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Masonic lodge donates bikes for school reading contest
A joyous day for kids is the last day of school, but at Hardin-Central Wednesday the final day even got sweeter. Richmond Masonic Lodge, along with 12 area businesses, donated…
Jack Remembers: Throw that bale on a truck and your back might go with itBy
By Jack Hackley I got a lot of comment from people who agreed with an article I swrote that the early combine Gleaner made was the best combine ever built. …
Newly certified in R-XVI eMints program
Several Richmond teachers were presented with certificates at the May 14 school board meeting after finishing a program on the use of classroom technology. Newly certified as eMints instructors, pictured…
Jo’s Jottings: A week of seeing friends, learning ends with a day of exercise
By Jo Ellen Dale The regular meeting of Richmond Kiwanis Club was held Tuesday, May 14 at the 19th Hole Restaurant with 14 members present. During the business meeting, President…
Home Country: It’s time to fertilize the logic, not the lawn
By Slim Randles It’s idolatry, pure and simple. Why else would millions of people spend billions of dollars each year on something that simply takes work and means time away…
Something good comes from tragedy
To the Editor and residents of Richmond: I, and the family of Michelle Rheuport, sincerely want to thank our city of Richmond. I honestly believe there is no better place…
Whirled Peas: In nature, there’s no such thing as a net loss of body hair; it just finds a new home
By Dennis Carlson A wise man once told me to write when I feel like it, because there will be times when I don’t feel like it. I have just…
Missouri Crop Report: Dry week helps corn growers catch up
Through May 20 Agricultural Summary Farmers took advantage of the warm dry conditions to plant over two million acres. There were 5.7 days suitable for fieldwork. This is the first…
Higginsville’s Confederate Home cemetery has strong Ray ties
By Linda Emley I feel close to my ancestral roots when I walk around the cemeteries of Ray County, but I also visit cemeteries outside our county when I have…
