow, but one with a long list of accomplishments

By Linda Emley I love reading old newspapers because you never know who or what you’ll find when you turn the page. The following article caught my eye…

Hoard crowned Courtwarming Queen

Kelly Martens, last year’s Courtwarming Queen, congratulates this year's queen, Ariel Hoard (facing camera), Friday at the Richmond-Higginsville game. Ariel's father, Steve, looks on. (Photo by Russ Green/Richmond…

 

Obituaries

Virgil V. Lacy

Virgil V. Lacy, age 96, of Richmond, formerly of Overland Park, Kan., passed away Jan. 25, 2012. Virgil was a member…

Randy Wayne Gardner, Sr.

Randy Wayne Gardner, Sr., Richmond, Mo., passed away, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 2012, at the North Kansas City Hospice House in North…

Veryl Atkinson

Veryl Atkinson, 92, Excelsior Springs,  passed away on Jan. 25, 2012, at the Excelsior Springs Nursing and Rehab in Excelsior Springs.…

Gene Newton Collins

Gene Newton Collins, 84, North Kansas City, Mo., passed away on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012, at his home in North Kansas…